Leg Reg Review #21

On June 1, Commissioner Teresa Miller announced individual and small group premium requests for 2018. Read more.

New Aetna self-insured plans available for your clients in Lehigh and Northampton counties

We're excited to announce Aetna Whole Health — Lehigh Valley Health Network plans are now available on a self-insured basis to plan sponsors with membership in Lehigh and Northampton counties. Read more.

SMARTer quotes with Aetna

Starting tomorrow, you can get illustrative quotes for Aetna Funding Advantage (AFA) on our SMART (Small Market Aetna Rating Tool) platform. Read more.

Religious Hospitals Win Pension Clash at Supreme Court

Religious hospitals won a multibillion-dollar U.S. Supreme Court clash, as the court said they can invoke an exemption from the federal rules that govern most private pension plans. Read more.

Employers Would Likely Foot the Bill for Trump’s Parental Leave Plan

President Trump’s latest budget proposal calls for 6 weeks’ paid leave for new parents. And while the employee wage replacement that comes with the leave would be paid out by states, experts say states will have to draw at least some of the funding from businesses. Read more.

California Senate backs longshot single-payer care bill

The California Senate voted Thursday to advance a longshot single-payer health care plan that would replace insurance companies with government-funded health care for everyone in the state. Read more.

GOP senators weigh taxing employer-health plans

Senate Republicans set on reworking the Affordable Care Act are considering taxing employer-sponsored health insurance plans, a move that would meet stiff resistance from companies and potentially raise taxes on millions of people who get coverage on the job. Read more.

Bloomberg: CHS hospitals suffer under corporate ownership

A national media report published Thursday morning alleges that local hospitals in several parts of the country have been neglected as Community Health Systems Inc. struggles with the consequences of a massive acquisition campaign. Read more.

Reading Health to buy five SE Pa. hospitals

Reading Health System has agreed to buy five community hospitals in Southeastern Pennsylvania from Community Health Systems Inc. for an undisclosed price, the two parties announced Tuesday. Read more.

July 25th | 10am EST
How to Enrich Your Medicare Sales with Senior Ancillary

Join URL and George Pelekanos, Regional VP of Sales with Aetna Supplemental Insurance for a seminar at our office on July 25th at 10am. Read more.

ACA/AHCA Update Webinar

 Since the passage of the ACA in 2010 and the recent passage of the AHCA through the House it's important to stay informed so you can better serve your clients in the group health and under 65 individual markets. The weekly AHCA 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.

ACA Update Webinar Archives

Click here to view the archived videos of the ACA Update Webinar.