HealthSource RI

HealthSource RI is the health insurance marketplace for the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The marketplace enables people and small businesses to purchase health insurance, many at federally subsidized rates. The marketplace's web site also allows people to sign up for Medicaid, the health care program for the poor.

HealthSource RI
Agency overview
JurisdictionHealth insurance marketplace for U.S. state of Rhode Island
Agency executive
Websitewww.healthsourceri.com

As of February 8, 2014, 16,512 people had signed up for private health insurance through HealthSource RI, and 107 small businesses had enrolled 658 employees and dependents. An additional 35,821 people had signed up for Medicaid.[1]

On February 4, 2015, Richard Salit of the Providence Journal wrote that 27,000 2014 enrollees may owe money to the IRS because they may have received too large of a subsidy.[2]

Background

Health insurance exchanges were established as a part of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to enable individuals and businesses to purchase health insurance in state-run marketplaces.[3] Under this legislation, states could choose to establish their own health insurance exchanges; if they chose not to do so, the federal government runs one for the state.[3]

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References
  1. Freyer, Felice J. (February 12, 2014). "Numbers of Rhode Islanders signing up for Medicaid, private insurance soar, HealthSource RI says". The Providence Journal. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Lewis, Nicole (July 12, 2011). "HHS Proposes Health Insurance Exchange Rules". InformationWeek. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
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