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Health insurance exchange in Arkansas draws attention of 4 insurers

Logan B.
Health Insurance rates and care

Four companies have now expressed their interest in selling policies over the state’s online marketplace. The Arkansas Insurance Department has announced that there are now four health insurance companies that intend to be able to sell their policies over the state’s exchange, which is expected to serve over 500,000 residents. The department said that the insurers submitted their letters by the deadline, which was last Monday. The department explained that the health insurance companies each met the deadline in order to indicate their interest in participating in the Arkansas exchange,…

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Health insurance proposal in Arkansas receives its approval from the House

G. Turner
Health Insurance rates and care

The bill had previously struggled but has now passed to support the purchase of coverage for low income residents. A proposal faced by the House in Arkansas that would use money that would otherwise have been designated for Medicaid, to purchase private health insurance for residents of the state in the lower income brackets has now been passed. The hope is that it will assist in the overall efforts that are being made for healthcare reform in the state. Other states with Republican led legislatures have been closely watching the…

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