WFPL, the NPR news station in Louisville, quoted Manatt’s Joel Ario, managing director with Manatt Health, for an article about Kentucky’s upcoming transition to HealthCare.gov from their own Kynect site.
“Every time you have a handoff there’s the potential for people to fall through the cracks,” said Ario. But, he said, there are also benefits: HealthCare.gov is rolling out a mobile app and has a provider directory to help people choose a plan.
Kentucky will also keep some of its responsibility with marketplace exchanges by continuing to negotiate exchange plan benefits and costs. This means there will be more of a chance that insurers keep offering benefits, according to Ario.
Read the article here.