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New Jersey residents are finding it hard to pay for health insurance

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Report highlights the good news and bad news for those purchasing coverage through exchanges A recent report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows that enrollments in health insurance exchanges throughout the country remained stable during the last open enrollment period. In New Jersey, however, this could be a double-edged sword. While more people in the state have been able to acquire insurance coverage through the state’s exchange, fewer people are able to keep up with the pace at which insurance premiums are growing. New Jersey exchange continues…

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Mental health insurance helps people to receive depression diagnoses

Julie Campbell
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People who have private coverage are more likely to receive a diagnosis of the condition than the uninsured. The results of the latest National Health and wellness Survey that was conducted by Kantar Health have now been released and they have revealed that when people have private mental health insurance coverage, they are more likely to receive a diagnosis of depression than is the case among people who have publicly assisted or provided plans. The survey showed that the difference in the diagnosis rate between these two groups is considerable.…

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American Olympians finally have an insurance policy that qualifies

Julie Campbell
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The plan covering the team had not been meeting the standards of the Affordable Care Act. The U.S. Olympians have now finally managed to obtain qualifying health insurance policies, following an agreement between the U.S. Olympic Committee and the government with regards to their coverage status. Until this time, the health plans for the athletes and their dependents was not up to the ACA’s requirements. There are approximately 850 athletes and about 225 dependents that are enrolled in the special health insurance policy plans through the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC)…

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Nevada health insurance co-op to shut down in 2016

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State’s insurance co-op will cease operations on January 1, 2016 Nevada’s health insurance co-op will be closing down on January 1 next year. The co-op was established through the Affordable Care Act and serves as a non-profit insurance organization that is meant to provide consumers with more options when it comes to affordable coverage. The problem, however, is that the co-op has struggled to meet its enrollment goals and has failed to generate profits, which has lead to a troubling financial situation that it is not able to recover from.…

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Enrollments in New York health insurance spike

Julie Campbell
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This year, there have been a large number of people who have purchased coverage in the state. Since the start of this year, there has been a considerable increase in the number of people who have enrolled for New York health insurance through the state’s official exchange marketplace. There are a number of reasons that New Yorkers seem to have jumped on board the coverage bandwagon. Western New York Health-care Association president, John Bartimole, has stated that one of the primary reasons that there has been an increase in participation…

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