Find out moreMedical Foundation Healthcare Marketplace navigators are available to help consumers whose insurance in Tennessee’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) ended April 30. The Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan was a transitional bridge program for individuals with pre-existing conditions who might have otherwise been shut out of coverage. Those insured through the plan are eligible for a 60-day special enrollment period to enroll in new coverage with the Affordable Care Act MarketplaceThe special enrollment period ends on June 30. Additionally, all PCIP enrollees who enroll in a marketplace plan by June 30 will have a qualified health care plan coverage effective date of May 1, the medical foundation stated.Special enrollment periods also exist for individuals whose life circumstances have changed, including birth of a child; marriage, divorce, or loss of spouse;loss of job coverage insurance; and moving into the Chattanooga area.To schedule an appointment or for more information, call the Medical Foundation Healthcare Navigators at (423) 622-2872.
Blue or red, a majority of states have exceeded their health care sign-up targets under President Barack Obama’s law – something that would have been hard to imagine after last fall’s botched rollout of insurance markets.
But the administration’s final numbers, released Thursday, also expose shortcomings, including subpar enrollment among Hispanics, the nation’s largest minority group and also its least insured.
Still, strong state-by-state performance indicates that the health care law is making inroads around the country, even as Republicans insist repealing “Obamacare” will be a winning issue in the fall congressional elections. An Associated Press analysis of the government numbers found that 31 states met or exceeded enrollment targets set by the administration before the insurance exchanges opened. Twenty of those are led by Republican governors, many of whom were hostile to the program.
The Health and Human Services Department said 8 million Americans chose a health plan through the new insurance markets in the first year of the historic health care overhaul. Some 4.8 million more gained coverage through Medicaid and children’s insurance programs. A surge in enrollments since March 1 doubled sign-ups in some states, including Texas, Georgia and Florida.