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US consumers may be able to save $2 billion on health insurance coverage

S.Vagus
health insurance agents websites

HHS suggests people could find less expensive coverage this year through insurance exchanges Consumers throughout the United States may be able to save a large amount of money if they switch health insurance policies this year. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), more than 70% of consumers enrolled in insurance exchanges could find less expensive policies than the ones they are currently paying for. These policies can be found through HealthCare.gov, which has recently been revamped to be more accommodating of online traffic and offer better…

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Medical groups team with Covered California to promote health insurance

Nordstrom
California health insurance

Medical groups to work with state’s insurance exchange to promote coverage among consumers Medical groups are joining forces to promote health insurance coverage in California. The California Medical Association, along with various physician, hospital, and pharmaceutical groups, has partnered with Covered California, the state’s insurance exchange. Together, the groups will be encouraging consumers to enroll in the exchange and receive the insurance coverage that they need. The exchange’s open enrollment period began last month and will run through February 2015. Covered California aims to enroll 500,000 people during current enrollment…

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Children’s Health Insurance Program funding may be in jeopardy

S.Vagus
Children’s Health Insurance Program kids

Congress has to act on reauthorizing funding for CHIP Congress may need to act quickly if it wants to save the national Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The program’s funding scheme is set to expire soon and this could leave children throughout the United States without access to health insurance coverage. The program’s current funding will run dry next year, but relatively little has been done to address this issue. The burden of keeping CHIP alive is not for Congress alone, of course. States must begin working with insurers and…

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Over one million health insurance enrollments in first week of HealthCare.gov

G. Turner
health insurance exchange

Officials from the Obama Administration have now released some data from the start of open enrollment. Recently, the Obama administration released the announcement about the first week of open enrollment for health insurance shopping on the federal exchange website, and revealed that over one million people across the country had already submitted their applications within the very first week. Among those who had submitted their applications under the Affordable Care Act, 45 percent had chosen plans. Nearly half of the applications received during the first week on the HealthCare.gov website…

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Colorado health insurance exchange is finding early success

S.Vagus
Colorado Health Insurance

Enrollment in state’s insurance exchange is outpacing last year’s enrollment rate Enrollment in Colorado’s health insurance exchange is already higher than it was during last year’s open enrollment period. Last year, the state’s insurance exchange had struggled to operate effectively due to severe technical difficulties. These complications made it impossible for some people to enroll for insurance coverage. There were also issues regarding awareness among consumers. Many people simply did not know that the exchange offered them health insurance coverage, while others had no idea how to use the exchange.…

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