Introduction to HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) impacts a wide variety of features of the U.S. health care system. Its best known and most important provisions affect the portability of health coverage, and the privacy and security of individuals' personal health information. Learn 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.
IBC - Important Update About the Independence Network
On October 1, 2017, Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) was acquired by a new parent company, Reading Health System, now Tower Health. As a result, the Independence Blue Cross contractual agreements with the hospitals, facilities, and the physicians they employ automatically ended as of the date of the acquisition. Read more.
Aetna offers emergency compensation for HIV disclosure victims
Health insurance giant Aetna is offering cash reimbursements to some of the people who were affected when the company accidentally disclosed the HIV statuses of some of its customers. Read more.
Highmark | Agency Action Alert for the Week of Sept. 25, 2017
This week's Agency Action Alert features the following topics: Healthcare Forecast Webinar for Producers and Employers, and Small Group Update: Paperless Client Contracts Coming Soon. Read more.
Starmark | Learn about reference-based pricing with new video!
Offer your small to mid-size clients something they may not have seen before with Starmark Healthy ChoicesSM reference-based pricing plan designs. Read more.
REMINDER: HealthCare.gov Maintenance Windows
Maintenance outages are regularly scheduled on HealthCare.gov every year during Open Enrollment, and this year is no different. Read more.
ALERT: SEPs for Americans Impacted by Recent Hurricanes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is making special enrollment periods (SEPs) available for certain individuals affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Read more.
Why employers should talk to millennials about life insurance
Employees can benefit from life insurance at all stages of life, whether they’re fresh-faced newbies or nearing retirement. Read more.
House Republicans propose Puerto Rico funding as part of CHIP bill
Republicans on a leading House health-care committee are proposing to send $1 billion in extra Medicaid funding to Puerto Rico as it deals with severe hurricane damage, as part of a five-year plan to fund the federal health insurance program for children. Read more.
What If Consumers Accuse Agents of Sham HealthCare.gov Enrollments?
The federal agency in charge of HealthCare.gov is quietly preparing for the 2018 open enrollment period — and responding to complaints that agents and brokers may have pushed some consumers into 2017 health coverage without their permission. Read more.
9 million kids get health insurance under CHIP. Congress just let it expire.
Congress just allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provided low-cost health insurance to 9 million children, to expire. Read more.
Health Insurance For 9 Million Kids On The Line As Congress Fails To Meet Deadline
The Republican-led Congress failed to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) over the weekend, spreading uncertainty and panic among some states that funding for the program would dry up and threaten the lives of the nine million U.S. children enrolled in the program. Read more.
Supreme Court Opens Momentous Term on Monday
The U.S. Supreme Court returns to work Monday facing a blockbuster docket, as it roars back from last year's unusually low-key term. Read more.
With Graham-Cassidy dead, employers look to more modest reforms
With the latest Senate effort to replace the Affordable Care Act derailed, employer groups are refocusing their strategy around the passage of more targeted reforms to the healthcare law in coming months. Read more.
9 benefit trends to watch in 2018
Picture a bevy of meaningful employee benefit offerings that largely fall under the financial-wellbeing umbrella and a sunny forecast may be in store for 2018, predict several industry leaders and practitioners. Read more.
Trump near signing order allowing interstate health cover sales
President Donald Trump is getting ready to issue an executive order that could let people buy health insurance across state lines. Read more.
What to know about the Treasury’s 2018 ACA affordability curveball
When healthcare reporters call and ask me these days what will happen next regarding so-called Affordable Care Act repeal and replace legislative efforts, I must be the most boring interview in town. My answer is, “I have no idea!” Read more.
10/10 PrimePay Broker CE Webinar - Health Reimbursement Arrangements
With premiums on the rise and the ongoing burden of ACA compliance, employers have been turning to Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) more than ever before. Read more.
10/17 PrimePay Broker CE Webinar - ERISA Compliance Overview
We are excited to present a comprehensive and technical presentation to understand the various ERISA compliance requirements for employers of all sizes. Read more.
10/27 UPMC | You're Invited to the Fall Producer Kickoff
Please attend our Fall Producer Kickoff in order to find out new information about our products and services. 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.
Aetna | Register for AFA & Apple Watch Training
Register now to learn how Aetna Funding Advantage employees can get their hands on Apple Watch® from Aetna for as low as $25 plus tax. Read more.
UPMC | Live Demo of UPMC Individual Marketplace Quoting System
UPMC Health Plan will be offering four live demos of our Individual Marketplace Quoting System. In addition, we will be reviewing the 2018 Individual plan designs. 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.
