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Cognosante's Customer Experience Business Sector to Support CMS Enrollment Assistance Program for Medicaid Unwinding

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cognosante's customer experience (CX) business sector, CognoConnected, has been awarded the Enrollment Assistance Program (EAP) for Medicaid Unwinding contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 19-month contract has an approximate value of $21 million.

Key Points: 
  • FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cognosante's customer experience (CX) business sector, CognoConnected, has been awarded the Enrollment Assistance Program (EAP) for Medicaid Unwinding contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
  • Following the end of the PHE, states must conduct Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility redeterminations for beneficiaries.
  • According to CMS, Medicaid Unwinding presents the single largest health coverage transition since the first open enrollment period of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  • "The Cognosante team will bring to bear the full depth and breadth of our customer experience expertise to support CMS' mission of ensuring continuity of coverage for eligible consumers," said Anita Griner, General Manager of Cognosante's customer experience business sector.

Cognosante's Customer Experience Business Sector Awarded $200 Million Enrollment Resolution & Reconciliation Form 1095-A Data Reporting Contract

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Thursday, December 9, 2021
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Cognosante's recently launched customer experience (CX) business sector, CognoConnected , has been re-awarded the Enrollment Resolution & Reconciliation (ER&R) and Form 1095-A Data Reporting contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Key Points: 
  • FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Cognosante's recently launched customer experience (CX) business sector, CognoConnected , has been re-awarded the Enrollment Resolution & Reconciliation (ER&R) and Form 1095-A Data Reporting contract by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
  • This five-year contract supports CMS' Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) and consists of a base year and four option years with an approximate value of $200 million.
  • Since the initial award, the team has successfully processed nearly two million consumer-initiated Form 1095-A disputes, 8.2 million enrollment disputes, and 58.5 million payment disputes.
  • Its expertise includes Medicaid, Medicare, military and Veterans' health, the health insurance marketplace, data standards and analytics, cybersecurity, biometrics, and modular systems development and integration.

Friday Health Plans Partners with W3LL to Enrich Broker and Consumer Shopping Experience

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Monday, October 18, 2021
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The streamlined broker and consumer experience through W3LL will be live for the 2022 open enrollment period for ACA health plans this fall.

Key Points: 
  • The streamlined broker and consumer experience through W3LL will be live for the 2022 open enrollment period for ACA health plans this fall.
  • "With our rapid rate of growth and more people qualifying for federal subsidies for health insurance, we need an online shopping platform that makes shopping easy and could scale with us," said Mike Gordon, Friday Health Plans' Chief Innovation Officer.
  • W3LL works with health plans of all sizes to ensure that members have a seamless shopping experience that keeps them coming back while supporting broker functionality.
  • Friday Health Plans is purpose-built specifically for people and small businesses who buy their own health insurance.

Bright HealthCare Announces Plan Options in Houston, Dallas, Austin

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
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Bright HealthCare, a Bright Health Group (NYSE: BHG) business, offers health plans that serve consumers across their entire life journey, including individual and family, Medicare Advantage and employer-sponsored plans3.

Key Points: 
  • Bright HealthCare, a Bright Health Group (NYSE: BHG) business, offers health plans that serve consumers across their entire life journey, including individual and family, Medicare Advantage and employer-sponsored plans3.
  • For more details about Bright HealthCare plans, visit www.brighthealthcare.com
    Bright HealthCare delivers healthcare benefits to over 663,000 consumers across 14 states and 99 markets through its various lines of business which include Individual and Family, Medicare Advantage, and Employer health plans.
  • Bright HealthCare leverages its intelligent operating system and proprietary DocSquad solutions to produce better outcomes and reduce costs.
  • Bright HealthCare is part of Bright Health Group (NYSE: BHG).

United Language Group Awarded $1.1 Million to Support Populations with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) in Accessing Health Care Coverage

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Friday, September 10, 2021

Consumers across the United States especially those within vulnerable populations often face challenges when signing up for health insurance.

Key Points: 
  • Consumers across the United States especially those within vulnerable populations often face challenges when signing up for health insurance.
  • United Language Group has been chosen as one out of the 60 organizations awarded to receive a $1.1 million portion of $80 million in grant awards over the next three years.
  • With this support, ULG will provide certified Navigators to help uninsured LEP consumers get access to affordable health care coverage in the state of North Carolina.
  • ABOUT United Language Group: United Language Group is one of the worlds largest and most innovative Language Service providers in the world.

Independence Holding Company Announces 2021 Second-Quarter and Six-Month Results

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Monday, August 9, 2021
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STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independence Holding Company (NYSE: IHC) today reported 2021 second-quarter and six-month results.

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  • STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independence Holding Company (NYSE: IHC) today reported 2021 second-quarter and six-month results.
  • The Company completed the sale of PetPartners on June 30, 2021, and results for the three months and six months of 2021 include a gain on the sale of PetPartners of $62,693,000 net of tax.
  • Also included in income from discontinued operations is certain income from Standard Security Life and Independence American Insurance Company.
  • Independence Holding Company (NYSE: IHC), through our current subsidiaries, underwrites and distributes health, group disability and life, New York State DBL and paid family leave, and pet insurance.

Consumer Site Healthinsurance.org Focuses Efforts on Helping Consumers Capitalize on American Rescue Plan Provisions

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Thursday, April 1, 2021
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The site's Obamacare subsidy calculator alone has been visited nearly a million times since it first appeared in 2014.

Key Points: 
  • The site's Obamacare subsidy calculator alone has been visited nearly a million times since it first appeared in 2014.
  • Starting April 1, consumers will be able to utilize the site's updated calculator to quickly assess their eligibility for premium subsidies in all federally facilitated marketplaces for 2021.
  • (State-based marketplace subsidies will be displayed as data becomes available,)
    "Consumers who take the time to check out the American Rescue Plan's provisions and then check their subsidy estimate are likely to be pleasantly surprised," Norris says.
  • The site has been in operation since 1994 and is one of the most visited online sources of health insurance education and tools for comparing coverage.