childrens health insurance
Sick children face higher premiums
The New York Times recently reported (10/14, Pear): “The Obama administration, aiming to encourage health insurance companies to offer child-only policies, said Wednesday that they could charge higher premiums for coverage of children with serious medical problems, if state law allowed it.” Many “major insurers, faced with an unprofitable business,” have “stopped issuing new child-only […]
Why are you not able to purchase an individual health insurance policy for children in Ohio (Post Health Care Reform)?
The main reason is that Ohio cannot demand insurers sell the health insurance coverage and the carriers (Anthem, UHC, Aetna, Medical Mutual of Ohio) have been forced to protect themselves against adverse selection.
Carriers are worried consumers will wait until a child is sick before trying to buy insurance. Under current conditions, those seeking coverage […]
Health Insurance for Ohio Children - Post Reform
The Ohio Department of Insurance plans in the next few days to issue an emergency rule that officials hope will entice health insurers to reverse decisions to stop offering policies for Ohio children on the individual market to avoid federal health reform requirements, Columbus Business First reported.
Several of the state’s […]
