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Health insurance exchange in Idaho beats its enrollment targets

May 2, 2014April 30, 2014 Julie Campbell

The state’s website has managed to sign up more residents than had been anticipated. The Idaho health insurance exchange has beat even its own targets throughout its first open enrollment period, after having managed to draw 76,061 residents of the state to sign up for their plans. This achievement was so great that it represents almost double the initial targets that the exchange had made. Ahead of the open enrollment period that lasted six months, the federal government had predicted that 40,000 people would enroll in health insurance on the…

Health insurance high risk pool comes to an end today

April 30, 2014April 28, 2014 G. Turner

The NJ Protect program is expiring today, meaning that sick patients in New Jersey will need other coverage. Sick patients in New Jersey who had previously been receiving their coverage through the NJ Protect federal high risk pool have been scrambling to obtain other forms of health insurance coverage, as their previous plan is ending today. The program has come to a close due to the access that patients now have to standard plans. According to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, by the time the NJ Protect…

New health insurance rules in Washington have been adopted

April 29, 2014April 26, 2014 Logan B.

Rules aim to address issues within the state’s insurance and health care sectors New rules concerning health insurance policies in Washington will soon be adopted that could improve consumer coverage throughout the state. The rules are meant to introduce several provisions that are meant to improve the services that policyholders receive while also expanding coverage options. While the new rules have been praised by many throughout the state, those opposing the rules suggest that they could have a negative impact on insurance companies, clinics, and hospitals. Rules will require policies…

Health care reform continues in Oregon as they toss the exchange

April 28, 2014April 26, 2014 G. Turner

The state will now be getting rid of their website, which never stopped being riddled with problems. The board of the Cover Oregon exchange has now voted to make the next health care reform for the state by shutting down its problem filled enrollment website in order to hop aboard the federal government’s site, which has managed to iron out the vast majority of its own bugs and glitches. This state is one of several that attempted to run their own exchange and found it was an overwhelming struggle. While…

Oregon health insurance exchange may be seized by the federal government

April 28, 2014April 26, 2014 S.Vagus

Federal government may take control of Cover Oregon in order to fix it The federal government is preparing to take over the health insurance exchange of Oregon. Cover Oregon is one of the few state-operated exchanges currently in existence in the U.S., as most states have opted to allow the federal government to manage their exchanges. Federal exchanges have experienced major technical problems that have made it difficult for people throughout the country to sign up for insurance coverage, but some state-run exchanges have managed to avoid these problems. This…