Post by Logan on Jan 30, 2016 4:28:45 GMT -6
And then there was one.
The Alaska Division of Insurance announced Thursday that Portland-based Moda Health will no longer be allowed to sell individual health insurance plans through Obamacare. The action, three days before the federally imposed deadline to obtain health insurance for the coming year, leaves Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield as the only option in the federal marketplace for most Alaskans without employer-provided coverage.
Lori Wing-Heier, director of the Alaska Division of Insurance, said during a Friday press conference that Alaskans who already have Moda health insurance should not immediately worry. Their health insurance policies will be honored and protected until they expire.
“This is not a true panic,” she said. “It is not necessary for you to seek new insurance at this point.”
Moda Health differs from the Moda dental insurance offered to state employees.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-01-29/healthcare-market-last-life
The Alaska Division of Insurance announced Thursday that Portland-based Moda Health will no longer be allowed to sell individual health insurance plans through Obamacare. The action, three days before the federally imposed deadline to obtain health insurance for the coming year, leaves Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield as the only option in the federal marketplace for most Alaskans without employer-provided coverage.
Lori Wing-Heier, director of the Alaska Division of Insurance, said during a Friday press conference that Alaskans who already have Moda health insurance should not immediately worry. Their health insurance policies will be honored and protected until they expire.
“This is not a true panic,” she said. “It is not necessary for you to seek new insurance at this point.”
Moda Health differs from the Moda dental insurance offered to state employees.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-01-29/healthcare-market-last-life