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Pennsylvania health insurance enrollments reach 81,000

G. Turner
Pennsylvania health insurance exchange

The government figures that were released this week show that there has been a sharp increase in sign ups. According to recent news data released by state officials, Pennsylvania health insurance enrollments have been climbing rapidly since the figures that were released at the end of November. At that time, the number of enrollments had been only 11,800 people within the state. This week, the government provided the latest figures, which show that more than 81,000 people have now signed up to receive Pennsylvania health insurance plans through the exchange.…

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Delaware health insurance exchange enrollees are primarily older adults

G. Turner
health insurance exchange

The problem is that the long term success of the marketplace will require healthy younger adults to sign up. According to recent information released by officials in the state, the Delaware health insurance marketplace enrollments are made up primarily of older adults who are signing up for their coverage through private insurers. These marketplaces are the center of the Affordable Care Act within each of the states. They are the most public facing element of Obama’s healthcare reforms. The Delaware health insurance exchange is the place in which individuals are…

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Federal health insurance exchange enrollment tally passes 1.1 million

Julie Campbell
Health Insurance exchange

A massive surge of signups in December and the improved website have brought the marketplace’s numbers up. When the federal health insurance exchange finally got its website up and running smoothly at the end of November, it opened the door for Americans to finally be able to sign up for the plans that they needed in order to comply with the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act, and the people came in droves to do just that. The Obama Administration has revealed that the site has now enrolled 1.1…

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California health insurance enrollees encouraged to pay premiums

G. Turner
health insurance deadline enrollment

Though many Californians have taken the step to purchase their plans, they are now being urged to make their payments. As the first major California health insurance deadline has now passed for purchasing coverage on the state’s exchange, these thousands of consumers are now being urged to actually pay for their first month of premiums in time for the next deadline, which is rapidly approaching. After an extension to the deadline, the first payment for premiums is now due on January 6, 2014. This deadline is for the California health…

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Arkansas lawmakers approve funding for health insurance exchange

S.Vagus

New funding will allow state to continue managing exchange alongside federal government Lawmakers in Arkansas have approved funding that will allow the state to continue operating its own health insurance exchange. The funds, some $10.6 million, were approved by the Arkansas Legislative Council during a heated voting session. Many legislators opposed the initiative, suggesting that the Affordable Care Act remains flawed and that the federal law could potentially damage the state’s insurance market. Others claimed that the funding was needed in order to ensure that Arkansas has some degree of…

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