In an effort to head off a potential health insurance disaster, state officials on Sunday announced a series of steps to protect roughly 200,000 customers who are set to lose their health coverage, and promised to investigate the company behind the crisis.
Health Republic Insurance of New York, the insolvent co-op, is being shut down at the end of this month because of concerns about its finances. The state's Department of Financial Services, responsible for regulating insurance, had told Health Republic customers they must pick a new plan by Nov. 15 to ensure they are covered on Dec. 1.
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