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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that every State have a health insurance exchange (also called a "Marketplace") in operation in 2014. A State may operate a Marketplace for individual consumers, small businesses or both. The Mississippi Insurance Department has decided to establish and operate a Health Insurance Marketplace for small businesses called One, Mississippi™. The Marketplace is an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand online tool that assists Mississippi's small business owners interested in providing quality health insurance to their employees.
One, Mississippi is a one-stop shop where businesses with 2 to 50 full-time equivalent employees may choose from multiple, affordable health insurance options. An employer chooses one of four tiers and the employee chooses a plan in that tier. Employers also designate a contribution percentage toward the employee's premium cost. Employees can use that contribution toward a health insurance plan that best fits their needs and budgets within the employer-selected tier.
Employers that meet certain qualifications may be eligible for a Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credit. The amount of the tax credit and what qualifications the employer must meet depend on which taxable year a small employer claims the credit. Some of the qualifications remain the same regardless of when the tax credit is claimed.
The eligibility requirements that small employers must meet are:
· Employ no more than twenty-five (25) full-time equivalent employees;
· Pay average annual wages below $50,000; and
· Pay a uniform percentage for all employees that is equal to at least fifty percent (50% of the premium cost of the individual health insurance for each employee.
One, Mississippi first opened for enrollment in May 2014 and after a short amount of time the Marketplace has already helped many small business owners in Mississippi acquire health coverage for their employees. Employers can enroll in the Marketplace online at www.onemississippi.com or through a licensed and certified insurance agent or broker. For more information, please call 1-855-9MS-SHOP or 1-855-967-7467.
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"I have said all along that this is a commercial dispute between BCBS and HMA. Sometimes it is painful and takes time to resolve differences like these. We know from experience that when you give private markets time to work out their differences and grievances, these issues can be resolved without government interference. That has proven to be the case here and I am pleased.
Although the network matter has been resolved between the parties, the Insurance Department will issue our examination report addressing network adequacy in the very near future."
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The President announced today that the federal government would delay enforcement of the Affordable Care Act's market reforms in 2014 for plans that are currently in effect.
In Mississippi we took steps several months ago to ensure that these reforms would have initial minimal impact on policyholders in our state. We allowed and encouraged the carriers to extend their plan years and coverage periods until December, 2014, allowing our citizens to keep their existing coverage with minimum rate increases and with more choices.
We do not expect that the President's actions announced today will have any major impact on our state. However, it is quite possible that in the long run these reforms will have a major impact on the solvency of companies and might be a major cost to the industry, thus driving up prices over time. We will continue to closely follow any further developments to ensure we protect the interests of Mississippians.
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Jackson – Mississippi senior citizens and Medicare recipients are today urged by Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney to carefully review the coverage and benefits of their policies during this year's Medicare open enrollment period. Open enrollment for Medicare prescription drug coverage and Medicare Advantage runs from October 15-December 7, 2013.
During the Medicare annual enrollment period, all Medicare beneficiaries may change their Medicare coverage for the coming year. Beneficiaries should carefully investigate plan benefits and choices. New benefit choices will take effect January 1, 2014. Seniors seeking additional coverage through a Medicare supplement plan can get information in the 2013 Medicare Supplement Shoppers Guide now available on the MID website or by calling the Consumer Services division at 1-800-562-2957.
"It is also important for seniors to understand Medicare is NOT a part of the federal Health Insurance Marketplace and those who are receiving their health insurance benefits through Medicare will continue to do so rather than switch to the Health Insurance Marketplace," Chaney said.
He added that if a senior purchases a plan through the Marketplace, they lose their Medicare coverage and are not eligible for the Marketplace subsidy. Also, depending on their situation, when the senior decides to leave the Marketplace, a late enrollment penalty for Medicare may apply. Regardless of whether a senior has Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan, the federal Marketplace will not affect coverage.
"During difficult economic times, making sure which plan is best for your budget and needs becomes extremely important," Chaney said.
Chaney also reminds seniors that anyone using questionable or abusive sale practices when talking to you regarding your Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plan should be reported to the Mississippi Insurance Department.
State and federal rules are in place to protect consumers against sales and marketing abuses. Individuals who contact you about any type of private Medicare coverage:
• Must be licensed by the state. Check with the Mississippi Insurance Department to make sure the salesperson is a licensed agent.
• May not make unsolicited contact, such as door-to-door sales, cold calls or approaching you in a parking lot.
• Must make an appointment before coming to your home.
• Must arrange in advance the type of products that will be discussed during a scheduled sales appointment. At the appointment, the salesperson may not try to sell you other types of insurance coverage other than the type(s) agreed upon in advance.
• May not try to sell you non-health care related products (like a life insurance policy or an annuity) during a sales or marketing presentation of a Medicare prescription drug or Medicare Advantage plan.
• May not attempt to sell you a plan in certain health care settings, such as a doctor's office or a pharmacy.
• May not attempt to sell you a plan at an educational event.
• May not offer you free meals at promotional or sales events.
To protect Mississippians from becoming victims of Medicare fraud, the MID reminds consumers of these safety tips.
• Beware of door-to-door sales people. Remember, agents cannot solicit business at your home without an appointment. Do not allow uninvited agents into your home.
• Do not give out personal information, such as Social Security numbers, bank account numbers or credit card numbers to anyone you have not verified as a licensed agent. People are not allowed to request such personal information in their marketing activities and cannot ask for payment over the Internet. They must send you a bill. Once you decide to purchase a plan and have verified that the agent is licensed, you may give the agent personal information to assist in enrollment and billing.
• Verify that the plan you have chosen is an approved Medicare plan. All of the approved plans are available at www.medicare.gov or by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227).
Federal assistance is available to Medicare beneficiaries who meet certain income requirements. If you think you may qualify, call the Social Security Administration at 1-800-SSA-1213 (1-800-772-1213). For more information about your Medicare prescription drug options including an online Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder, go to www.medicare.gov.
