Highmark Agency Action Alert for the Week of July 24, 2017

This week's Agency Action Alert features the following topics: NEW! Cross-Selling Discounts, Coming Soon: Update to Spending Accounts, Small Group Update - October Renewal Rates Now Available. Read more.

Important Aetna Funding Advantage Updates - Week of 7/17

Don’t forget, Small Group AFA Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBCs) and Plan Design Documents (PDDs) are available on the SBC Search Lookup Tool, making it easier to access these documents. Read more.

Aetna Keep What You Have (KWYH) strategy in Pennsylvania

Beginning with 10/1/2017 renewal dates, our HMO KWYH plans will no longer be available in Pennsylvania. We will continue our POS and PPO KWYH plans. Read more.

What ever happened to the DOL’s overtime rule?

Under the Department of Labor’s overtime rule, which was supposed to go into effect on Dec. 1, 2016, the minimum salary required to be exempt from overtime requirements under the certain Fair Labor Standards Act exemptions was supposed to increase to $47,476, up from $23,660. Read more.

The CBO found a huge problem with the Republican health care bill

The Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the latest version of Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare has found a very big problem with the bill: It may be unworkable. Read more.

Senate Leaders Press for Health Care Vote, but on Which Bill?

Senate Republicans ended a demoralizing week on Thursday with their leaders determined to press ahead with a vote to begin debating health care next week, but with little progress on securing the votes and no agreement even on which bill to take up. Read more.

Trump Administration Pulls Health Law Help In 18 Cities

President Donald Trump's administration has ended Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities, meaning shoppers on the insurance exchanges will have fewer places to turn for help signing up for coverage. Read more.

Live: Senate Vote on Obamacare Repeal Proposal

The Senate on Wednesday continues to debate and vote on amendments to a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Read more.

NAHU Submits Letter to CMS Suggesting Regulatory Fixes

Earlier this week, NAHU submitted a letter in response to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Request for Information (RFI) seeking recommendations and input from the public to help stabilize and strengthen the individual and small group health insurance markets by creating a more flexible and streamlined approach to the regulatory structure. Read more.

Get Ready for Plan Year 2018 Registration & Training

It’s time to prepare for registration and training for plan year 2018! Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) next week for one of the following webinars. Register now.

August 16th | 8:00am EST
Central Pennsylvania Association of Health Underwriters Meeting Announcement: CE Meeting

Come join the Central Pennsylvania Association of Health Underwriters on August 16, 2017 for a CE meeting at the URL offices in Harrisburg. Register now.

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.

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

Join us on September 6th and 7th for our Medicare Connections and Leaders' Conferences at the Hershey Lodge. You can expect two exciting days of 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 July 27th.

Since the passage of the ACA in 2010 and the recent passage of the AHCA through the House and the pending release of the BCRA through the Senate, 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. Register now.

Health Care Reform Webinar Archives

Click here to view the archived videos of the Health Care Reform Webinars.