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Health Insurers Provide Additional Flexibility for Premium Payments
To provide a smooth transition in the first year of the auto-enrollment and renewal process, health plans are voluntarily providing flexibility with payment deadlines for consumers purchasing coverage through the federal Marketplace.
To provide a smooth transition in the first year of the auto-enrollment and renewal process, America’s Health Insurance Plans’ (AHIP) Board of Directors today announced that health plans are voluntarily providing flexibility with payment deadlines for consumers purchasing coverage through the federal Marketplace.
“Our community wants to do everything we can to make sure consumers have greater peace of mind about their health care coverage and to support them throughout the open enrollment process,” said AHIP President and CEO Karen Ignagni.
Read more at AHIP's website: http://bit.ly/1swMikd
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