Another Obamacare headache: 1,500 in NM have to move out of the high-risk...
KICKED OUT OF THE POOL: Some 1,500 people in NM’s high risk insurance pool must enroll in Obamacare by the end of the year. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE – The glitch-filled...
View ArticleJust 172 in NM have completed Obamacare sign-ups: ‘Woefully inadequate,’ says...
By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE, N.M. — Six weeks into the stumbling rollout of the Affordable Care Act website, the numbers are out. The White House warned those numbers would be...
View ArticleDefying Obamacare: ‘Send them the bill,’ NM insurance official says
DEFYING OBAMACARE: Jason Sandel, the vice chairman of New Mexico’s high-risk insurance pool proposes keeping 1,500 people where they are and sending any bills to the federal government. NM Watchdog...
View ArticleHere’s the bill: NM insurance board will ask feds for at least $9 million
SEND ‘EM THE BILL: Due to the problems with the federal government’s health care website, board members of the NM high-risk insurance pool say the federal government should pay for the cost of an...
View ArticleNM lawyer stuck in Obamacare limbo UPDATE: Finally gets through
‘HAVEN’T VERIFIED YOUR IDENTITY’” Despite trying for more than two months, Guy Dicharry, a 60-year-old from New Mexico, has been unable to sign up for individual Obamacare coverage. By Rob Nikolewski │...
View ArticleObamacare numbers in New Mexico lagging behind expectations
BEHIND SCHEDULE: The New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange is counting on a $6 million-$7 million advertising blitz to help the exchange reach its goal of signing up 83,000 by the end of next year. By...
View ArticleNM Obamacare numbers jump, but where are the ‘young invincibles’?
GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS: The number of people in New Mexico signing up for individual coverage under Obamacare spiked in December but the number of young people enrolling is lagging. By Rob Nikolewski │ New...
View ArticleArticle says 38 Obamacare navigators in NM appeared on FBI database
FLAGGED BY THE FBI: A story in the National Review says the names of one in seven Obamacare navigators in New Mexico appeared on an FBI criminal database. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA...
View ArticleMixed results for Obamacare numbers in NM
A SURGE, BUT …: The number of people in New Mexico signing up for Affordable Care Act quadrupled in the last few weeks of open enrollment but there are some concerns behind the numbers. By Rob...
View ArticleAfter a struggling start, New Mexico yanks Obamacare advertising contract
A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE: After posting disappointing enrollment numbers, the New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange is putting its marketing and advertising account back up for bid. By Rob Nikolewski │...
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