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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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Connecticut is only state enrolling more in private insurance than Medicaid under Obamacare
Connecticut is the only state in the country in which more people have applied for private coverage than Medicaid through the health insurance exchange, an exchange official said Tuesday.
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Obamacare challenge: Convincing the uninsured insurance is worth the price
Elly Banos was so eager to get health insurance that she tried to sign up Oct. 1, the first day it was possible to enroll in coverage made available through the health law commonly called Obamacare.
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Access Health data shows early Obamacare customers are older and choosing Anthem
In its first 15 days of operations, Connecticut’s new insurance marketplace signed 3,847 people up for health care coverage as part of the law commonly known as Obamacare.
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Obamacare update: More than half of enrollees getting Medicaid, many callers complaining about price
More than half of the people who have signed up for coverage through Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, qualified for Medicaid, according to figures released Friday. Among people shopping for private insurance, meanwhile, price is a main concern, according to an Access Health official.
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7 things to know about HUSKY and Obamacare
Here are some key things to know about how the law commonly known as Obamacare affects Medicaid in Connecticut.
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Access Health: 753 applications processed in three days
Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance exchange, has processed 753 applications for coverage since opening Tuesday, including 153 on Thursday. On its third day in operation, the exchange reported receiving 11,058 website visitors and 1,033 calls as of 4 p.m. Since Tuesday morning, Access Health counted 82,939 website visitors and 5,094 phone calls.
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Connecticut’s uninsured begin shopping for Obamacare coverage
New Britain — Elly Banos set out just after 7:30 Tuesday morning with a mission: Find health insurance. The New Britain woman knew it was the first day to enroll in coverage that’s becoming available as part of the law commonly known as Obamacare. She’d been waiting for it.
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Obamacare insurance enrollment begins as officials warn of potential glitches
The state’s new insurance marketplace opens for enrollment Tuesday, and officials are marking the occasion with a warning: Be prepared for glitches, or even a system shut-down if problems are bad enough.
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Pitching Obamacare in Hartford, home of 34,000 uninsured
With about 3.4 percent of the state’s population, Hartford is home to close to 10 percent of Connecticut’s uninsured.
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Amid Obamacare marketing push, confusion about Medicare
There’s a major marketing campaign under way for Access Health CT, the new insurance marketplace opening Oct. 1 as part of the federal health reform law. But some officials and others who work with seniors are trying to get out a separate message: If you’re on Medicare, the new marketplace is not for you.
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Access Health chief: Get help applying for Obamacare coverage, and don’t use paper
With just over a week to go before the state’s new health insurance marketplace launches, its leader has some advice for potential shoppers: Get help enrolling. And please, whatever you do, avoid the paper application.
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Obamacare: What you need to know
The federal health reform law commonly known as Obamacare will bring many changes in the coming months. Here’s what you need to know.