Cancelled policyholders may be eligible for catastrophic policies Catastrophic coverage options may be extended to policyholders that recently had their plans cancelled as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Policyholders that believe the plans available in the marketplace are…

Never made it to insurers Glitches in healthcare.gov software may be responsible for a 10 percent failure rate during the first two weeks in October. The percentage of failures increased to 15 percent and then started declining in November and…

Increasing deductibles the culprit As healthcare deductibles continue to rise, hospitals are increasingly looking to patients for payment prior to treatment. This article printed in the New Hampshire Union Leader, December 9, 2013 outlines what consumers can expect as more…

Enrollees now have until December 23 to enroll for coverage effective 1/1/2014 The Obama Administration announced an eight day extension for individuals to enroll into plans offered through the Marketplace with an effective date of January 1, 2014. Additionally, the…

Insurance Commissioner addresses individual policies and high risk pool In two separate press releases, New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny addressed important health insurance issues facing Granite State residents. The first release dated November 15, 2013 announced that Anthem is…

Refuses to delay individual mandate Despite the botched rollout of the marketplace website, www.healthcare.gov, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius continues to defend the White House and the ACA. Records are now being released that gave forewarning that the site could not…

Many American's may not be able to keep their current plan if they like it One of the President's selling points for the Affordable Care Act was that if you like your plan you can keep your plan. NBC News…

Calls for delaying the individual mandate increasing daily The number of lawmakers calling for a delay of the Individual Mandate under ACA is increasing. Problems continue to plague the website and there is no end in sight. Some are calling…

Announcement made in October 15 press release MVP announced its intentions to withdraw from the New Hampshire healthcare market. New Hampshire law requires a 180 day notice to members. They will be accepting renewals of existing policies at this time…

Commission writes in provisions to opt out The commission charged with studying the expansion of Medicaid in New Hampshire has recommended the state legislature expand the program to all adults earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.…

Commission writes in provisions to opt out The commission charged with studying the expansion of Medicaid in New Hampshire has recommended the state legislature expand the program to all adults earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.…

Administration refers to system issues as "glitches" On the first day of the new Exchange/Marketplace operation, many potential enrollees found themselves waiting for extended periods of time to access the site or not even being able to access the site.…