Getting insurance through Nev.’s health exchange
By Michael Lyle, Las Vegas Sun
When President Trump signed an executive order last week to reform health care by destabilizing the market for individual insurance, various thought leaders likened the measure to a wrecking ball. With Congress repeatedly deadlocked over repealing the Affordable Care Act, Trump laid out an independent plan to cut subsidies while creating cheaper policies with fewer benefits and protections.
Consumers have a lot of questions and concerns about the process of purchasing affordable health care, just in time for open enrollment. It starts on Nov. 1 in Nevada, where about 89,000 people already are covered through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange.
“We have seen (enrollment numbers) increase each year,” said the exchange’s communications officer, Janel Davis. “We are seeing a need for these plans.”
