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Connecticut health insurance exchange begins seeking out consumers

March 30, 2013March 28, 2013 Logan B.

Health insurance exchange in Connecticut is now looking for the uninsured Connecticut is one among a hand full of states in the U.S. that has opted to build and operate its own health insurance exchange. The state leads the country is terms of actually insured peoples, but that is not stopping Connecticut from seeking out the uninsured wherever they may be. The state’s health insurance exchange, which was approved by legislators shortly after the passing of the Affordable Care Act, has already begun looking to enroll uninsured consumers, under the…

Homeowners insurance costs eclipse mortgages in Florida

March 28, 2013April 30, 2013

Florida homeowners now paying more for insurance than for their homes One of the highest expenses facing Florida families has long been the mortgage on their homes. Mortgages in the state, just as elsewhere throughout the U.S., put a large amount of financial pressure on families. While mortgages have been the highest expense for many families in the state, these families are beginning to pay more for their homeowners insurance coverage, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The non-profit organization suggests that consumers are paying more for their homeowners, auto,…

Health insurance co-op takes for in Utah

March 28, 2013March 27, 2013 Logan B.

Utah’s first health insurance co-op opens its doors Utah’s health insurance market is expected to become more competitive as the state’s first health insurance co-op takes form. Arches Health Plan has won approval from Utah regulators and lawmakers and has opened its doors in the state. The non-profit health insurance group is designed as a consumer-driven business, offering consumers the coverage they need at affordable prices. The health insurance co-op will begin open enrollment in October 1 of this year, with policies becoming active on January 1, 2014. Health insurance…

States seek alternative to Medicaid health insurance expansion

March 27, 2013March 26, 2013 Logan B.

Lawmakers continue to wrangle with health insurance requirements The Affordable Care Act will become fully enacted next year, leaving states throughout the U.S. relatively little time to comply with the federal law’s numerous provisions. One of these provisions, in particular, has been somewhat controversial in several states. That is the mandatory expansion of Medicaid. While the Medicaid program is, technically, overseen by the federal government, each state has its own division of the program which they are required to govern. Per the Affordable Care Act, all states must expand their…

Health insurance for children sees slowing in expansion

March 27, 2013April 30, 2013

The broadening of the medical coverage for kids in Florida may be stalling out. Now that the legislative session in Florida is already a third complete, a bill that would work to shrink the health insurance coverage gaps for children in the state has been passed only one committee and looks as though it will not completely pass. The bill is designed to help to cover children who have lost other forms of medical coverage. Rep. Gayle Harrell (R-Stewart) presented the HB 689 proposal that was designed to help kids…