AHIP Is the Approved Vendor for Plan Year 2019 Training
Marketplace agent and broker registration and training for plan year 2019! Read more.
LEG REG REVIEW Health Edition 2018, 25th Issue *** August 6, 2018
On August 1, PA Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman issued a warning to insurance agents and brokers not to engage in marketing short-term medical plans as providing comparable coverage to Affordable Care Act full coverage plans. Read more.
CPAHU Harrisburg Update 8-3-2018
Agency Meetings and Notices, PA Bulletin, PA Department of Health Message Board, House 2018 Fall Session Schedule, Senate 2018 Fall Session Schedule, Committee Schedule for the Week of August 6, Floor Schedule for the Week of August 6, Legislative Floor Action for the Week of July 30. Read more.
Aetna Strengthens Network in Western PA
We’re excited to announce Aetna’s renewed relationship with UPMC. Click here to read the full story. Read more.
National General | Enhancements to Short Term Medical approved
Good news! The restrictions on Short Term Medical sales have been lifted. It just got a lot easier to sell our Short Term Medical. Read more.
2019 PA Carrier Individual and Small Group Rate filings
Insurance companies offering individual and small group health insurance plans are required to file proposed rates with the Pennsylvania Insurance Department for review and approval before plans can be sold to consumers. Read more.
Trump’s Short-Term Health Insurance Policies Quickly Run Into Headwinds
The Trump administration’s efforts to allow health insurers to market short-term medical plans as a cheap alternative to the Affordable Care Act are already running into headwinds, with state insurance regulators resisting the sales and state governments moving to restrict them. Read more.
What’s New to Find Local Help?
Wishing there was a quick and easy way to connect with new clients? There is! The Find Local Help tool allows consumers searching for Marketplace assistance to search for registered agents and brokers based on a ZIP code, city, or state. Read more.
Taxpayers, you are still on the hook for the ACA individual mandate
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires individuals who are not covered by a health plan that provides “minimum essential coverage” to cough up a so-called shared responsibility payment, which is really just a penalty tax. Read more.
GM contracts with health system for direct-to-employer option
General Motors on Monday inked a deal with Detroit-based hospital system Henry Ford Health System to provide a new direct-to-employer healthcare option to 24,000 of its salaried employees and their dependents in Southeast Michigan. Read more.
Short-Term Health Plans Backed by Trump Are Cheap for a Reason
Short-term health plans with a history of consumer complaints will get a larger role in the U.S. insurance market under a Trump administration plan to expand alternatives to Obamacare. Read more.
Slow rollout, more fine print with Trump health care options
President Donald Trump says insurers are “going wild” about his new health care options and “millions and millions” of people will be signing up. Read more.
NY slashes health insurance rate hike requests by 64 percent
The state has cut New York health insurers' 2019 rate hike requests for individual policies by an average of 64 percent. Read more.
9/5 2019 AEP Medicare Connections Conference
Join us on September 5th 2018 for our 2019 AEP Medicare Connections Conference at the Hershey Lodge. You can expect an exciting day of networking with fellow top brokers, all while learning invaluable sales tips from the leading insurance carriers in the market! Register now.
9/13 Save the Date: CPAHU Medicare Summit
Watch for updates coming soon! Read more.
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.
