Legislators seek to cede control of the health insurance exchange to the federal government Lawmakers in Nevada want to eliminate the state’s health insurance exchange. Nevada Health Link, as it is called, is being accused of wasting money and disappointing consumers that have sought to obtain insurance coverage. New legislation has been introduced to cede control of the exchange to the federal government, which would then be responsible for funding and managing the exchange. Governor Brian Sandoval believes that the state should continue operating its own exchange, however. Governor plans…
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More than 40,000 people sign up for health insurance coverage through Nevada exchange
State insurance exchange is performing well this year Thousands of consumers in Nevada have purchased health insurance coverage through the state’s exchange during the latest open enrollment period. According to information released by the state’s exchange, some 40,285 have enrolled in the exchange before December 15. These people will have their new insurance policies go active on January 1, 2015, and will also receive any tax credits they may be eligible for at the same time. Technical issues of the past have been resolved, making it easier for consumers to…
Read MoreNevada updates its health insurance exchange
Nevada Health Link has received an overhaul in an effort to make it perform better than it did last year Nevada is prepared to launch its newly revised health insurance exchange. Officials with Nevada Health Link, the state’s exchange, believe that the exchange’s new website will be able to handle the demand and traffic coming from consumers. Last year, the exchange struggled to provide people with access to health insurance policies and was harshly criticized by many as a failure. This year, state officials are expressing optimism concerning the revisions…
Read MoreNevada health insurance exchange targeted by lawsuit
Six insurance brokers file a lawsuit against the state’s exchange Nevada’s health insurance exchange has become the subject of yet another lawsuit. Six insurance brokers working in the state have filed a lawsuit against the exchange in the Clark County District Court. The lawsuit claims that the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and Xerox, which developed the exchange’s website, have failed to pay commissions to brokers. This has been a longstanding issue that has received relatively little attention over the past few months. Brokers are collectively owed more than $200,000…
Read MoreHealth insurance enrollment in Nevada continues onward
March 31, 2014 may have marked the end of the open enrollment period but people are still signing up. The Nevada Health Link may have ended its open enrollment for health insurance on the exchange as of the close of March, this year, but this hasn’t stopped residents of the state from signing up in order to take advantage of another opportunity. A sixty day special enrollment session started at the beginning of this month and enrollments are still coming. The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange board, which is responsible…
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