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Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | December 31st 2014 Edition

  • Assurant Health | $32,500 in bonus cash available in 2015
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series: What Employers Need to Know About the New ACA Reporting Requirements
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Corbett's plans to overhaul Medicaid challenged in court
  • IRS posts instructions for PPACA health insurer tax
  • Obama Administration to Investigate Insurers for Bias Against Costly Conditions
  • Capital BlueCross provides funding to enable police for overdose rescue kits
  • Feds aim benefits scenario at young invincibles
  • People Are Shopping for Health Insurance, Surprisingly
  • FFM News Alert for Agents/Brokers: Eligibility Determination Notices with Data Matching Issues
  • FFM News Alert for Agents/Brokers: Automatic Re-Enrollments

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | December 18th 2014 Edition

  • Ebix / Health Connect Quoting Portal
  • Turn Bronze Plans to Gold with GAP Benefits
  • Alert | 2015 FFM Cut-Off Dates
  • Highmark Individual Health Updates | Extended Deadline for Jan. 1
  • UPMC 2015 Individual Enrollment
  • UPMC Producer Update 12/18/2014 - Updated I&F Application
  • Highmark Health Updates | Agency Action Alert - Dec. 17, 2014
  • Agents and brokers: Get ready for the SHOP Marketplace online
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • ACA reporting requirements are around the corner: Are you ready?

Health Care Reform News & Trends from URL | December 11th

  • Alert | 2015 FFM Cut-Off Dates
  • UPMC Individual 1/1 Cutoff Date Reminder
  • ibx4you retail platform now supports subsidy-eligible shopping experience
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community - November/December 2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community - November/December 2014
  • Agents and brokers: Get ready for the SHOP Marketplace online
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • ACA reporting requirements are around the corner: Are you ready?
  • Foundation: Most employers don't know about health care plan quality data
  • Agents And Brokers Struggle With SHOP
  • Voluntary market forecast for 2015
  • TurboTax: Americans Unaware of Obamacare’s Tax Impact

Health Care Reform News & Trends from URL | December 4th

  • Geisinger Choice Individual Renewal Change Form
  • Highmark Blue Shield Individual Update on Marketplace plans and help with Marketplace login
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Individual Update on Marketplace plans and help with Marketplace login
  • Announcing a New Medicare Supplement Plan from Capital BlueCross
  • Agents and brokers: Get ready for the SHOP Marketplace online
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • ACA Lawsuit Could Have Implications Beyond Health Care
  • 3 things you CAN'T know about IRS PPACA problems
  • People hate shopping for health insurance
  • House Republicans sue President Obama
  • FAQS About Affordable Care Act Implementation
  • 5 Steps to Staying Covered

Health Care Reform News & Trends from URL | November 26th

  • Highmark Update - Highmark moves to clarify in-network doctors for members
  • UPMC Health Plan FFM Connectivity & Producer Incentive Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan Pinnacle Health Letters
  • Bonus Program for Independence Blue Cross 2015 ACA Open Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • House Republicans sue President Obama
  • Obama Administration To Alter ACA Enrollment In 2016
  • FAQS About Affordable Care Act Implementation
  • 5 Steps to Staying Covered

Health Care Reform News & Trends from URL | November 20th

  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Updates | Week of 11/17/2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Updates | Week of 11/17/2014
  • UPMC Health Plan FFM Connectivity & Producer Incentive Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan Individual & Family Coverage Update
  • Geisinger Health Plan Pinnacle Health Letters
  • Bonus Program for Independence Blue Cross 2015 ACA Open Enrollment
  • BCNEPA Broker e-bulletin: Producer portal, individual market updates and more
  • Health Care Reform Special 2014 Edition: 2015 Rates | November 13th
  • Highmark Blue Shield Training Update - Individual-market training for 2015 open enrollment
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Training Update - Individual-market training for 2015 open enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • FAQS About Affordable Care Act Implementation
  • 5 Steps to Staying Covered
  • One-third of uninsureds plan to pay PPACA fine

Health Care Reform Special 2014 Edition: 2015 Rates | November 13th 2014 Edition

  • 2015 Product Rates
  • Highmark Blue Shield Small Group Update - 2015 Rates Approved by PA Insurance Department
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Small Group Update - 2015 Rates Approved by PA Insurance Department
  • 2015 UPMC Advantage Plans and Rates Released
  • Capital BlueCross 2015 Individual Products and Current Member Communications

