Colorado health insurance is very far from meeting its enrollment needs

Colorado Health Insurance

At the moment, only about 6,000 people have enrolled, but it requires over 136,000 to meet its goals. The Colorado health insurance exchange is well behind its goals for encouraging individuals throughout the state to enroll in their coverage in order to comply with the so called individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Far fewer consumers are purchasing the coverage that they need to comply with the healthcare reforms than expected. In fact, at the moment, the estimates of the Colorado health insurance exchange’s performance are that the enrollment…

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Insurance industry in Hawaii faces change as exchange head steps down

Hawaii long term care insurance industry

The executive director of the online health plan marketplace has announced her resignation. Just as the Hawaii Health Connector exchange was getting off the ground, the insurance industry in the state has received word that it will be experiencing yet another considerable change, when the head of the program announced that she would resigning. The exchange has experienced massive delays, as has been the case with many of the marketplaces in the U.S. Coral Andrews, the director who was at the head of the Hawaii Health Connector for the last…

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Health insurance woes continue to cause frustration in the US

health insurance exchange problems

Health insurance exchanges attract controversy The controversy surrounding health insurance in the U.S. continues to grow as federal officials look to place blame for the technical difficulties that insurance exchanges have been experiencing throughout the country. Exchanges went live on October 1, but many were plagued with serious problems that prevented people from accessing exchange websites and applying for insurance coverage. These problems were not restricted to state-based exchanges, of course, as they also crippled the federal insurance gateway, HealthCare.gov. Exchanges experience technical difficulties When exchanges began open enrollment earlier…

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Health insurance exchanges set for turbulent future

Health Insurance premiums rise

Health insurance continues to be a hot topic in the US Health insurance in the U.S. is a hot topic and more attention is being driven to the issue as exchange systems begin to take form in many states. These exchanges are meant to serve as online marketplaces where consumers can find affordable health insurance coverage. There has been a great deal of controversy concerning whether these exchanges will be able to accomplish this task or not, and executives of large health insurance companies are now warning that forming exchanges…

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