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Jackson, MS—Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney and Attorney General Jim Hood are warning Mississippians to be aware of the con-artists that may emerge as federal and state agencies prepare for the Federal Facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace (FFM) rollout under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
"We see scammers try to take advantage of such transitions, in this case hoping to take advantage of people who are not familiar with the nation's new health care law," said Attorney General Hood.
Starting today, if you are uninsured or buy your own coverage you can enroll for health insurance through the Federal Facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace for coverage beginning as soon as January 1, 2014.
"The Marketplace will allow you to compare and select plans," said Commissioner Chaney. "Although enrollment opens on October 1, there is no need to rush out to purchase a plan, take your time, get as much information as you can before making a decision as to the plan that best suits you and your family's needs. The federal government regulates and approves the plans for this marketplace. I would caution consumers purchasing through the FFM that they may be limited in their choice of medical providers based on the insurance company networks."
Scammers Taking Advantage.
Unfortunately, scammers will undoubtedly attempt to take advantage of consumers once the Marketplace takes effect. In some cases, criminals will try to collect personal or financial information. In other cases, unscrupulous sales people will try to sell "discount medical plans." Those so-called discount plans may be insurance plans that really don't save you money, or they may not be legitimate health insurance plans at all.
Medicare is not part of Federal Facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace.
If you are a Medicare beneficiary, you don't need to do anything—you are considered covered. The Marketplace won't affect your Medicare choices, and your benefits will not change.
Tips to Avoid Scams.
1. The government will not call or email you to solicit enrollment plans. Your Marketplace options and additional information are available at www.HealthCare.gov or the Help Center at 1-800-318-2596.
2. Anyone who claims they're enrolling you for coverage through the Marketplace should be verified by contacting www.HealthCare.gov or the Help Center at 1-800-318-2596.
3. Guard your personal information! If a caller claims they are with the government verifying personal information for a new government health insurance or Medicare card, hang up. (Medicare isn't part of the Marketplace established by ACA, so you don't have to replace your Medicare coverage with Marketplace coverage.) The information they may seek could include Social Security numbers or bank account information for "direct deposits."
4. Be wary of sound-alike government or company names, especially if they list a toll-free number other than the Help Center's number (1-800-318-2596).
Legitimate Sources for Information & Coverage Enrollment.
You can learn more about qualified health plans offer in Mississippi through the FFM through several sources:
Website: www.HealthCare.gov: This is the federal government's official FFM website. Here you can now get information, compare plans and coverage options, and you can enroll starting October 1.
Help Center: 1-800-318-2596: The Help Center is now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can talk with a customer service representative, obtain the same information you'll find on the website, and you can enroll for coverage starting October 1.
Navigators: Navigators, who are government trained and certified, will help answer Marketplace questions, discuss eligibility and options, and prepare electronic and paper applications to establish eligibility and enroll in coverage through the Marketplace. On October 1, you'll find Mississippi Navigators through the federal government's website or Help Center (see above). In Mississippi, there are only two approved Navigators: Universtiy of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson, MS) and Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church Ministries, Inc. (Hernando, MS).
Certified Application Counselors: These counselors will perform many of the same functions as navigators, including educating consumers and helping people complete applications for coverage. Counselors might come from community health centers or other health care providers, hospitals or social service agencies. On October 1, you'll find Certified Application Counselors through the federal government's website or Help Center.
Agents and Brokers: State-licensed health insurance agents and brokers who meet Health Insurance Marketplace requirements may enroll individuals in coverage through the Marketplace. Contact your local agent.
For more information on this topic, go to www.HealthCare.gov or the Federal Help Center at 1-800-318-2596. Additional information may also be obtained at the Mississippi Insurance Department's website: www.mid.ms.gov. To file a complaint regarding a possible scam, contact the Consumer Protection Division of the Mississippi Attorney General's Office by calling 601-359-4230 or 1-800-281-4418.
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On August 28, 2013, the United States Department of Health and Human Services issued regulations that will now allow states to apply to operate a state-based free market Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) marketplace.
"Mississippi is in a position to begin operation of a free market SHOP marketplace in the first quarter of 2014," Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney said.
Chaney stressed that a SHOP marketplace is not an ObamaCare state exchange for subsidized beneficiaries and does not expand Medicaid. He also noted that the Mississippi State Senate passed a bill to create such a marketplace before ObamaCare was proposed.
Mississippi has applied to operate a SHOP marketplace. The Mississippi Insurance Department recognizes the importance of providing small business owners access to alternative health care options for their employees and is committed to facilitating the establishment of a state-based Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)-only Marketplace.
"The state has had a developed plan ready since early 2013 and has been waiting for Federal approval of our request to operate the free market approach of SHOP exchanges. I am pleased that Federal authorization was granted by CCIIO August 28th, 2013 for all states to apply to operate a state based free market SHOP, "Chaney said.
(*Note-CCIIO-The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight within HHS)
A SHOP Marketplace is designed to assist employers and facilitate enrollment of employees into qualified health plans (QHPs). Small employers, primarily those with fewer than fifty (50) eligible employees, will be able to apply and enroll online in an array of QHPs. The SHOP Marketplace will offer a flexible and easy-to-understand plan selection process for both employers and employees, and will include services for premium billing and payment processing, among others.
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Through the efforts of many individuals, we are pleased to announce that Humana has stepped forward to cover the 36 counties in Mississippi that did not have health plans available under the Federally facilitated Health Insurance Marketplace. As many people know, we have had real concerns about being able to have full coverage for the entire state. Humana's decision to extend their coverage in Mississippi demonstrates their good corporate citizenship. We appreciate both Humana and Magnolia Health Plan's work to cover all counties in the state on behalf of our citizens. Humana has released the following statement: "Humana filed to amend our qualified health plans offered on the individual exchange in Mississippi to include an additional 36 counties (for a total of 40 counties). The additional counties represent those that we recently learned would otherwise have had no individual exchange offerings – thus, no subsidy-eligible coverage options for qualifying residents. This builds on Humana's current presence in the state of Mississippi, where Humana already covers well over 200,000 Mississippians, including individuals, employer groups, military retirees and their families, as well as Medicare beneficiaries. By working together with local health care providers, we believe we can enhance quality of care and improve health outcomes in the state. Humana's goal is to help people achieve lifelong well-being."
