Nevada Health Link Gets New Director
We have a new Director overseeing the Nevada Health Link website. His name is Bruce Gilbert. We wish Mr. Gilbert all the luck and success in the world, and have high hopes for him fixing many of the problems that Nevada’s residents have experienced during the 1st enrollment season.
Nevada Health Link Gets 5 Insurance Companies
There will now be five insurance companies selling their health insurance plans on the Nevada Health Link website for this next upcoming open enrollment.
These are “On Exchange” Plans.
The five insurance companies are:
♦ Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
♦ HPN (Health Plan of Nevada)
♦ St. Mary’s (recently changed to “Prominence”)
♦ Nevada Health CO-OP (a not-for-profit health insurance company)
♦ Time Insurance Company (otherwise known as Assurant)
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