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Health Plan Options Special Hours Jan. 31 Sunday January 31st is the last day of open enrollment for 2016. In order to obtain coverage without the need for a qualifying event, please submit applications to URL via email no later than 10am on January 31st. Read more.
UPMC | IRS Extends ACA Reporting Deadlines for 2015 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released new guidance (Notice 2016-4) that extends the deadline for health insurers, employers, and other entities to report health coverage and offers of health coverage to the IRS and to enrollees for plan year 2015. Read more. Offer UPMC Executive Concierge Health Care Services to Pittsburgh area employers UPMC Executive Concierge Health Care Services, delivered by the UPMC Executive Health Program, helps simplify the preventive care process for busy executives. It currently provides executive physicals to more than 100 companies in western Pennsylvania. Read more. Capital BlueCross 2016 Product Grid and Reporting for Covered Members Calendar Year 2015 Get the 2016 Product Grid and more information about the Reporting for Covered Members Calendar Year 2015-Affordable Care Act. Read more. Aetna | Important information about MLR rebate requirements We want to let you know about letters we are sending to some of your plan sponsors. These letters concern health care reform and the minimum medical loss ratio (MLR). Read more. 2016 Product Information Find all the current product information on our website. Read more.
2016 Health Care Reform Checklist & New IRS Guidance on Health Coverage Tax Credit Get this great resource that every agent needs! Learn more.
New Federal Standards For Marketplace Plans May Reduce Out-Of-Pocket Spending Some consumers who buy coverage on the health insurance marketplaces in 2017 could see their out-of-pocket costs drop significantly under a federal proposal to create standardized plans, a recent analysis found. Read more.
NAHU Addresses Mid-Year Compensation Changes in Comments Submitted on 2017 Letter to Issuers NAHU submitted comments on the 2017 Letter to Issuers. Our comments addressed a range of issues, including: providing lead-time for brokers on premium rate releases; delaying the network adequacy standards to allow for the adoption of a recent NAIC model law on network adequacy to be considered by states; broker misconduct review; transmission of broker identification numbers; re-enrollment issues; broker training; and call-center operations. Read more. Please hold: Insurance customers begin new year with delays Thousands of health insurance consumers around the country have started the new year dealing with missing ID cards, billing errors and other problems tied to an enrollment surge at the end of 2015. Read more. Midstate hospitals facing funding cuts from state budget Several midstate hospitals could be impacted by Gov. Tom Wolf's line-item veto of the state budget. Read more. IRS: Employers can provide ID protection services tax-free before a breach Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service clarified that it would not consider the value of credit monitoring and other identity protection services provided by employers to employees in connection with a data breach to be taxable income to the employees. Read more. 10 regulatory issues to watch in 2016 From the IRS extending Affordable Care Act reporting deadlines to a delay of the Cadillac tax, 2016 is gearing up to be another active year for government regulations impacting employee benefits. Read more. California exchange chief proposes agent comp floor The head of California's state-based health insurance exchange says the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should think about changing HealthCare.gov agent and broker compensation rules. Read more.
{Webinar} Transforming Care Delivery with Capital BlueCross Quality care, controlled costs, and improved patient experience for your clients! 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. Register once and you'll be signed up for all of the 2016 Weekly PPACA Conference Calls. Register now. Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives Click here to view the archived recordings of the PPACA Conference Calls.
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