Practical Challenges For Insurers Studying Whether To Extend Canceled Plans

On PBS NewsHour Friday, KHN’s Julie Appleby discussed what insurers are weighing as they decide whether or not to extend previously canceled health insurance policies into 2014. Watch the report in the video player above.

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<h1>Practical Challenges For Insurers Studying Whether To Extend Canceled Plans</h1>
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			November 18, 2013		</time>
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<p></p><p>On <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec13/healthcare_11-15.html">PBS NewsHour Friday</a>, KHN’s Julie Appleby discussed what insurers are weighing as they decide whether or not to extend <a href="http://www.kffhealthnews.org/Stories/2013/November/15/obama-plan-for-canceled-health-policies.aspx">previously canceled health insurance policies</a> into 2014. Watch the report in the video player above.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/practical-challenges-for-insurers-studying-whether-to-extend-canceled-plans/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/practical-challenges-for-insurers-studying-whether-to-extend-canceled-plans/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/practical-challenges-for-insurers-studying-whether-to-extend-canceled-plans/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Practical%20Challenges%20For%20Insurers%20Studying%20Whether%20To%20Extend%20Canceled%20Plans&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2Fnews%2Fpractical-challenges-for-insurers-studying-whether-to-extend-canceled-plans%2F&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/practical-challenges-for-insurers-studying-whether-to-extend-canceled-plans/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/practical-challenges-for-insurers-studying-whether-to-extend-canceled-plans/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/practical-challenges-for-insurers-studying-whether-to-extend-canceled-plans/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=6629&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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