Friday, October 18, 2013

ACA Exchange Web Site vs. The State of Michigan: Zero for 9,883,360.

Note: According to a U.S. Census estimate of 2012, the population of Michigan is 9,883,360. (1)

‘Two weeks after the launch of the Michigan Health Insurance Marketplace, it’s still unclear how many Michiganders have been able to buy insurance there.

Comments earlier today by the chief deputy of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services underscored the lingering confusion over health insurance exchanges, the centerpiece in each state of the federal Affordable Care Act.


Ann Flood, who on Nov. 1 will become the director of the department, said she checked with her staff and “we actually do not have any confirmation of anyone (in Michigan) signing up on the exchange.” ‘ - Glitches continue to frustrate efforts to sign up for health insurance in Michigan, Detroit Free Press, 10/17/2013

Link to the entire article appears below:

http://www.freep.com/article/20131015/NEWS06/310150184/Michiganders-glitches-healthcare-insurance-exchange-Obamacare


 

Notes:

(1) http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26000.html
 



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