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3 obstacles insurers must overcome this exchange enrollment

As the next enrollment period for the health insurance exchanges opens in a few days, insurers are up against several obstacles as they attempt to sign up consumers, reported The Hill's Healthwatch.

Blues plans: 3 steps to boost exchange enrollment

Blue Cross Blue Shield plans across the country are taking a wide range of steps to ensure they sign up a large number of consumers this upcoming enrollment period, reported  AIS Health.

Poll: Slight majority of exchange consumers won't return for second enrollment

A slight majority (51 percent) of consumers who enrolled in plans sold on the federal health insurance exchange last year say they won't be signing up again on Healthcare.gov, according to a new Bankrate Health Insurance Pulse survey.

Uninsured consumers need help with literacy skills

Signing up for health insurance this upcoming enrollment period will be a huge challenge for many uninsured Americans because of low levels of health literacy and numeracy skills, according to a new report from the Urban Institute, which was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Aetna CEO: Mixed feelings leading into open enrollment

It's going to be a long time before insurers start seeing healthy consumers enroll in the health insurance exchanges, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini said in an interview with CNBC.

Poll: Consumers aren't that interested in exchange plans

Insurers already worried about the second enrollment period for health insurance exchanges received a piece of bad news--just 29 percent of consumers said they will shop for new coverage on health insurance exchanges, according to a recent poll from Morning Consult.

Q2 health insurance enrollment shows dramatic shift to individual coverage

Based on insurers' second quarter enrollment numbers, a dramatic shift is continuing toward consumers increasingly purchasing individual coverage, according to a report from SNL Financial.

Healthcare.gov to offer simpler sign-up process, shorter application

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services overhauled the federal health insurance exchange website by creating a shorter application form, enabling a simpler enrollment process for consumers, reported the  New York Times.

Subsidy rulings mean more enrollment work for insurers

Given the opposing opinions coming out of two separate court rulings regarding Affordable Care Act subsidies, there's bound to be confusion among consumers interested in signing up for coverage during the next enrollment period.

Exchange shoppers focus on price tag

Thanks to offering the lowest, across-the-board premiums on New York's health exchange, Health Republic Insurance of New York gained more market share than BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Independent Health and Univera Healthcarem, the McClatchy-Tribune reported.