The Washington Health Benefit Exchange has finished the certification process for insurance carriers that will be able to sell individual insurance plans on the Washington Healthplanfinder exchange, starting Jan. 1. Individuals will be able enroll in plans starting Oct. 1, while finding out what kind of federal government subsidies they may qualify for.
In Kitsap County, six carriers were approved: BridgeSpan, Community Health Plan of Washington, Coordinated Care, Group Health Cooperative, LifeWise Health Plan of Washington and Premera Blue Cross. In total, eight carriers will be offering 38 health plans for families and individuals in the state through the exchange, which was testing its new system in September. read more »