Webinars added: FFM registration and training for agents and brokers

2016 FFM Certification will be released 9/1/2015. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) presents a webinar for agents and brokers focused on Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) plan year 2016 registration and training. Click here to read more.

Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) Agents and Brokers Training—Coming Soon

The NAHU FFM agent/broker training is comprehensive and meets all CMS training requirements. It will be available through NAHU’s Online Learning Institute. NAHU is honored for the opportunity to serve as a premier provider in the FFM training process. Click here to read more.

Join Highmark to learn about the Producer Incentive Program

We are changing the game in northeastern Pennsylvania. Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania has merged with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and the strength of the combined organization provides new opportunities for our direct-writing agencies. 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.

2015 Survey of Health Insurance August 2015 Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers

Now in second year, a new infrastructure of consumer assistance in health insurance continues to develop. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided for new publicly funded consumer assistance entities to help people on an ongoing basis as they apply for health coverage and subsidies and resolve questions and problems with their insurance once covered. Click here to read more.

Startups Vie to Build an Uber for Health Care

Darren Gold had a stomach virus the first time he used an app called Heal to summon a doctor to his Beverly Hills home. He liked the Stanford-trained doctor who showed up so much that he called Heal again when his 2-year-old son had a fever, and again when the whole family had colds. Click here to read more.

No, Obamacare isn’t killing full-time jobs, new evidence shows

President Obama's health-care reform hasn't meant less time on the job for American workers, according to three newly published studies that challenge one of the main arguments raised by critics of the Affordable Care Act. Click here to read more.

Federal marketplace may have wrongly issued subsidies

The federal health insurance marketplace may have issued subsides to persons not eligible to receive them during the first open enrollment period, a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General has found. Click here to read more.

IRS issues ‘first taste’ of Cadillac tax implementation

When 2018 rolls around, who will be responsible for paying any “Cadillac” excise tax duties – the insurance carrier? Third-party administrator? The employer? Click here to read more.

Audit: Healthcare.gov Did Not Verify Social Security Numbers, Citizenship Status

Healthcare.gov’s internal controls did not effectively determine eligibility for coverage because Social Security numbers and citizenship status were not always verified properly, according to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) audit. Click here to read more.