12/1 Pennie Q&A Panel 

Many Pennsylvania brokers have completed the required Pennie certification but still have questions on enrollment, quoting, and the process to identify an agent. Join us for an interactive webinar on December 1st at 9:30am EST with Robert Kothe, Caitrina Davies Pescatello and Kyrie Perry from Pennie to get your questions answered! Register now.

Pennie News & Updates

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The Supreme Court’s Trail of Breadcrumbs: A Legal Perspective on California v. Texas

In any event, November 10, 2020 was game day for me. Despite the election, my eyes have been laser focused for months on California v. Texas, the most recent challenge to the Affordable Care Act. In this case, the State of Texas, joined by the Trump Administration, 17 other states and two individual plaintiffs are contending that the ACA’s individual mandate is unconstitutional and that as a result the entire ACA should be invalidated. Read more.

Colonial Life | KOFE

A recent study found that financial problems lead to stress in more than 46% percent of the U.S. workforce population. That’s why I’m excited to roll-out this product from our partners at Colonial Life. Here you will find details on the NEW program being offered. Read more.

Highmark | ACA Updates During OEP

Highmark is giving Pennsylvania ACA Individual Market members a 25% reduction to their pre-APTC premium total for the month of December. The one-time rate reduction will be provided since the Covid-19 pandemic has prevented members from accessing regular care, which has resulted in less health care utilization. Members will receive notification of this in their December invoice that will be received in mid-November. Read more.

UPMC | Sam's Club Pharmacy Termination in Commercial, Marketplace, and Medicaid Products

Effective Nov. 24, 2020, UPMC Health Plan members in our commercial, marketplace and Medicaid products (MA/CHC/CHIP) will no longer have access to Sam’s Club pharmacy as a participating provider.  The network agreement between Sam's Club and Express Scripts Inc. (ESI) has expired. Read more.

UPMC Health Plan | Further Expands Its Sempre Health Partnership

UPMC Health Plan and Sempre Health today announced the expansion of their highly successful medication adherence affordability collaboration to now include diabetes medicines. Read more.