Open enrollment period proves successful for the state’s insurance exchange Michigan’s health insurance exchange has managed to enroll a significant number of people during the latest open enrollment period. According to Get Covered America, some 340,905 people enrolled in the state’s exchange from November 15 last year to February 15 2015. The open enrollment period allowed those without health insurance to find the coverage that they needed. The state’s Medicaid program also experienced a period of growth, as people flocked to find coverage from the program. More than 546,000 people…
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Nearly 300,000 people in Michigan enroll for health insurance coverage through state’s exchange
Open enrollment period for state exchanges is coming to a close next month There are only three weeks left in the current open enrollment period for health insurance exchanges in the United States. The open enrollment period exists as a time when consumers can acquire coverage through insurance exchanges that exist in their states. Some of these exchanges are operated by the states themselves, while others are controlled by the federal government. Once the open enrollment period ends, consumers will no longer be able to acquire health insurance coverage through…
Read More290,000 Michigan residents sign up for health insurance coverage through exchange
HHS data shows that 290,439 people have signed up or renewed their health insurance policies The federal Department of Health and Human Services has released information showing that more than 290,000 people in Michigan have enrolled for insurance coverage through the state’s health insurance exchange. The majority of these people will have their insurance coverage go into effect on February first, but consumers will have until February 15 to purchase the coverage they are interested in. Those that do not purchase insurance coverage by February 15 may have to wait…
Read MoreMore than 500,000 people find health insurance coverage through Michigan’s exchange
State records show that 507,618 people have enrolled in the Healthy Michigan Plan More than half a million residents of Michigan have acquired health insurance coverage through the state’s exchange, called the Healthy Michigan Plan. According to state records, 507,618 have enrolled in the exchange during the first month of the latest open enrollment period. These people have found coverage that they favor through the exchange and it is estimated that the majority of enrollees are receiving subsidies for this coverage from the federal government. Exchange’s technical faults seem to…
Read MoreMore companies aim to participate in Michigan health insurance exchange
18 insurance companies are seeking entry into the state’s insurance exchange this year Michigan residents may have more options when it comes to purchasing health insurance coverage through the state’s insurance exchange this year. The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services has announced that it has received policy proposals from 18 of the state’s insurance companies that are interested in participating in the exchange. All but two of these companies have filed proposals for individual policies, with 11 offering small group policies designed specifically for businesses. Regulators are currently…
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