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Health insurance for high risk Californians to shift to federal program

H. Cutner
California health insurance

There will be thousands of people in the state with serious medical conditions who will be affected. Beginning in July, there will be about 17,000 people with serious medical problems in California who will be shifting out of a state run health insurance stopgap program and into a federal plan. This will help to make sure that their coverage continues until the healthcare reforms become effective next year. This, according to an announcement that has been made by officials in the state. The state board responsible for overseeing the California…

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Health insurance program in danger of running out of funding

S.Vagus
Health Insurance funds pay

Federal health insurance program is at risk of having funds run dry The Affordable Care Act may be running out of funding for one of the key programs set up throughout one of its most ambitious provisions. The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Program was set up through the Affordable Care Act as a way to ensure that those with pre-existing medical conditions have access to comprehensive health insurance coverage. The federal law requires that this insurance program be funded by the federal government itself, but the funds for the program are…

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Health insurance for children sees slowing in expansion

CHIP Health Insurance for Children

The broadening of the medical coverage for kids in Florida may be stalling out. Now that the legislative session in Florida is already a third complete, a bill that would work to shrink the health insurance coverage gaps for children in the state has been passed only one committee and looks as though it will not completely pass. The bill is designed to help to cover children who have lost other forms of medical coverage. Rep. Gayle Harrell (R-Stewart) presented the HB 689 proposal that was designed to help kids…

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Health insurance exchange in California to be the largest in the country

H. Cutner
California health insurance

The Golden State is getting ready to provide the largest marketplace in the United States. California is steaming ahead with its plans for implementing its health insurance exchange, which is going to be an important accomplishment in the country simply because it is set to be the largest marketplace among all of the states. This particular exchange is among those that will be state run, which will also be notable due to its size. Though California has claimed that it was the first to begin its health insurance marketplace, there…

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Texas Consumer Health Assistance Program to come to an end after a short year of operations

S.Vagus

The Texas Consumer Health Assistance Program, a state-run program meant to help consumers find affordable health insurance, is scheduled to be shut down this April after only a year of operation. The program was established in January last year with the help of a $2.8 million federal grant. More than 6,000 consumers had used the service to find insurance coverage and the program was responsible for over 160 events geared toward raising awareness of insurance options. Despite the benefits the program had brought consumers, however, it will be shutting down…

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