Friday, February 1, 2013

Study: Most states not ready for 2014


Study: Most states not ready for 2014-politico: Most states aren’t ready for the health care law’s insurance market reforms going into place next year — and they better get cracking if they don’t want the feds to step in. That’s the takeaway from a new report released Friday by the Commonwealth Fund. Just 11 states and D.C. have taken action to prepare for seven key insurance market reforms that will go into place next year, including guaranteed issue, bans on waiting periods for eligibility, bans on denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions and limits on out-of-pocket costs.