Small Business Insurance Exchange First Year Results
Small Business Insurance Exchange First Year Results-Where Does Your State Stand? Now that first year data for enrollment in Small Business Insurance Exchanges is available, The Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit health systems research group, sponsored a webinar for SHOP results. [1] This article reviews nine states which chose to participate in the Small Business Insurance Exchange program, reveals information on enrollment and some surprising innovations for these quasi-governmental insurance marketplaces which was gleaned from that presentation as well as other sources including state legislative sites. Statewide Performance Several states created incentives or mandates for the local insurance industry to participate in the SHOP exchanges. The difference in approach between Mary...