New Business Carrier Deadlines
All paperwork/submission packets can be found on our site under Group Health Resources. Read more.
New Group Health Quote Request Form Now Available
The new Group Health quote request form is now available, and will start being required in the coming weeks. Let’s prepare for 4th quarter together by gathering as much information as possible up front. Read more.
LEG REG REVIEW Health Edition 2018, 14th Issue *** April 23, 2018
This past week saw a number of developments in insurance legislation. Read more.
Highmark Update: Important Information about Spending Accounts
Beginning May 1, 2018, clients new to Highmark or new to spending accounts and an initial set of existing clients will be implemented on Highmark’s new spending account platform featuring new and enhanced capabilities. Read more.
DOJ taking a closer look at Cigna-Express Scripts merger
The Department of Justice has asked both Cigna and Express Scripts for additional information related to a $67 billion merger announced earlier this year, a signal that federal regulators are closely scrutinizing the deal. Read more.
Court: Nuns must comply with ObamaCare's birth control mandate
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that an order of Roman Catholic nuns must comply with ObamaCare’s birth control mandate, the likely end to a years-long battle over the rule. Read more.
4 New Exemptions To The Tax Penalty For Lacking Health Insurance
There already have been more than a dozen reasons U.S. consumers can use to avoid paying the penalty for not having health insurance. Read more.
Trump proposal could mean healthy people save on insurance while others get priced out
The Trump administration’s proposal to build up short-term health insurance plans as a "lifeline" for people who can’t afford Affordable Care Act coverage could split the insurance market in two, siphoning young, healthy people into cheaper, more minimal plans — while those who remain in ACA plans face premiums that spiral upward even faster. Read more.
'Choose Medicare Act,' the latest Democratic health care proposal
Medicare may not be popular with Republicans, but Democrats are proposing yet another riff on the health care program as the party heads closer to common ground on single-payer. Read more.
IRS Confirms Continued Enforcement of Employer Mandate
On “Tax Day” this Tuesday, Acting IRS Commissioner David Kautter testified before the House Oversight Committee on several tax-enforcement issues, including the current status of the employer mandate. Read more.
Congressional Budget Office to Re-Evaluate MLR Legislation
NAHU is the leading advocate of H.R. 4575 and S. 2303, bipartisan legislation in both the House and Senate that would modify the ACA’s medical loss ratio formula to treat broker commissions as pass-through expenses. Read more.
5/16 Generating New Revenue with Voluntary Benefits
Employers continue to struggle with pricing on health insurance and offering value to employees. Voluntary Benefits allow employers to offer a family of comprehensive benefits that meet the individualized needs of employees without increasing cost to their bottom line. Register now.
5/17 Register Now! CPAHU Presents Cocktails with Class
Join us for this recurring networking event featuring cocktails, appetizers and an educational guest speaker! This month features a presentation from the American Heart Association and their solutions for your clients. Cost is $10 for NAHU members and $20 for non-NAHU members. Register now.
5/23 Exciting News for Highmark's 3rd & 4th Quarter
Join us for a webinar on May 23rd at 2pm with special guests Kareem Corbin (Vice President of Sales & Client Management, Small Group Market) and Kerri McKeown (Director of Sales and Client Management) with Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, to learn about the exciting news from Highmark coming in 3rd and 4th quarters. Register now.
Health Care Reform Webinar
Since the passage of the ACA in 2010 and the recent passage of the AHCA through the House and the failed Senate votes on the BCRA and the HCFA (Skinny Repeal), it's important to stay informed so you can better serve your clients in the group health and under 65 individual markets. The weekly Health Care Reform Webinars are your resource to stay close to the proposed law and to ask questions that may be important to your livelihood and to your clients. Join us each week to learn more and get your questions answered. Register now.
Health Care Reform Webinar Archives
Click here to view the archived videos of the Health Care Reform Webinars.