Tags: Humana, Health Care Reform, Exchange
I am very pleased to announce that I have been informed that University Medical Center and Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Mississippi have agreed to continue their relationship by signing a new Network Provider agreement today. I commend Blue Cross and UMC for their diligent efforts in reaching this agreement.
This new agreement will allow Blue Cross to continue to partner with UMC in managing healthcare costs for Mississippians. It will also ensure that consumers in Mississippi and throughout the United States have continued affordable access to some of the finest medical care available from a premier medical research facility.
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Welcome to Mississippi's Rate Review Website. I am very excited about the launch of this site and hope that you will find it to be a useful tool for learning about health insurance rates and researching rate information regarding your insurance plans. On this site you will find rate information for major medical policies, specified disease policies, long term care policies, disability insurance policies and Medicare Supplement policies.
One question that I am constantly asked is "why do my insurance rates continue to rise?" As both a regulator and a consumer I am sensitive to and frustrated by the continued need for rate increases that seem to get larger and larger. Unfortunately, the truth is that I have little more control over rate increases than the average consumer does. These increases are typically based on factors beyond which any of us have any direct control. These factors include the rising costs of medical care, inflation and changes in state and federal law. Up until now there have been few resources for consumers to use that allow them direct access to the information used to determine rates.
The purpose of this site is to provide consumers with a transparent and comprehensive educational resource regarding health insurance premiums. My hope is that consumers will use this site to help understand how premium rates are set and what factors contribute to rate changes. Once consumers are armed with this information, they can use it to make efforts that will hopefully one day stabilize the escalating costs of healthcare in this country and lower the rates we all pay for health insurance.
I invite you to please explore our site and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any comments or questions. This site is a resource for you and is a work in progress so I invite any suggestions that you may have.
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Back from Costa Rica and Monday's Dirty Dozen: Things I'd change, if I could........ 12) Lower the drinking age to 18; you're old enough to go to war, you're old enough to have a freakin' beer. 11) No conceding putts in these match play golf tournaments; you're a pro, make a 2-foot putt. Someone has to explain to me why this happens. 10) We talked about this earlier this month: college basketball teams should get one timeout, per team, per half. Make the game flow better. Multiple timeouts at the end of games allow coaches to strangle the game. 9) NBA teams should be able to play any defense they want. Nothing in the sports world bothers me as much as defensive three seconds. NBA is all about protecting the star players, and that cheapens the product. 8) I'd legalize gambling on sports. Its going to happen; too much money involved for it not to happen. In the meantime, Bonus Code Spooky. 7) I'd find a way to lower the price of gas in this country; people that own the oil/gas companies are corrupt, thieving bastards, and so are the politicians that allow it to happen. 6) Some enterprising human who wants to make a lot of money would bring In 'n Out Burger to Florida. 5) College football's playoff system would be eight teams, three weeks, and it would generate a fortune. Thats why all this conference realignment is happening; everyone wants a piece of the pie. 4) When ESPN first started 30+ years ago, the first conference that let them air games was the Sun Belt Conference. Now? No Sun Belt games. How about giving them a weekly 9:00 timeslot some weeknight? Gratitude is a good thing, ya know? 3) Designated hitter should be used for All-Star games, all exhibition games, but never in the regular season. Its a gimmick; if a guy can't play any position in the field, then he should just pinch-hit or retire. 2) This is a little selfish, but A's would be allowed to move to San Jose; the baseball Giants got their new stadium, why can't the A's get one? 1) Kids should be able to go straight from high school to NBA, if they're good enough. Baseball players can do it; why not basketball? Think it would help college basketball; one-and-done kids are a joke- they're not students. If you had to guess, what are the odds Shabazz Muhammad knows where the library is at UCLA? He's off to the NBA as soon as this season ends.
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Wrapping up a sports Saturday if you missed anything......... 13) Wild day in SEC Saturday, with four of seven games going to OT, with Alabama-LSU going three OTs, Tennesseee-Texas A&M four OTs. Big win for Kentucky over Mizzou, as Wildcats are a bubble team without Noel. 12) Tennessee is now hottest team in SEC, winning its fifth game in row, but Florida Gators come to Knoxville Tuesday, which should be interesting. . 11) ESPN signed a new TV deal with whats left of the Big East, but for less than what each team makes now. Somehow, I doubt Big East will maintain its 8pm Saturday night slot during Championship Week, not with potential of a Tulane-Central Florida final. Big East will basically be Conference USA next year, with Cincinnati returning to its Metro/Great Midwest roots. 10) Iona's month from hell continued with a 65-64 loss at Indiana State; Gaels lost six of their last seven games, with three OT losses and three others by a total of six points. For a team that ranks #83 in experience, this isn't what is supposed to happen at the end of games. 9) New Mexico had a terrific 91-82 win at Colorado State, with Kendall Williams going 10-13 behind arc, scoring a ridiculous 46 points. Whole Syracuse team scored 46 points in its home loss to Georgetown. 8) They retired Carmelo Anthony's jersey in the Carrier Dome Saturday, despite fact that Anthony went to school at Syracuse for about 10 minutes. He did win them a national championship, then he paid for their new practice facility, so I guess thats what it takes to get your jersey retired. 7) Will be interesting to see if golfer Steve Stricker sticks with his plan to play in only 11 tournaments this year, skipping British Open but playing in the Quad Cities (John Deere) Classic. Must be nice to have money. 6) Interesting prop bet in Las Vegas; which team will win more games in 2013, Alabama (-$140) or the 49ers (+$120)? 5) There were 79 SEC players working out at NFL Combine this week, compared to 43 from the ACC, 38 from the Pac-12. 4) Eight Fridays so far in 2013; stock market went up all eight days. 3) On Mets' TV broadcast of its spring training game Saturday, Ron Darling/ Keith Hernandez inferred that it is easier to win a Gold Glove Award (sponsored by Rawlings) if you use a Rawlings glove. Go figure. 2) The jersey Mike Eruzione wore in the 1980 Miracle on Ice game sold for $657,250 on Saturday night. The stick Eruzione used was sold for $262,900 in an auction run by Heritage Auctions in New York City. Other items Eruzione sold through the auction company included his jersey worn in the gold medal win against Finland ($286,800), the warmup suit he wore during the gold medal ceremony ($26,290), Eruzione-used Team USA gloves ($53,775) and used pants ($26,680). 1) Someone on Twitter posted a great video yesterday from 35 years ago, when Brian Billick was a contestant on Match Game PM, which was a popular game show at the time, with panelists like Charles Nelson Reilly, Fannie Flagg and Brett Somers. Good stuff. Not sure Billick would think so.
