February 23rd Question From Vince Phillips

One of the voiced Republican alternatives to Obamacare is the use of risk pools for those with pre-existing conditions. What are the pluses and minuses of this idea? Submit your answer.

Leg Reg Review #9 - 02/17/2017 

House and Senate Appropriations Committees kick off the annual gauntlet of legislative hearings on the State Budget proposed by Governor Tom Wolf. Read more.

Capital BlueCross MOBE Pain Management Program

Capital BlueCross has contracted with MOBE (MOE-BEE) to provide personalized support for members managing chronic pain. Read more.

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First on CNN: Details of Rand Paul, Mark Sanford Obamacare replacement bill

The conservative House Freedom Caucus officially endorsed an Obamacare replacement bill introduced by Republican Rep. Mark Sanford and Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday, a move that puts considerable pressure on GOP party leaders to act quickly to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. Read more.

ACA exchange team hopes to delay filing dates

Exchange plan issuers are supposed to show they have enough health care providers in their networks to meet enrollee needs. CMS wants to cut down on the number of providers a plan has to have in its provider network. Read more.

IRS won’t withhold tax refunds if Americans ignore ACA insurance requirement

The Trump administration is taking its first steps to put its imprint on the Affordable Care Act, reversing plans to withhold tax refunds this year from Americans who flout an insurance requirement in the law while proposing a series of rule changes to encourage insurers to remain in ACA marketplaces. Read more.

How to fix healthcare — and avoid a backlash

Health reform policy is hard, Len Nichols, director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics at George Mason University, told brokers gathered Tuesday in Washington for the National Association of Health Underwriters’ annual Capitol Conference. Read more.

GOP tells NAHU healthcare fix will take years

Working through half a dozen proposals for what healthcare will look like under President Donald Trump, legislators on Wednesday shared some of their wish list and a timeframe for implementation at the National Association of Health Underwriters’ annual legislative conference in Washington. Read more.

3/3 Central Pennsylvania Association of Health Underwriters Meeting Announcement

CPAHU will be holding its next CE meeting March 3, 2017 at the Sheraton Hotel on Lindle Road in Harrisburg, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Register now.

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 with products and in the way they are sold and paid for. A new Federal Administration is in place and even more changes will be ahead of all of us. Because of these inevitable changes and 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 individual and group health insurance markets. Register once for all of the Weekly PPACA Conference Calls. Register now. Register now.

Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives

Click here to view the archived recordings of the PPACA Conference Calls.