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | November 6th 2014 Edition

  • UPMC Producer Update 10/31/2014 - IRS Releases 2015 Annual Inflation Adjustments
  • Capital BlueCross BenefitFOCUS Fall 2014 2014 Edition
  • Are your group clients ERISA compliant?
  • New at PrimePay: ERISA Wrap Services! Contact us today to get appointed
  • UPMC Producer Update 11/3/2014 - Certification Webinar for Mid-Market ASO Product
  • Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) Agent and Broker Registration Webinar Series
  • UPMC Individual Health Products for 2015
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Highmark Update: Highmark Ad to Run in Local Western Pennsylvania Newspapers
  • Half of Obamacare users wouldn’t return to the exchanges this year: survey
  • Businesses not ready for employer mandate
  • Aetna to Acquire Private HIX Provider bswift
  • Employer mandate will have ‘little impact’
  • What to know about PPACA's second enrollment period
  • IRS closes ACA minimum value health plan loophole
  • Marketplace Update: Five Steps to Staying Covered

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 30th 2014 Edition

  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Oct. 29, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Oct. 29, 2014
  • Highmark Small Group Update - Renewals and New to Highmark Quoting
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Oct. 22, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Oct. 22, 2014
  • Are your group clients ERISA compliant?
  • New at PrimePay: ERISA Wrap Services! Contact us today to get appointed
  • Highmark Individual Products Talking Points
  • Nahu Update: Administration Announces how Agent Information will be Handled in Open Enrollment 2014
  • Geisinger Health Plan Network Update
  • UPMC Producer Update 10/29/2014 - Don't Miss Our Training Webinars for the 2015 Individual Portfolio
  • Register Now for BCNEPA's Individual Market Webinar
  • UPMC Individual Health Products for 2015
  • Register Now for 2015 Individual Product Training from Capital BlueCross
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Marketplace Update: Five Steps to Staying Covered
  • Health insurer earnings: 7 takeaways
  • IRS Warned about Protecting Taxpayer Information on Health Exchanges
  • Obamacare premiums soar as much as 78% to help cover ‘essential health benefits’

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 23rd 2014 Edition

  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Oct. 22, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Oct. 22, 2014
  • Independence BlueCross Individual customers will receive a communication to prepare for open enrollment this week
  • Are your group clients ERISA compliant?
  • New at PrimePay: ERISA Wrap Services! Contact us today to get appointed
  • Highmark Individual Products Talking Points
  • Register for URL's seminar for Capital BlueCross Individual Plans for 2015!
  • Nahu Update: Administration Announces how Agent Information will be Handled in Open Enrollment 2014
  • Geisinger Health Plan Network Update
  • Register Now for BCNEPA's Individual Market Webinar
  • Register Now for 2015 Individual Product Training from Capital BlueCross
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - October 2014
  • Register Now for 2015 Group Product Webinar from Capital BlueCros
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Consumers willing to share wearable data in exchange for break on insurance premiums
  • Administration Signals Doubts About Calculator Permitting Plans Without Hospital Benefits
  • PPACA risk system may get 9 billion claim records per year
  • Cadillac tax begins to influence plan design
  • Voluntary benefit spending surges
  • Small Group Composite Rating Explained for 2015
  • Q&A about Contributions for Plans with Per-Member Rates

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 16th 2014 Edition

  • HealthAmerica plan changes for 2015
  • UPMC Producer Update 10/14/2014 - UPMC Health Plan Connect Reporting
  • New at PrimePay: ERISA Wrap Services! Contact us today to get appointed
  • Correction: Capital BlueCross 2015 Group Product Bulletin
  • Highmark Individual Products Talking Points
  • Register for URL's seminar for Capital BlueCross Individual Plans for 2015!
  • Geisinger Health Plan Network Update
  • Register Now for 2015 Individual Product Training from Capital BlueCross
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - October 2014
  • Register Now for 2015 Group Product Webinar from Capital BlueCross
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Help with health insurance
  • Why are states expanding a failing Medicaid program?
  • Get ready to enroll in SHOP coverage
  • HSAs: the next big thing in retirement planning?
  • A maze to opt out of Obamacare individual mandate
  • Republican Governor About To Lose Medicaid Fight In Pennsylvania
  • Rethinking voluntary sales in PPACA's wake
  • Marketplaces – Your Stars are coming
  • What benefits do your employees really want?
  • Aon Hewitt Expects Spike in Exchange Enrollees

