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Alert | 2015 FFM Cut-Off Dates Cut-off dates for ON Exchange applications and OFF Exchange applications. All applications sent to URL for a 1-1-15 effective date must be received no later than 2pm on Monday, December 15th in order to allow time to process. If the applications are received after 2pm, we may not be able to secure a 1-1-2015 effective date. Click here to read more.
UPMC Individual 1/1 Cutoff Date Reminder A quick reminder regarding the cutoff date for an effective date of 1/1/15. If you are enrolling someone that IS subsidy eligible through healthcare.gov, they MUST be enrolled by December 15th for a 1/1 effective date. If someone is NOT eligible for a subsidy and you are enrolling them through our portal, you have until December 31st to enroll them for a 1/1 effective date. Click here to read more. ibx4you retail platform now supports subsidy-eligible shopping experience We are pleased to announce that ibx4you has been enhanced to accommodate a subsidy-eligible shopping experience. Previously, subsidy-eligible customers could only be enrolled through the Health Insurance Marketplace, while customers who were not subsidy-eligible could be enrolled through either the Marketplace or our retail platform. Click here to read more. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community - November/December 2014 Welcome to the November/December edition of our electronic newsletter Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community. Inside you will find valuable information to help you successfully serve your customers and grow your Highmark book of business. Click here to read more. Highmark Blue Shield Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community - November/December 2014 Welcome to the November/December edition of our electronic newsletter Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community. Inside you will find valuable information to help you successfully serve your customers and grow your Highmark book of business. Click here to read more. Agents and brokers: Get ready for the SHOP Marketplace online If you want to help small employer clients offer coverage to their employees through the SHOP Marketplace, you’ll need to complete the following 4 steps. 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.
ACA reporting requirements are around the corner: Are you ready? On March 5, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on employer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act that will take effect in 2015. Employers with fewer than 50 full-time employees and full-time equivalents are exempt from the ACA employer shared responsibility rules and the related employer reporting requirements. Click here to read more. Foundation: Most employers don't know about health care plan quality data When it comes to researching health care plan quality, businesses across the nation aren't taking advantage of their resources. That’s according to a new survey funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that found only 7 percent of employers that offer health insurance use objective quality information. Click here to read more. Agents And Brokers Struggle With SHOP Benefits advisors, agents and brokers faced big hurdles in helping small businesses find coverage using the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). That’s according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Click here to read more. Voluntary market forecast for 2015 Sales of voluntary products across the board will likely see a nice bump in 2015, as employers finalize their health care decisions and the War on Talent begins to heat back up. Click here to read more. TurboTax: Americans Unaware of Obamacare’s Tax Impact A new survey reveals that 48 percent of Americans are unaware they are required to report their health insurance status on their upcoming 2014 tax returns. With the start of the tax-filing season just weeks away, the Intuit TurboTax Health Survey, conducted online by Harris Poll among over 2,000 adults aged 18 and older, shows Americans are still largely unaware of the connection between their health care and taxes. Click here to read more.
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