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Washington state Affordable Health Insurance Exchange
Washington has several
commercial managed
care providers and
10 small group
health insurance
plans
as well as
the state-sponsored Washington State Health Insurance Pool (WSHIP)
health plan for residents
who are not accepted
into the commercial
health plans. These
standard health
insurance plans may
not be affordable to
all residents. This Web page lists some of the most popular low cost commercial health insurance plans and related benefits. All of these policies offer secure online enrollment and professional OnlineAdviser personal enrollment support. Please note that while many of these choices could be included in more than one of the suggested usage categories, each plan is listed only once for the sake of brevity. Your enrollment adviser is available to discuss suitability of any plan for your specific situation.
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Washington insurance & benefit news
Washington had the
12th highest health
insurance costs of
all states in 2008
with an average
family premium of
$13,036 per year.
(The average annual
premium for a U.S.
family covered under
an
employer-sponsored
health plan in 2008
was $12,298
according to
The
Commonwealth Fund
report. The
overall quality of
health care
ranked 16th out of
the 51 states
(including DC).
Washington is unique
among states in that
most health plans
available to
individuals in
Washington are
managed care plans
or Health Maintenance
Organizations
(HMOs). None of the
nation's most
popular individual
major medical
insurance plans are
available to
residents of
Washington
Short Term Insurance
Intermediate Term
Supplemental Insurance
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Washington Insurance Law
The Office of the
Insurance
Commissioner can be
reached by telephone
at 800-562-6900 or
by mail at PO Box
40256, Olympia WA
98504. The state
children's health
insurance plan
(CHIP) Web site is
Washington
Children's Health Insurance Program.
Non-insurance Discount Plans
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Consumer Insurance Issues
5/14/2010 Diabetes Coverage: A new resource to help find
health
insurance for diabetics in Washington state is now available at Freedom Benefits.
3/23/2010 Washington and ten other states
including Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Utah will make a joint legal challenge
to the federal health reform bill on the basis that it improperly usurps state
sovereignty over health insurance and that requiring health insurance is an
illegal and improper government action.
2/22/2010 State
legislators failed to support a bill to allow health
insurance consumers the opportunity to purchase health
insurance across state lines despite support from the small
business community and an endorsement from the chair of the
health committee.
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