Joel Ario

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Computer Issues May Hamper Online Insurance Markets

Julie Appleby | Kaiser Health News | November 14, 2012

New online insurance markets set to begin selling health coverage to consumers next October may be hampered by delays in launching a key computer program, according to state consultants and insurance regulators. Read More »

How The Campaigns Cast A Shadow On HIX, Medicaid — And Why They're Now Poised For Forefront

Tom Sullivan | Government Health IT | November 14, 2012

Amid all of the politicking by both President Barack Obama and former GOP contender Mitt Romney around healthcare during the campaign season and general election, two of the more divisive pieces of the Affordable Care Act – Medicaid expansion and health insurance exchanges – were inhibited as many Governors waited to learn the election’s outcome. Read More »

U.S. State Officials In Stealth Mode On Health Exchanges

Anna Yukhananov | Healthcare Insurance News | September 21, 2012

Mississippi insurance commissioner Mike Chaney is in a tight spot. By law, he is required to implement Democratic President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul. But as a Republican from deeply conservative Mississippi - one of 26 states that sued Washington over Obama's Affordable Care Act - Chaney is a target of critics who say he is betraying his party. Read More »