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Policy Sample
(Standard Plans I-IV)
Effective 01/01/2010
Policy Sample
(HSA-Qualified Plan V)
Effective 01/01/2010
Outline of Coverage
Standard Plans I-IV
Effective 01/01/2010
Outline of Coverage
(HSA-Qualified Plan V)
Effective 01/01/2010
POOL ENROLLMENT AS OF AUGUST 2010: 26,762
Health Insurance Reform Update: On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
into law. The Act contains a provision (Sec. 1101) for a new federal high risk health insurance pool program to be established for individuals with a
preexisting medical condition who have been uninsured for at least 6 months when they apply. Enrollees in the new federal pool program will pay
standard market premium rates and their coverage will not be subject to any preexisting condition exclusion. Funds for the Federal Pool are
limited, so eligible applicants should apply as soon as possible.
Click here to learn more about the Federal Risk Pool program and obtain an application form, or call 1-866-717-5826.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please read the notice in the following link about the new Federal High Risk Pool program before you submit your
application for coverage to the Texas Health Insurance Pool.
Click Here for the Federal Risk Pool Availability Notification
Click here for the Texas Department of Insurance Federal Health Care Reform Bill Resource page.
Click here for Healthcare.gov, the new federal website for insurance consumers.
Are you losing Employer Group Coverage? Read about your COBRA and State Continuation options here.
Financial Resources links for programs that provide assistance with premiums and copayments (pdf)
NEW! Need assistance from a professional health insurance agent? Click here for the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) Agent
Finder tool. (Hint: After entering your zip code info, check Individual Plans in the Practice Areas section. Then click Find NAHU Members.)
Important Medicare notice link for members and applicants (pdf)
24/7 Nurse Help Line & Audio Health Library link: 1-800-581-0368 (pdf)
Texas Health Options from Texas Department of Insurance link: www.texashealthoptions.com
BlueExtrasSM ---- Use your Pool ID card to take advantage of discounts on health and wellness services, including vision, hearing,
weight management and vitamins. For more information, click on the link below:
Click here for information about BlueExtrasSM
FRAUDULENT CHECK SCAM NOTICE: We have recently learned that perpetrators of check scams are illegally using the Texas Health Insurance Pool’s name as the issuer of fraudulent checks. The Pool account number being used ends in the number XXXXX-9881. You should not attempt to cash checks with this account number. The Pool does not issue any checks from this account and the Pool is not liable for any of these fraudulent checks. If you receive one of these fraudulent checks, immediately contact your local police department and the Consumer Services Division of your state’s Attorney General’s Office. Based upon preliminary information we have received, perpetrators are sending fraudulent Pool checks to persons who are attempting to sell items online (such as Ebay and Craigslist). Another scheme is an “orphanage” scam. We are in the process of obtaining more details about these scams and reporting information to the authorities.
Updated on 09/01/2010
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