Research Report Insurance Brokers and the ACA: Early Barriers and Options for Expanding Their Role
Sabrina Corlette, Linda J. Blumberg, Erik Wengle
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The Affordable Care Act’s drafters envisioned a continuing, significant role for brokers in the reformed nongroup insurance markets, but circumstances limited their active participation in the first year of marketplace enrollment. This analysis delineates the early barriers to brokers’ full engagement, highlights the main concerns with their having a more prominent role and offers options for making them more effective in enrolling the uninsured. The information presented in this brief is based upon interviews conducted with stakeholders (e.g., providers, insurers, consumer advocates, navigators, assisters, brokers) in 21 states and the District of Columbia during the first half of 2014.
Research Areas Health and health care
Tags Health insurance Federal health care reform State health care reform Private insurance
Policy Centers Health Policy Center