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Health insurance companies being placed under guidance of HHS

May 27, 2015May 25, 2015 Marc

Trumpcare health insurance investigation

HHS guidance will ensure that companies adhere to federal law The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a guidance to health insurance companies that are in violation of one of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The provision in question involves insurers providing coverage for contraceptive care. The HHS seems to have made this move following a report released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which showed that many insurers are not offering coverage for contraceptives as required by federal law. Some insurers are not offering…

HHS estimates 16 million people have received health insurance coverage

March 19, 2015March 18, 2015 Nordstrom

Health Insurance coverage - uninsured drops

Health care reform increases the accessibility of insurance coverage The Affordable Care Act has helped more than 16 million people in the United States gain health insurance, according to information from the Department of Health and Human Services. A recent survey from Gallup, called the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, suggests that the number is closer to 9 million, however. Whatever the case may be, health care reform has reduced the number of uninsured people throughout the country, which may be a significant victory. Federal law continues to be somewhat controversial The…

11.4 million people sign up for health insurance coverage in the US

February 20, 2015February 18, 2015 S.Vagus

More than 11 million people have used insurance exchanges to find the coverage that they need The open enrollment period for health insurance exchanges in the United States has come to an end and the White House has announced that 11.4 million people signed up for coverage through these exchanges. Many people opted to seek out insurance coverage through these exchanges because of the availability of subsidies from the federal government. These subsidies are offered through the Affordable Care Act and have helped offset the cost of insurance policies for…

People seek out health insurance on the last day of open enrollment

February 19, 2015February 18, 2015 Nordstrom

Open enrollment has ended, but many sought coverage at the last minute There has been a swell in activity among those looking for health insurance coverage through state-based exchanges on the last day of the open enrollment period. Open enrollment for exchanges ended on February 15, and many people flocked to HealthCare.gov and visited the physical office of their exchanges in order to acquire coverage. With the open enrollment period now over, consumers will not be able to find health insurance coverage through exchanges, apart from certain circumstances. Texas experiences…

Thousands set to lose their health insurance in the US

February 13, 2015February 12, 2015 Nordstrom

200,00 people will lose their insurance because they cannot prove they are legally living in the US An estimated 200,000 people may lose their health insurance coverage because they are unable to prove that they are legal residents of the United States. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, these people will have their insurance coverage invalidated on February 28 of this year. These people had previously enrolled in insurance exchanges, finding policies that they may not have been able to find elsewhere. Many of these insurance policies…

Nearly 16,000 people in North Dakota find coverage through health insurance exchange

February 6, 2015February 5, 2015 Nordstrom

More people are enrolling in the state’s insurance exchange as the open enrollment period draws to a close More residents of North Dakota are enrolling in the state’s health insurance exchange as the end of the open enrollment period approaches. As of the end of January, some 15,997 people have signed up for coverage through the exchange, according to information from the Department of Health and Human Services. For comparison, 10,597 people enrolled in the exchange last year. The growing popularity of the exchange may be due to the rising…

Health insurance enrollment in Wyoming continues to grow

February 5, 2015February 4, 2015 Nordstrom

Federal records show that 17,800 people have enrolled in the Wyoming insurance exchange The number of people finding health insurance coverage through Wyoming’s exchange continues to grow. According to information provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, some 17,800 people have enrolled in the state’s health insurance exchange during the most recent open enrollment period. Many people are coming to the exchange to find affordable coverage, the cost of which is being offset by the availability of subsidies from the federal government. State’s exchange manages to resolve its…