As Bob noted last month, that seems to be the response of carriers to the upcoming Exchanges. Recall, though, that these are for individual policies; employers interested in group plan rates and products will access the "wholesale" version, SHOP (Small Business Health Options Program).
And shouldn't that actually be SB-HOP?
And as in the case of the aforementioned Exchanges, the reception by carriers has been - at best - lukewarm.
Case in point: Washington (the state, not Capital City).
"The board of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange is thinking about pushing the start date for the state's Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchange to Oct. 1, 2014."
But, aren't those supposed to be online much sooner? As in, October of 2013?
Maybe, but you can't sell what you don't have, and thus far, a rousing one (1) carrier has expressed interest in participating. And that carrier, Kaiser Permanente, offers plans in only a limited area, not statewide.
There's a word for this....
Oh, yeah.
And shouldn't that actually be SB-HOP?
And as in the case of the aforementioned Exchanges, the reception by carriers has been - at best - lukewarm.
Case in point: Washington (the state, not Capital City).
"The board of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange is thinking about pushing the start date for the state's Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchange to Oct. 1, 2014."
But, aren't those supposed to be online much sooner? As in, October of 2013?
Maybe, but you can't sell what you don't have, and thus far, a rousing one (1) carrier has expressed interest in participating. And that carrier, Kaiser Permanente, offers plans in only a limited area, not statewide.
There's a word for this....
Oh, yeah.
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