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Healthcare reform insurance deadline will be met, says HHS

December 19, 2013December 17, 2013 G. Turner

The department has vowed that it will be prepared for the start of the insurance plans on January 1. The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the HealthCare.gov website will be able to handle the volume of visitors that will be required to head to the site on or before December 23, 2013, in order to meet that healthcare reform deadline for purchasing coverage to ensure that the plans will be active by January 1. By noon on Monday, the site had already experienced 165,000 visitors to…

Sebelius issues tips for holiday health insurance shopping

December 4, 2013December 2, 2013 S.Vagus

Sebelius attempts to mitigate consumer frustration by drawing attention to other options Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has been attempting to provide some levity to offset the frustration consumers have been experiencing with the federal government’s health insurance exchange network. As the holiday season gains momentum, Sebelius notes that shopping for insurance coverage online could mitigate some of the stresses associated with the season. The initiative is meant to highlight alternatives to purchasing insurance coverage through the federal exchange that do not involve using…

Healthcare reforms continue to be made as HHS delays enrollment deadline

November 25, 2013November 25, 2013 Julie Campbell

Consumers who shop for their coverage using the federal exchange will now have another week. Americans who are shopping around for health insurance through the use of the federal exchange website will now be provided with an extension on the previous deadline, as new healthcare reforms have granted them until December 23 in order to sign up on the site and obtain the benefits required to comply with the individual mandate starting on January 1, 2014. This, according to an announcement recently made by the Department of Health and Human…

Health insurance exchanges could gain support from private providers

November 13, 2013November 11, 2013 Marc

Problems with health insurance exchanges persist The problematic launch of health insurance exchanges throughout the U.S. has led to harsh criticism against the federal government. Open enrollment for these exchanges began on October 1 of this year and most exchanges were flooded by people looking for information concerning health insurance and the options they had become available to them. The problem, however, was hat most exchanges were not prepared to handle the traffic coming their way, and technical difficulties led to frustration among consumers. Federal government continues to work to…

Consumers may require guidance when it comes to health insurance exchanges

October 24, 2013October 21, 2013 Nordstrom

Confusion remains a prevalent problem when it comes to health insurance exchanges The University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center and College of Health have released the results of survey concerning the state’s health insurance exchange. The state’s exchange has become quite popular among consumers looking to find affordable health insurance policies, but the exchange’s website has fallen victim to numerous technical problems that have prevented many from finding the coverage they are interested in. According to the survey, technical problems are only one issue that consumers are facing. Survey shows…