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Patients enrolling faster in pre-existing condition insurance plans, thanks to lower premiums, easier standards
Patient Services, Inc.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week that nearly 41,500 Americans were enrolled in pre-existing condition insurance plans (PCIPs) as of Oct. 31.
The PCIPs have continued to grow at a faster rate (about 4,000 per month nationwide) than before lower premiums and relaxed eligibility standards went into effect for all federal PCIPs and several state PCIPs last summer (see PCIP Update for Week of October 17th).
Growth has been highest among several federally-operated PCIPs in conservative states fighting the Affordable Care Act (so-called “Obamacare”). Florida and Idaho continue to grow by more than 25 percent per month, with Florida now trailing only Pennsylvania, California, and Texas in total enrollment. Arizona PCIP enrollment increased at nearly the same rate, as that state joined Colorado and Oregon to move into the group of 12 states with over 1,000 enrolled.