Tuesday's six-pack -- Miami Marlins have sold less than 5,000 season tickets this year- their season ticket sales last year were just over 12,000. Wow. -- Marquette outscored Syracuse 29-5 from foul line, beat Orange 74-71; its not too often you play a 2-3 zone and give up 35 foul shots. -- Terrific game in Ames, where Kansas got significant help from the refs late and beat Iowa State 108-96 in OT. Johnson had 39 for Kansas. -- Manti Te'o ran a 4.82 40-yard dash and didn't bench press because of a stinger in his shoulder. His status will be a highlight of the NFL Draft; his 40-yard dash time ranked 20th of the 26 linebackers at the Combine. -- Denver Nuggets won their 8th straight home game, beating the Lakers 119-108. Going to be an uphill struggle for LA to make the playoffs. -- Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton 3-2 in OT; they still haven't lost a game in regulation this season.
Tuesday's Dirty Dozen: Random stuff on a spring training kind of day........ 12) Reason #4,153 why I'm glad I quit playing golf; Peter Jacobsen/Roger Maltbie had a 5-minute conversation on TV Sunday about how they putted differently according to how the wind was blowing. All the times I played golf, and I was never good, but never once did I think about the wind while putting. 11) Delaware Blue Hens won four of last five games, all of which were decided by 1 or 2 points. I'm convinced there are a lot more close games than normal this season. Friend of mine thinks refs give calls to the teams that are behind, keeping games closer than maybe they should be. Interesting theory. 10) Pitt Panthers' first ACC football game is Labor Day night, when they host Florida State. Going to take a while to get used to Pitt being in the ACC, along with Syracuse/Louisville. 9) When Bulls' coach Tom Thibodeau says that Derrick Rose "wasn't left out of any drills" last week, I'm assuming he's telling us that Rose will be playing in games soon. 8) With a couple of NBA games and the Oscars on TV Sunday night, ESPNU went obscure, showing LIU-Wagner at 8:00. The NEC has entertaining, wild, mindless games. I wish they were in the wagering rotation. 7) Nothing is more useless than a QB's time in the 40-yard dash. About 15 years ago, fella named Brady ran 5.2 in the 40, which is dreadfully slow; he turned out OK. How often does a QB run 40 yards straight ahead? 6) Mets used their Opening Day lineup for the TV game Saturday (except for injured 2B Daniel Murphy); they need people to buy tickets to watch their potentially-sorry team play. Not a lot of teams wheel out the Opening Day lineup for their first spring training game. 5) Sure sign we're not close to starting baseball season yet; one major league team was scheduled to use seven pitchers Monday, only one of whom had a number lower than 81. 4) Bronx TV announcer Michael Kay is a smug, condescending human; he actually said this Sunday, as if this has never been true before (and maybe it hasn't been): "All five teams in AL East have a chance to make the playoffs this season!!!" Imagine an NFL announcer ever saying that? 3) You can't buy a 20-ounce soda in New York City anymore? Where do you draw the line between looking out for peoples' well-being and the state being way too controlling in people's lives? OK, people will just buy two 16-ounce sodas instead. How does that help anything? 2) Golfers that lost in first round of the World Match Play championship got $46,000; now think about this, Phil Mickelson opted not to play, because his son was on vacation from school last week. He couldn't bring the kid with him to Arizona? Give the kid a $46,000 gift? Seems like there may be an underlying reason other than his son as to why Lefty bowed out last week. Politics is a funny thing. 1) Why isn't there an NBA Hall of Fame? Wouldn't that make sense? There technically isn't an NFL Hall of Fame either, but the one in Canton really is just for the NFL. Basketball's Hall is so random; how is Jerry Buss in the Hall of Fame and not Jerry Tarkanian or Eddie Sutton? With all due respect, Buss was a freakin' chemist; all he did was write (and cash) very large checks. He had nothing to do with contributing to basketball, other than bankrolling a very successful franchise.
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Madison Square Garden is about as legendary a venue as a band could ever hope to play. In reality its not too bad a place, albeit quite petite by new arena standards, and certainly one of the smelliest gigs in America. I went down there early in the day, as I still suffer from the delusion that my presence helps important show days go more smoothly. Everything appeared to be going well, with no major dramas, just slower due to it being a strict Union labour building. The first time U2 played here was 16 years ago!
