Hawaii Relaunching Obamacare Exchange After Not Selling Any Health Insurance Due To Software Problem
HONOLULU Hawaiis health insurance marketplace is hoping to turn around a stalled start by providing plans and pricing to consumers by Oct. 15 but there are no guarantees, its executive director said Wednesday.
Coral Andrews, executive director of Hawaii Health Connector, told state lawmakers Wednesday that getting the marketplace running properly has been a fluid situation, with circumstances changing every day.
We want to make sure that were doing it the right way, Andrews said after testifying for more than an hour before a panel of lawmakers representing three House and three Senate committees.
The insurance exchange a key component of President Barack Obamas federal health care overhaul hasnt been able to sell any insurance in Hawaii because of problems with the software at the heart of the marketplace. Consumers cant see plans, even though a variety of options from two insurers have been approved to be sold by the states insurance division.
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