CRL researcher in the news

Monday, July 18, 2011

Jean Hall, a researcher in the CRL’s Division of Adult Studies, recently spoke to the Orlando Sentinel about the federal government’s Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP).

Jean and her CRL colleague Jan Moore have produced a report for The Commonwealth Fund examining enrollment trends and affordability of the PCIP program. They found that “although PCIP enrollment has been lower than expected due to affordability issues, a lack of public awareness, and the requirement that applicants be uninsured for six months, the plans are nonetheless playing an important role in making coverage available to otherwise uninsurable Americans with pre-existing conditions.”

The Sentinel contacted Jean for its article, “Floridians with Pre-existing Conditions May be Eligible for Cheaper Premiums.”