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290,000 Michigan residents sign up for health insurance coverage through exchange

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 Marc

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…

180,000 Pennsylvanians receive coverage through state’s health insurance exchange

January 6, 2015January 3, 2015 Logan B.

Pennsylvania exchange is performing well More than 180,000 people in Pennsylvania have purchased health insurance plans through the state’s exchange during the first month of the open enrollment period, according to information released by the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency notes that many of the people seeking coverage for the new year were able to find policies using HealthCare.gov, the federal exchange that serves states that do not operate their own exchange system. Rapidly growing enrollment numbers have also shown that many of the issues that the…

Health insurance exchanges are performing well throughout the country

December 31, 2014December 29, 2014 Marc

HHS information shows that 1.9 million new customers have been enrolled in federal exchanges The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that this year’s open enrollment period is off to a good start. The federal agency, which is responsible for the deployment of the Affordable Care Act alongside the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has released information concerning enrollment throughout the country. As of December 19, 1.9 million new customers have enrolled for coverage in exchanges in 37 states. Another 4.5 million people have renewed…

US consumers may be able to save $2 billion on health insurance coverage

December 10, 2014December 8, 2014 S.Vagus

HHS suggests people could find less expensive coverage this year through insurance exchanges Consumers throughout the United States may be able to save a large amount of money if they switch health insurance policies this year. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), more than 70% of consumers enrolled in insurance exchanges could find less expensive policies than the ones they are currently paying for. These policies can be found through HealthCare.gov, which has recently been revamped to be more accommodating of online traffic and offer better…

HHS forms new partnerships to promote health insurance

December 2, 2014November 29, 2014 Logan B.

Federal agency teams with retail groups to promote insurance coverage among holiday shoppers The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it has formed partnerships with several organizations to promote health insurance during the holiday shopping season. The federal agency has partnered with Westfield Shopping Centers, The National Community Pharmacists Association, and XO Group. Through these partnerships, the agency will be encouraging consumers to purchase health insurance coverage during Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, three of the most prominent shopping days in the United…

Federal health insurance exchange site goes live

November 14, 2014November 12, 2014 S.Vagus

HealthCare.gov is back and may be better than before HealthCare.gov, the federal health insurance exchange gateway, has gone live once again. Though the website is not officially selling policies until November 15, the Department of Health and Human Services is eager to show off the new site and highlight that changes that have been made to it. The federal agency is keen to avoid the technical missteps that were made during the last open enrollment period, which prevented many thousands of people from actually acquiring health insurance coverage through exchanges.…

Thousands could lose their health insurance coverage in the US

September 18, 2014September 17, 2014 Marc

By the end of September, 115,000 people could lose their insurance coverage The Obama Administration has warned that as many as 115,000 people in 36 states could lose their health insurance coverage by September 30. This is due to unresolved data problems involving citizenship and immigration status. When insurance exchanges began their open enrollment period last year, millions of people applied for insurance coverage. The government suggests that a portion of these enrollees supplied false or incomplete information when using an exchange. The Department of Health and Human Services has…