With Oregon’s individual health insurance exchange facing lower enrollment and higher premiums, a prominent consumer watchdog group is pushing for several policy changes to stabilize the individual market and rein in costs.
As expected, the federal health insurance online marketplace is getting hit by a heavy volume of consumers trying to sign up for health insurance by Saturday's deadline.
Open enrollment for the individual health insurance market begins today, with consumers purchasing subsidized plans on the healthcare.gov marketplace and unsubsidized plans through insurance brokers or directly from health insurers through Dec. 15.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that over 2.1 million people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov platform since Open Enrollment began on November 1, including 40,290 in Oregon. This includes both new consumers and consumers renewing their coverage on Heal
On January 31, Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage ended, with about 12.7 million plan selections through the Health Insurance Marketplaces. In Oregon, 147,109 were enrolled in a plan through the HealthCare.gov platform.
OPINION -- Many people find the frenzied pace of November and December a bit overwhelming.