Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Virtual Compare, Web Portal Launched With Benefitfocus Technology

Health becomes the most important aspect of human’s life. It is very important for all people to be healthy, physically and spiritually to live happy life. Therefore it is very important for the government to make health plans that would be carried out whether for short-term plan or long-term plan. This health plan does not only involve those people who work at governmental offices but this should also involve all people from different circles to work together for better and healthier life in the future. For this reason it is very important to make health plans comparison to find the best plan for people health in the future.


Lately Benefitfocus and the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), have announced that they have launched an information about health plan comparison portal that they called virtual compare. This portal is using a technology that is developed by Benefitfocus. With this portal, small businesses throughout the State of Maryland will be allowed to do researches and comparison about health plans online. The consumers also have a chance to shop and do a research for other products online. With the portal the consumers are able to make health plan comparison.

Benefitfocus as the host of this project is hosting, managing and updating the presentation and configuration of health plans on the virtual compare portal. The employers use virtual compare as a tool to help their employees find the best health plans online. The portal is used to compare side-by-side covered services, benefit details, premiums, and cost sharing for health plans that are offered by non-profit health service plans, Maryland licensed insurers, and HMOs. With this tool, the employers are able to contact a broker or insurance carrier any time they want during the process to ask for help regarding their purchase and make health plan comparison online.


It is important to know that the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) web portal is containing a registry of brokers and carrier contact information so that the employers may be able to identify brokers in their area quickly. At any time, brokers are allowed to make online registration using the feature of the Broker Registration on virtual compare. This will be easy for all to make health plan comparison for all covered area.

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