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Featured Articles » DST Insurance Solutions Offers New Payout System » Mitchell International Moves into AIS Data Center   Sponsored By: Interactive Intelligence   Top Stories » Enhancements Announced for AgentInsure's Comparative Insurance Quoting Website » Audatex Web-Powered Repair Tracking Solution AutoWatch Has Served 2 Million Users » Snowbound Software Intros Color-Detection Technology for Document Processing » MedHub Collaborates with Online Tech for HIPAA Compliant Colocation Services   From The Expert Corner December 07, 2011 Insurance Technology - Online Health Insurance Comparisons Goal of HHS Department's $220 Million Grants By Linda Dobel , TMCnet Contributor It’s that time of year again when individuals and small businesses need to evaluate their health insurance plans for the rapidly approaching New Year. To say that most do not look forward to this undertaking is an understatement as making comparisons without assistance can be abundantly confusing. Good news came this week for a large number of individuals and small businesses that find themselves in this situation. A report from Information Week Healthcare said that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded almost $220 million in Affordable Insurance Exchange grants to 13 states which is to be used by those states to set up-- and have fully operational by 2014—online exchanges that can be used by small businesses and individual people to easily compare health insurance plans before making a choice.  The 13 states affected by this announcement are Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont, according to Information Week. There were already 16 states that have received Affordable Insurance Grants, which are a requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with Telcombrokers    Featured Resources » Unprecedented performance and scalability demonstrated for meter data management » The Role of Software in Asset Performance Management » Using Data Mining to Detect Insurance Fraud   Featured Channels » Account Receivable Management » Telecom Expense Management » Call Accounting   insurance-technology.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Insurance & Technology News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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