Health Insurance Exchange Final Rules: Moving ahead to 2014

One of the cornerstones of the Affordable Care Act is the establishment of state-based health insurance exchanges. These exchanges will be competitive marketplaces where individuals and small employers may purchase health insurance. PwC’s Health Research Institute brief provides you with an overview and implications of the final rules released by the Department of Health and Human Services on March 12 and 16, 2012 on the:

• Establishment of exchanges and qualified health plans; exchange standards for employers
• Standards related to reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment

For health insurer and consumer perspectives on health insurance exchanges, read PwC’s Health Research Institute report, Change the channel: Health insurance exchanges expand choice and competition.