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 9th 2014 Edition

  • New at PrimePay: ERISA Wrap Services!
  • Highmark 2015 Group Product Bulletin
  • Highmark Individual Products Talking Points
  • Capital BlueCross Updates
  • Connect with Capital BlueCross, October 2014
  • Highmark Health's Open Letter to the Community
  • UPMC October Updates: Health Plan Website Launch, and NEW Dental Advantage Incentive Program
  • Important Aetna updates for cases effective 1/1/15
  • Banet's Bullets: Quoting November 1, 2014 Groups
  • Get reacquainted with Capital BlueCross Individual Plans for 2015!
  • Register Now for 2015 Individual Product Training from Capital BlueCross
  • BCNEPA's Group Market Webinar
  • Join Highmark Blue Shield Distribution Administration for the Fall Agency Strategy Session
  • UPMC Producer Update 9/25/2014 - Training for 2015 Portfolio for 2-50 Employees
  • Get reacquainted with Capital BlueCross Individual Plans for 2015!
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - October 2014
  • Register Now for 2015 Group Product Webinar from Capital BlueCross
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Assurant Health
  • FFM Certificate needed to sell Aetna in 2015
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • PPACA reshapes individual market
  • Obamacare Round 2: States gear up for start of next enrollment period in November
  • The Supremes Are Back - What Does That Mean For Health Reform?
  • GAO: HHS needs congressional OK to make 2015 risk corridors payments
  • Blues fear high PPACA subsidy program costs
  • Walmart plans one-stop health coverage shopping
  • PPACA rules send consumers to short-term health market

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 2nd 2014 Edition

  • Oklahoma district court rejects IRS tax credit rule
  • Assurant Health | Rely on MyBook for individual major medical renewal letters
  • UPMC Producer Update 9/26/2014 - Important Information About the Highmark Transition
  • Highmark Blue Shield (Central Region) Update - Troubleshoot Web Issues, Small Group Renewals, Updated MyBenefits Renewal Process
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (Western Region) Update - Troubleshoot Web Issues, Small Group Renewals, Updated MyBenefits Renewal Process
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Oct. 1, 2014
  • Join Highmark Blue Shield Distribution Administration for the Fall Agency Strategy Session
  • UPMC Producer Update 9/25/2014 - Training for 2015 Portfolio for 2-50 Employees
  • Get reacquainted with Capital BlueCross Individual Plans for 2015!
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - October 2014
  • Register Now for 2015 Group Product Webinar from Capital BlueCross
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Assurant Health
  • FFM Certificate needed to sell Aetna in 2015
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • Why Hospitals Want Patients to Pay Upfront
  • CMS News for Federally-facilitated Marketplace Agents and Brokers

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 25th 2014 Edition

  • HealthCare.gov Is Given an Overhaul
  • IRS Issues New Instructions for Obamacare
  • Producer Update 9/22/2014 - Reminder: UPMC AnywhereCare
  • Highmark MyBenefits Update - New Menu Style of Plans for All Group Sizes
  • Join Distribution Administration for the Fall Agency Strategy Session
  • Get reacquainted with Capital BlueCross Individual Plans for 2015!
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - October 2014
  • Register Now for 2015 Group Product Webinar from Capital BlueCross
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Assurant Health
  • FFM Certificate needed to sell Aetna in 2015
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • Obamacare Website Costs Exceed $2 Billion, Study Finds
  • Who’s Offering What Benefits? (SHRM Survey)
  • NAHU Washington Update: New Employer Reporting Bill
  • Find out what your doctor visit SHOULD cost\
  • Study: 2.7M children could lose CHIP benefits
  • Government hackers try to crack HealthCare.gov
  • PPACA crackdown on carriers saves billions
  • IRS Gears Up for Impact of Health Care Reform on Tax Season
  • Final Rules on Exchange Re-Enrollment Released

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 18th 2014 Edition

  • IRS Gears Up for Impact of Health Care Reform on Tax Season
  • Final Rules on Exchange Re-Enrollment Released
  • Healthy PA FAQ's
  • Highmark Blue Shield Individual Market Update: Highmark Announces Decision to Not Renew Pre-2014 Products
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield announces decision to renew certain individual market pre-2014 products in western PA
  • Banet's Bullets: Enhanced Blue Solutions and Blue Solutions Plus plans and brochure
  • Get reacquainted with Capital BlueCross Individual Plans for 2015!
  • Highmark's transition plan to Pennsylvania Insurance Department clarifies network and consumer protections and launches new member resources in advance of UPMC contract termination
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - September 2014
  • Register Now for 2015 Group Product Webinar from Capital BlueCross\
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Assurant Health
  • FFM Certificate needed to sell Aetna in 2015
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • Corbett administration's Healthy PA program under review for $48M price tag
  • Individual health gains as group health shrinks
  • GAO: HealthCare.gov Has Security Flaws
  • Capital Blue Cross Communication 682 - Capital Blue is Coming to the Harrisburg Area
  • Highmark Update - Highmark e-Card - Leading the change in the health care marketplace
  • Employers fail to meet key ERISA requirements