The band did a lengthy sound check and spirits were high. Doors opened and the place started to fill up before P.J.Harvey took the stage. We will really miss Polly Harvey when we head to Europe, as these are the last shows she will be doing with U2, at least for a while. Time and time again I have watched her set and have never got tired of it. She has her influences of course, Patti Smith, Chrissie Hynde, etc. but there's really no one like her at this point in the evolution of rock. The U2 audience has taken her to its bosom as well, with some very amusing 'traditions' developing amongst the regulars (courtesy, I imagine, of the Internet). Most notably, the closing chorus of Polly's song "Down by the Water", which has a refrain of "Little Fish, Big Fish, Swimming in the Water", repeated over and over. Nightly, this spawns a shoal of little paper fish being held aloft, swimming about in a sea of hands. There seem to be more every day, and they're getting noticeably bigger too, so its probably just as well Polly's time with us is drawing to a close, before this turns into the Rocky Horror Show.
This is U2's fourth visit to Madison Square Garden, having played here on every tour since Unforgettable Fire, aside from PopMart which was all outdoors. At the first of those shows, way back in 1985, I was lurking in the hospitality area backstage when I first met a young woman called Catherine Owens, an Irish arist living in New York, who had known the band since high school. We became firm friends and eventually creative collaborators, including her (ever increasing) work on the screen visuals for the last three U2 tours. She was here tonight with half the New York art world, so we made a point of taking a moment to celebrate our little personal 'aniversary'.
The show went really well and what fun it was to witness U2 perform the song 'New York' in its home setting - bit of a home run all round. After the show, our tour projectionist, Brian, was hosting a party on the roof of his apartment building. He lives in mid-town Manhattan on the west side and the roof has a spectacular view of the city skyline, Empire State Building and all. It was a perfect night, warm and still, so it was hard not to feel like we'd stumbled on to a film set. At about 3am the party moved down to a club on Canal St., where the Fun Lovin' Criminals were spinning, before moving back to Brian's rooftop to watch the sun come up. It was long past breakfast time before he shut the door on the last visitor.
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The Secret to Designing an Intuitive UX
Imagine that you've never seen an iPad, but I've just handed one to you and told you that you can read books on it. Before you turn on the iPad, before you use it, you have a model in your head of what reading a book on the iPad will be like. You have assumptions about what the book will look like on the screen, what things you will be able to do, and how you will do them—things like turning a page, or using a bookmark. You have a "mental model" of reading a book on the iPad, even if you've never done it before.
What that mental model in your head looks and acts like depends on a lot of things
If you've used an iPad before, your mental model of reading a book on an iPad will be different than that of someone who has never used one, or doesn't even know what iPads are. If you've been using a Kindle for the past year, then your mental model will be different from someone who has never read a book electronically. And once you get the iPad and read a couple of books on it, whichever mental model you had in your head before will start to change and adjust to reflect your experience.
Mental models have been around for a long time
I've been talking about mental models (and their counterparts, conceptual models, which we'll get to shortly) since the 1980s. I've been designing interfaces for software, websites, medical devices, and even microwave ovens for (way too many) years. I always enjoy the challenge of matching what is going on in the users' brains with the constraints and opportunities of the technology of the day (or year, or decade). Interface environments come and go (e.g., the "green screen" of character based systems, or the blue screen of early graphical user interfaces), but people change more slowly. I find that some of the age-old user interface design concepts are still extremely relevant and important. Mental models and conceptual models are some of my favorite interface design concepts that I believe have passed the test of time.
Just how long?
The first person to talk about mental models was K.J.W. Craik in his 1943 book, The Nature of Explanation. Shortly thereafter, Craik died in a bicycle accident and the concept was dormant for many years, until the 1980s when the term reappeared. In the '80s, there were two books published with the title Mental Models:
So what is a mental model, then?
There are many definitions for mental models that have been around for at least the last 25 years or so. One of my favorites is from Susan Carey's 1986 journal article, Cognitive science and science education, which says:
A mental model represents a person's thought process for how something works (i.e., a person's understanding of the surrounding world). Mental models are based on incomplete facts, past experiences, and even intuitive perceptions. They help shape actions and behavior, influence what people pay attention to in complicated situations, and define how people approach and solve problems.
What is a mental model in interface design?
In the field of user interface design, a mental model refers to the representation of something—the real world, a device, software, etc.—that the user has in mind. It is a representation of an external reality. Users create mental models very quickly, often before they even use the software or device. Users' mental models come from their prior experience with similar software or devices, assumptions they have, things they've heard others say, and also from their direct experience with the product or device. Mental models are subject to change. Users refer to mental models to predict what the system, software, or product is going to do, or what they should do with it. The best history and definition I've found about mental models as they relate to software and usability is a 1999 article by Davidson, Dove, and Weltz titled Mental Models and Usability.
What is a conceptual model?
In order to understand why mental models are so important to designing user interfaces, you have to also understand what a conceptual model is. A conceptual model is the actual model that is given to the user through the interface of the product. Going back to the iPad ebook example, you have a mental model about what reading a book will be like in the iPad, how it will work, what you can do with it. But when you sit down with the iPad, the "system" (the iPad) will display what the conceptual model of the book app actually is. There will be screens, and buttons, and things that happen. The actual interface is representing the conceptual model. Someone designed a user interface and that interface is communicating to you the conceptual model of the product.
Okay, so what?
At this point you might be asking, "So? Why do I care about this mental model/conceptual model idea?" Here's why you should care: Everything we do in the field of user experience is, ultimately, about the match, or mismatch, between the users' mental models and the product's conceptual model. Here are some examples:
- If the product's conceptual model doesn't match the user's mental model, then the user will find the product hard to learn and use.
- If the designers of the conceptual model didn't take the user's mental model into account then it is highly likely that the product will be hard to learn and use.
- If there are multiple user groups (people who have used a Kindle before, people who have never read books electronically, etc.) and the conceptual model is designed to match just one mental model, then the other users will find the device hard to learn and use.
- If the conceptual model was not really designed, but is just a reflection of the underlying hardware or software or database, then the conceptual model will not match the user's mental model very well, and the users will find the device hard to learn and use.
