Tax breaks, subsidies offered through state benefit exchange By Marcy Stamper Lots of things about health insurance are shrinking for 2019 — the open-enrollment period, which started last week, is shorter; people have fewer policies to choose from; and the network of covered physicians and hospitals is limited to Washington state, except in emergencies. But […]
Health Benefit Exchange
Last chance to buy individual health insurance for those who self-pay
People who don’t get health insurance through their job and who don’t qualify for the state’s Apple Health coverage have less than a week to get health insurance for 2018.
The deadline is for policies bought through the state’s Obamacare marketplace (the Health Benefit Exchange) …
Open enrollment closes soon for state health insurance exchange
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 …
Deadline to buy subsidized insurance fast approaching
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.
Despite glitches, thousands sign up for health insurance
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.
