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2014 Healthcare Symposium On July 25, the Central Penn Business Journal will host the 2014 Healthcare Symposium at the Sheraton Harrisburg-Hershey hotel. Topics include: Consumer involvement with healthcare decisions, Plan options for employers, How employers are keeping costs down and keeping employees healthy, How hospitals and Health Systems are aligning with physicians, insurers and each other. Click here to learn more and get tickets.
2-1 appellate court ruling strikes down subsidies in federal Obamacare marketplaces A federal appellate court this morning issued a 2-1 ruling striking down subsidies in Obamacare marketplaces that are run by the federal government, as Pennsylvania's is. Click here to read more. Appeals court panels issue split decision on Obamacare A divided federal appeals court panel dealt a potentially major blow to President Obama's health care law Tuesday, ruling that participants in health exchanges run by the federal government in 34 states are not eligible for billions of dollars in tax subsidies. But within hours, another court ruled unanimously the opposite way. Click here to read more. Split decision! Fed appeals courts disagree on Obamacare subsidies In a dramatic split decision, two federal appeals panels disagreed Tuesday on the legality of Obamacare subsidies that gave billions of dollars to help 4.7 million people buy insurance on HealthCare.gov. Click here to read more. Federal appeals courts issue contradictory rulings on health-law subsidies A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down a major part of the federal health-care law Tuesday, ruling that the insurance subsidies that help millions of Americans pay for coverage are illegal in three dozen states. Click here to read more. Federal courts issue conflicting rulings on legality of ObamaCare subsidies Two federal appeals court rulings put the issue of ObamaCare subsidies in limbo Tuesday, with one court invalidating some of them and the other upholding all of them. Click here to read more. NAHU Update: Health Reform Subsidy Ruling May Have Profound Long-Term Impact But Causes No Immediate Market Change The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit released a 2-1 decision today in the Halbig v. Burwell case determining that the IRS and the federally facilitated exchange marketplace was not authorized to distribute premium tax credit subsidies to individual exchange consumers. The court determined that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) unambiguously restricts the availability of subsidies to insurance purchased in state-based exchanges, and that the IRS regulation acted outside of the parameters of the PPACA by making available subsides via the federally facilitated and partnership exchanges. Click here to read more.
Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 23, 2014 This week's Agency Action Alert covers the following topics: Geisinger and Highmark reach agreement on five-year contract November and December 2014 new business rates now available 2015 Annual Enrollment Period rollout meetings Members can quickly access forms through new Highmark blog post. Click here to read more. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 23, 2014 This week's Agency Action Alert covers the following topics: November and December 2014 small group new business rates now available 2015 Annual Enrollment Period rollout meetings Members can quickly access forms through new Highmark blog post. Click here to read more. Ceasing Sale of iDental(R) Plans in Pennsylvania We appreciate all that you do to support and sell United Concordia's dental products. After a strategic review of all our businesses and with careful consideration, we regret to inform you that United Concordia has decided to discontinue its iDental product line in Pennsylvania. This affects new individual business previously sold to individuals or families. This will not have an impact on any United Concordia group policies. Click here to read more. Blue Cross NEPA PCORI Tax Clarification The Affordable Care Act imposes a tax, or fee, on issuers and plan sponsors of health insurance plans. The fee is treated as a tax and must be paid to support clinical effectiveness research for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Click here to read more. Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 16th, 2014 This week's Agency Action Alert covers the following topics: 2015 Highmark Medicare Sales Training and Certification Program now open 2014 FFM training-certification process ends Friday, July 18 July 31 deadline for Patient-centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee Now see rate breakdown by dependent for individual, off-exchange sales Enhancements to member portal made based on feedback. Click here to read more. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 16th, 2014 This week's Agency Action Alert covers the following topics: 2015 Highmark Medicare Sales Training and Certification Program now open 2014 FFM training-certification process ends Friday, July 18 July 31 deadline for Patient-centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee Now see rate breakdown by dependent for individual, off-exchange sales Enhancements to member portal made based on feedback Highmark Inc. and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital reach agreement on multi-year contract. Click here to read more.
URL Insurance Group is once again offering Certification Support Sessions for the 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace required testing. The sessions will enable you to sell market plans for Individuals, Families, and Groups for the balance of 2014 and for all of 2015. Click here to read more. PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - July 2014 Managing regulatory compliance ranks as one of the top 3 business issues of your clients. How do your clients focus on growing their business through this constant barrage of new and ever-changing regulations and requirements? Click here to read more. Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment The window may be closed, but we're about to open doors. Did you know options exist for those that missed the enrollment deadline and for those that are struggling with high-deductible exchange plans? Click here to read more. Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call In a continuing effort to assist our agent-partners in getting the information needed to flourish within the under 65 group and individual markets in Pennsylvania, we are holding weekly live webinars. They will serve as a place to get your questions answered and discuss topics and strategies 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. IRS Premium Tax Credit Information Click here to download the Presentation Slides. Click here to download the Resources.
UPMC Health Plan 2015 FFM Certificates of Completion can be emailed to producerrelations@upmc.edu. Geisinger Health Plan 2015 FFM Certificates of Completion can be emailed to GHPBrokerLicensing@thehealthplan.com. Capital Blue Cross Producers who have completed the training and registration process to sell on the Marketplace should email copies of their certificates and their FFM User ID to cbcproducerlicensing@capbluecross.com or fax them to 717-540-2282. Producers who need to complete the training and registration can reference the Producers in the Federally Funded Marketplace attachment. Blue Cross Northeastern PA Producers who have completed the FFM certification will receive a “Certificate of Completion.” E-mail a copy of that certificate and the National Producer Number (NPN) that was used to register with CMS to Broker.Submission@bcnepa.com and Kerri.McKeown@bcnepa.com.
2015 rates expected to fluctuate wildly It’s probably no surprise — this being an election year — that certain forces have centered their campaign arguments around the various failures — and successes — of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is in the midst of a critical year of implementation. Click here to read more. NAHU Update: What To Know Before You Go Federal Exchange SHOPing in 2015 The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) in coordination with the Small Business Majority launched a series of weekly webinars this week focusing on what you need to know about the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) in 2015. Click here to read more. NAHU Update: House Hearing Highlights Exchange Subsidy Verification Shortfalls President Ronald Reagan made an old Russian proverb -- trust but verify -- one of his mottos. Unfortunately, even though the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) promised last Fall to make it their motto too when it came to exchange-based subsidies, this week the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health revealed their promise to be a fairly empty one so far. Click here to read more. Investigators obtain ObamaCare coverage, subsidies using fake identities Undercover government investigators were able to obtain thousands of dollars in taxpayer subsidies under ObamaCare using fake identities, according to findings presented to Congress on Wednesday. The probe by the Government Accountability Office has raised fresh concerns about the ability of the sprawling health care program to prevent or intercept costly fraud schemes. Click here to read more.
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