Navigators are not only focusing on health insurance in the US With health insurance exchanges going active throughout the U.S., the role that navigators play in these systems is beginning to attract more attention. Navigators are meant to help consumers find the best policies available through state-based insurance exchanges. These navigators have no affiliation with insurance companies and can only be hired through non-profit organizations. While navigators have been helping people find insurance policies that suit their needs, many of these navigators are reporting that they are acting more like…
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Health insurance navigators may get more training in Texas
Texas could require health insurance navigators to receive an additional 40 hours of training Health insurance navigators in Texas may be required to complete 40 hours of training over the extensive instruction they receive from the federal government. Governor Rick Perry has ordered the state’s Department of Insurance to ensure that navigators receive a minimum of 40 hours of training in order to better serve Texans looking for coverage through the state’s health insurance exchange. Federal health care officials claim, however, that the measure is simply creating more barriers for…
Read MoreHealth insurance exchanges will open their doors in a week
An exceptionally central part of the heart of President Obama’s healthcare overhaul is about to go live. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed by President Barack Obama in March 2010, and on October 1, 2013, the largest impact on the public – the state health insurance exchanges – are about to open their doors. This is the element of the healthcare reforms that will be most visible to the American people. These health insurance marketplaces are designed to help individuals and small businesses to be able to…
Read MoreGrants arrive in Florida to help acquire health insurance navigators
Health insurance navigators to be acquired with the help of federal funds Grants from the U.S. government have arrived in Florida this week. These grants are meant to help health insurance agencies acquire “navigators,” which will help consumers find the coverage they are interested in through the state’s health insurance exchange. While the state will not operate its own exchange, the marketplace is scheduled to begin open enrollment on October 1 of this year, with policies sold through the exchange going active on January 1, 2014. Navigators to guide consumers…
Read MoreHealth insurance navigators targeted by new HHS rule
States continue to express concerns over health insurance provisions of federal law The Affordable Care Act continues to be a controversial issue throughout much of the U.S. Many states have opted to oppose the law as a whole on general principle, while the majority of the country has raised concerns over the lack of guidance being offered by the federal government, especially in terms of health insurance. These states argue that much of the federal law is left vague in a misguided attempt to allow states to comply with the…
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