Iowa legislators met in the Senate on Monday to discuss the state’s federally-funded high risk insurance pool. Lawmakers were given copies of an editorial from the Des Moines Register during the meeting which outlined the program’s failure to enroll HIV-positive residents. The meeting quickly grew heated as lawmakers questioned members of the state’s Insurance Division over the matter. The insurance pool’s executive director, Cecil Bykerk, was also in attendance at the meeting and was subjected to questioning as well. Senator Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines, had strong criticism for the insurance…
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Problems with Ohio’s high-risk insurance pool bode ill for residents with chronic ailments
Last year, Ohio legislators approved a plan to establish a high-risk insurance pool in the state in order to appease new federal health care laws. The program was meant to attract residents who have had trouble obtaining insurance coverage in the past due to high-risk illnesses or chronic conditions. With more than 1,800 people currently enrolled in the plan, legislators are now seeing higher-than-expected costs in keeping the program afloat. In an attempt to mitigate the rising costs of the program, legislators have now limited enrollment. The program was meant…
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