- Sometimes you know that the mental model of one or more user groups will not fit the conceptual model, and you want to change the user's mental model so that it matches the conceptual model you have designed. For example, you know that people who have only read real, physical books will not have an accurate mental model of reading books on the iPad. You can use a short training video to change their mental model before the iPad even arrives at their door. In fact, the main purpose of training should be to adjust a user's mental model to fit the conceptual model of the product.
Terminology is important
Usability specialists and interface designers don't always agree on what to call something. So I have to warn you that the way I'm using the term mental model does not fit with at least one of the new definitions I've been reading and hearing about lately. Indi Young has written a book recently called Mental Models, and she's using the term in a different way. She diagrams the behavior of a particular audience doing a series of tasks, including their goals and motivations. Then underneath that she describes what the "system" or product will do, or be like, in order to match the task. This entire structure she calls a "mental model." I think her technique is an interesting one, but I do wish she had used a different term to describe her diagrammatic representations. Her methodology and its output look useful, but it doesn't match the definition of mental models that's been around for a long time.
It's all about the mental and conceptual models
I hope you are starting to see that mental models and conceptual models are very powerful for the work that an interface designer does. I have sometimes gone so far as to say that almost everything we do during a user-centered design process has to do with either:
- understanding what the users' mental models are (with task analysis, observations, interviews, etc), or
- designing a conceptual model to fit the users' mental model (interface design, iterations, validation testing, etc).
This is why I say that the secret to designing an intuitive user experience is making sure that the conceptual model of your product matches, as much as possible, the mental models of your users. If you get that right you will have created a positive and useful user experience.
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My experience matches well with this.
However I use a more simple terminology to convey the similar. The term is expectations.
People have expectations based on previous experiences (direct or indirect). If the system matches their experiences - how they think, translated into interface - they are happy.
Maybe expectations is not a good term as it includes all sort of things and not just processes.
I am failing to see the difference between this model and Indy Young's, In this day and age people tend to think about the conceptual model (the system, or content) in relation to what tasks they can complete (the mental model). An example: if I was to tell you there was a new application that allows you to find restaurants in your area , the more you check-in to a particular resturant you are awarded discounts or credits. You may think in terms of " yelp, foursquare, groupons, " but you may also think in terms such as "log in, search, get directions, check-in, credits ". Understanding that an older use case will not have this model, but in relation to a good majority that uses web applications, how is this not the same thing?
i read ur introduction only and i not really agree, i bet that most ppl will think in term of pdf since most of ppl read digital book in pdf on computer/mobile first. and i do sure that most ppl will feel fresh and impressive when they find out they can read book like flipping the page/bookmark in like physical book.
if u don't agree read me, pls justify my answer.
This sounds very much like a summary of The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman.
Too bad mental models are the reason why humanity gets stuck in an endless loop of learning stuff people already know until someone who perceives differently, creates knowledge.
Not neccessarily; it depends on what you're trying to achieve.
As the article mentions, sometimes you need to alter the mental model of the user to align it with your conceptual model (rather than the other way round), otherwise you'll end up with several identicle products that although familiar, are fundamentally inferior to the possible potential of the conceptual model. I suppose to some extent this should correlate with learnability etc.
The point is simply that mental models need to be considered when creating the coneptual model; the application of that consideration isn't black and white :)
I would like to second your assertion that terminology has an overall impact on the usability of your interface design. We have found, that even in interfaces that are not replications of a real life item (and therefore not assigned a mental model automatically) if we can find terminology that is representative of a mental model function - even if not a mental model that is logically associated with the interface - helps users understand and use our systems with less confusion. Overly-technical terminology, on the other hand leads to an increase in confusion and customer service calls.
do i understand it correctly? mental model is what a user expects, while conceptual model is how it works?
Thanks for this historical review and contextual understanding. I think Indi Young's work is important but we have to agree on the fundamental vocabulary we use in order to use it and move the practice forward.
Thanks very useful article! I've read only 2 articles from uxmag since I found it, but I'm in love with this magazine!
This is a great article. Don Norman wrote about Mental Model in his 2 books - Emotional Design and The Design of Everyday Things. I'm always interested in the part of 'matching' the user's mental model with the designer's conceptual model. Ideally both models should be identical. However there are not many literatures on the method to achieve this, and how to measure it, any benchmark? In my personal experience, there are other mental models, such as the client's mental model and the decision maker's mental model which involve in the whole design process as well, which I might to say 'interfere' the 'matching' process of user-designer models. Any comments?
I wonder if this mental model also applies to how people respond to website updates.
For instance whenever Facebook makes any type of updates there's always protest from some.
When people get used a certain UI there's always some resistance to change.
Mental models are subject to change. Users refer to mental models to predict what the system, software, or product is going to do, or what they should do with it.
So many great comments to respond to here --
Tom -- John and Mike are addressing the issue you raise -- Sometimes you know that you want to create a new conceptual model that is different from the users' mental model. You know that they will eventually have to adjust their mental model to fit the new product or software or conceptual model that you have created. You can do that, but you should be aware that you are doing that, and be aware that the users are going to have to make a shift. You will want to purposely design that conceptual model to be different from their current mental model. The point is to know that you are doing that, and to know that it means that your design may initially not be intuitive or highly usable at first. It might be worth the switch, but it will be a switch.
Brett -- Users always have a mental model in operation, but it may be very far off from what you have or what they hope you have. They may not be able to articulate it either. This is what our analysis is all about -- to understand what their mental model is, by interviewing, observing, prototyping, and getting feedback.... uh oh, I can feel another blog post forming!
Mike -- your point about making abstract concepts tangible... "through the language and interaction patterns we create" -- the language and interaction patterns are the conceptual model that you build, and yes, the new conceptual model will help the user adjust to a new mental model. And yes, you need prototyping and iterative design to get this right.
