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Fewer Young Adults Lacked Health Insurance in 2012

Gallup does polls about all kinds of things. They ask people specific questions, and keep track of the answers. According to Gallup, fewer young adults in the United States lacked health insurance coverage in 2012 than that age group did in previous years. In 2010, a specific provision of the Affordable Care Act went into affect. As of September 23, 2010, young adults who were between the ages of 18 and 26 were able to be covered by their parent’s health insurance policies. Previous to this health reform law, insurers were only allowing parents to include coverage for their children … Continue reading →

A Brief Explanation of Insurance Exchanges

You have probably heard news that says that your state will have its own insurance exchange, which will be set up by 2014. How much do you really understand about what a health insurance exchange is, or how it will work? State Farm has a brief explanation, that is simple to understand. One of the things that I like about State Farm is that it actually provides answers to your questions about insurance. They have a “Learning Center” set up on their website. People can browse through it in order to learn more about different kinds of insurance, to get … Continue reading →

New Information About the Insurance Exchanges

New information has been released this week regarding how the health insurance exchanges will actually function. People have been wondering for quite some time now about how the exchanges will help them. This week, new grant money has been given to states, and new rules have been explained. This week, the Obama administration allocated $185 million in the form of a grant. The grant money is going to be split between thirteen states, and the District of Columbia. The money is to be used to set up the new health insurance exchanges in those states. One of the expenses involved … Continue reading →

Coming Soon – Insurance at the Grocery Store

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Private insurance companies are starting to make plans about how to get their products before the eyes of consumers in 2014, when the health insurance exchanges are expected to appear. Many are making plans to place kiosks inside retail stores. This could help consumers and insurers connect. The health insurance exchanges are supposed to be ready to be used in 2014. Some states have been working on setting up their exchanges, and other states have been resisting it. Private insurance companies are starting to work on setting up their own private exchanges, in order to get ahead of things a … Continue reading →

Where to Find Answers About Health Insurance Exchanges

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Are you confused about the health insurance exchanges? You may have heard that part of the health reform laws require all states to create their own health insurance exchange that should be up and running by 2014. Most people have a lot of questions about how those exchanges will affect them. There are two great resources that can help you find some answers. The health insurance exchanges are one of the key parts of the health reform laws. They are intended to be the place where people who do not have health insurance can go in order to find affordable … Continue reading →