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Washington insurance exchange is running funny new ads to try to reach residents

Julie Campbell
health insurance exchange marketing washington

These advertisements are a part of a broader marketing campaign to teach the value of health plans. The Washington state health insurance exchange has now launched a new outreach and advertising campaign that has been designed to help residents to be able to better understand the type of value that the coverage of a health plan can provide. These new television ads have been designed to use humor to draw attention to the benefits of health coverage. The new commercials take a satirical look at the way that various characters…

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Health insurance enrollments at Covered California launched on Saturday

G. Turner
California health insurance

Residents of the state were able to begin using the service over the weekend in order to purchase their health plans. Covered California has once again opened its doors for residents of the state who are seeking to purchase their health insurance plans in order to comply with the requirements of the Affordable Care Act as it enters into its second round of open enrollment. The deadline for coverage to start, change or renew on January 15, 2015 is going to be December 15, 2014. This means that Californians now…

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Health care reform politics are stopping some consumers from buying coverage

Julie Campbell
us health insurance reform

Some people are choosing not to purchase the required policies because of their political beliefs. As the next open enrollment period for the required health care reform insurance coverage on Saturday is rapidly approaching, the Obama administration is hopeful that the millions of people who chose not to purchase their policies for this year will take the necessary action to protect themselves and their families next year. Research has shown that strong partisan politics are keeping some Americans from enrolling in the exchanges. The National Bureau of Economic Research has…

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Health plan shoppers can use Healthcare.gov once again

Julie Campbell
health insurance exchange

The website went live on Sunday night for those who want to window shop for policies. The federal insurance exchange has finally gone up for health plan window shoppers, and while this service was expected ahead of the open enrollment date of November 15, it still occurred slightly later than was expected. This was because government officials were making sure that the technology and message were better refined. The goal of the early availability of the insurance exchange site ahead of open enrollment is to encourage people who purchased a…

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Health insurance exchange open enrollment period is about to start in the US

S.Vagus
uninsured health insurance exchange

Open enrollment period begins on November 15 this year, running through February, 2015 The next open enrollment period for U.S. health insurance exchanges begins on November 15 this year, but many people may still be uncertain about what they need to do to be covered by January 1, 2015. The open enrollment period will run through February 15, 2015, but in order for coverage to begin in January, people will have to purchase policies from exchanges before December 15. The Alliance of Insurance Services has been taking steps to raise…

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