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IRS Drafts Mandate Penalty Regs The Internal Revenue Service has drafted a collection of proposed regulations that could determine whether some taxpayers will owe fines for failing to get health coverage. Click here to read more. PID Commissioner/HHS News News as reported by Greenlee Partners, LLC; “Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Mike Consedine announced that the Corbett administration has reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that will delay the move of 30,000 families from the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to Medicaid until at least the end of 2014. The Affordable Care Act mandated that all children of families between 100 and 133 percent of the poverty level receive Medicaid. The Corbett administration successfully argued that children could end up losing their coverage if forced to switch programs.”
Marketplace ID Certification Course Is Now Available Attention: If you want to sell health plans for Individuals and Small Groups in the PA Federally Facilitated Marketplace/Exchange, you are required to complete the required certification courses. Click here to read more. Federally facilitated Marketplace Enrollment: Tips for Agents and Brokers in the Individual Market This document is designed to assist agents/brokers as they assist consumers to enroll in individual market QHPs on the Federally - facilitated Marketplaces (FFM). This document provides tips on the key screens for agent/broker assistance during enrollment in the FFMs. Click here to read more. Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call We recognize that many of you have questions that need answered in regards to the PPACA Law (Obamacare) and the opening of the Marketplaces on 10-1-2013. So, in a continuing effort to assist our agent-partners in getting the information they need to flourish within the under 65 group and individual health market, we are implementing a weekly telephone conference that will serve as a place to get your questions answered and discuss topics that will lead to your continued success in the health insurance market. Click here to register. Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives Click here to view the archived recordings of the PPACA Conference Calls.
Health-care Law Loses Support Among Uninsured, Poll Shows Support for the health-care law declined among the uninsured this month, just as many of the program’s key provisions went into effect, according to a new poll examining Americans’ knowledge and views of the Affordable Care Act. Click here to read more. What the Exchanges Mean for Pharma The impact of the Affordable Care Act and health insurance exchanges will vary for every company — based on how each state marketplace operates. Employers need to conduct a thorough assessment to understand the new landscape — and where opportunities or threats may exist. Individuals will be receiving subsidized coverage through exchanges, while at the same time pharmaceutical companies must pay new rebates and discounts required under the ACA. Click here to read more. PPACA angst: Risk Corridors, 'Bailouts' and Other Scary Propositions I am not proud of what happened. A mere 10 days into the New Year I broke my first resolution. I have screamed at the TV and at several emails. Friends and colleagues are unsurprised by this, though they are surprised at the reason for and the target of my tirades. This time, my ire is directed at conservative and libertarian media outlets and their pundits. Click here to read more. Will State SHOPs Regain Footing After Stumbles The Small Business Health Options Program is still very much a work in progress – or widely expected disappointment, depending on who is commenting. Such is the case even on a state level where operations enjoy a competitive leg up on the federally facilitated model. Click here to read more.
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