California Considers Its Options On Canceled Insurance Plans
The insurance commissioner and the health insurance industry lobby disagree over President Obama's plan.
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The insurance commissioner and the health insurance industry lobby disagree over President Obama's plan.
Under the president's plan, insurers will be permitted to extend this year's policies into next year, but it's far from clear that insurers will want to follow through. Some state regulators may not even let them.
Threatened with a legal action from the state, company says 80,000 customers can keep their plans through March 31.
Health officials are counting on physicians to help educate patients about new insurance options under the health law. But like everyone else, doctors have differing opinions about Obamacare.
Insurers say the old policies fail to meet the law's requirements, but some consumers complain about being forced to buy more expensive policies.
The Obama administration is counting on outreach efforts to enroll Latinos and other immigrants. They tend to be younger than the general population, and so they balance out the costs of older, sicker people in the insurance pool.
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