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Health insurance exchanges have yet to scoop up the uninsured

March 10, 2014March 8, 2014 H. Cutner

Two surveys have revealed that Americans without coverage aren’t flocking to the marketplaces. With the end of open enrollment on March 31 drawing rapidly near, surveys are now revealing that the health insurance exchanges aren’t yet enrolling the number of uninsured Americans that would be necessary to consider the health care reform a roaring success. The first survey suggested that only 1 in 10 uninsured individuals have completed their private plan enrollment. Although these online health insurance marketplaces are now seeing consistent use, they are not drawing the number of…

Massachusetts health insurance backlog progress is being made

February 25, 2014February 22, 2014 H. Cutner

Officials in the state have said that there tremendously backed up application processing is making headway. Massachusetts health insurance officials have now reported that progress is being made in overcoming the huge backlog that the application processing has been facing in the state since the latest phase of the Affordable Care Act went into effect. The backlog is the most immediate struggle that the state has been facing with the health care reform. Legislators have been going over all of the various issues that the Massachusetts Health Connector site users…

Insurance industry study shows over 300k in Arizona qualify for subsidies

November 8, 2013November 5, 2013 H. Cutner

Recent research has shown that almost 60 percent of the state’s population can receive this assistance. The results of a new insurance industry study are now revealing that almost 60 percent of the residents of Arizona who purchase coverage through the federal exchange will be able to qualify for a tax subsidy to help to make their health plans more affordable. This study looked at individuals who did not qualify for Medicaid plans but who would use the exchange. This insurance industry research was conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation.…

Healthcare reforms in California are doing far better than federal changes

November 6, 2013November 4, 2013 G. Turner

California Health Insurance exchange popularity

Although the rollout of the HealthCare.gov site has experienced massive struggles, CoveredCA.com is thriving. As the federal government continues to struggle with problems and errors related to its healthcare reforms, particularly in the HealthCare.gov website, California has been sailing along with a great deal of successes with its own exchange site, CoveredCA.com. The problems with which many Americans have been struggling with the federal site are absent in California. Citizens in California have been able to take advantage of the better side of the healthcare reforms, as their state set…

Healthcare reforms website to be repaired by private contractor

October 29, 2013October 26, 2013 Julie Campbell

Federal Health Insurance Exchange website problems

HealthCare.gov has a brighter future ahead and will be working by the end of November. The HealthCare.gov website – a central element of the healthcare reforms – is expected to be up and running at full steam before the end of next month now that Quality Software Systems, a private contractor, has been hired to operate the site. The site has been hounded by problems since the day that it launched at the start of this month. To help to rescue the struggling heart of the healthcare reforms – the…

Health insurance campaign launched in Arizona

September 12, 2013September 10, 2013 S.Vagus

Volunteers seek to raise awareness of health insurance in Arizona Arizona has launched a year-long campaign to promote coverage through its health insurance exchange over the weekend. The state is hoping to raise awareness of the exchange, which could offer affordable coverage to the state’s estimated 1 million people that do not have health insurance protection currently. Enroll America, a national non-profit organization that works with health care and social service agencies, is one of the parties participating in the campaign. Volunteers work to spread information Through Enroll America, volunteers…

Health insurance improvements may reduce drug related deaths

August 9, 2013August 7, 2013 Julie Campbell

A new study conducted by American and Canadian researchers has provided new insight for the industry. The results of new research have just been released in Vancouver, indicating that health insurance could help to reduce the instance of deaths related to the use of opioid drugs. The reason that was found for this trend is that substitution treatment would be covered. Health insurance makes it possible for patients to be able to have coverage for methadone and other substitution treatments when they are struggling with addictions to these powerful medications.…