The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was signed into federal law in 1997, and exists to help fund health coverage for children at the state level. Each state has their own program in place, working to primarily serve low-income households. These households are often out of the eligibility range to qualify for Medicaid, or may […]
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HealthSherpa.com enrolled more than 25,000 people in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) between November 1st and November 8th, which is roughly 3% of total volume through HealthCare.gov. Since 2014, we have enrolled nearly 950,000 people in ACA coverage. We’ve seen some very interesting data based on the first week of Open Enrollment […]
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For most people, losing a job historically meant losing their health insurance. Under COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) most employers have to offer terminated employees similar coverage to the health insurance provided while they were employed. The problem is, COBRA is usually offered at full price plus a two percent administrative fee. This […]
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