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Nevada residents are slow to embrace state’s health insurance exchange

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Nevada health Insurance

HHS data shows that enrollment in insurance exchange is sluggish this year Those living in Nevada have been slow to sign up for coverage through the state’s health insurance exchange. A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services has found that relatively few people have purchased coverage through the state’s exchange, called Nevada Health Link. Enrollment numbers were quite low during the first month of the open enrollment period, which began on November 1. Overall, enrollment throughout the country has been sluggish. Approximately 23,000 consumers have enrolled…

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UNLV students are paying more for their health insurance coverage

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college student health insurance accident

Premiums for Student Health Insurance Plan coverage are on the rise Students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, (UNLV) are facing growing health insurance premiums. Those that receive coverage through the school’s Student Health Insurance Plan, which provides policies for undergraduates, may be facing rate shock, as premiums continue to climb significantly. Growing premiums are forcing some students to seek coverage through the state’s health insurance exchange, which is designed to serve as an alternative to conventional insurance markets, allowing consumers to find affordable coverage. Average premium for coverage…

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Nevada health insurance exchange is being targeted by some lawmakers

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Nevada health insurance commissioner State Legislature Building

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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Nevada updates its health insurance exchange

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Nevada health insurance commissioner State Legislature Building

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…

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Health insurance enrollment in Nevada continues onward

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Nevada health insurance commissioner State Legislature Building

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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