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Report: Officials cut ObamaCare application form to three pages
From fifteen! Seven for families. Smart move!
Report: Officials cut ObamaCare application form to three pages
By Meghashyam Mali
04/30/13
The Obama administration will unveil a more simplified application for those seeking insurance under the president’s landmark healthcare reform law, after criticisms the initial forms were too complex.
Reports said the new form, which will be previewed on Tuesday, would be three-pages long for individuals and seven pages for families, according to reports.
Marilyn Tavenner, the interim administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, touted the streamlined application as “significantly shorter than industry standards” to the Associated Press.
A draft application leaked last month from the Department of Health and Human Services topped out at 15 pages, including questions about age, race, income and applicants current insurance plans.
The extensive forms raised concerns among lawmakers that the process would be daunting and discourage those applying for insurance benefits.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/296851-report-white-house-cuts-obamacare-application-form-to-three-pages
By Meghashyam Mali
04/30/13
The Obama administration will unveil a more simplified application for those seeking insurance under the president’s landmark healthcare reform law, after criticisms the initial forms were too complex.
Reports said the new form, which will be previewed on Tuesday, would be three-pages long for individuals and seven pages for families, according to reports.
Marilyn Tavenner, the interim administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, touted the streamlined application as “significantly shorter than industry standards” to the Associated Press.
A draft application leaked last month from the Department of Health and Human Services topped out at 15 pages, including questions about age, race, income and applicants current insurance plans.
The extensive forms raised concerns among lawmakers that the process would be daunting and discourage those applying for insurance benefits.
more...
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/296851-report-white-house-cuts-obamacare-application-form-to-three-pages
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