New Services & Website from URL
Watch Jim McDaniel and Ken Clemens discuss the new services from URL and our new website to support them. Read more.
What are they saying about Starmark?
Starmark, a Trustmark® Company administers self-funded health benefit plans for small to mid-size employers nationwide. Read more.
Highmark Agency Action Alert for the Week of Oct. 30, 2017
Highmark Inc. announced Monday its partnership with Welvie to offer members an interactive educational guide to help them understand all the steps for deciding on, preparing for and recovering from non-emergency surgeries, including surgeries for back, knee, hip and eyes. Read more.
Highmark Individual Market Update: 2018 ACA Enrollment Materials and EFT Payment Information
The 2018 Individual Market product brochures, Be Ready for Anything, are now available in the Resources section of the Producer Portal. Read more.
Highmark Individual Market Update: Open Enrollment Period Reminders
Don’t forget! The 2018 Individual Market Open Enrollment Period begins tomorrow, Nov.1, and goes until Dec. 15, 2017. Read more.
Highmark Announces Details for 2018 Individual Medical Product Portfolio
While the Individual market has been stabilizing, it remains volatile. Read more.
UPMC Health Plan Producer Newsletter Fall 2017
With UPMC’s recent acquisitions — UPMC Pinnacle, UPMC Kane, UPMC Susquehanna, UPMC Jameson, and UPMC Chautauqua — as well as all existing UPMC-owned hospitals, our members will further benefit from our integrated delivery and finance system (IDFS) model, which is designed to create efficiencies in care delivery that ultimately result in cost savings. Read more.
2018 Approved Affordable Care Act Rates
Insurance companies offering individual and small group health insurance plans are required to file proposed rates with the Pennsylvania Insurance Department for review and approval before plans can be sold to consumers. Read more.
Highmark 2018 Plans
Plans for Central, Western, and Northeastern PA. Read more.
Independence Blue Cross | Announcing 2018 Individual Consumer Commissions Schedule, Plans and Rates
We are happy to share that Independence will pay commissions on new business, as well as all renewing business, in 2018! Read more.
Capital BlueCross 2018 Individual Training
Individual Medical plan details for 2018 coverage. Read more.
NOW LIVE: 2018 Plans & Prices on HealthCare.gov
You can now preview Marketplace plans and prices for 2018 using the See Plans & Prices tool on HealthCare.gov! Read more.
National General | Stay ready for new STM regulations
The recently signed Executive Order, which requests the extension in the term duration on Short Term Medical plans to up to 12 months, could trigger a new regulation at any time. As soon as it does, we’ll be ready. Read more.
Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Resources
As you know, open enrollment has experienced some changes this year. Read more.
Highmark Individual Market Update: 2018 Individual Market Information
In 2018, the Highmark Individual Market will be using a Training and Certification Platform powered by Litmos where participation in training programs and individual Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) certifications will be tracked. Read more.
Geisinger Special Bonus Incentive Beginning this November!
Earn a one-time payment of $25 per subscriber on any new group sold in the 1-99 market segment for November 2017 through January 2018. Read more.
Leg Reg Review #34 - 10/30/2017
With House action October 25 and 26, the revenue side to the State Budget was sent to Governor Wolf for his signature. Read more.
Trump's CMS Posts Draft 2019 Health Insurance Rules
The Trump administration has come out with a 365-page notice that shows how the U.S. major medical insurance market could look in 2019 — if that market still exists, if the current laws stay about the same, and if the administration tries to keep public health insurance exchange program going. Read more.
Republican Leaders Offer Alternative to Alexander-Murray Market Stability Bill
Senate Finance Committee Chairman and 2015 NAHU Spirit of Independence winner Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced a legislative proposal on Tuesday that would temporarily fund the ACA’s cost-sharing reduction (CSR) program and eliminate penalties for the individual and employer mandates. Read more.
Insurance Guide 2018: HealthCare.gov going offline most open enrollment weekends
The Trump administration plans to shut down the federal health insurance exchange for 12 hours during all but one Sunday during open enrollment season. Read more.
Trump health official Seema Verma has a plan to slash Medicaid rolls. Here’s how
With a broad overhaul of Obamacare stalled in Washington, one of President Trump’s top health care leaders is drawing the outlines of sweeping changes to Medicaid that could pare enrollments and cut costs without congressional approval. Read more.
House to vote on funding for Children's Health Insurance Program next week
The House will vote on extending funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program next week, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Thursday. Read more.
Aetna Rises After WSJ Reports CVS in Talks to Buy Insurer
Aetna Inc. gained in New York trading after the Wall Street Journal reported that CVS Health Corp. is in talks to buy the insurer, offering more than $200 a share. Read more.
11/3 | Affordable Alternative to the ACA for Individuals & Families
Individuals and families are experiencing record insurance premium increases and the law requires everyone to have qualified coverage or face a significant tax penalty (up to 2.5% of income). Read more.
11/9 | Protect your clients with ID and Legal Shield
After the recent Equifax breach (one of the major credit bureaus) 143 million people and their families are at risk of their identity being stolen. Read more.
Highmark Individual Market Update: 2018 Individual Sales Preparation – New Training Platform
In 2018, the Highmark Individual Market will be using a Training and Certification Platform powered by Litmos where participation in training programs and individual Federally-Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) and Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) certifications will be tracked. Read more.
NOW LIVE: Plan Year 2018 Registration & Training for Agents and Brokers
Registration and training for plan year 2018 is now live! Log in to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Secure Portal or create an account to get started. Read more.
Health Care Reform Webinar
Since the passage of the ACA in 2010 and the recent passage of the AHCA through the House and the failed Senate votes on the BCRA and the HCFA (Skinny Repeal), 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. Join us each week to learn more and get your questions answered. Register now.
Health Care Reform Webinar Archives
Click here to view the archived videos of the Health Care Reform Webinars.
