A special insurance program for about 30,000 people with a history of cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses will be extended for an additional two months so enrollees can continue treatments while they search for other coverage, the Obama administration announced Tuesday.
Kaiser Health News: HHS Extends Coverage For Patients In Federal High-Risk Pools
The tens of thousands of people with a history of serious illnesses who are enrolled in high-risk insurance pools created under the health care law will have an additional two months — until March 31 — before they lose that coverage, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday (Carey, 1/14).
The New York Times: Program to Cover Major Illnesses Is Extended
A special health insurance program for people with cancer, heart disease and other serious illnesses will be extended for two additional months, through March, so patients can continue treatment while they search for other coverage, the Obama administration said Tuesday. About 30,000 people are now in the program, known as the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (Pear, 1/15).
The Wall Street Journal: White House Extends High-Risk Insurance Program
The Obama administration said Tuesday it was extending for an additional two months a federal insurance program to cover up to 30,000 people with existing medical conditions who had yet to gain insurance through private health plans. The Department of Health and Human Services said it was postponing the closure of the program until March 31 (Radnofsky, 1/14).