Capital BlueCross Group Anniversary Date Change

When a group’s request to change anniversary date has been approved by underwriting, the group will now need to read and complete an Anniversary Date Change Acceptance letter and return to Capital prior to rates being provided. Click here to read more.

Capital BlueCross 2016 HSA Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA)

The United States Treasury and IRS have reviewed and released the HSA COLA amounts for 2016. Click here to read more.

Capital BlueCross BenefitFOCUS Spring 2015

The Spring 2015 Edition of BenefitFOCUS is being sent to Capital’s groups this week. Click here to read more.

Capital BlueCross Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Questionnaire

The Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Questionnaire has been updated to capture calendar year 2014 reporting. Click here to read more.

Capital BlueCross PPACA Small Group Definition Change for 2016

Groups sized 1-99 will be considered Small Group under the PPACA definition beginning in 2016. 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.

Measurement Madness; Making ACA Reporting Easy

Learn Monitoring & measuring employee hours to comply with the ACA's Employer Mandate, How the Employer Mandate applies to your company, What ACA measurement periods are, Costs associated with non-compliance. Click here to watch the webinar. Click here to download the presentation.

PrimePay & URL | A Guide for Navigating the Employer Mandate

Learn about the employer mandate, potential penalties, case studies, and more. Click here to read more.

Obamacare Exchanges on Life Support

At a recent White House science fair celebrating inventors, a Girl Scout who helped design a Lego-powered page-turning device asked President Obama what he had ever thought up or prototyped. Click here to read more.

Senate panel launches probe into ObamaCare subsidies

A Senate panel announced an investigation Thursday into ObamaCare insurance subsidies, which Republicans claim have been improperly paid out without verification. Click here to read more.

Employers procrastinating on ACA recordkeeping compliance

Only 10% of some 480 employers in 36 industries responding to a recent poll have implemented an in-house or outsourced solution to comply with Affordable Care Act reporting requirements. Click here to read more.

NAHU's Washington Update May 15, 2015

Even though NAHU and many other business and employer groups are pushing for a repeal of the Cadillac tax on Capitol Hill, that hasn't stopped the IRS from beginning the excise tax's implementation process. Click here to read more.