Yeah I remember when I was reading Indi Young's Mental Models, I remember thinking that her Mental Models did not fit my mental model :)
Indy Young's book starts out with another "secret" to user-centered design: the non-directed interview. The iPad example is accessible to most casual readers of this article. However, much of software interaction design expresses abstract concepts that we must make tangible at a cognitive level; concepts that were previously foreign and intangible. In many cases, we are helping users of software systems to create their own mental models through the language and interaction patterns we create, appropriate to the the user's context. This is very difficult to do without prototyping and usability studies and iterative design.
Great article. Thanks for raising the awareness of this awesome concept!
This is a great read. Very interesting ideas here. One issue I know that hinders me from exploring the clients mental modal is they often don't have one or they assume that my way is the best way. What would you suggest are some good ways to figure out your clients and their users potential mental models?
Great post! One of the things that fascinates me about this whole topic is, that after you actually read about it, it all seems so self-evident, which makes it an easy to understand yet powerful tool to improve user experience!
This concept of a mental model was there earlier too. I refer to the story of the 4 blind men and an elephant, and how each one describes one limb of the elephant by touch and feel, but the resulting picture it does not add up to an elephant. Most UI interfaces are like that i think..
As a rookie tech writer, i remember the aha moment when the understanding of the system happened, and it no way reflected what i had understood and written till then.
Very often, the ui is planned last and in a shoddy manner. but of course, Steve Jobs has redefined the way design looks like and work like. I LIKE this new wave..
Very well written article with a very actual subject (the iPad). Thanks for the inspiration!
So having files into folders (good so far) into windows onto desktops dicreases the learning curve?
Doesn't this also work backwards : drawing from a common mental model creates expectations that may not be met by the concept model of the task at hand or is this just a matter of the concept model design quality?
ok I get that
Neither data nor frame comes first; data evoke frames and frames select and connect data. When there is no adequate fit, the data may be reconsidered or an existing frame may be revised.
The way I see it the role of the concept model is not to match a mental model but to foster sensemaking which in turn will provide a mental model for the task at hand on which flow will depend. This way it is not a matter of matching the variety of mental models people might have or the lack of them.
Then again I am not that smart so I am probably wrong. oh well
Hi Susan,
Thanks for the nice overview! I already knew the principles you write about, but the wat you connect them, makes it all more clear to me.
Nice one!
nice article but I can't agree with everything. Example: I don't have iPad or iPhone. I have my LG Arena and I like printed books. Sometimes, I read some e-book on my computer, but if I never use computer and never seen iPad in picture, my mental model will be different. And if developers of iPad (or iPhone) made their products by my mental model, they would never sell their products (my metal model would be poor).
I know - my English is poor (and I am sorry), but I just want to say, that we don't have to make products (our design) by metal model of our users, but we should make products much better (more simple and better looking) than mental model of our users.
Very cool article. I hope you will make a book out of these ideas! I often use modelling techniques to think about/model
- tasks and activities (verbs, like described in indy's book http://bit.ly/9LQLKo)
- objects and things (nouns, like described here http://bit.ly/bBzYsy)
- systems (relationships and flows)
If used all together, this can lead to a very detailed representation of a conceptual model that can be verified against mental models of users via card sorting or even just looking at the models together and discussing.
Each task then becomes a potential candidate for a button or link, and each object could be a row in a table, a graphic etc - the systemic model captures what belongs together on one screen or in one workflow.
The challenge is to capture this data from real research and validation, to transition this into design decisions, and to convince clients to invest in this kind of work!
I'm currently using jeff pattons user story mapping to help project teams collaborate based on a users mental model. So far its been both great for focussins teams and visualising the conceptual model in its early stages. Great way to get business talking in terms of the user. About to roll out the technique across the business...suits agile types well with the familiar card layout


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The majority of you are corret on all points. Art is what it is -art. And usually, because of ignorance, artists are taken for granted and their works are shuffled around for the sake of usury and prestige.
I, being one of 'excellence' find contempt in the arts because of who I am. I have been in front of courts because of my art and the courts can be very malicious which is not surprising in America. Lawyers don't care about us, they only care about the money that line their pockets.
However, we must not allow 'paper' to dictate the terms of our existance, no more than allowing one person to laud over another to justify value and worth.
How do we value art, anyway? Here, in America, I am regarded as the only living man-of-color specializing in the maritime arts. Yet, in a gallery my work can sell for thousands, but at an auction it is maliciously devalued. So, where's the sense of checks and balances?
Frankly, there is none. Somewhere down the pipeline it became lost by greed. Bottomline.
Visit my Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/rex.stewart3 or http://www.artfixdaily.com/rexstewartoriginals and witness pure art.
This is art that comes from the soul, not from the pocketbook.
We've become a polluted society ignorant and devoid of values, beauty, and understanding. Beauty for us 'today' has become a form of prostitution in its highest form. We can no longer appreciate the artist or the work. It's about "give me".
We all know that 'The Law is an Ass'; but the legal profession has obviously created a very lucrative niche market for itself in this area. Firstly by pointing out a problem which very few people realize exists and then by providing a (very expensive) remedy.
They can do this because a lot of people who are in the market for art don't know their 'Art from their elbow'.
I'd say the market for modern art is pretty phony as it is. That is to say, even authentic works are greatly overpriced for what they really are. So if it all becomes questionable, I applaud. Socking it to people silly enough to buy this "stuff" delights me no end.
Normally, people dont doubt the credibility of a reputable firm or person to do the authentication work unless it is challenged by a comparably authoritative body. The unresolved judgment has to on occasion resort to litigation for the ultimate decision. Again, those on the panel will give regards to a lot of methods covering both the science and the art. In the absence of documentary proof, the judgment will be based more on the art than science. The case will go opposite if otherwise. Both are too subtle for ordinary people to understand. If you choose to assign more than one expert to make a comment, the result might differ widely. Therefore, if there is no challenge raised on any authenticated piece of art, the auction will go smoothly under the gavel fall. The buyer will bring home the valuable without ever questioning again the authenticity unless and until.... oh, forget it.
