California has been given federal funding that will be used to extend its preexisting condition program. This has allowed more than 6,000 people who have a preexisting condition to be able to obtain health insurance coverage. The program is intended to last until federal health reform kicks in in 2014. California was given $761 million in federal funding that is to be used for the state’s preexisting condition program. The state will receive $347 million of that funding in 2012. The rest will be used in the next few years, in order to fund a preexisting condition program in the … Continue reading →

The cost of the Pre-Existing Condition Plan in Missouri is about to drop in price, once again. This has been done in the hopes that it will enable more people to enroll in this health insurance program. Missouri is not the only state to lower the cost of their state’s version of this plan. Not long ago California decided to lower the cost of the premium on their Pre-Existing Condition Plan (PCIP). The discounted price took effect on August 1, 2011, and has affected 3,500 people. Some of the people will see an 18% drop in price, and others will … Continue reading →

People in California who are using the California Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan will see their premium rates fall by 18% very soon. The price cut could help thousands of people in California to finally be able to afford health insurance. The cost of this plan has already dropped in several other states. The Pre-Existing Condition Plan (PCIP) was created in 2010, as part of the Affordable Care Act. The purpose of it was to guarantee health insurance coverage for people who were unable to find it because they had certain types of pre-existing health conditions. Previous to 2010, private health … Continue reading →