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Health Reform and Adding Children to Your Health Plan #1/3
One of the things the new health reform law does is expand health insurance coverage for children. But how are the age groups for children defined and what kind of coverage do they qualify for, and...
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Health Reform and Adding Children to Your Health Plan #2/3
Yesterday we answered some questions parents may face when they want to add dependent children age 18 and under to their health insurance plan. Today let’s look at some of the issues that can arise...
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Health Reform and Adding Kids to Your Health Plan #3/3
So, to recap, health reform provisions that went into effect on September 23, 2010 allow for adult children to maintain coverage under a parent’s health insurance plan until age 26. They also prohibit...
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Open Enrollment for Children in California Begins
Good news for parents in California! For the first time, any parent that wants to enroll their child in a non-group or individual California health insurance plan is able to do so without worrying...
View ArticleColorado Open Enrollment Period for Child Health Insurance Coverage
The state of Colorado has established an open enrollment period for child-only health plans which began January 1, 2011 and runs through January 31, 2011. A second open enrollment period will open...
View ArticleCalifornia Health Insurance for Children with Pre-Existing Conditions, Part 1
January 1st marked the initial enrollment period for California parents who wish to enroll their children in “child only” health insurance policies – a policy where only the child is insured. Health...
View ArticleChildren’s Health Insurance in Maryland: Open Enrollment Ends Soon
Maryland’s current open enrollment period for child-only health insurance plans ends in about a week. If you want to purchase an individual health insurance plan for your child (age 18 and under) now...
View ArticleChildren’s Health Insurance Enrollment Period in Oregon
Oregon is the latest state (after CA, CO and MD) to launch a special enrollment period for “child-only” health insurance coverage – that is, privately-purchased individual health insurance plans for...
View ArticleVideo: Health Insurance for Children with Pre-existing Medical Conditions
Anyone who follows our blog regularly is aware of this news; changes brought about by health care reform now make it illegal to deny health coverage to children with preexisting medical conditions,...
View ArticleOpen Enrollment for Children’s Health Insurance in Washington State
We’ve been highlighting open enrollment periods for children’s health insurance plans on a state by state basis this year. So far, we’ve looked at CA, CO, MD, and OR. Next up is Washington state....
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