New Group Health Quote Request Form Coming Soon

Tired of not knowing what types of plans to request or what carrier to request them from? Don’t want to go back to the group for additional items? Take a few minutes to ask some specific questions, each group is different and needs different things. Look for more information in the coming weeks.

Deadline Reminders

Monthly deadlines are frequently updated, please make sure you have the latest. Contact your case manager to learn more.

Health Seminar Survey

The 4th quarter is quickly approaching, and we need your input. What are you interested in learning about prior? Fill out our survey to let us know.

Important Aetna Funding Advantage Updates - Week of 3/26

We now have a new case submission process to follow, and a new sales notice for you to complete, in order to start the enrollment process. Read more.

Connect with Capital, March 2018, vol 2

Did You Miss Our Special Alert?, 2018 Underwriting Compliance Guidelines Updates, CVS/caremark™ Website Access for Members, Checks to Cover Out-of-Network Services Are Issued With EOBs, Capital Blue Spring Health Fair, 360° on Reform, 360° for Business. Read more.

Nearly 12 million people enrolled in 2018 health coverage under the ACA

A total of 11.8 million Americans signed up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2018, a drop of just 400,000 from the previous year despite widespread predictions that enrollment would plummet amid political and insurance industry turbulence surrounding the law. Read more.

Iowa law seen as breakthrough for ObamaCare foes

A new law in Iowa could provide the path forward for Republican-led states that are looking for ways around ObamaCare’s rules and regulations. Read more.

Two more central Pa. hospital systems heading toward merger

York County-based WellSpan Health and Franklin County-based Summit Health on Tuesday announced tentative plans for Summit to become part of WellSpan. Read more.

What It’s Like Living Without Health Insurance in America

Last week, Bloomberg News told the story of three families without health insurance. We also asked readers to share their own stories as we spend the next year following people who are “risking it.” Read more.

A small but growing movement of doctors that don't accept insurance and charge a monthly fee could be a model for big employers like Amazon and JPMorgan

A new kind of doctor's office that charges a monthly fee and doesn't take insurance has been spreading around the US. Read more.

Helping a client’s employees get full value from their HSA accounts

Health Savings Accounts are skyrocketing in popularity as premium increases have become the new normal. Read more.

UnitedHealth Group joins blockchain pilot project

UnitedHealth Group agreed to partner with a rival health insurer and one of the country’s largest lab testing companies in a pilot project to examine sharing health care data through blockchain technology. Read more.

Iowa's governor signs law allowing plans outside ObamaCare

Iowa’s governor on Monday signed into law legislation that allows insurers to sell cheaper plans that don’t comply with certain ObamaCare regulations. Read more.

What to know about the first reference-based pricing lawsuit

Under the new healthcare payment model known as ‘reference-based pricing,’ employers bypass the traditional insurance carrier contract and pay hospitals directly. Read more.

Iowa tries another end run around the Affordable Care Act

As a growing number of Republican-led states look for end runs around the Affordable Care Act, Iowa is embracing a strategy that contends that not all health plans are actually health insurance. Read more.

Sutter Health unfairly inflates medical costs in Northern California, AG alleges

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Friday that, after a six-year investigation, he has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Sacramento-based Sutter Health in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging that the health-care company has used its market power to control prices and exclude competition. Read more.

4/11 PrimePay Webinar Series Part 2 – Embracing Compliance: Small & Large Group Case Studies

Our two-part webinar series will focus on how to utilize your clients' compliance challenges to grow and strengthen your agency. Read more.

4/24 Running a Medicare Appointment for Beginners

Medicare is the fastest growing in the insurance industry. Many independent agents have found their way into this explosive market. Join us for a webinar on April 24th at 9am to see how easy it is to run a Medicare appointment. Register now.

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.

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.