Nearly 300,000 people in Michigan enroll for health insurance coverage through state’s exchange

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Open enrollment period for state exchanges is coming to a close next month There are only three weeks left in the current open enrollment period for health insurance exchanges in the United States. The open enrollment period exists as a time when consumers can acquire coverage through insurance exchanges that exist in their states. Some of these exchanges are operated by the states themselves, while others are controlled by the federal government. Once the open enrollment period ends, consumers will no longer be able to acquire health insurance coverage through…

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290,000 Michigan residents sign up for health insurance coverage through exchange

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HHS data shows that 290,439 people have signed up or renewed their health insurance policies The federal Department of Health and Human Services has released information showing that more than 290,000 people in Michigan have enrolled for insurance coverage through the state’s health insurance exchange. The majority of these people will have their insurance coverage go into effect on February first, but consumers will have until February 15 to purchase the coverage they are interested in. Those that do not purchase insurance coverage by February 15 may have to wait…

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Auto insurance records access creates battle in Michigan

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Groups in the state feel that the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association is not adequately transparent. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) fund is at the center of a considerable controversy when it comes to its transparency, and groups are now trying to boost the access to records with regards to the no-fault auto insurance system in the state. That association is responsible for the assessment of the $186 fee per vehicle fee that is a component of the state’s system. Groups are currently seeking to find a way to force…

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More than 500,000 people find health insurance coverage through Michigan’s exchange

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State records show that 507,618 people have enrolled in the Healthy Michigan Plan More than half a million residents of Michigan have acquired health insurance coverage through the state’s exchange, called the Healthy Michigan Plan. According to state records, 507,618 have enrolled in the exchange during the first month of the latest open enrollment period. These people have found coverage that they favor through the exchange and it is estimated that the majority of enrollees are receiving subsidies for this coverage from the federal government. Exchange’s technical faults seem to…

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Michigan Chamber of Commerce to launch its own health insurance exchange

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New insurance exchange is being prepared for Michigan The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is taking action on health insurance coverage in the state. The Chamber of Commerce has been keeping track of the Affordable Care Act and how its various provisions are being enacted. State officials have noticed two troubling trends: The commissions of the state’s insurance agents has been dropping and the state’s health care system became significantly more complicated than it had been before. In order to alleviate issues that have emerged in the state’s market, the Chamber…

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