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Health insurance coverage statistics released by Census Bureau

Nordstrom
Health Insurance

Estimates for every county have been revealed. The United States Census Bureau has released the data from 2010, which provides estimates regarding the health insurance coverage within all of the 3,140 counties across the country. The Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) are the leading source of this information. In fact, these estimates are frequently considered to be the only ones that can provide any solid information about the health insurance coverage in these areas for a given single year. It is the only collection of data that represents the…

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Supreme Court may be unclear on how the health insurance mandate fits into the Affordable Care Act

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Health insurance care reform confusion debate

The fate of the health insurance Affordable Care Act is currently in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court heard arguments concerning the constitutionality of the law last month, during which Justices raised serious concerns about the law’s provisions. The health insurance mandate of the law hit a chord with some of the judges and has been a point of contention for most of this month. The concerns of Justices may be due to a fundamental misunderstanding of the provision. This misunderstanding could put the Affordable Care Act…

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Florida opposes Affordable Care Act, Governor rejects millions in grants

There seems to be no end to the controversy birthed from health care reform. In the months leading up to the 2010 Affordable Care Act, legislators from many states rallied together to oppose the impending law. This opposition continued after the law’s passage and there are no signs of peace on the horizon. The federal law has quite a few mandates that states are required to adhere to or risk defaulting certain powers to the government, but that has not stopped Florida from rebelling against the health care law. The…

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Consumers and small businesses may turn to CO-OP into affordable opportunities

H. Cutner

The Affordable Care Act will soon be providing consumers and small businesses with the opportunity to take advantage of their state Affordable Insurance Exchange, so that they can obtain cheaper healthcare through a new form of health plan known as a Consumer Oriented and Operating Plan (CO-OP). CO-OP health insurers are private and non-profit, with a board comprised of members, so that affordable, high quality health plans will be available in a consumer-friendly way across every state. The proposed standards for the establishment of CO-OP health insurance plans were outlined…

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Arkansas Insurance Commissioner to seek approval to establish insurance exchange

Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford will be petitioning the state Legislature for authority to establish a health insurance exchange. The commissioner has been lobbying for the authority for more than a year now, but lawmakers have been slow to warm to the idea of an exchange. Earlier this year, the state’s Insurance Department was awarded a $1 million grant to assist in the forming of an exchange, but it has been unable to use any of that money as there has yet to be any legislation approving and insurance exchange.…

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Clock ticking for New York health insurance reform requirements

Live Insurance News

Lawmakers in New York are being urged to propose a bill that would establish a health insurance exchange program in the state. Exchanges are one of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. All states are required to establish one by 2014, but several advocacy groups say that there is no time to waste. One of these groups, Health Care for All New York, hosted a press conference late last week, calling upon legislators to take action. “Over a million New Yorkers will be getting insurance through this program,” says…

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Hopes of change with New York health insurance exchange in place

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In accordance with the Affordable Care Act passed last year, the state of New York is seeking to create a new agency that will run a federally mandated health insurance exchange. The state has long sought to find a means of providing coverage to some 2.5 million of its uninsured residents. Despite years of effort, officials have never been able to bring that number down. Many New Yorkers are hoping that the coming exchange will alleviate some of the difficulty in obtaining comprehensive coverage at a reasonable price, but still…

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