Washington
Post Interviews Joel Ario on Insurance Cancellations
"Obama's Former Exchange Czar Defends the Insurance Cancellations"
The Washington Post
November 7, 2013 - The Washington Post interviews Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health Solutions, for insight into the changes and cancellations happening right now with the federal health exchange.
The article was published as a question and answer transcript. When asked what he thinks about the changes seen in the individual market right now, particularly the cancellation notices, Ario replied:
"Point number one is that it still remains true that if an insurer did not change a plan since the law passed in March 2010, it can stay. That comment has been made by various people and continues to get an angry reaction from the insurance industry.
Point number two quickly comes after that, which is that it's a good thing that they are changing these policies. That's the nature of improvement, where the insurance industry learns more about what subscribers like and don't like. So, yes, it's true they did not have to take their policy out of grandfathering, but it's a good thing that they are, not a bad thing."
Read the article here.