Craig Smith is a 32-year-old Ph.D. candidate in religious education who doesn't really know what the new health insurance exchanges will offer or what the coverage will cost. But he's eager to find out.
Craig Smith is a 32-year-old Ph.D. candidate in religious education who doesn't really know what the new health insurance exchanges will offer or what the coverage will cost. But he's eager to find out.
The Obama administration's sweeping health reform law known as the Affordable Care Act goes well beyond helping America's uninsured. It also affects roughly 159 million workers and family members.
The Obama administration's sweeping health reform law known as the Affordable Care Act goes well beyond helping America's uninsured. It also affects roughly 159 million workers and family members.
Friday, April 18 2014 5:01 AM EDT2014-04-18 09:01:30 GMT
Two people were injured in Paducah, Kentucky Thursday night, April 17 after an assault with a knife, according to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department.
Two people were injured in Paducah, Kentucky Thursday night, April 17 after an assault with a knife, according to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department.
Friday, April 18 2014 4:22 AM EDT2014-04-18 08:22:59 GMT
Candidate for governor Bruce Rauner (ROW'-nur) and other top Illinois Republicans will join the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition at a gathering next week to urge Congress to adopt immigration reform.
Candidate for governor Bruce Rauner (ROW'-nur) and other top Illinois Republicans will join the Illinois Business Immigration Coalition at a gathering next week to urge Congress to adopt immigration reform.
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has announced new Illinois health plans that will begin October 1.
The plans offered through the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace, an online place where consumers can compare all health insurance plans offered, will be in categories based on price.
Those who are currently uninsured can pick a health insurance plan through the marketplace.
Bronze will be the lowest cost while silver, gold and platinum will have the highest cost.
According to a press release from the governor's office, the rates for the benchmark plans that will be offered on the Marketplace are more than 25 percent below U.S. Health and Human Services estimates.
A six-month enrollment period for the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace will start in October and will close April 1.
For coverage to start January 1, customers need to enroll by December 15.
About 1.8 million Illinois residents are uninsured. Many of them will qualify for free health coverage under an expanded Medicaid program. Others with low or moderate household incomes will be eligible for tax credits that will drop their costs lower than the rates announced Tuesday.
The press release also states the plans announced would give residents in all 102 Illinois counties access to at least 34 plans in addition to another 28 plans offered by employers.
Starting October 1, residents of Illinois can access the Marketplace in three ways:
online
the state's help desk
visiting a partner organization
More information is expected to be released later this week.
Copyright 2013 KFVS. All rights reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Thursday, April 17 2014 10:38 PM EDT2014-04-18 02:38:56 GMT
Two Mississippi County residents face felony charges after a dog attack that left a young girl hospitalized and her mother badly injured, according to the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office.
Two Mississippi County residents face felony charges after a dog attack that left a young girl hospitalized and her mother badly injured, according to the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office.
Thursday, April 17 2014 4:25 PM EDT2014-04-17 20:25:19 GMT
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT)-- The former wife of a Region man convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young neighborhood girl now faces felony charges herself. Tonya M. Smith, 41, is charged with three counts
The former wife of a Region man convicted of kidnapping and murdering a young neighborhood girl now faces felony charges herself. Tonya M. Smith, 41, is charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a child, two counts of causing a child under the age of 13 to view/listen to sexual activity, one count of causing a child over the age of 13 to view/listen to sexual activity, three counts of child enticement and two counts of failure to protect a child.
Thursday, April 17 2014 11:47 PM EDT2014-04-18 03:47:05 GMT
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is calling armed backers of a Nevada rancher "domestic terrorists" for using guns in a grazing rights battle with the federal Bureau of Land Management.
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid on Thursday referred to the supporters who joined rancher Cliven Bundy in Bunkerville as "domestic terrorists."
Wednesday, April 16 2014 7:53 PM EDT2014-04-16 23:53:26 GMT
If you’ve been on Facebook recently, you might have seen videos of people doing what is called the “cold water challenge.” People make videos of themselves jumping in cold water, then challenge others to do the same.
If you’ve been on Facebook recently, you might have seen videos of people doing what is called the “cold water challenge.” People make videos of themselves jumping in cold water, then challenge others to do the same.
Saturday, April 12 2014 6:07 AM EDT2014-04-12 10:07:09 GMT
An incredible photo snapped Saturday at the iconic Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore is going viral. A mother humpback whale and her calf were cruising just offshore when a set rolled in. J.T. Gray of North
An incredible photo snapped Saturday at the iconic Pipeline on Oahu's North Shore is going viral.
Strong currents, rain and bad visibility hampered an increasingly anxious search Thursday for 287 passengers, many thought to be high school students, still missing more than a day after their ferry flipped onto...
Fresh questions arose about whether quicker action by the captain of a doomed ferry could have saved lives, even as rescuers scrambled to find hundreds of passengers still missing Friday and feared dead.
Friday, April 18 2014 5:01 AM EDT2014-04-18 09:01:30 GMT
Two people were injured in Paducah, Kentucky Thursday night, April 17 after an assault with a knife, according to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department.
Two people were injured in Paducah, Kentucky Thursday night, April 17 after an assault with a knife, according to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department.
