Law360 Quotes Joel Ario on Health Exchanges' Automatic Renewal Process

5 Things to Watch as ACA Open Enrollment Starts
– Law360

Law360 interviewed Manatt's Joel Ario, a managing director with Manatt Health, for an article on the five major issues that the healthcare industry will be intently watching as insurance marketplaces reopen on November 15.

Law360 reports that the industry will surely be watching how the marketplaces are affected by an untested renewal process. This is the first time that shoppers will be renewing policies sold through state and federal marketplaces, and those renewals carry important implications. For one, an automatic renewal process could streamline purchases and keep enrollment strong, but it also may result in customers not shopping around for better deals.

"The fact that the default is renewal is an absolutely good thing, but by the same token ... most people would benefit from shopping," said Ario.

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