Aug 16 2009 5:10PM
Associated Press
Associated Press
Bismarck, N.D. (AP) North Dakota's Insurance Department will be hosting a computer game aimed at helping people suggest a basic health insurance plan.
It's called CHAT. It stands for Choosing Healthplans All Together.
People get together in groups of six to 15 and try to agree on what should be included in basic health insurance coverage. They decide which benefits are most important and which may not be needed.
The department is hosting ten sessions this month starting tonight in Dickinson.
Deputy insurance commissioner Rebecca Ternes (TUR'-nuss) says the exercise helps people learn more about health insurance costs and trade-offs.
Data from the 10 sessions will be given to a legislative interim committee that's studying health insurance costs. The Industry, Business and Labor Committee plans to go through the exercise itself at a meeting in Fargo next month.
(SOUND: Sound files have been e-mailed to accompany this story) (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 08-16-09 1700CDT
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