More than 812K in NY sign up for health insurance
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press | |
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More than 70 percent of enrollees had been without health insurance before choosing from among four levels of coverage offered by 16 insurers in the state's online health plan marketplace.
"Luckily I haven't been sick," said Webb, 29, who works full time for a messenger service that does not provide health insurance. After choosing a comprehensive medical and dental plan that will cost her about
"I'm glad that I don't have to worry about it anymore," she said.
Dr.
"That's a problem, especially with deductibles," said Unterricht, president of the
"They can't afford to pay a
The so-called navigators tasked with helping patients understand and choose a plan found themselves explaining concepts like in- and out-of-network fees, co-pays and cost-sharing to people hearing them for the first time, said
"Some of them never had coverage before," she said. "So they're coming in and having to understand a lot of very complicated information in a short period of time to make a decision that they have to stick with for a year."
In the last few months,
There is frustration among doctors, too, Unterricht said, because the patients' health insurance cards often don't list a patient's deductible, and it can be difficult to find out from an insurer the outstanding balance, or whether a patient is in the 90-day grace period allowed before their coverage can be cancelled for non-payment.
"The exchange has been up and running for a while and the
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