Medicare Part D Online Disclosure to CMS Due March 1, 2017 for Calendar Year Plans
The Medicare Modernization Act requires employers that provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare Part D-eligible individuals to complete the Online Disclosure Form to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to report whether such coverage is creditable prescription drug coverage. Learn more.
New Guidance on Applicability of ACA's Market Reforms to Family HRAs
The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have published new FAQs clarifying how family HRAs (HRAs available to reimburse the medical expenses of an employee's spouse and/or dependents) can be integrated with other group health plan coverage to satisfy the market reforms of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Learn more.
Important Capital BlueCross Member Reporting Deadline
Details about reporting for covered members calendar year 2016 - affordable care act. Read more.
Capital BlueCross Producer Bonus
Capital BlueCross’ popular Producer Incentive+ Program is back for 2017. Read more.
Highmark Agency Action Alerts
Large group updates, small group updates, and individual market updates. Read more.
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Paul previews ObamaCare replacement plan focusing on lower cost policies
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday previewed his ObamaCare replacement plan -- in an apparent effort to take the lead in the growing GOP effort to simultaneously repeal and replace the 2010 health care law. Read more.
When is a generic not a generic?
Prescription drug benefit costs are steadily increasing for employers. Many mid-size to large employers work with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to help them deliver generic and brand name prescription drugs to their employees in a cost-effective way. Read more.
Large-group broker sees more interest in health stop-loss
Nancy Lombaer sees slow, steady collisions between health care costs and budget constraints changing how large employers run their health plans. Read more.
Rand Paul teases ObamaCare replacement bill
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) indicated Saturday night that he would unveil a bill to replace ObamaCare in the coming week. 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 with products and in the way they are sold and paid for. In 2017, a new Federal Administration will be 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 2016 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.