Substandard insurance policies throughout the US are expected to be cancelled at the end of the year Thousands of people throughout the U.S. will be losing their health insurance coverage at the end of the year. Those that are losing their coverage have substandard policies that do not comply with federal regulations. These policies were initially meant to expire at the beginning of the year, but were granted a reprieve by the federal government. This reprieve is coming to an end and consumers may be forced to find new policies…
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Insurance fraud discovered in Maryland’s second largest school system
The CFO of Prince George’s school system has been placed on administrative leave with pay following accusations. The head budget official for the second biggest school system in Maryland now finds himself on administrative leave with pay after it was discovered by school officials that it is likely that he has committed insurance fraud. The officials discovered an order form from the Maryland Insurance Office in which fraudulent activities occurred. The Prince George’s County Public School System’s chief financial officer, Colby R. White, as well as his wife, Keisha, who…
Read MoreRetroactive health insurance in Maryland attracted only 9 people so far
So far only nine people from the state have signed up for the emergency legislation option. Despite the fact that an emergency temporary retroactive health insurance legislation has been put into place to allow people in Maryland to be able to make sure that they meet the requirements of the health care reform, despite the fact that their online exchange has been faulty, at the last tally, there were only nine people who have signed up to participate in this opportunity. Near the start of the year, the expectation was…
Read MoreHealth insurance exchange contractor gets the axe in Maryland
The company behind the hugely costly but highly defective online marketplace has been fired. The state of Maryland has now fired the contractor that was behind the creation of the expensive health insurance exchange online marketplace that was supposed to allow the state to be able to comply with the federal health care reform. The defects in the site are extensive enough that Maryland may have to abandon part or all of the system. Despite the fact that the health insurance exchange creation came with a tremendous price tag, it…
Read MoreHealth care reform brings better insurance to some in Maryland
Consumers in the state are not signing up in record numbers but they are trading up for improved coverage. According to some of the latest figures from the health care reform in Maryland, the insurance exchange in the state isn’t necessarily making a tremendous dent in the number of uninsured people, but it is giving individuals a way to make sure that they are receiving the best possible coverage. Many people have upgraded their coverage but are paying less for their plans. The state doesn’t yet have the data regarding…
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