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 11th 2014 Edition

  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Sept. 10, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Sept. 10, 2014
  • Draft Employer Reporting Forms Finally Released
  • Final Rules on Exchange Re-Enrollment Released
  • Pa. Medicaid expansion alternative is approved
  • Healthy PA FAQ's
  • Get reacquainted with Capital BlueCross Individual Plans for 2015!
  • Correction on BCNEPA's Network Maps
  • Highmark's transition plan to Pennsylvania Insurance Department clarifies network and consumer protections and launches new member resources in advance of UPMC contract termination
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - September 2014
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • PPACA’s smoking gun
  • Employers fail to meet key ERISA requirements
  • Contacts at Capital Blue Cross

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 4th 2014 Edition

  • Another big boost for Obamacare
  • Pa. Medicaid expansion alternative is approved
  • Healthy PA FAQ's
  • Correction on BCNEPA's Network Maps
  • Highmark BCBS Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community - July/August 2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community - July/August 2014
  • Highmark's transition plan to Pennsylvania Insurance Department clarifies network and consumer protections and launches new member resources in advance of UPMC contract termination
  • Highmark files suit to safeguard cancer patients from irrational billing practice
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - September 2014
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • High Health Plan Deductibles Weigh Down More Employees
  • Obamacare rates are rising once again
  • PPACA’s smoking gun
  • Employers fail to meet key ERISA requirements
  • What Happens When Health Plans Compete
  • Health insurers could be as lucrative as tobacco
  • Are we heading toward a single-payer system?
  • IRS Increases 9.5% Affordability Threshold—Or Did It?

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 28th 2014 Edition

  • Blue Cross of Northeastern PA: Individual clients with FFM coverage
  • Highmark BCBS Agency Action Alert - Aug. 27, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Aug. 27, 2014
  • Capital BlueCross ALERT: Debit Card Scam
  • Capital BlueCross Policy Update: Capital BlueCross will no longer cover services involving use of a morcellator
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • NAHU's Washington Update
  • ECFC EMPLOYER ALERT Individual Medical Policy Arrangements May Result in Significant Excise Tax Liability

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 21st 2014 Edition

  • Federal Judge Strikes Down HHS Mandate for Baptist College
  • PPACA contains possible PPACA 2.0 provision
  • CMS News for Federally-facilitated Marketplace Agents and Brokers
  • Banet's Bullet: IIBC announces new ROAM and employer portal
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • 7 million can get PPACA coverage early

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 14th 2014 Edition

  • Pennsylvania AG warns residents about insurance fraud
  • Over 300,000 On The Brink Of Losing Obamacare Coverage
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • Opportunity, potential threats ahead for small business carriers
  • PPACA premiums to increase 7.5 percent
  • Top 3 consumer worries about 2015 enrollment
  • Millions of uninsured Americans exempt from ObamaCare penalties in 2016, report finds
  • NAHU Washington Update: The IRS Is Awesome
  • Where shoppers pay more for exchange plans
  • 27 PPACA reporting obligations employers need to know

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 7th 2014 Edition

  • NAHU Update: More New Rules and Guidance from our Friends at the IRS
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Individual Market Update - Letters sent to clients regarding same-sex marriage benefits
  • Highmark Blue Shield Individual Market Update - Letters sent to clients regarding same-sex marriage benefits
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Aug. 6, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - Aug. 6, 2014
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Highmark Blue Shield
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • 22 PPACA provisions your small business clients need to know
  • Open questions slow PPACA exchange revamp
  • Doctors Begin To Refuse Obamacare Patients
  • McDonald’s labor ruling may be employer ‘train wreck’
  • IRS sets max fines for health coverage refusal
  • Probe exposes flaws behind HealthCare.gov rollout
  • LEG REG REVIEW #21 - 8/1/14

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 31st 2014 Edition

  • 2-1 appellate court ruling strikes down subsidies in federal Obamacare marketplaces
  • Appeals court panels issue split decision on Obamacare
  • Split decision! Fed appeals courts disagree on Obamacare subsidies
  • Federal appeals courts issue contradictory rulings on health-law subsidies
  • Federal courts issue conflicting rulings on legality of ObamaCare subsidies
  • NAHU Update: Health Reform Subsidy Ruling May Have Profound Long-Term Impact But Causes No Immediate Market Change
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 23, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 23, 2014
  • Ceasing Sale of iDental(R) Plans in Pennsylvania
  • Blue Cross NEPA PCORI Tax Clarification
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 16th, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 16th, 2014
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • ObamaCare getaway: 5 US territories released from health care law
  • Judge tosses Sen. Ron Johnson’s Obamacare lawsuit
  • 2015 rates expected to fluctuate wildly
  • NAHU Update: What To Know Before You Go Federal Exchange SHOPing in 2015
  • NAHU Update: House Hearing Highlights Exchange Subsidy Verification Shortfalls
  • Investigators obtain ObamaCare coverage, subsidies using fake identities

