The California Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) is growing rapidly, but the number of enrollees is still much lower than expected, and the average amount of claims per enrollee is much higher than expected.
The state's Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board has reported on PCIP program performance in documents posted in connection with a recent board meeting.
If the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) takes effect on schedule and works as drafters expect, it will require insurers to start selling subsidized coverage on a guaranteed issue, mostly community-rated basis in 2014.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
