yes the high risk pools made available under the affordable care act were intended to function only as a bridge to coverage until the aca took full effect. so the plan is to transition people now covered by these plans onto plans sold through the state marketplaces and for the high risk insurance pools to eventually shut down. beginning this fall people will receive information about open enrollment and their health insurance options via the new online markets. the same is true for people enrolled in state high risk pools which existed prior to those set up under the aca. starting october 1 2013 open enrollment will begin on the exchanges and people will be able to shop for a health plan. those enrolled in a new plan before december 15 2013 will have coverage that takes effect january 1 2014.
will anything change with the high risk insurance pools because of the aca?