Contact: Yeraldin
Deavila, Public Information Officer
Phone: (775)
687-0772
E-mail: ydeavila@doi.nv.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE– June 28, 2017
Statement from Commissioner Richardson on 14 Nevada counties not having
access to Qualified Health Plans
CARSON CITY, NV – Commissioner Barbara Richardson issued the
following statement after the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange public
board meeting announcement that residents in 14
Nevada counties will not have access to Qualified Health Plans (QHPs):
“The Division is disappointed and
concerned that Nevadans in 14 out of the state’s 17 counties will not have
access in 2018 to subsidies and cost sharing assistance provided under the
Affordable Care Act. Four carriers have applied to offer plans on the Exchange in
Clark, Washoe and Nye counties,” said Commissioner Richardson. “The Division
has been flexible in working with carriers during this time of uncertainty in
the health care market. This included working with carriers on an amendment to
a bill that the Governor recently signed into law that allows carriers
additional time to revise QHP applications.
We strongly encourage our Exchange carriers to expand proposed QHP
service areas to ensure that all Nevadans will continue to have access to
Exchange plans. The Division will continue to collaborate with the Silver State
Health Insurance Exchange, the office of Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and
insurance carriers to come up with potential solutions to help Nevada consumers
in the remaining 14 counties without a current Exchange product.”
About the Nevada Division of Insurance
The State of Nevada Division of
Insurance, a Division of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry,
protects the rights of Nevada consumers and regulates Nevada’s $14 billion
insurance industry. The Division of Insurance has offices in Carson City and
Las Vegas. In 2016, the Division investigated more than 3,200 consumer
complaints and recovered nearly $5 million on behalf of consumers. For more
information about the Division of Insurance, visit DOI.NV.GOV or download the
Division’s smartphone app NDOI Connect today in the Apple App Store and Google
Play.
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