About 150,000 Oregonians enrolled in individual health care plans will have their plans canceled because they don’t provide the minimum level of coverage required.
About 150,000 Oregonians enrolled in individual health care plans will have their plans canceled because they don’t provide the minimum level of coverage required.
State Insurance Division spokeswoman Cheryl Martinis said Wednesday that those facing cancellations could see a break in coverage if they don’t enroll in a new plan on the state’s problem-plagued online exchange by Dec. 15.
While Oregon has an estimated 600,000 uninsured, the situation is most dire for about 11,000 Oregonians who are part of the state’s high-risk insurance pool – a program for those rejected by private insurance carriers because of pre-existing conditions such as cancer, diabetes, or severe heart conditions.
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