Nevada Insurance Enrollment Explains Why The State of Nevada Is Leaving HealthCare.gov

LAS VEGAS - Sept. 7, 2019 - PRLog -- Later this year, Nevada's health insurance enrollment platform will go live. Rather than purchasing government-subsidized individual health insurance plans through HealthCare.gov, Nevada residents will purchase them through a state-run enrollment platform. While ample preparation has gone into ensuring that this transition is as smooth as possible, Nevadans may still want to seek out free assistance with signing up for health insurance from a Nevada Insurance Enrollment health insurance agent.

There are several reasons for the transition away from HealthCare.gov. Ultimately, the goal is to provide Nevadans with more affordable health insurance coverage, easier access to the plans that they need and to maintain the state's autonomy.

Reducing Health Insurance Costs

Once Nevada Health Link has fully transitioned to its own platform, the state will no longer have to pay the costs associated with leasing the HealthCare.gov platform. This will significantly cut down both on technology fees and the costs associated with running a call center. In fact, making the transition to its own enrollment platform will save the state more than $18 million over the course of the contract. It will also provide a better experience for enrollees while providing the Marketplace with more efficient access to user data and trends. This will enable the state to further improve health insurance marketing efforts.

By running its own marketplace, the state will only pay out a little over $5 million for a five-year contract, saving millions of dollars in operating costs over time. These lower costs mean lower rates for health insurance providers and savings that may be passed along to consumers.

Better Access to Health Insurance Coverage

Along with financial considerations, the transition away from HealthCare.gov will enable more Nevadans to access health insurance coverage. Nevada Health Link has obtained state-of-the-art technology that provides a more intuitive, streamlined user experience. This will equip Nevadans with better self-help tools, giving them the ability to do more on their own and reduce the need for waiting on the phone to get help with routine questions and problems. This will speed up the application process.

Maintaining Nevada's Autonomy

State autonomy is a high priority for Nevadans and is essential in ensuring that state residents have access to the health insurance coverage that they need. Currently, Nevada's Exchange has been largely subject to the rules set at the federal level for HealthCare.gov. By transitioning to a state-based exchange, Nevada Health Exchange will have full autonomy and the freedom to run its own marketplace and focus on the needs of Nevadans.

This isn't the first time that the state has attempted to transition to a private enrollment platform; residents may recall that Nevada operated its own health insurance exchange just a few years ago. Unfortunately, there were too many technical problems to resolve, and in 2015, the state transitioned to the HealthCare.gov enrollment platform. This made health insurance more easily accessible and provided a better customer service experience for enrollees, though it came at a pretty significant cost.

In September, the website will launch and the call center will open, and in October, customers will be able to go online and view available health insurance plans. Beginning in November, customers will be able to enroll at Nevada Health Link.

In Nevada, GetInsured will provide both the actual technology platform and the customer assistance call center. GetInsured is an IT vendor with a proven reputation for successfully building private health insurance exchange platforms. Currently, the GetInsured platform is being used to power seven state-based exchanges. The platform is also used by dozens of business partners for health insurance marketplaces across the country. In fact, last year, about 1.5 million Americans used GetInsured to enroll in health insurance.

The ultimate goal of Nevada Health Link is to leverage innovative, proven technology to provide a better experience for Nevadans at a lower cost. This will allow the Exchange to operate more efficiently, and provide a better overall customer service experience.

Currently, it's estimated that 91,000 Nevada residents purchase health insurance through HealthCare.gov. These enrollees will most likely have a new way of enrolling in a program through the state by 2020. The open enrollment period for the new program will begin in November of 2019. This will give residents an opportunity to log into the website and view available insurance plans. When they're ready to sign up for a health insurance plan, they can simply contact a health insurance agent from Nevada Insurance Enrollment to get clear guidance through the whole process.

As health insurance continues to see changes on both the federal and state level, Nevadans may find it a challenge to find the right health insurance plan for their needs. At Nevada Insurance Enrollment, health insurance agents specialize in helping clients find the health insurance policy that provides the coverage that they need at a price that they can afford. Health insurance agents can also help to navigate the new platform, ensuring that the enrollment process is as quick and easy as possible. To learn more about the enrollment process or to talk about the best health insurance plan for their needs and lifestyle, Nevadans can contact Nevada Insurance Enrollment directly.

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