The 14 Ohioans are included in a temporary high-risk health insurance pool for the chronically uninsured, a stopgap in the federal health law to insure sick people until 2014, when private insurers can no longer deny coverage for those with pre-existing conditions.
CMS argued the individuals had coverage, which made them ineligible for the high-risk pool, but a private Ohio firm that runs the pool claimed their previous coverage was insufficient and should still be included in the pool, according to a report by Politico.
The firm has asked a federal district court to clarify who determines eligibility for the pool, and the Ohio Department of Insurance is making the case that it should be the state.
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