Blue Cross of Northeastern PA: Individual clients with FFM coverage

We wanted to let you know about some important information that may affect your individual clients who enrolled in coverage through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM). Click here to read more.

Highmark BCBS Agency Action Alert - Aug. 27, 2014

This week's Agency Action Alert covers the following topics: Off-marketplace special enrollment period application reminders, Updated Quote Request Form now available. Click here to read more.

Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Aug. 27, 2014

This week's Agency Action Alert covers the following topics: Off-marketplace special enrollment period application reminders, Updated Quote Request Form now available. Click here to read more.

Capital BlueCross ALERT: Debit Card Scam

Recently a national debit card scam has impacted our BenefitWallet account holders. After additional research and discussions with vendors and impacted members, it has been determined that this is a cell phone scam. The alleged company is randomly calling members’ cell phones and asking for credit card information. This has no direct relation to BenefitWallet account holders or the use of the debit card. Click here to read the original Alert.

Capital BlueCross Policy Update: Capital BlueCross will no longer cover services involving use of a morcellator

In the best interest of our patients’ safety and health, effective November 1, 2014, Capital BlueCross will no longer provide payment for gynecological procedures that involve the use of a laparoscopic power morcellator. This policy is effective for procedures that occur on or after the effective date. Click here to read more.

Download the Capital Discontinues Coverage for Device PDF.

Download the Use of Morcellator Provider Alert PDF.

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.

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.

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

Submit your certifications for completing the 2015 FFM and FF-SHOP trainings to Highmark through the Sales Sentinel site. Click here to read more.

Highmark Blue Shield

Submit your certifications for completing the 2015 FFM and FF-SHOP trainings to Highmark through the Sales Sentinel site. Click here to read more.

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.

Banet's Bullet: 2015 IBC Commercial Sales Sentinel program for David M. Banet & Associates

NAHU's Washington Update

Could the introduction of a “copper” plan save health reform? An analysis released this week by Avalere Health seems to imply it could. Over the past few months, several insurers and United States Senators have floated the idea of adding a new, lower, metal level — the copper level — to the required plan offerings in the small and individual markets. Click here to read more.

ECFC EMPLOYER ALERT Individual Medical Policy Arrangements May Result in Significant Excise Tax Liability

The Employers Council on Flexible Compensation (ECFC) is an industry association made up of leading cafeteria and related benefit plan service providers and plan sponsors. In the aftermath of agency guidance (outlined below), ECFC has received numerous inquiries from employer plan sponsors and member companies as to whether employers can make available individual major medical coverage to employees on a tax-free basis as part of an employer-sponsored arrangement. Click here to read more.

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