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Health Care Reform News

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 8th 2016 Edition

  • Top 4 Changes to 'Pay or Play' for 2016
  • UPDATE Flu Vaccine Retail Pharmacy Voucher Program
  • 5 tips to overcome ACA reporting compliance challenges
  • Feds plan to screen Obamacare customers for special enrollment periods
  • DOL Increases Fines for ERISA Violations after August 1
  • ‘Simple Choice Plans’ To Debut In 2017 Marketplace Enrollment
  • Penn State offering early retirement to 1,270 faculty and staff
  • CMS Releases 2018 Marketplace Rule and New Actuarial Value Calculator
  • One Wellmark enrollee filed $18 million in 2015 claims
  • 10 ZIP codes where the ACA individual mandate hit hard
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 1st 2016 Edition

  • Independence Edge | Important information about Lehigh Valley Health Network
  • Capital BlueCross New Process for Onboarding Individual Account Member
  • Updated Model Employer CHIP Notice Now Available
  • Reminder: Medicare Part D Notice Due by October 14
  • Capital BlueCross UPDATE Small Business ASO
  • Proposed 2018 Payment Notice (CMS-9934-P) and Draft 2018 Actuarial Value Calculator
  • Six Years After Obamacare, 11 Percent Remain Uninsured
  • Health-care exchange sign-ups fall far short of forecasts
  • Just Released Highmark Sales Sentinel 2017 FFM Certificate Instructions
  • Just Released - See New SHOP Marketplace Videos Now!
  • New Information Available on REGTAP
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 25th 2016 Edition

  • ACA Letters & To-Do Lists
  • UPMC Health Plan | Information on the Extension of Medically Underwritten Plans for November and December Renewals
  • Agents angry about unpaid ACA exchange plan commissions
  • Covered by Aetna? What to Do Now That It Bailed Out of Obamacare
  • Choices May Be Limited for Obamacare Shoppers, Avalere Says
  • 3 ways the ACA individual health market foundation cracked
  • Higher ACA exchange rates offer group market lessons
  • It’s easy to reset your forgotten CMS Enterprise Portal password to access your account and start plan year 2017 registration
  • September 1st - Free Conference for Medicare Producers
  • New Information Available on REGTAP
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 18th 2016 Edition

  • Aetna to stay in many off-exchange individual health markets
  • Aetna, one of the country's largest health insurers, is ditching 70% of its Obamacare business
  • Introduction to Health Care Reform
  • Announcing Updates to Starmark Self-Funded Plan Designs!
  • Cost, Not Choice, Is Top Concern of Health Insurance Customers
  • Digging into BlueCross’ big rate hike
  • How The White House Aims To Push Obamacare Risk Onto States
  • Hikes In Employees' Health Premiums To Outpace Raises Again
  • Aetna Gets December Trial Date to Make Case for Humana Deal
  • Should Big Insurance Become Like Walmart To Lower Health Costs?
  • Administration Paints Rosy Future For Obamacare Marketplaces
  • Next president faces possible ObamaCare meltdown
  • Expect your health insurance costs to rise in 2017
  • Will Your Prescription Meds Be Covered Next Year? Better Check!
  • New Agent/Broker Resources From CCIIO
  • It’s easy to reset your forgotten CMS Enterprise Portal password to access your account and start plan year 2017 registration
  • September 1st - Free Conference for Medicare Producers
  • Avoid frustration in accessing the MLMS by turning off pop-up blockers
  • New Information Available on REGTAP
  • Don’t forget to complete plan year 2017 FFM registration and training
  • Summary of CMS emails for week of July 18
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 11th 2016 Edition

  • Opportunity for agents/brokers to be in Walmart stores for plan year 2017 Open Enrollment
  • CMS Announces Change to Marketplace Income Verification Procedure
  • Aetna SG ACA Termination Policy Update October 1, 2016 ***CRITICAL UPDATE***
  • Aetna | Updated DE, PA and WV ACA SG new business submission dates and termination policy
  • GOP-led states reject Obama administration's proposed limit of short-term health plans
  • Beyond 'Obamacare': State Initiatives Refocus Health Debate
  • Where low-income insurance options improved, so did results
  • Pharma dollars back patient groups that oppose Medicare Part B overhaul
  • Aetna judge hands off Anthem merger case to speed trials
  • New ACA regulations require online accessibility
  • Surprise! New Study Shows ObamaCare Caused Massive Increases in Premiums…
  • Anthem to Federal Government: Approve Merger and We’ll Expand to More Obamacare Exchanges
  • PinnacleHealth to open clinic focused on improving surgical outcomes
  • September 1st - Free Conference for Medicare Producers
  • Avoid frustration in accessing the MLMS by turning off pop-up blockers
  • PrimePay New OT rules for FLSA and CMS mandatory data submission rules for Nursing Homes
  • New Information Available on REGTAP
  • Don’t forget to complete plan year 2017 FFM registration and training
  • Registration for the Federally-facilitated Individual Marketplace (FFM) and the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace
  • 2017 FFM Certification Details – Testing now open!
  • Summary of CMS emails for week of July 18
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives