After those deadlines pass, you can't purchase exchange-eligible health insurance until the next open enrollment period, except under special circumstances, such as having a baby or moving.
The auto parts maker Visteon said yesterday that it would participate in Covisint, the online automotive purchasing exchange formed by Ford Motor, General Motors and other automakers.
Selected by Hilton to establish its proprietary procurement network, the industry's largest purchasing exchange yet.
The site was selected by Hilton to establish its proprietary procurement network, the industry's largest purchasing exchange yet.
MODEL: Marketplace DESCRIPTION: With members including Sears, Carrefour SA, J. Sainsbury Plc., The Kroger Co. and Metro AG, GlobalNetXchange's goal is to enable retailers and suppliers from around the world to make purchases, exchange information and forecast demand online.
GlobalNetXchange.com (Private) www.globalnetxchange.com CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Joseph Laughlin (interim) DESCRIPTION: With members including Sears, Carrefour, J. Sainsbury Plc., The Kroger Co. and Metro AG, GlobalNetXchange's goal is to enable retailers and suppliers from around the world to make purchases, exchange information and forecast demand online.
It also underfinances important elements of the president's health care law as the administration builds purchasing exchanges for health insurance.
Administration officials attribute much of that decline to online purchasing exchanges, set up by the law, which they say encourage more competition among insurance providers.
Nine airlines and three aerospace parts suppliers said yesterday that they would merge their Internet-based purchasing exchanges, AirNewco and MyAircraft, to create a single venture with wider participation.
Supporters of the new health care law, the Affordable Care Act, credited the drop in rates to the online purchasing exchanges the law created, which they say are spurring competition among insurers that are anticipating an influx of new customers.
The law also grandfathered in existing work-based plans to protect the status quo for millions of Americans, created the small business health insurance tax credit, and encourages employers to use purchasing exchanges starting in 2014, so that employees can continue to get tax-free health benefits as part of their compensation.
