Nine days after health plans sold as part of the federal health law were slated to take effect, some state residents are still struggling to get their coverage set up. Here’s what you need to know about the payment deadlines, what to do if you need an insurance ID card, who to call if you’re having problems, what you can do if you need a prescription filled before you get your insurance information, and the deadlines to know if you’re still shopping for coverage.
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What to do if you’re still waiting for your Obamacare insurance bill
Coverage starts Wednesday for health plans sold through the state’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT. But some people who signed up say they haven’t yet gotten their first month’s bill, which must be paid by Jan. 10 for the coverage to take effect.
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62,153 people signed up for Obamacare coverage by first deadline
As of midnight Tuesday, 62,153 Connecticut residents had signed up for coverage as part of the federal health law commonly known as Obamacare, according to figures from Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange.
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Enrollment brisk, demand high at first Connecticut Obamacare enrollment deadline
Enrollment in insurance plans offered as part of the federal health law continued to surge Monday, the last day to sign up for coverage that takes effect Jan. 1. “We’re just exploding here today,” Kevin Counihan, CEO of Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, said Monday.
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Connecticut’s Obamacare exchange chief: Expect a ‘clunky’ Jan. 1
As the next big milestone for the federal health law approaches, Connecticut’s health insurance exchange chief is once again warning that things aren’t likely to go smoothly.
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Obamacare Q&A: Deadlines, penalties and when to expect your insurance card
The new insurance plans available as part of the federal health law take effect in just over two weeks, and one of the first major deadlines of the law is less than a week away.
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Obamacare payment deadline and pre-existing condition pool extended
People covered by the Connecticut Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan and similar high-risk insurance pools across the country will get another month to find new coverage before the program ends in 2014, federal officials announced Thursday.
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CT’s Obamacare exchange applications surging this week
Application activity for the state’s health insurance exchange has skyrocketed this week, with close to 1,000 people signing up for coverage each day. That compares to a previous peak of 3,544 enrollees for the entire week before Thanksgiving.
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Why exchanges matter for those with coverage through jobs, too
Connecticut’s health insurance exchange is intended to offer coverage to the uninsured, people who buy their own health plans and small businesses. But CEO Kevin Counihan said broader changes in the health insurance market mean that exchanges will soon become relevant for people who get coverage through their jobs, too.
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6 things to consider when picking your health insurance
Buying health insurance? Here’s what you should consider.
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Obamacare worry: Will feds pay consumer premiums on time?
Thousands of Connecticut residents buying insurance as part of the federal health law are expected to rely on the federal government to pay a portion of their premiums. But the federal government’s problem-plagued rollout of the law has left some would-be customers worried about whether that share of their premiums will get paid on time.
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Obamacare insurance plans attracting older CT customers
Data released by Access Health CT show that early enrollment trends have continued, including an older customer base for private insurance plans, a higher-than-anticipated proportion of enrollees picking the most costly and comprehensive type of coverage and nearly two-thirds of private insurance customers picking plans offered by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state’s largest insurer.
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Access Health says 13,128 people signed up for Obamacare coverage
As of Thursday, 13,128 people had signed up for coverage through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange.
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Feds: Fewer than half of Obamacare applicants qualify for subsidies
In the first month of enrollment, just 106,185 people in the U.S. signed up for private insurance plans sold through the exchanges created by the federal health law, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Wednesday.
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CT’s exchange store is open to sell Obamacare insurance
New Britain — Connecticut’s first health insurance “storefronts” are open for business, and so, officials want you to know, is the state’s health insurance exchange.