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 24th 2014 Edition

  • 2014 Healthcare Symposium
  • 2-1 appellate court ruling strikes down subsidies in federal Obamacare marketplaces
  • Appeals court panels issue split decision on Obamacare
  • Split decision! Fed appeals courts disagree on Obamacare subsidies
  • Federal appeals courts issue contradictory rulings on health-law subsidies
  • Federal courts issue conflicting rulings on legality of ObamaCare subsidies
  • NAHU Update: Health Reform Subsidy Ruling May Have Profound Long-Term Impact But Causes No Immediate Market Change
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 23, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 23, 2014
  • Ceasing Sale of iDental(R) Plans in Pennsylvania
  • Blue Cross NEPA PCORI Tax Clarification
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 16th, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - July 16th, 2014
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - July 2014
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information
  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Geisinger Health Plan
  • Capital Blue Cross
  • Blue Cross Northeastern PA
  • 2015 rates expected to fluctuate wildly
  • NAHU Update: What To Know Before You Go Federal Exchange SHOPing in 2015
  • NAHU Update: House Hearing Highlights Exchange Subsidy Verification Shortfalls
  • Investigators obtain ObamaCare coverage, subsidies using fake identities

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 17th 2014 Edition

  • 2014 Healthcare Symposium
  • Special Enrollment Periods and Hardship Exemptions for Persons Meeting Certain Criteria
  • Privacy Act Statement
  • The Marketplace might need more information from you
  • Highmark Small Group Update - PPACA Employee Count Data Collection
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • A unique approach to Self-Funded Group Health Plans
  • Highmark Health Care Reform Update - Reminder - FFM & FF-SHOP Registration Now Open
  • FFM Update: FFM registration for the 2015 Plan Year launches July 7, 2014
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - July 2014
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information
  • Courtesy Reminder: New IRS Target: Independent Contractor Status
  • Highmark to switch its workers to high-deductible insurance plans
  • Are ACOs transforming American health care?
  • 27 PPACA reporting obligations employers need to know
  • States Opt Out of SHOP Employee Choice in Droves
  • HSA vs. HRA: Which is more popular?
  • HIX Enrollees' Adverse Selection Fears Confirmed

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 10th 2014 Edition

  • IRS Finalizes Regulations for Health Insurance Tax Credits for Small Employers
  • 2014 Healthcare Symposium
  • Special Enrollment Periods and Hardship Exemptions for Persons Meeting Certain Criteria
  • Privacy Act Statement
  • Coventry HealthAmerica Broker News Flash - UPDATED: New Central and Northeastern PA Small Group Broker Bonus Program
  • Highmark BCBS Agency Action Alert - July 2, 2014
  • 2015 Federally-Facilitated Marketplace Certification
  • Bridge the GAP and offset clients out-of-pocket expenses
  • A unique approach to Self-Funded Group Health Plans
  • Highmark Health Care Reform Update - Reminder - FFM & FF-SHOP Registration Now Open
  • FFM Update: FFM registration for the 2015 Plan Year launches July 7, 2014
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - July 2014
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information
  • Tracking Insurer Filings for 2015 ACA Exchange Premiums
  • What if sick exchange plan members are stickier?
  • Does the employer mandate matter?
  • Blue Cross of Northeastern PA PCORI Tax Reminder

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 3rd 2014 Edition

  • 2014 Healthcare Symposium
  • Final rules issued for the 90-day waiting period
  • Most Will Be Able to Automatically Renew Coverage Under Health Law
  • NAHU Washington Update: CMS Releases Re-Enrollment Rule for 2015 Coverage
  • Special Enrollment Periods and Hardship Exemptions for Persons Meeting Certain Criteria
  • UPMC Producer Update 6/27/2014 - Statement on Transition Plan
  • Highmark Patients First initiative delivers certainty for health care consumers in Western Pennsylvania
  • United Concordia: New Product Available in Your Market
  • Highmark Channel Insights – May/June 2014
  • FFM Update: FFM registration for the 2015 Plan Year launches July 7, 2014
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - July 2014
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information
  • PinnacleHealth, Hershey Medical to form 'collaborative and innovative health enterprise'
  • PPACA enrollees may face new plans or hefty increases
  • Half of brokers still mulling industry exit
  • PPACA enrollees may face new plans or hefty increases
  • 10 ACA questions small employers should be asking
  • NAHU Washington Update: Musical Carrier Chairs
  • Funding bill hits IRS PPACA implementation
  • Hobby Lobby and the future of religious exception
  • ObamaCare coverage for millions in jeopardy as watchdog finds widespread data flaws
  • Employer Reporting of Health Coverage Code Sections 6055 & 6056
  • How Employers Should Handle MLR Rebates

