In late February 2023, the IRS, DOL and HHS issued a joint announcement detailing how group health plans are to comply with the gag clause attestation requirements, or Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestations (GCPCA), established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. Detials for HBS and CBC will be coming soon.
Aetna | Gag Clause Reporting Details
Employer sponsored group health plans (both self-funded and fully insured) are prohibited from entering into agreements with a health care provider, network or association of providers, Third Party Administrator, or other service provider where the plan is restricted from accessing and sharing certain information. Read more.
Geisinger | Updates for the Gag Clause
As part of the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021, insurance companies and employerbased health plans are required to annually submit a gag clause prohibition compliance attestation (GCPCA) to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury. Read more.
URL Dental, Vision, and HSA Contest
Earn more with URL Insurance Group and Capital Blue Cross dental, vision, and Further by Health Equity HSA products through our exclusive contest! Top 2 producers with most dental groups sold earn $500. Read more.
United Concordia Dental | The small business reward program (qualify through 1/31/24)
United Concordia Dental is excited to offer a small group bonus, over the next seven months, to you, our loyal producers. As a way to thank you for your dedication and hard work, we want to reward you with an added bonus program. You can earn extra money for small business (less than 100 lives) sold in July through January.
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8/24 2024 AEP Medicare Connections Conference
It’s the 10 year anniversary of URL’s Medicare Connections Conference! We have an agenda full of action with guest speakers, marketing talks, carrier presentations, raffle prizes and more. The highlight of our event will be the exclusive roll out of our new training platform that you can only get through working with URL Insurance Group. Register now.
Capital Blue Cross program | Significantly reduced drug costs
A Capital Blue Cross program designed to lower the cost of expensive specialty drugs, has saved participating Capital employer groups about $4.5 million in the first quarter of 2023 and cut eligible individual drug costs by about $3,000 per person. Read more.
Geisinger | BB Special Edition: Employer Portal Live
Earlier this year, we helped better connect you, our brokers, with what you need to be successful through our new broker portal. Now, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our new employer portal. Read more.
UPMC Health Plan | Revised ASO rebate schedule and expedited payments
We recently updated our rebate payment schedule for ASO accounts. The revised schedule will allow affected accounts to receive their quarterly rebates 90 days sooner than the previous schedule. Read more.
8/17 Continuing Education Session to earn two CE credits!
Join Highmark for an in-person CE class on Thursday, August 17, 2023.The program will address statutes and regulations that affect producers. Emphasis is placed on understanding the statutes and regulations to promote compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. Register now.
Highmark Update | Broker Webinar Training Series
Highmark is excited to announce the Summer 2023 edition of our Producer Training Series! These webinars are scheduled for ~30 minutes and designed to ensure producers have the most up-to-date information about Highmark.Read more.
Pennie | Community Workgroup Newsletter
In lieu of a Pennie Community Workgroup (PCW) webinar for July, we are sending this newsletter with updates and information on Pennie’s current and upcoming initiatives. Read more.
Pennie Toolkit: Loss of Medical Assistance
Starting April 1st, all Medical Assistance (MA) and CHIP recipients must complete an annual renewal to keep coverage. Pennie is here to ensure continuous coverage for Pennsylvanians that have lost or are losing MA coverage, but we need your help! Read more.
Pennie Protects Nearly 372,000 Pennsylvanians with 2023 Health Coverage
At the conclusion of Pennie’s Open Enrollment Period on January 15th, nearly 372,000 Pennsylvanians were enrolled in a comprehensive health plan. Almost 245,000 Pennsylvanians were automatically renewed into a 2023 plan, another 62,000 existing customers returned and shopped for a plan. Read more.
Family Glitch Fixed, More Savings Now Available at Pennie
Under new federal rules, Pennie can now provide savings to more Pennsylvanians! Read more.
Pennie | Broker Workgroup
