Friday, April 20, 2018
(Washington, DC) – A new analysis done for the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority (HBX) by Oliver Wyman actuaries shows that a Trump Administration proposed rule to expand short-term limited duration health (STLD) plans would have a devastating…
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Today, the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority (DCHBX) submitted official comments to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) urging DOL to withdraw its controversial proposed rule on association health plans (AHPs). The proposed rule, if…
Friday, February 23, 2018
(Washington, DC) –The DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority (DCHBX) Executive Board Wednesday unanimously adopted recommendations from its Affordable Care Act (ACA) Working Group to improve affordability and stability of private health insurance in…
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
(Washington, DC) – Today, at the bill signing for the Defending Access to Women's Health Care Services Amendment Act of 2018, Mayor Bowser announced that open enrollment for District residents has been extended through Monday, February 5, 2018 at 11:59…
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser today released the following statement on the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority’s decision to extend open enrollment through Monday, February 5, 2018, at 11:59 pm:  “DC Health Link remains open for business,…
Monday, January 15, 2018
WHAT: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." DC Health Link representatives are honoring the work and spirit of Dr. King by using the MLK Day of Service to…
Monday, December 18, 2017
Washington, DC Today, the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority (DCHBX) is reminding District residents they can continue to sign up for health insurance coverage through DC Health Link through January 31, 2018. HBX is making this important reminder…
Thursday, November 2, 2017
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, one day after the kickoff of open enrollment, Mayor Bowser proclaimed November 1, 2017 – January 31, 2018 “Get Covered, Stay Covered” months in Washington, DC. Over the next three months, the Bowser Administration will encourage…
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser rang the DC Health Exchange bell to kick off open enrollment—encouraging DC residents to sign-up for health insurance at DCHealthLink.com, the District’s state-based health insurance exchange established under the…
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Wednesday, November 1, at 10:30 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will kick-off open enrollment for health insurance at DC Health Link, the District’s state-based health insurance exchange established under the Affordable Care Act. DC Health…
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
BOSTON – August 15, 2017 – The Massachusetts Health Connector today launched the first phase of its new small-group website, creating a system that will make it easier for employers and brokers to manage information and plans, and for employees to…
Monday, June 19, 2017
Washington, DC—A recent 50 state study by Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms and the Urban Institute shows that DC is among 7 states that minimized cost as a barrier to medical care through required standardized plan designs.…