Access to Healthcare Network, a nonprofit medical discount plan, will continue to help Nevada residents cut their healthcare costs without dealing with insurance companies even after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act significantly cuts down the uninsured population in 2014, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Established in 2006, Access gives uninsured people with low to moderate incomes access to discounted care from 2,000 state providers for a $35 monthly fee on top of the provider fees. Access coordinators help network members understand their options and responsibilities, according to the report.
About two-thirds of the network's current members will get traditional insurance coverage due to the PPACA's individual mandate, according to the report. However, Access will still continue to operate for those who remain uninsured, such as immigrants who aren't in the U.S. legally and those who aren't subject to the individual mandate due to their income level, Access CEO Sherri Rice, a former consultant, told Kaiser Health News.
Ms. Rice, a former consultant, told Kaiser Health News she started the nonprofit after healthcare and government groups asked her to help in figuring out a way to give the uninsured access to care.
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