Geisinger Health Plan | Important Notice - Individual Commissions

After an internal audit, it has been determined that Individual enrollment commissions were being miscalculated for certain members, in some instances, as far back as January 2014. The error primarily was from the FFM enrollment reporting and the monthly premium used to calculate the percentage of premium. Click here to read more.

Capital BlueCross' Producer Incentive Program is Back!

New year. Same great deal. Our popular incentive program is back! Earn extra bonuses on the sale of medical + dental contracts effective February 1 to July 15, 2015. Click here to read more.

Highmark Small Group Update - New business rates available for April - June 2015 effective dates

Small group new business rates for April - June 2015 effective dates are now available on the producer portal. Click here to read more.

Capital BlueCross Deadline Extended

Capital BlueCross is extending their deadline for receipt of Off Marketplace applications for February 1 effective dates. They will continue to accept applications with a 2/1/15 effective date through January 31 without a qualify SEP reason. Click here to read more.

Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call

*Please note: the Conference Call on 1/22 has been cancelled. The next Conference Call will be on 1/29.

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.

CMS chief Tavenner's out; politics complicate replacing her

CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced Friday that she will be leaving the CMS at the end of February. Her replacement, at least temporarily, will be Andy Slavitt, formerly a UnitedHealth Group executive who is now principal deputy administrator. Tavenner, 63, spent more than three years in the post. Click here to read more.

Obamacare penalty may come as shock at tax time

Those Americans who didn’t get health insurance last year could be in for a rude awakening when the IRS asks them to fork over their Obamacare penalty — and it could be a lot more than the $95 many of them may be expecting. Click here to read more.

Obamacare: One Year Review

Well, it’s been a year since the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, was officially launched. It’s been a trying year at best—but not all bad. In fact, there are a few bright spots. A little over a year ago, I wrote an article entitled “The Unraveling of the Affordable Care Act.” Unfortunately, the unraveling of this historic legislation is continuing, virtually unchecked. Click here to read more.

Tavenner’s successor at CMS ‘positive sign’ for brokers

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday that Andrew Slavitt, the second-ranking official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will take over the role of administrator of CMS in an acting capacity following the resignation of Marilyn Tavenner. Click here to read more.

Employers grapple with key ACA compliance requirements

In a perfect world, by now employers would have all their Affordable Care Act compliance systems up and running smoothly following the January 1 effective date of the law’s employer responsibility provision for employers with at least 100 employees. Click here to read more.

Best sales and marketing tips: PPACA

Our 100 sales and marketing tips list this year is broken down into 10 important categories. We've already covered social media, old school, new school, inspirational tips, planning for tomorrow, getting back to basics, education, self help and thinking outside the box. This list focuses on that little law called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Click here to read more.

Applying For Pa. Medicaid Expansion? Wait In Line

Almost seven weeks after the launch of Healthy Pennsylvania, the state’s Medicaid expansion plan, enrollment has been hampered by delays. Only 55,000 of an estimated 151,000 people who applied for the program by Jan. 1 have been enrolled in Medicaid expansion, said Kait Gillis, spokeswoman for the state Department of Human Services. Click here to read more.

Gov.-elect Tom Wolf nervous about new job, but poll shows most Pennsylvanians aren’t

Gov-elect Tom Wolf starts a new job on Tuesday and he admits he's nervous. "It's a new job so I'm a little nervous about that but I'm really proud about the team I've put together who's going to work with me and help move the state forward," he said on Monday during a visit to Downey School in Harrisburg. Click here to read more.

Insurers Bullish On Obamacare, Despite Supreme Court Uncertainty

As enrollment grows from the second year Americans can sign up for private coverage under the Affordable Care Act, health insurance companies are hinting at a 2015 that will also be lucrative to their bottom lines. Click here to read more.

House approves ObamaCare bill despite veto threat

The House voted Thursday to curb a provision in ObamaCare that some lawmakers say is hurting the job market, as the new Republican-controlled Congress moved quickly to challenge the administration on several fronts. Click here to read more.

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