Enrollment

Keep on moving. That appears to be the collective opinion of dental insurance providers and brokers after a dust-up last fall over the inclusion of dental-only customers as part of overall enrollment numbers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Private exchanges are here to stay, but for advisors and their small employer clients, questions still remain about their value.

The penalty is designed to encourage people to sign up for health insurance using the expanded options and financial assistance available under the law. The penalty would apply to about 2 percent to 4 percent of all taxpayers for 2014.

The government has said it expects 9.1 million people to be paying for coverage in 2015.

The American Dental Association said the PPACA enrollment discrepancy is not an issue, because the organization believes that oral health is health care, and dental insurance enrollments are up.

Health insurers that waged a campaign against PPACA hit an all-time high on the stock market Wednesday.