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Study Finds HealthCare.gov Better at Enrolling Customers
Despite its rocky launch, the federal health insurance exchange did better than the exchanges run by individual states at both enrolling new people in Obamacare and hanging onto previous enrollees, according to a recent analysis.
Despite its rocky launch, the federal health insurance exchange did better than the exchanges run by individual states at both enrolling new people in Obamacare and hanging onto previous enrollees during the 2015 open enrollment period that ended in February, according to a recent analysis.
Enrollment for 2015 on the federal exchange increased by 61% over 2014, to 8.8 million. On the state-based exchanges, enrollment increased 12%, to 2.8 million, according to the analysis by the consulting firm Avalere Health. In addition, the federal exchange re-enrolled 78% of its enrollees from the previous year, while the state-based exchanges re-enrolled 69%.
Read more at Kaiser Health News: http://bit.ly/1OnAs8d
Neurologists Share Tips for Securing Patient Access to Gene Therapies
March 19th 2025Tenacious efforts at every level, from the individual clinician to the hospital to the state to Congress, will be needed to make sure patients can access life-saving gene therapies for neuromuscular diseases.
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Bustling Gene Therapy Pipeline for Neuromuscular Diseases Brings Thorny Questions to the Clinic
March 18th 2025The rapid development of gene therapy options for treating neuromuscular diseases has created new therapeutic options but also logistical hurdles and a need for complex discussions between clinicians and families.
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