Aetna Accountable Care Organizations (ACO)
Information regarding network and plans in PA. Click here to read more.
Highmark Individual Market Update - Information on sales process and sales support materials
The process to quote 2016 Highmark individual under age 65 products has changed. Click here to read more.
UPMC Individual Health 2016 Product Information
As 2016 product information and forms are released they are added to our site. Click here to see 2016 information.
Geisinger Marketplace plans for 2016
We have made a number of changes to our individual Marketplace plans for next year and wanted to make you aware of the benefit selections for 2016. Click here to read more.
Banet's Bullets: 2016 Individual Plans and Rates
Good afternoon, Independence Blue Cross has announced the 2016 portfolio of individual and family health plans. Please review the information below. Click here to read more.
Capital Blue Cross 2016 Individual Products
Capital BlueCross is pleased to release information regarding our 2016 Individual Under 65 products! Attached to this email is the Producer Bulletin on our 2016 products. Click here to read more.
Highmark Product Update - Training and materials now available for Alliance Flex Blue
Training and materials for Alliance Flex Blue, Highmark's recently released product in central PA (see initial Sept. 16, 2015 announcement), are now available. Click here to read more.
Capital BlueCross Potential Enrollment Delays for December and January Group Customers
Due to extremely heavy volumes of new and renewing group enrollment, Capital BlueCross anticipates some December and January groups may not have active or updated coverage in our systems prior to their effective dates of coverage. Click here to read more.
Capital BlueCross UPDATE Consumer Transparency Tools-Search & Save Center
Capital BlueCross is redesigning the online provider finder tool. Click here to read more.
Highmark Small Group Update - Identity protection for Highmark members
Earlier this year, in response to growing concerns about data security, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) announced that identity protection services would be available for all Blue members at no cost to the member. Click here to read more.
Aetna | Give your clients access to the latest in innovative virtual care
Our new, affordable Aetna Leap plans will appeal to your clients who are smart shoppers and are concerned about access, quality and cost. Click here to read more.
Selling Aetna for 2016 equals higher commissions for you
We’re excited about our new commission structure — and you should be too! Click here to read more.
Take Advantage of No Minimum Participation Rate in the SHOP Marketplace
Did you know that your clients can enroll in SHOP Marketplace coverage from November 15 through December 15 without meeting a minimum participation requirement? Click here to read more.
Where to Send 2016 FFM Certificates
Please send your FFM Certificates to the appropriate carriers using the email addresses and links below.
- cbcproducerlicensing@capbluecross.com
- broker.submission@highmark.com (NEPA)
- ghpbrokerlicensing@thehealthplan.com
- producerrelations@upmc.edu
- Independence Blue Cross
UPMC Producer Update 10/22/2015 - Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Selling Requirements
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) registration updates for 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.
CMS BLOG: Five Facts about Deductibles
When you shop for coverage at HealthCare. gov, you’ll have a variety of plans from which to choose. Click here to read more.
Rate hikes widespread for popular HealthCare.gov insurance unless people switch plans
Americans who bought the least expensive versions of the most popular tier of insurance sold through HealthCare.gov will face premium increases averaging 15 percent next year unless they switch to a different health plan, according to a new analysis. Click here to read more.
Obamacare co-op flops have many running for coverage
When Amy Grech, a freelance Web consultant and horror story author in New York, was looking for health insurance, a broker pushed her toward Health Republic, the state’s co-op under Obamacare. Click here to read more.
ACA Open Enrollment Three Begins on Sunday
Sunday marks the beginning of the third open enrollment period for the ACA and will usher in a host of new changes for consumers and agents and brokers alike. Click here to read more.
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