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Health care reform may take a step backward in Hawaii

May 13, 2014May 10, 2014 H. Cutner

The largest insurance company in the state is calling for the closure of the troubled exchange. The CEO of the largest health insurance company in Hawaii has now stated that he feels that the state’s exchange – a central part of the health care reform – should simply be shut down as it is too troubled to be worth its while. The website was created in order to provide residents with the ability to compare and shop for policies. This was one of the states that had decided to operate…

Oregon health insurance exchange may be seized by the federal government

April 28, 2014April 26, 2014 S.Vagus

Federal government may take control of Cover Oregon in order to fix it The federal government is preparing to take over the health insurance exchange of Oregon. Cover Oregon is one of the few state-operated exchanges currently in existence in the U.S., as most states have opted to allow the federal government to manage their exchanges. Federal exchanges have experienced major technical problems that have made it difficult for people throughout the country to sign up for insurance coverage, but some state-run exchanges have managed to avoid these problems. This…

11,000 people sign up for health insurance coverage through Delaware exchange

April 15, 2014April 14, 2014 S.Vagus

State officials provide updated information concerning state’s insurance exchange State officials in Delaware have released updated information concerning the performance of the state’s health insurance exchange. Open enrollment for the state’s exchange officially ended on April 1, after having been active since October of 2013. State officials expect that more people will be able to enroll for coverage, however, as some people will be able to use the state’s insurance exchange until April 15. Extension of the open enrollment period was provided by the federal government due to the ongoing…

Health insurance exchange website fails on deadline day

April 1, 2014April 12, 2014 G. Turner

On the very last day for purchasing plans for this year, down went the site once again. As though the desperate scramble from having waited until the very last minute to purchase a health insurance plan wasn’t stressful enough, the federal exchange site failed, causing many to receive a message that it was “currently unavailable.” This was quite the inconvenient time for the site to stop working, as many faced a midnight deadline. Although the health insurance marketplace, Healthcare.gov, had a rocky start, after the massive renovations that were applied…

Health care reform extensions continue for some Americans

March 31, 2014March 29, 2014 G. Turner

For most people, today is the last day to enroll in an insurance plan, but some have been granted more time. Today is the final official day to enroll in the insurance required by the individual mandate of the health care reform, but some Americans have been granted a little bit of extra time when they have previously been blocked by technical problems on the federal exchange website. A number of states that have their own exchanges have allowed for the same type of extension. Among the states that have…