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Breaking News—Administration Changes Open Enrollment Dates for Next Year The Department of Health and Human Services announced late this afternoon that next year's open enrollment period will begin on November 1, 2015, and end on January 31, 2016. Click here to read more. It Ain’t Over ‘Till It’s Over Health insurance exchange open enrollment number two is in the books, sort of! The official end to this year’s open enrollment period was on Sunday; however, as we alluded to last week, Healthcare.gov and other state-based marketplaces pushed back that deadline to accommodate the anticipated spike in late traffic to the websites and any potential technical glitches. Click here to read more.
Highmark Commission Information - Billing issues causing delays in some commission payouts As many of you are aware, Highmark is experiencing billing delays for some group and individual clients for December, January and February, due to the large volume of enrollment activity. Commission is generated when premium is received, so billing issues can directly impact commission payout accuracy. We apologize for the inconvenience to you and your clients. Click here to read more. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Commission Information - Additional payout for Community Blue Flex group (2-99) sales Highmark will continue paying additional commission for the sale of Community Blue Flex products to fully insured group clients (with 2-99 contracts) beginning with January 2015 effective and renewal dates. This additional commission will remain in effect for 12 months. Click here to read more.
Capital BlueCross | Private Group Exchange 101 Webinar Capital BlueCross is pleased to announce our educational forum especially designed for our producer and consultant partners. You will not want to miss learning about our new and improved private exchange tool from the warmth and comfort of your home or office. 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.
Administration: No quick fix if court kills health subsidies President Barack Obama's health secretary told Congress Tuesday that she has no administrative actions available to fix the "massive damage to our health care system" that would result should the Supreme Court invalidate federal subsidies that help millions of Americans buy health care coverage. Click here to read more. 800,000 HealthCare.gov users received wrong tax information The federal government sent incorrect tax information to about 800,000 people who purchased health insurance last year through HealthCare.gov and asked them to delay filing their returns, Obama administration officials said Friday. Click here to read more. Consumers in the dark about PPACA penalty Apparently a lot of Americans do live in caves of their own design — caves that screen out some of the most trumpeted news of the decade. Click here to read more. 800,000 receive wrong Obamacare tax info Bowing to pressure, the Obama administration is extending Obamacare enrollment for those who learn they owe a penalty for being uninsured in 2014. Click here to read more.
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