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Health Care Reform News

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 4th 2016 Edition

  • 3 ways Aetna shook the ACA’s foundations today
  • Federal Labor Laws by Number of Employees
  • 2016 State-Based Marketplace Public Use Files
  • AFA new sales quoting and underwriting updates for PA, DE and WV
  • Aetna self-insured plans are now available!
  • 10 healthcare differences between Clinton, Trump
  • Small employers dropping health benefits
  • Does severance trigger ERISA? Why employers should care and what to do
  • CPBJ 2016 Health Care Symposium: 3 things we learned
  • Pa. health insurers defend requests for higher premiums
  • 4 employer challenges brought on by ACA compliance
  • 3 new things to know about your HIPAA desk audit risk
  • 5 reasons to back the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana deals
  • Attorneys spar over Hershey-Pinnacle merger
  • Registration for the Federally-facilitated Individual Marketplace (FFM) and the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace
  • 2017 FFM Certification Details – Testing now open!
  • Learn how to help consumers who could lose eligibility for financial help because they are dually enrolled/eligible for Marketplace coverage and Medicaid/CHIP
  • CPAHU follow up to July CE meeting
  • 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 | July 28th 2016 Edition

  • Plan year 2017 registration and training opens on Monday, August 1!
  • Federal Labor Laws by Number of Employees
  • 2016 State-Based Marketplace Public Use Files
  • Highmark Channel Insights: Summer 2016 Edition
  • Annual Income Threshold FAQ
  • Aetna Pennsylvania small group plan changes
  • Aetna AFA is built with PA, DE and WV small businesses in mind
  • Capital BlueCross Countdown to Enrollment
  • Obamacare's Medicaid expansion leading to health insurance boom in some states
  • 10 top compliance issues for 2017 benefit planning
  • Humana to cut 2017 individual market footprint 88%
  • Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana breakup provisions, dissected
  • 12 books benefit pros should read this summer
  • Insurers, Pushing for Higher Rates, Challenge Key Component of Health Law
  • Some health insurers may face ACA cash crunch
  • Harrisburg chamber leader: OT rule overlooks regional differences
  • 7 ways the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana deals may chill policy
  • 10 top compliance issues for 2017 benefit planning
  • Summary of CMS emails for week of July 18
  • Did You Miss the ASO Signature Seminar?
  • Earn up to 3 CE's at our CPAHU Meeting on July 26th
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 21st 2016 Edition

  • HSA/FSA/HRA: Comparison of Key Features
  • IRS Releases Draft 2016 Forms 1094 and 1095 for Employers to Report Health Coverage and ACA Compliance
  • Aetna Pennsylvania small group plan changes
  • Aetna AFA is built with PA, DE and WV small businesses in mind
  • Capital BlueCross Countdown to Enrollment
  • Some health insurers may face ACA cash crunch
  • Oregon co-op forced to shut down this month
  • Harrisburg chamber leader: OT rule overlooks regional differences
  • 7 ways the Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana deals may chill policy
  • US healthcare spending has hit a new high — $10,345 per person
  • 10 top compliance issues for 2017 benefit planning
  • Many Toddlers Fail To Get Necessary Medicaid Renewal At Their First Birthday
  • Regulatory Roundup: Health and Welfare Form 5500, SBC Requirement, and IRS Opt-Out Payments
  • Health Care Briefs for July 11-15, 2016
  • Health Care Briefs for July 4 - 8, 2016
  • New resources available on the Agents and Brokers Resources webpage
  • Plan Year 2016 FFM registration and training is closed
  • Earn up to 3 CE's at our CPAHU Meeting on July 26th
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 14th 2016 Edition

  • New SBC Template Generally Expected to Apply to Plan Years Beginning On or After April 1, 2017
  • Reminder: Certain Employers May Receive Marketplace Notices
  • Proposals May Impact Employer Liability Under 'Pay or Play'
  • Healthcare.gov Cost Sharing Data Brief
  • Highmark Update - CPA WPA WV NEPA
  • Capital BlueCross | New Incentive+ Producer Program
  • Aetna | Tools to help you sell in PA, DE and WV
  • Top Republicans Call For Major Obamacare Changes To Bring Down Premiums
  • Insured small-group plan count drops 25% in two years
  • Inaccurate Provider Lists A Major Barrier To Care, Study Finds
  • Indemnity health insurers win major ACA court fight
  • ACA in 2016: 10 changes to the Affordable Care Act
  • 10 steps to take now in advance of the DOL’s overtime rule
  • 3 new wellness tech tools to watch
  • How draft ACA tax regulations could affect your clients
  • Lancaster law firm collaborates on survey tool for medical practices
  • Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means Highlight Obama Admin’s Unprecedented Obstruction to Withhold Facts On Billions In Illegal Obamacare Payments
  • Health Care Briefs for July 4 - 8, 2016
  • Summary of CMS agent/broker specific emails for week of July 4
  • New Information Available on REGTAP
  • Earn up to 3 CE's at our CPAHU Meeting on July 26th
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 7th 2016 Edition

  • AIR System Will Remain Up and Running After Deadline
  • Medicare-Eligible Employees Ineligible to Receive Premium Tax Credits
  • Capital BlueCross | New Incentive+ Producer Program
  • Aetna | Tools to help you sell in PA, DE and WV
  • Aetna | Starting a dialogue with Pennsylvania employers
  • Indemnity health insurers win major ACA court fight
  • Attorneys: Under new OT rules, check job duties, not just pay
  • Obamacare-Causing Insurers To Beg For Bailouts
  • Nurse practitioner reform bill moves to Senate floor
  • Midstate health care organizations collaborate on cancer care
  • Businesses cutting rising costs by self-insuring
  • ACA in 2016: 10 changes to the Affordable Care Act
  • Information on recent MLMS upgrade and use of vendor confirmation code
  • New Resources From the FFM Agent and Broker Program
  • Earn up to 3 CE's at our CPAHU Meeting on July 26th
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives