When Healthcare.gov ran into problems we heard all about the health insurance exchanges (HIX). Since Healthcare.gov hasn’t run into any issues we aren’t hearing about health insurance exchanges nearly as much. The exception might be the states that were running their own HIX and failed. I’ve seen a number of those stories out there.
However, I think that the HIXs have largely left the healthcare dialogue in general. I’m sure the payors involved in the exchanges are still highly involved, but most people aren’t following it.
This was driven home to me when I saw the following two tweets and images about HIXs.
How many millions of private #HIX will enroll by 2018? The answer might surprise you. #hitsm http://t.co/nA13UDBvg4 pic.twitter.com/p0FaJ4vMZN
— Accenture Health (@AccentureHealth) April 7, 2015
6 million have enrolled in private #HIX. The number is rising. See what’s sparking it. #hitsm http://t.co/OlFQ4KTMog pic.twitter.com/mNy09sjYrg
— Accenture Health (@AccentureHealth) April 7, 2015
I’ll admit that I haven’t dug into the exchanges lately either other than when I tried them out at the end of last year when I had to find a new insurance company (Side note: the price on the HIX was more than what I could get separate and they weren’t offering me a subsidy, so I didn’t end up using the HIX). Since I haven’t been involved or watched what’s happening with HIXs, I can’t say if they’re a good or a bad thing. What I do know is that they’re playing a huge role in healthcare and how and what health insurance people are getting. So, maybe we should be paying more attention.
Maybe some of my readers are following it a lot closer than I am doing. If you are, please enlighten us in the comments.
