In today’s Obamacare Q&A: How to switch exchange insurance plans, when February premiums are due, and what you need to do if you qualify for a plan with a $0 premium.
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80 percent of ConnectiCare customers paid; the rest get an extension
The deadline for ConnectiCare Benefits customers to pay their January premiums was Wednesday, but the company said Thursday that it will continue to accept payments through Jan. 20.
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Is Connecticut’s Obamacare insurance age mix a problem?
Twenty-one percent of the customers buying private coverage through Connecticut’s health insurance exchange are in the coveted 18-to-34 age brackets, and one member of the exchange’s board worries that it’s not higher.
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Connecticut regulators losing patience with Anthem coverage delays
David Gilbert says he sent his $825 check to Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in early December. It was supposed to ensure that the Voluntown man would have health insurance by the start of this year. But two weeks into 2014, Gilbert, 63, is still waiting for proof that he has insurance.
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Anthem extends payment deadline again for Obamacare customers
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is giving customers until the end of the month to pay their January premium bills if they want coverage effective Jan. 1. The extension of the payment deadline to Jan. 31 comes as customers have struggled to get coverage set up for plans purchased through the state’s health insurance exchange, Access Health CT.
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Exchange CEO: Anthem acknowledges billing, payment problems
The head of Connecticut’s health insurance exchange said Friday that officials at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have acknowledged “administrative challenges” in setting up coverage for people who signed up for plans that were supposed to begin Jan. 1.
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Obamacare coverage problems? Here’s what you need to know
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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Amid Obamacare coverage woes, more insurers extend payment deadline
As Connecticut residents continue to face problems getting their new health care coverage set up, two more insurance companies selling plans through the state’s exchange have extended their payment deadlines for January 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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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.