U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Renames Health Insurance Exchanges “Marketplaces”

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates Health Insurance Marketplace, or just Marketplace, has replaced "exchanges" in how the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) now refers to a key and soon-to-go-into-effect provision of the 2010 healthcare reform law. On a website managed by HHS, www.healthcare.gov, "Marketplace" is prominently featured as the online portal where uninsured, low- income individuals will be able to use health care reform law-authorized government premium subsidies to purchase coverage from participating insurers. Small employers also will be able to purchase coverage from the marketplaces for their . . .