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Community groups work to promote health insurance in Nebraska

November 20, 2014November 18, 2014 Logan B.

Groups in Nebraska are promoting awareness of the state’s health insurance exchange Nebraska’s health insurance exchange is again accepting enrollees, but awareness may still be a problem when it comes to getting people to use the exchange. Last year, informing consumers about the state’s exchange and the services it offers proved to be a difficult task. Apart from the exchange’s technical difficulty, a lack of awareness among consumers meant that the exchange saw lower enrollment numbers than had been expected. This year, community groups are taking a new approach to…

Many Nebraskans are eligible for health insurance subsidies

November 14, 2013November 11, 2013 S.Vagus

Report shows that Nebraskans could be missing out on health insurance subsidies Residents of Nebraska have been slow to enroll in the state’s health insurance exchange due to technical difficulties and uncertainty concerning the options that are available to them. A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that approximately 239,000 people could find better coverage through the exchange, but only 500 people have enrolled into the exchange thus far. The report shows that many people are eligible for federal subsidies that could offset the cost of health insurance…

Health insurance initiatives kick off in Nebraska

September 23, 2013September 21, 2013 S.Vagus

Health insurance advocates launch aggressive campaigns in the sate A new health insurance advocacy group has been formed in Nebraska. The group is called “Enroll Nebraska” and its primary goal is to raise awareness of the state’s health insurance exchange. The exchange is set to begin open enrollment on October 1 and thousands of uninsured residents could find the coverage they need through the program. The problem, however, is that many people do not know anything about the state’s exchange and could miss out on the opportunity to attain health…

Nebraska health insurance market may get new demographic per new legislation

January 12, 2013January 12, 2013 Dan

Nebraska health insurance may see influx of state lawmakers Nebraska lawmakers may soon find themselves purchasing health insurance policies in the same market as their constituents thanks to Legislative Bill 18. Senator Jeremy Nordquist introduced the bill this week in the hopes of changing the way policymakers purchase their health insurance coverage, creating more solidarity with the state’s residents. Currently, Nebraska lawmakers obtain their health insurance coverage from government sources. If the bill passes, the Nebraska health insurance market will change significantly in the near future. If the market is…

Nebraska to withdraw from Nonadmitted Insurance Multistate Agreement later this year

January 11, 2012January 11, 2012 H. Cutner

The Nebraska Department of Insurance has announced that it will be withdrawing from the Nonadmitted Insurance Multistate Agreement (NIMA). The agreement is designed to allow participant states to allocate funds collected through premium taxes paid by insurance organizations. States participating in NIMA are meant to pool these funds, which can then be accessed by participants for a number of purposes. Nebraska regulators have chosen to opt-out of the agreement because it does not align with the state’s own laws and timetables regarding new federal changes to taxes and health insurance.…