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | June 26th 2014 Edition

  • 2014 Healthcare Symposium
  • Special Enrollment Periods and Hardship Exemptions for Persons Meeting Certain Criteria
  • Geisinger Health Plan PPO Accessories Program
  • UPDATED: Holy Spirit, Geisinger to affiliate
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - July 2014
  • CMS Health Insurance Exchange Program Information WEBINAR
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | June 19th 2014 Edition

  • 2014 Healthcare Symposium
  • Thousands to Be Questioned on Eligibility for Health Insurance Subsidies
  • Special Enrollment Periods and Hardship Exemptions for Persons Meeting Certain Criteria
  • Broker e-bulletin - IRS publications on the ACA and more
  • Aetna and Coventry Health Plans MLR Filings
  • Banet's Bullet: Commission Delay
  • Summer CE Sizzlers from Phillips Associates
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information
  • Say What? Many Patients Struggling To Learn The Foreign Language Of Health Insurance
  • Midstate hospitals still less costly than rest of Pa.
  • Insurers will propose changes to Obama health law
  • Single-carrier exchanges expected to surge
  • Insurers wait for PPACA comp cap regulations
  • Mass. repeals state pay-or-play regulations
  • Can employers dump workers to health exchanges? Yes, for a price
  • NAHU Washington Update: Hearings on the Hill

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | June 12th 2014 Edition

  • HealthCare.gov to get overhaul
  • New O-Care delay allowed for 18 states
  • Banet's Bullet: IBxpress for the Group Administrator
  • Capital BlueCross Communication 660 Consumer Transparency Tools-Search and Save Center
  • FFM Alert: Agent and Broker Registration for the 2015 Plan Year
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • IRS Premium Tax Credit Information
  • Employee Rules and Rights
  • Obtaining Information on Marketplace Health Plans: Websites Dominate but Key Groups Also Use Other Sources
  • Ancillary plans get a new spin
  • Uninsured Down To 13.4 Percent
  • Witnesses: PPACA income verification is a mess
  • Small Employers Need Guidance On ACA
  • LEG REG REVIEW #15 - 06/09/2014

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | June 5th 2014 Edition

  • UPMC Producer Update 6/3/2014 - New Member Welcome Mailing
  • FFM Alert: Agent and Broker Registration for the 2015 Plan Year
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Individual market sales surge under PPACA
  • Small Employers Need Guidance On ACA

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | May 30th 2014 Edition

  • HHS sets complicated fixed indemnity rules
  • Federal government extends option for keeping current plans in Pennsylvania
  • Highmark Commission Information - Update on Individual Commission Payment Resolution
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - May 21, 2014
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert - May 21, 2014
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - June 2014
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Makeup of State-Run Exchanges vs FFM to Change
  • PCORI & Reinsurance Fees—Keeping Them Straight

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | May 22nd 2014 Edition

  • HHS sets complicated fixed indemnity rules
  • Educating Clients on the ACA
  • Highmark leader William Winkenwerder replaced; David Holmberg becomes CEO
  • Federal government extends option for keeping current plans in Pennsylvania
  • Coventry | HealthAmerica Broker Alert: Small Group Customers Can Renew Existing Plan for Pennsylvania
  • UPMC Producer Update 5/16/2014 - Reminder: Please Complete Dominion Appointment Form
  • Highmark Blue Shield Small Group Update - FAQs Now Available Regarding Highmark's Pre-ACA Renewal Option
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Small Group Update - FAQs Now Available Regarding Highmark's Pre-ACA Renewal Option
  • Blue Cross of Northeastern PA Broker E-Bulletin
  • Find Opportunities Outside of ACA Enrollment
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Makeup of State-Run Exchanges vs FFM to Change
  • Federal health-care subsidies may be too high or too low for more than 1 million Americans
  • Accident coverage gains momentum
  • Silver plan enrollees saddled with high out-of-pocket costs
  • NAHU's Washington Update 5/16/14
  • Leg Reg Review #13 - 05/19/14

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | May 15th 2014 Edition

  • Feds explain individual mandate exemptions
  • Highmark Portal Update - Improved Resources Section & New Payment Option for FFM Plans
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Agency Action Alert
  • Highmark Blue Shield Agency Action Alert
  • Measurement Madness: Making ACA Reporting...Easy
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Big insurers to unveil health prices
  • Informed on Reform: Employer Mandate FACT SHEET
  • Affordable Care Act Tax Provisions Questions and Answers
  • Employer mandate repeal won’t relinquish employers from ACA compliance
  • Health spending up 7.1 percent
  • Leg Reg Review #12 - 05/12/2014

