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Health exchanges again extend open enrollment
Monday, March 22, 2021
Individuals can shop for health coverage and may qualify for premium subsidy (reduced premiums) to begin the first of the following month. Your Health Idaho has extended enrollment until April 30, 2021Washington Health...
Q&A: Are the health exchanges open again?
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
We printed this Q&A column in the March 10, 2021 edition of The Lewiston Tribune. Q: Are the health exchanges open again? A: Yes! The Idaho and Washington state health exchanges have re-opened in response to...
Washington & Idaho both open new health enrollment period
Friday, February 5, 2021
UPDATE: Find the most recent extended health exchange enrollment article here instead.American Insurance health agents are certified for both exchanges to help our clients understand what plans are available, see if you...
Health Exchanges Now Open until Dec. 15
Friday, November 1, 2019
Idaho Medicaid expansion may change eligibility for ACA Health Exchange in 2020 - The Idaho and Washington Health Exchanges are now open! Individuals, families, small employers, employees, dependents, college students -...
Final 2019 Washington Health Insurance Rates
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The Washington Health Benefit Exchange Board recently certified the 2019 Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) and Qualified Dental Plans (QDPs) to be offered through Washington Healthplanfinder during the upcoming open...
Shorter ACA Enrollment Period for 2018
Monday, November 6, 2017
Individuals, small employers, employees, dependents, college students – anyone who relies on individual medical insurance coverage – must apply during open enrollment unless they are renewing existing coverage at a diff...
ACA Premium Subsidies Continue
Monday, November 6, 2017
Premium Subsidies Are Not Changed. To clarify, this information from recent news articles is NOT referring to the premium subsidies (tax credits) that lower the health insurance premiums paid by qualifying lower income...
Update on ACA Exchanges
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
American Insurance is following the latest developments regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). At the publication of this article, enrollments and renewals of ACA Medical Plans will proceed as scheduled. You can count...
Health exchange enrollment up in all areas
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Around 6.4 million consumers across the country have signed up for health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act, an increase of 400,000 plan selected from last year. More than 98,000 Idahoans have selected a...
Action Needed to Renew WA Healthplanfinder
Monday, October 20, 2014
If you are currently enrolled in a health care plan through Washington Healthplanfinder, you will need to renew your coverage for next year. Customers who signed up for a Qualified Health Plan last year will be eligible...
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- The Down Side of PERSONAL SERVICE
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- 2017 – A Year of Change
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- Leading Cause of Death Ages 8-24
- WA & OR Take Health Exchange Grants
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- Healthcare Costs Now Exceed $20,000 Per Family - Milliman Study
- 4th Leading Cause of Death Is?
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- Six Year-End Tax Reduction Tips
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- Distracted Driving Not Just Cell Phones
- States To Decide “Essential Health Benefits”
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- Newsletter - Winter 2011
- Affordable Care Act vs Supreme Court 2012
- US Record -12 Billion $ Disasters
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- Idaho Receives Health Exchange Grant
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- Supreme Court Blocks Class-Action Lawsuits
- Was Your Accident “Staged”?
- Electric Cars Earn 1st Top Safety Ratings
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- Workers Comp Sparked By 100 Year Old Tragedy
- Obama Care - One Year Later
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- Insurance Goes Nuclear
- Japan: Insured Losses $35B
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- Insurer Losses Increased in 2010
- Can Insurers Withstand Catastrophes?
- 9 Million Lose Health Benefits
- Health Insurance - Employers Taking Bold Action
- Workplace Deaths At All-Time Low in Oregon
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- Free Medical Clinic Open for Uninsured
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- Crash Test - 1959 vs 2009 Chevy
- Dog Bite Claims Top $400M in 2009
- Newsletter - Fall 2010
- Professional Liability Costs Rising for Hospitals and Physicians
- WA Voters Alert - Initiative 1082
- Healthcare Law Upheld by US Judge
- Homeowners’ customer satisfaction studied by JD Power
- Insurers Spend Millions on Reform Changes
- 50.7 M without Health Coverage reports Census Bureau
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- New Idaho ATV Registration & Licensing Requirements
- Liability lawsuits cost small businesses 33% out of pocket
- Free “lunch” and $700 savings over Mutual of Enumclaw
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Signed into Law
- Dependent Coverage for Children Extended to Age 26
- Lender Spotlight: James Waham
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