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California insurance exchange seeks to boost Latino participation

December 18, 2014December 16, 2014 Julie Campbell

Efforts have been boosted to help to encourage this community to enroll in health plans through the online marketplace. Agents are finding that while the health insurance exchange in California has been designed to help residents of the state to be able to find the coverage that they need at a price that they can afford, and yet it remains a tough sell for many people. The primary struggle is in interesting Californians and motivating them to actually take part. According to some agents, this can be especially challenging in…

Health insurance shopping deadline in New York gets 5 day extension

December 16, 2014December 13, 2014 Julie Campbell

Residents of the state now have a little bit more time to be able to shop for their coverage. New Yorkers can now breath a little bit easier because they have just received an extension of five days for the deadline by which they must either purchase or renew their health insurance coverage through the state’s exchange. The deadline for enrollment through the online marketplace is now December 20 for coverage starting with 2015. This additional five days could make all the difference for many people who find this time…

Health insurance enrollment up by 10,000 in Washington

December 15, 2014December 13, 2014 G. Turner

The state has now reported this figure, which represents the number of sign-ups over the last few weeks. At the end of last week, the state of Washington released its figures for health insurance sign ups during the first few weeks of open enrollment, and what it said was that there have been about 10,000 residents of the state that have already taken part. In 2013, there were almost 50,000 people who had enrolled for private health plans during the first four weeks. Last year’s open enrollment for buying health…

Small business health insurance exchange is struggling to connect with companies

December 4, 2014December 2, 2014 Logan B.

New exchange designed for small businesses is experiencing turbulence HealthCare.gov has launched its small business service, offering employers the chance to purchase health insurance plans for their workers through a federal exchange marketplace. This federal exchange was meant to be made available last year, during HealthCare.gov’s first open enrollment period, but its launch was delayed due to concerns over the financial impact mandatory insurance coverage would have on small businesses. The exchange is now available to small businesses, but reports of mild technical problems has made it difficult for some…

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

December 1, 2014November 29, 2014 G. Turner

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…