Covering People With Pre-Existing Conditions: Report On The Implementation And Operation Of The Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program

February 23, 2012
The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported on the 2011 costs and utilization for the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program, which is a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). The report includes data for enrollees in the 23 states where the PCIP is administered by the federal government and for enrollees in the 27 states operating their own PCIP. Average per-person costs were $28,994 for people covered by the federal PCIP. The cost is double the $13,026 HHS projections in 2010. Per person . . .