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | May 8th 2014 Edition

  • Special Enrollment Periods and Hardship Exemptions for Persons Meeting Certain Criteria
  • HHS widens O-Care penalty exemptions
  • Reconciliation Process to Recoup Excess Subsidies
  • Labor Department Proposes Regulations Pushing Obamacare For People Leaving Jobs
  • HealthAmerica PA Small Group Customer's Can Now Renew Existing Plan
  • FFM Alert: Spring Webinar Invitation for Agents and Brokers
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • The Barletta Bulletin
  • IRS completes PPACA tax form rules
  • PPACA exchanges promoted in place of COBRA
  • Shift to public exchanges could save employers $3 trillion
  • Employers using medical history in hiring decisions take notice
  • Massachusetts Starts Over on Health Website After Troubles
  • Insurers Say Most Obamacare Customers Paid First Premiums

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | May 1st 2014 Edition

  • Capital BlueCross offers 'grandmothered' insurance plans
  • UPMC Producer Update 4/17/2014 - Extension of Medically Underwritten Plans
  • Highmark announces small employer clients can keep existing health insurance coverage
  • Highmark Agency Action Alert for April 28, 2014
  • FFM NEWS ALERT: New Tools Launched for Agents/Brokers to Help Small Businesses
  • IRS announces 2015 HSA limits
  • Highmark Agency Action Alert 4/30/2014
  • Earn up to 30% level commission on every BOST Advantage Card sale!
  • Banet's Bullet: IBC Individual Adult Dental and Vision Care plans now available
  • UPMC Producer Update 4/29/2014 - Dominion Dental Plans for Individuals and Families
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Administration Begins Search for New Contractors to Run Health Care Site
  • Self-Funding and the Management of Risk
  • Maintaining coverage, but concerned by costs
  • Small Businesses Unprepared for Obamacare Changes
  • Carriers reject D.C. exchange fee assessment
  • Aetna: We have 360,000 exchange enrollees

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | April 24th 2014 Edition

  • Highmark will offer 'grandmothered' insurance plans
  • UPMC April Producer Update
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Brokers say premiums are skyrocketing
  • PPACA utilization reports trickle out
  • Health Care Reform: It’s Only Just Begun
  • Cracking the ICD code

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | April 17th 2014 Edition

  • Highmark Channel Insights March/April 2014
  • Blue Cross of Northeastern PA Broker E-Bulletin
  • Highmark Update - Fitzgerald Announces Allegheny County to Stay with Highmark Through 2015
  • NAHU: Exchanges, We See Your 7 Million and Raise You 2 Million More
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Compliance Notice: Individual Health Plans and the ACA
  • Burwell has insurance ties
  • Net Cost of ObamaCare
  • Prices Soaring for Specialty Drugs, Researchers Find
  • Thousands of layoffs at hospitals have some pushing for more help
  • Burwell hearing could reignite PPACA debate
  • Supplemental sales booming for brokers

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | April 10th 2014 Edition

  • Obamacare Deadline Is Now April 15
  • Medicaid enrollment jumps by 3 million under Obamacare
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Getting coverage outside Open Enrollment
  • Survey: US sees sharpest health insurance premium increases in years
  • 11 health insurance tax facts you need to know

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | April 3rd 2014 Edition

  • NAHU: House to Vote on 40 Hour Bill
  • Obamacare hits enrollment goal with 7.1 million sign-ups, President says
  • Tax Change Helps Abused Spouses Get Health Insurance Subsidies
  • Reporting Changes in Circumstances on HealthCare.gov
  • Highmark Individual Market Update - Open Enrollment Closed, Special Enrollment Period Information
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • ACA Open Enrollment Extension May Injure Insurers
  • Public opinion divide on ACA narrows
  • Hospitals Plot the End of Insurance Companies
  • Threat of ACA Penalties Could Spike Future Exchange Enrollments
  • Many newly insured still face health coverage upheaval
  • Forget Enrollment, There’s Another Major Piece Missing from ObamaCare

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | March 28th 2014 Edition

  • White House offers extension on completing Obamacare enrollment
  • Obama administration will allow more time to enroll in health care on federal marketplace
  • What to know about the March 31 deadline
  • NAHU Washington Update: The Opposite of Friday Fun
  • A glitch in Obamacare marketplace no one noticed
  • Rx hurdles high under some PPACA plans
  • HHS birth control mandate reaches Supreme Court
  • Capital Blue Cross Preauthorization Requirements FAQ
  • Capital Blue Cross Producer Bulletin
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - April 2014
  • Staffing firms puzzled by PPACA
  • ‘Special’ medical market could be big
  • Medicaid expansion alternative takes root in Arkansas
  • One-third of uninsured Americans intend to stay that way
  • Honey, I shrunk the mandate
  • LEG REG REVIEW 3/24/2014

