Movement Toward Exchanges Faster than Anticipated

Two measures of the evolving health insurance market show that change is happening more quickly than anticipated, according to two presentations at the AHIP's Institute2014 Conference in Seattle this week.

First, the number of U.S. employees enrolled in private health insurance exchanges has now topped 3 million, which is three times higher than forecasted last year, according to a report released at the conference by Accenture Health Administration Services. The report, “Growing Pains for Private Health Insurance Exchanges,” which was written by Rich Birhanzel, managing director of Accenture Health Administration Services, was also the subject of a presentation by Birhanzel at the conference.

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Source: Life Health Pro