Proposed HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameter, CoveredU.org, & Full Exposure Campaign

“Proposed HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameter for 2016: The Department of Health and Human Services recently published a new proposed rule that will, if adopted in its current form, establish important 2016 Marketplace standards to improve consumers’ experience and affordable coverage.  The rule covers a large array of issues. Public comments must be received before 5:00pm on December 22, 2014. For more information on the proposed regulation read the Proposed HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameter for 2016 Fact Sheet and Implementing Health Reform: 2016 Benefit And Payment Parameters Proposed Rule, Consumer Provisions; Hardship Exemptions.

The Colorado Consumer Heath Initiative (CCHI) created a new website to direct users to either “How to USE your health insurance” or “How to SHOP for health insurance.” CoveredU.org is a great resource to get people started on understanding how to use their insurance through interactive scenarios where they can see how their health care decisions could play out. The Spanish version of CoveredU should be available next week at SeguroTU.org.

Taking lessons from current websites and campaigns like “Humans of New York”, CCHI’s new Full Exposure campaign tells the story of everyday Coloradans who are benefiting from health reform and are thankful for their coverage. This campaign will run on Facebook, Twitter and CCHI’s website through the end of open enrollment, February 15, 2015. Join us in sharing success stories to encourage others and increase enrollment in Connect for Health Colorado health insurance plans. If you'd like to share your story for this campaign, please click here or contact Lynn Doan.” [Source: CCHI]