166,000 people in Wisconsin purchase health insurance coverage

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State information shows that more people are purchasing insurance coverage Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has released information concerning the number of people that have acquired health insurance coverage as of June 1 of this year. The state’s Governor, Scott Walker, intends to cut the number of uninsured people throughout Wisconsin in half within the foreseeable future. According to state officials, the number of uninsured people in the state as of March of this year stood at 556,000. Majority of those that have purchased coverage have done so…

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Wisconsin health insurance estimates called into question

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Health insurance predictions questioned by advocacy groups The Wisconsin government has released information this week that provides an estimate for the rates associated with health insurance plans that will be sold through the state’s exchange system. This exchange will begin open enrollment on October 1, with policies sold through the exchange going active on January 1 of 2014. The exchange is meant to be a place where consumers can find affordable health insurance policies. The problem, however, is that some health care advocacy groups are calling into question whether the…

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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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Health insurance exchange in Wisconsin now faces a tight deadline

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States that have not yet decided how they will be complying with the healthcare reforms must act quickly. Wisconsin is among the states that have not yet decided whether or not it will be running its own health insurance exchange and how it will be applying the required elements of the Affordable Care Act, but the deadline is now looming. Governor Scott Walker has been delaying the final healthcare reform decisions for more than a year. The reason that Walker gave for his delays was one that has been common…

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Wisconsin Governor puts a stop to the state’s progress on establishing a health insurance exchange

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has announced that the state will put a halt to its plans to form a health insurance exchange for the time being. Governor Walker claims that further work on an exchange program would be a waste of time if the Supreme Court declares the federal Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. The law requires all states to build a health insurance exchange by 2014. If states fail to meet the deadline, the federal government will take charge and build one itself. Governor Walker’s halting of the program could…

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