On September 23, New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny sent a letter to New Hampshire insurers warning them that they may not deny health coverage based on age within the individual market.  The letter comes as several insurers, including some in New Hampshire, have announced that they intend to stop offering children-only health coverage.  

From the letter:

This bulletin is intended to clarify the underwriting limitations and requirements that apply to health carriers doing business in New Hampshire's individual market intend to stop issuing coverage to children under age 19. Under recently enacted federal law, when carriers issue coverage to persons under age 19 that coverage must be issued on a guarantee basis with no provision for pre-existing medical conditions.

 

The State of New Hampshire Insurance Department. (2010). Individual health insurance underwriting and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009. Sevigny, R.