More than 40,000 people sign up for health insurance coverage through Nevada exchange

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State insurance exchange is performing well this year Thousands of consumers in Nevada have purchased health insurance coverage through the state’s exchange during the latest open enrollment period. According to information released by the state’s exchange, some 40,285 have enrolled in the exchange before December 15. These people will have their new insurance policies go active on January 1, 2015, and will also receive any tax credits they may be eligible for at the same time. Technical issues of the past have been resolved, making it easier for consumers to…

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Sam’s Club to launch its own health insurance exchange

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Retailer has announced plans to launch a private insurance exchange for small businesses Next month, open enrollment for U.S. health insurance exchanges will begin, granting consumers throughout the country new access to relatively inexpensive, yet comprehensive policies once again. Sam’s Club, a prominent retailer in the U.S., has announced that it is entering into the insurance market by launching its own exchange. The company’s exchange will have a focus on small businesses, which accounts for the majority of the retailer’s market. Through the private exchange, small business owners may be…

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Health insurance plans will be needed by 400,000 in Massachusetts

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Almost that many people are going to need to reapply for their coverage before the close of the year. Close to 400,000 residents of Massachusetts are going to need to reapply in order to obtain health insurance coverage before the end of 2014, and it is likely that a considerable number of them are completely unaware that this will be affecting them. This will apply to people who purchased their health plans through the state and who don’t have employer sponsored coverage. When the health insurance exchange website failed in…

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New Mexico insurance exchange adds new health plan issuer

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There are now five companies that have been approved to sell their policies on the state marketplace. According to an announcement that has been made about the New Mexico insurance exchange, during a meeting of the NMHIX board in Santa Fe, there are now five companies that have received approval to sell their health policies on the state’s marketplace. This was announced by the John Franchini, the Superintendent of Insurance for the state. The latest addition to the exchange for New Mexico insurance is the CHRISTUS Health Plan of Texas.…

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Health insurance exchanges have yet to scoop up the uninsured

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Two surveys have revealed that Americans without coverage aren’t flocking to the marketplaces. With the end of open enrollment on March 31 drawing rapidly near, surveys are now revealing that the health insurance exchanges aren’t yet enrolling the number of uninsured Americans that would be necessary to consider the health care reform a roaring success. The first survey suggested that only 1 in 10 uninsured individuals have completed their private plan enrollment. Although these online health insurance marketplaces are now seeing consistent use, they are not drawing the number of…

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