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Get ready. Upcoming FFM registration and CMS requirement webinars The Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) registration and open enrollment is quickly approaching. Remember, registration with CMS is required if you're selling health insurance plans on‐exchange with the Federally‐Facilitated Marketplace. Click here to read more. UPMC Dependent Out-of-Area Coverage Update On July 1, 2015, UPMC Health Plan changed its process for covering children attending school or residing outside the western Pennsylvania service area. Click here to read more. Aetna | A new commission level for top brokers in PA Now every individual plan member counts — including renewing members. It’s time for brokers like you in Pennsylvania to become a powerful force! And it’s easier than you might think. Click here to read more. Capital BlueCross Partnering in Knowledge Registration Now Open! This year’s Capital BlueCross producer product training will be unlike any you have ever experienced! Whether you’re selling group, individual or Medicare, this is the training event for you! Click here to read more. Connect with Capital BlueCross, August 2015 In this edition... Gear up for our biggest Producer Product Training ever, Learn about a new distribution channel for our MAPD Plans—producers, Explore our newest products and tools, And much more! Click here to read more.
2016 FFM Certification Instructional Webinar 2016 Certification for the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) will be released in early September this year. Because we know this certification is important to you, we are offering an informative webinar on Wednesday, September 9th at 10am to walk you through the requirements. Click here to register. Agent/Broker Guidance on Plan Year 2016 FFM Registration & Training Webinar Sessions in September For each session CMS will: Cover topics such as the registration process and requirements, the vendor training option, and changes in registration since Plan Year 2015. 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.
New from PrimePay: Form 1094/1095 Reporting I am happy to announce PrimePay's new ACA compliance product ... the ACA Compliance Navigator! Click here to read more. Health Care Briefs for August 17 - 21, 2015 Kaiser Family Foundation Prescription Drug Survey. Just over half of Americans (54 percent) are currently taking a prescription drug. While most say their drugs are easy to afford, consumers in general (72 percent) believe drug costs are unreasonable, according to the poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Click here to read more. House GOP adds healthcare tax bill to fall agenda House GOP leaders are eyeing a package of healthcare bills this fall that will target some of the most despised taxes under the Affordable Care Act. Click here to read more. ACA repeal, private exchanges spur reactions Do private exchanges bend the cost curve? How does Scott Walker’s health care plan compare to the ACA Click here to read more. How has the ACA impacted individual sales? Brokers played a key role in helping individuals enroll in health care coverage on the marketplaces under the ACA — 60% of brokers helped up to 50 consumers during the 2015 open enrollment period, and 20% helped more than 100, according to the 2015 Kaiser Foundation Survey of Health Insurance Marketplace Assister Programs and Brokers. Click here to read more. Same-sex marriage: A checklist for plan sponsors Lawyers get paid to pay attention to Supreme Court decisions. Occasionally, though, there are cases involving hot-button issues that even the general public takes a keen interest in. The Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges clearly qualifies. Click here to read more. Health Insurer Mergers Signify Shift in Health Care Marketplace A pair of mergers involving four of the nation's five for-profit health insurance Goliaths—Cigna Corp. and Anthem, Aetna Inc. and Humana Inc.—provoked a swift reaction from doctors who fear they will rob patients of treatment options and doctors of their bargaining power. Click here to read more. ACA myths: A baker s dozen Commentary: Do you sometimes wonder if our society has made substantial progress over the last 20 years in routing factual information into the hands of educated consumers? Click here to read more.
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