[tabi] Re: Uninsured Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Continue to Gain Coverage through Affordable Care Act
- From: "Joe Plummer" <joeplummer@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:24:26 -0500
Yes, that is infill they recall or the plan as it is now that will head to
the supreme court at some point because three Federal Judges has found the
healthcare bill unconsontutional . So we might not have this privilege long.
sign,
Joe Plummer (JP)
joeplummer@xxxxxxx
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Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 2:08 PM
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Subject: [tabi] Uninsured Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Continue to
Gain Coverage through Affordable Care Act
1. Uninsured Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Continue to Gain
Coverage through Affordable Care Act
New resources available to increase awareness of new program for the
uninsured
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today made new
resources available to the media, consumer groups, states, health care
providers, and others to increase awareness of the Pre-existing Condition
Insurance Plan (PCIP), a health plan for uninsured Americans with
pre-existing conditions created by the Affordable Care Act.
Americans continue to enroll in the plan, which was created in 2010 to
provide comprehensive health coverage - at the same price that otherwise
healthy people pay - for uninsured Americans living with such conditions as
cancer, diabetes, or heart disease who have been unable to obtain affordable
health insurance coverage.
"This program has helped thousands of people that desperately need coverage
and we are excited to see Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan enrollment
is ramping up, in much of the way enrollment in the Children's Health
Insurance Program
(CHIP) did
in the 1990's, as more people learn about the new insurance options
available," said Steve Larsen, director of the Center for Consumer
Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), which operates the program. "We
are working every day to get the word out about this program, to find people
who have been abandoned by the health insurance industry to get them the
coverage they have been denied for so long."
This temporary program covers a broad range of health benefits and is
designed as a bridge for people with pre-existing conditions who cannot
obtain health insurance coverage in today's private insurance market. In
2014, all Americans - regardless of their health status - will have access
to affordable coverage either through their employer or through a new
competitive marketplace, and insurers will be prohibited from denying
coverage to anyone based on their health status.
The Department is actively working with states, consumer groups, chronic
disease organizations, health care providers, social workers, other federal
agencies, and the insurance industry to promote the plan, including holding
meetings with state officials, consumer groups, and others. New resources
that are available to communities to help inform eligible Americans of the
plan include a new web badge that links to PCIP.gov , as well as a new
newsletter and website drop-in language that partners can use in their
outreach efforts.
Nationally, enrollment in the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan is
ramping up steadily and has increased by 50 percent in the past three months
to more than 12,000 Americans.
HHS' Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight is also working
with the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) on a comprehensive
outreach campaign, putting information about the plan in the approximately
3.2 million social security disability insurance application receipts
distributed each year. SSA is also promoting the Pre-existing Condition
Insurance Plan in its advocate newsletter, its website, and on TVs in the
waiting rooms of SSA's more than 600 field offices.
Recently, several large commercial insurance carriers volunteered to include
information on the plan in all insurance denial letters. Carriers that
report they are including such language in their turndown letters include,
but are not limited to:
Wellpoint,
Humana, United Health Group, and several of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield
plans.
Resources available to consumer groups, media, states and others include:
* PCIP.gov - This website offers information about eligibility,
benefits
and more. Consumers can find online and print applications for the plan in
their state. FAQs are also available to help both organizations and
consumers better understand the program.
* Web Badge - A new website button was released today that groups
can post
on their website to link to PCIP.gov. To add the button to your website,
visit www.HealthCare.gov/stay_connected.html
and embed the code listed.
* Newsletter and Website Drop-in Language - Also released today,
this language
is ready for consumer groups, state or local governments or other
organizations to simply drop into their newsletters or post on their
websites to help educate consumers about their health insurance options. To
find this language, visit www.HealthCare.gov/center/brochures.
* Posters and Brochures - Organizations can download or print
English and
Spanish language brochures and posters about PCIP to share with consumers.
Find the
brochures and posters here, www.HealthCare.gov/center/brochures.
Visit PCIP.gov for more information on how the plan works in each state,
including eligibility and how to apply. To find recent enrollment numbers,
visit
www.HealthCare.gov/news/factsheets/pre-existing_condition_insurance_enrollme
nt.html.
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