Aetna announced that by 2014 it expects to be part of 15 or more insurance exchanges being established under healthcare reforms. The Affordable Care Act is expected to bring 30 million new insured lives over the next decade and millions of those will be purchasing insurance through one of the exchanges. Insurance exchanges will be state-based, federal or partnership exchanges. Click here for the entire article.
As healthcare providers look to the future it will be important to have a strategy in place for insurance network participation. Evaluating reimbursement rates and knowing your practice costs will be important factors in deciding which networks to participate with as 30 million new insured lives begin purchasing healthcare services through state or federal insurance exchange programs.
Contact nCred for assistance with enrolling in commercial insurance networks.
