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Okanogan County residents who buy their own health insurance through the state exchange — the only way to get a tax break or subsidy — won’t get to choose the insurance company next year.
While most people in Washington can choose between at least two insurers, …
People have just two more days — until Friday (Dec. 15) — to buy an individual health insurance policy for coverage to start Jan. 1, 2018.
If you miss that deadline, you can still buy a policy — or change your coverage for next year — until Jan. 15, but then coverage won’t start until Feb. 1.
People who buy their own health insurance will find fewer choices, higher costs and more confusion — but also new online tools and trained navigators to help — when the open-enrollment period opens this week.
The Washington Insurance Commissioner released details of approved plans last week in …
Although the open-enrollment period for health insurance is just two weeks away, uncertainty — about costs, subsidies, and what the policies will actually cover — is still growing.
Just last week, President Donald Trump issued two declarations that could affect how health-insurance plans …
Against a backdrop of uncertainty on the federal level, insurance companies in Washington have reduced their health insurance offerings, but three insurance companies still plan to sell policies in Okanogan County through the state exchange in 2018.
That puts Okanogan County …
More than 140 people from throughout Okanogan County congregated at Omak City Hall on Monday (Feb. 6) to request a meeting with their representative in Congress, Dan Newhouse, and share concerns about the direction of national politics.
Newhouse, a Republican from Sunnyside representing the 4th Congressional District, was not there, but was represented by staff members who …
It’s open-enrollment period, the once-a-year opportunity for people to sign up for — or make changes to — health coverage if they purchase their insurance through the state’s insurance marketplace.
The Washington Health Benefit Exchange is the state-run exchange developed in …
By Ann McCreary
The deadline to enroll and submit payment for a private health insurance plan through the state’s “Healthplanfinder” website is March 31 at 11:59 p.m.
By Marcy Stamper & Ann McCreary
Despite being stymied by computer error codes and troubling erroneous information, a sampling of Methow Valley residents who signed up for health insurance through the state’s exchange were pleased with the expanded coverage and lower costs.
By Ann McCreary and Marcy Stamper
“It was the first time he’d had insurance in his life. He was jubilant,” said Erin Flahive, one of two Room One staffers trained to help people navigate the new health insurance system.
