Fees Apply to Employers Sponsoring Certain Self-Insured Plans

Effective for plan years ending on or after October 1, 2012, and before October 1, 2019, employers that sponsor certain self-insured health plans are responsible for fees to fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (also known as PCORI). Learn more.

Final Rule Updates Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Covered Contractors and Subcontractors

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released a final rule updating the requirements that covered federal contractors and subcontractors must meet under Executive Order 11246 (as amended) to ensure nondiscrimination in employment on the basis of sex. Learn more.

Aetna | Your PA and OH clients can keep their current benefit plans even longer

Your small group (up to and including 50) with non-Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans can keep their current benefit plans even longer. Read more.

GHP's June e-Beat is here!

Effective July 1, 2016, we are making some changes to our network of mental health and substance abuse providers. Read more.

UPMC Producer Update - Important Coverage Updates to 2017

In accordance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), below are the 2017 updates to the annual maximum out-of-pocket (OOP) amounts. Read more.

Health Care Briefs for June 13 - 17, 2016

Employer Reduce Wellness Benefits. A new survey of benefits from the Society for Human Resource Management found that employers are cooling toward certain wellness benefits. Read more.

Republican National Committee Platform Testimony on Health Insurance

The National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) is the leading professional association for health insurance agents, brokers, general agents and consultants, representing more than 100,000 benefit specialists nationally. Read more.

States get offer of federal money to boost insurer compliance with Obamacare

Here's some cash to help health insurers stay on the straight and narrow when it comes to Obamacare. Read more.

Core benefits more important to employee engagement than other perks

At a time when many middle market employers and benefit professionals are looking for ways to get workers engaged, focusing on core benefits such as health insurance and paid time off may boost engagement, suggests new research. Read more.

10 steps to take now in advance of the DOL’s overtime rule

These steps, from Mercer’s Cathy Shepard and Leslie Csonka, will help employers prepare for the DOL’s final overtime regulations scheduled to take effect Dec. 1. Read more.

Buzz surrounds status of Rite Aid-Walgreens transaction

What's the deal with the Rite Aid deal? Citing unnamed sources, the New York Post last week reported"growing signs" that a proposed $17.2 billion acquisition of Cumberland County-based Rite Aid Corp. by Walgreens Boots Alliance is on track to receive Federal Trade Commission approval. Read more.

Health Insurer Hoped to Disrupt the Industry, but Struggles in State Marketplaces

Oscar Health was going to be a new kind of insurance company. Started in 2012, just in time to offer plans to people buying insurance under the new federal health care law, the business promised to use technology to push less costly care and more consumer-friendly coverage. Read more.

Overtime rules weigh on nonprofit sector

As businesses adjust to new rules on overtime pay, nonprofits are making their own calculations – a complicated exercise based on the sector’s limited finances. Read more.

CPAHU CE Meeting July 26, 2016

CPAHU is holding a 3 CE meeting July 26, 2016 at the URL offices in Harrisburg, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Topics include: "The Future of Group Insurance" and legislative update by Vince Phillip, "The Changing Worksite Benefits Market" by Elsie Fairchild, BenEchoice Enrollment Solutions, and "The Pharmacy Benefit: An Industry Update" by Joe Reardon, Serve You Custom Rx Management. Register now.

Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call

In a continuing effort to assist our agent-partners in getting the information needed to flourish within the under 65 group and individual markets in Pennsylvania, we are holding weekly live webinars. They will serve as a place to get your questions answered 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.