Final Rule Shortens Allowable Duration of Short-Term Insurance, Adds Issuer Notice Requirement
The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services recently published a final rule that restricts the allowable duration of short-term, limited-duration insurance to less than three months and requires issuers to prominently display a new notice in the contract and application materials provided in connection with such insurance. Learn more.
Capital BlueCross 2017 Rate Guide
The Capital BlueCross 2017 Rate Guide is now available. Get Product Information.
Highmark Individual Market Update - Personal URLs for 2017 Highmark Individual Plan Renewal/Auto-Enrollment
Highmark members may have received a personal URL (PURL) with their 2017 renewal or auto-enrollment notice. Read more.
UPMC Confirmation of Enrollment Letters for Individual & Family Policies
UPMC Health Plan has begun to generate Confirmation of Enrollment (COE) letters to individual and family members for 2017. Read more.
Product Information
Get applications, brochures, and more for group and individual health on our website. Get product information.
SHOP Marketplace Participation Rule Waived Nov. 15-Dec. 15
Do you know that from November 15 through December 15, small businesses can enroll in SHOP Marketplace coverage without meeting a Minimum Participation Rate (MPR) requirement? Read more.
Health Insurers List Demands if Affordable Care Act Is Killed
The nation’s health insurers, resigned to the idea that Republicans will repeal the Affordable Care Act, on Tuesday publicly outlined for the first time what the industry wants to stay in the state marketplaces, which have provided millions of Americans with insurance under the law. Read more.
How to avoid the surprise of health plan ‘mapping’
I’ve written a lot (including a full book chapter) about why you might want to avoid letting your health insurance plan auto-renew – including the possibility that your premium costs could be significantly different in the new year. Read more.
Automatic re-enrollment: Keeps you covered, but it’s important to update & shop 2017 plans
If you don’t log in to update your application and enroll in a plan by December 15, 2016, you may be automatically enrolled for 2017. This way, you’ll be covered starting January 1. Read more.
Appeals Court Agrees to Delay GOP Lawsuit Over Health Law
A federal appeals court has agreed to delay consideration of a lawsuit from Republican lawmakers over the Obama health care law. Read more.
Fix for stranded HealthCare.gov users may cost agents
Managers of HealthCare.gov have confirmed that they are leaving agent and broker compensation concerns out of efforts to help exchange users facing potential coverage gaps. Read more.
3 possible brakes on health system change
A health care lawyer who has advised the Clinton Foundation on legal issues says many factors could affect just how much Republicans really change the U.S. health care system in the next few years, and how quickly any changes made actually occur. Read more.
Tom Price's Health Plan Doesn't Let Insurers Impose Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions - Sort Of
Now that Congressman Tom Price has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump as his candidate for Secretary of Health and Human Services, it's time to attend to his plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Read more.
Health Care Briefs for November 28 - December 2, 2016
Thirty percent of HR professionals responding to an industry survey said health care is the primary focus of their employee benefit package, and fewer respondents than last year said they are "very concerned" about the cost of health care. Read more.
Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act Law in 2010, there has been incredible change in the Individual and Group Health industry, both with products and the way they are sold and paid for. In a continuing effort to keep our agent-partners informed, we are holding weekly webinars. The webinars will serve as a place to get your questions answered, learn about compliance requirements 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.