IRS Releases Draft 2017 Forms 1094 and 1095

The IRS has released draft versions of the Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 1095-C that employers and insurers will use in early 2018 to report on health coverage offered in the 2017 calendar year.  Learn more.

Brokers: How to Combat PEO Competition

“A client called me up one day and said ’Hey Ben, can you handle health insurance?’ And I looked at my license, it said life and health, so I said ‘sure can’. Read more.

Top 3 COBRA Compliance Mistakes Employers Make

Managing the day-to-day, regulatory compliance obligations for your small to medium-size business is an arduous task. Read more.

CBO to release report Tuesday on ending ObamaCare insurer payments

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is expected to release a report Tuesday afternoon on the impact of halting payments to insurance companies, which President Trump has threatened to do, the CBO announced Monday. Read more.

End of U.S. payments to health insurers would cause premiums to rise: CBO

Health insurance premiums for many customers on the Obamacare individual insurance markets would be 20 percent higher in 2018 if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on a threat to stop billions of dollars of payments to health insurers, a nonpartisan congressional office said on Tuesday. Read more.

Health Care Briefs for August 7 - 11, 2017

Extension for Insurer's to Calculate Rates. The Trump administration is giving health insurance companies more time to calculate price increases for 2018 because of uncertainty caused by the president's threat to cut off crucial subsidies paid to insurers on behalf of millions of low-income people.  Read more.

NOW LIVE: Plan Year 2018 Registration & Training for Agents and Brokers

Registration and training for plan year 2018 is now live! Log in to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Secure Portal or create an account to get started. Read more.

August 23rd | 8:30am EST
Top 10 Items to Review for Health Care Compliance

Join us on August 23rd at 8:30am for a 2 hour CE course at our office to receive a general overview of what the employer needs to address in the current year for ACA compliance. Register now.

August 23rd | 1:30pm EST
Webinar: COBRA Compliance & Your Small Business

Join us on Wednesday, August 23rd at 1:30 p.m. ET to learn how to achieve COBRA compliance in your small business. Read more.

September 7th | 8:30am EST
Leaders' Conference

Join us on September 7th for our Leaders' Conference at the Hershey Lodge. Join us and enjoy networking with fellow top brokers, all while learning invaluable sales tips from the leading insurance carriers in the market! Register now.

Health Care Reform Webinar

*There will be no Health Care Reform webinar on August 24th.

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.