Arkansas Health Connector
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Jurisdiction | Health insurance marketplace for U.S. state of Arkansas |
Website | www.arhealthconnector.org |
Arkansas Health Connector/Arkansas Private option is the health insurance marketplace, previously known as health insurance exchange, in the U.S. state of Arkansas, created in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The marketplace operates a web site and a toll-free resource center.
Description
The marketplace is offered to individuals and families who are not covered by their employer. It allows enrollees to compare health insurance plans and provides those who qualify with access to tax credits. Enrollment started on October 1, 2013.[1]
The Arkansas Exchange will be run as a State-Federal partnership where the state will be responsible for the disseminating information regarding the marketplace. Actual enrollment of consumers in Arkansas will be handled by the Federally Facilitated Marketplace at HealthCare.gov.
As of December 2013, the state of Arkansas has received over 53 million dollars for operation of the site.[2]
Participating Insurance Providers
In 2014, 3 insurance providers will be participating in the state of Arkansas
- Ambetter of Arkansas
- Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
- QualChoice Health Insurance
References
- ^ Beebe, Mike (October 1, 2013). "Arkansas's health insurance marketplace". Northeast Arkansas Town Crier. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ DeMillo, Andrew (December 20, 2013). "Arkansas Lawmakers Approve Insurance Exchange Funds". Arkansas Business News. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
External links
- Official Website (Archived)
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- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010)
- Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Health insurance marketplace
- Contraceptives mandate
- Executive Order 13535
- Essential health benefits
- Premium tax credit
- Physician Payments Sunshine Act
- Authority for Mandate Delay Act (H.R. 2667; 113th Congress)
- Contraceptive mandate (United States)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
- HealthCare.gov, an option for all states
- AR (Arkansas Health Connector)
- CA (Covered California)
- CO (Connect for Health Colorado)
- CT (Access Health CT)
- DC (DC Health Link)
- HI (Hawaii Health Connector)
- ID (Your Health Idaho)
- IL (Illinois Health Benefits Exchange)
- KY (Kynect)
- MD (Maryland Health Connection)
- MA (Health Insurance Connector)
- MN (MNsure)
- NV (Nevada Health Link)
- NM (New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange)
- NY (NY State of Health)
- OR (Cover Oregon)
- PA (Pennie)
- RI (HealthSource RI)
- VT (Vermont Health Connect)
- WA (Washington Healthplanfinder)
from the 111th Congress
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