[The Affordable Care Act, which takes full effect in 2014, was supposed to save people like Elder (with pre-existing conditions and no medical coverage) in the interim by way of high-risk pools, also known as the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan or PCIP.
The pools are supposed to be a safety net, but many, like Elder, are falling through the cracks.
Elder's family spent her final months fighting for Medicaid, with no clue that they qualified for Florida's high-risk pool. They are not alone: Of the estimated 200,000-375,000 people expected to enroll in PCIP in the first year, less than one-third have done it, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.]
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/01/health/elder-insurance/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
No comments:
Post a Comment