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The close of the Initial Open Enrollment Period for Individuals and Families has now come and gone. We have all learned quite a bit through the bumpy 6 month enrollment period and it has to be said when looking forward to 2015… We’ll have many more bumps ahead of us. We’ll tackle any new challenges as we did this year… Together and for the greater good of your clients! Right now, you may be asking yourself what is next and where your next opportunity lies? Please know that there is still plenty of opportunity to sell to your under 65 health clients whether it be a Short-Term Medical Plan, a Limited Medical Indemnity Plan, Critical Illness/Accident Plans or even On or Off exchange in the event of a Qualifying Event. More Importantly, there is NO specific Open Enrollment Period for groups that want to explore other group coverage and we have some attractive and competitive solutions for your group clients so give us a call today! Thank you again for your partnership! Deb
Highmark will offer 'grandmothered' insurance plans Highmark's small-employer business clients will be able to keep their current health plans for an additional year, the insurer announced this morning. Click here to read more. UPMC April Producer Update You're Invited: Affordable Care Act - The Impact on Small and Large Businesses. Learn how to build a strategic action plan around the Affordable Care Act by attending an upcoming symposium titled "Affordable Care Act - The Impact on Small and Large Businesses." 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.
Brokers say premiums are skyrocketing Brokers say health premiums are rising so sharply that, in some states, increases are in the triple-digits and overall might be among the worst yet. Click here to read more. PPACA utilization reports trickle out Some of the uninsured getting insurance through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act might be unhealthy, but their claims are only just now to creeping onto the spreadsheets. Click here to read more. Health Care Reform: It’s Only Just Begun The rocky implementation of the Affordable Care Act is mostly behind the industry, and all signs point to reform sticking around. “It’s just begun,” J.D. Kleinke, a medical economist, author, health care business strategist, and entrepreneur who provides business, product and technology strategy services to insurers and other health organizations. Click here to read more. Cracking the ICD code If you break your leg skiing, when you go to have it set, your doctor will send a code – from the ICD-9 set – to your carrier that indicates what happened and how it was treated so he or she can receive payment. Click here to read more.
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