These artwork authenticators have an adjudicative role in the art market, so a lot of this litigation seems to be a case of shooting the messenger.
As experts in an adjudicative role, they should be immune from suit unless they have acted maliciously.
"Forgers nowadays typically favour 20th-century abstract and expressionist styles. Mimicking Jackson Pollock's drip-and-splatter paintings is easier than faking old masters such as Rembrandt."
Yikes...$$Millions for a canvas that looks like it was mostly done with a 9" roller! I'm sure the cognoscenti can explain why I am too stupid to appreciate the subtlety here but I personally think the folks who shell out fortunes for this are being swindled whether they get the genuine item or not. Art - WTF??
They're not being swindled, they're just philistines paying for the name of the artist rather than the actual content of a painting. Good riddance to them, I say.
The value of those pieces of art are overly inflated anyway, so I'm not sure that it's a bad thing if their value goes down.
I am sure the art critic Brian Sewell who I have the highest regard for and revere , would have a hearty chuckle were he to read this article.
Most people who purchase art these days seem to be pretentious philistines or hard nosed investors. Neither of them really appreciate or have any fondness for the arts as such in any case , but are only in the market because they think they can make money or show off to their friends. Frankly these people are totally dead inside - there is no warmth , feeling , empathy or joy within them , nothing , no scintilla of humanity within - they are really totally dead. If I like a work I like it , frankly I don't care who made it or what it is said to be worth. Perhaps if the charlatans left the market and allow those of us who have a genuine love for art get on with it , that would be no bad thing at all. Leave us dilettantes to enjoy our art in peace , it would be good riddance to bad rubbish. There would be many on all sides who would protest at what they consider such an outraged , but believe me there are also many of us who would welcome such a state.
In Germany, there was a series of scandals around forged paintings, and it became clear that a problem is that authenticators sometimes receive several tens of thousands of Euros fees for accepting a painting as genuine, but not for rejecting, which gives them a great incentive to accept doubtful cases (and a number turned out to be forgeries later).
Of course, buyers should question the whole premise of the art market, namely that a work of art receives value from its origin, not what it is. Works of art, in other words, are treated as relics.
In my eyes, people who pay millions for something that could have been produced by a monkey, quite literally, don't deserve better. They are trading illusions of value, and it is only natural that in this line of business, they sometimes will become victims of illusionism themselves.
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Why not create a website where these modern art are clearly displayed, and anonimous but vetted art experts "authenticate" the piece of art under discussion. Proposed title of this website: "The Emperor's New Clothes".
With respect ; are you out of your mind ? Do you have any idea at all how art works are authenticated ? The work of authentication cannot be done on any website.
.....!!!!!!!!!!! Good heavens ! It only get's worse !
in china, authentication is protected as expert's opinion under THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND SPEECH. if malice on the authentor's part can not be proved, it is hard to make him legally liable for his mistaking in authentication.
authentor builds up his name by his expertise and morality. in china, art authentication is such a chaos lack of regulations. above the chaos will always outstand a few conscious authentors, who will rebuild their reputations.
living artists earn more in china? such a surprise to me, a native chinese. no artist is immortal. he can not authenticate his works after his death. even his authentication would be authenticed by others after his death. what if a living artist not be willing to authenticate a real work of his early life?
Rich people problems.
"Early this year the Andy Warhol Foundation dissolved its authentication board after spending $7m to fight a lawsuit from a disgruntled London collector."
A non-profit foundation gets mugged for $7 million in legal fees.
Doesn't that dynamic explain so much of what is ailing America?
The "justice" system continues to inflict outrageous injustices -- the main one being getting looted for legal fees -- against anyone seeking justice.
America's legal system is broken and beyond salvage.
A judge allowed this case to proceed -- and allowed -- and theyrby helped, the lawyers conduct this $7 million fee looting of this foundation.
Shame on America and its "legal" (sic) system.
It is systemically corrupt, and designed to feed lawyers at the expense of all.
"A judge allowed this case to proceed -- and allowed -- and theyrby helped, the lawyers conduct this $7 million fee looting of this foundation."
Most judges being formerly lawyers probably goes some way to explaining their mindset......
And many judges plan to become lawyers again "in retirement", working at the same firms they cater to in their courtrooms.
Systemic corruption.
I just left law school for this reason after moving to a tech hub and seeing the opportunity for the smart and driven. Send a bunch of kids out into the world to be sharks with nothing but competitiveness and a piece of paper... they get scrappy. They should be creating.
Surely the problem is not only the legal threats to "authenticators" but also that the styles of many modern artists are easy to counterfeit because of the low level of skill and technique required to produce the originals. In a world where Damien Hirst is able to churn out crap using production-line methods and sell it for millions, the concept of "value" seems to be very arbitrary.
It is precisely the shadow of litigation that gives the art authentication in the west any legitimacy, a contrast that they did not point out in comparing the western authentication market to that of China. Without this recourse, rubber stamping "experts" are free to authenticate anything that crosses their desk, possibly costing some unsuspecting soul millions.
But really this is just a story about a (fairly minor) shift in the equilibrium from transaction costs in an investment market of the super-rich. It is only a matter of time before technological advances take many of these issues off the table. Hopefully until then more of these works will spend time in museums.
The Economist raises significant and troubling concerns, but it fails to address the distortions in the art market that these "authentication gatekeepers" also cause. "Authenticity" isn't always black and white, and these authentication experts have significant discretion in making authentication decisions. Yes, the rising tide of lawsuits against authentication experts is a problem for the art market, but it is also a symptom of underlying problems with the way that authenticity is determined and recognized in the art market. Comments from the Heritagist, a blog on issues of art and cultural property law: http://www.theheritagist.com/2012/11/the-role-of-authenticity-gatekeeper....
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