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | March 20th 2014 Edition

  • Announcing Extended Hours for the Health Plan Options Department
  • Don't Forget! 12 Days Left to Sell Capital BlueCross Catastrophic Plans
  • Highmark Agency Action Alert - March 19, 2014
  • House GOP: Obama administration abandoning ‘individual mandate,’ should surrender to repeal
  • Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine statement regarding federal announcement
  • Banet's Bullet: Share our Platform Transformation Playbook with customers
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • One-third of uninsured won’t sign up for PPACA
  • Feds slash at state PPACA navigator curbs
  • LEG REG REVIEW

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | March 13th 2014 Edition

  • Announcing Extended Hours for the Health Plan Options Department
  • Highmark Agency Action Alert 3/12/14
  • ObamaCare's Secret Mandate Exemption
  • How Do I Qualify for an Exemption From the Fee for not Having Health Coverage?
  • Corbett Changes Course on Medicaid
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Analysis Finds PPACA Won’t hit Enrollment Target
  • Changes in Affordable Care Act Frustrating Employers, Insurers
  • PPACA Plan Prospect Pipe Coughs

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | March 6th 2014 Edition

  • Announcing Extended Hours for the Health Plan Options Department
  • Highmark Agency Action Alert for March 5, 2014
  • Capital Blue Common Ownership and Group Size Regulations
  • Independence Blue Cross Broker of Record Form
  • Highmark Western PA Individual Producer Assistance Verification
  • Highmark Central PA Individual Producer Assistance Verification
  • Another Obamacare Delay
  • PPACA Implementation Chief to Leave Post
  • Day on The Hill Registration Form
  • Administration Focusing ACA Outreach To Latinos As March 31 Deadline Approaches
  • CMS Bulletin on Availability of Retroactive Advance Payments
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • SEP Reduces your Modified Adjusted Gross Income For Health Insurance Purposes
  • Despite Delayed Key Provision, Health Care Reform Triggers Benefits Action Among Employers
  • Individual Mandate Delay Bill Nears Vote
  • Bipartisan Letter to Help Brokers is in the House
  • Premiums See Big Jump in 2014
  • Tough Road for States Seeking Customized Medicaid Expansion as Result of ACA
  • Survey: 7 in 10 of Employee Benefit Advisors Predict Negative Impact on Group Sales Due to Obamacare

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | February 27th 2014 Edition

  • Announcing Extended Hours for the Health Plan Options Department
  • HIGHMARK INC, is Changing how Providers are Paid for Oncology Care
  • Highmark Channel Insights
  • Subsidy Suits Still Not Over
  • New Rules on 90-Day Wait
  • Understanding Payroll Fundamentals to Effectively Manage PPACA Compliance
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Health Agents Head to Washington
  • IRS Enforcement of 'Individual Mandate' May Be Light

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | February 20th 2014 Edition

  • Grassley Scolds HHS Over Health Law Guidance
  • Corbett Submits Obamacare-Required Medicaid Waiver to Feds
  • Highmark Inc., Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania Seek Merger
  • Many Pennsylvanians Fail to Pay First Premiums Under Obamacare
  • Geisinger Health Plan Individual Marketplace Form
  • Federally Facilitated Marketplace Section Added to URL Site
  • Basic Insurance Terms Videos
  • Upcoming Chartered Benefit Consultant Class
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Obamacare Rewrites Rile Republicans
  • Medicaid and CHIP Eligibility Standards Chart
  • Compass – The Fast and Easy way to Apply for Benefits
  • Analysis Questions Value of ACA Deductible Cap
  • The Forgotten Penalty: Health Care Reform Excise Taxes Could Devastate Employers
  • Vince Phillips, PAHU Lobbyist – Leg-Reg Review 4th Issue
  • Employer Shared Responsibility Q&A
  • Drug Fees Surge Under PPACA, Report Says

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | February 13th 2014 Edition

  • Alert From CMS for FFM Agents/Brokers
  • Highmark Update – Mandate Delayed For Employers With 50-99 Employees
  • An Analysis of the Final Employer Shared Responsibility Rules under PPACA
  • Health-Law Mandate Put Off Again
  • Midsize Firms Get More Time on PPACA Mandate
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • New Guidance Addresses Effect of ACA on HRAs, Health FSAs & Premium Reimbursement Accounts
  • Vince Phillips, PAHU Lobbyist – Leg-Reg Review
  • Why HealthCare.gov Launch Was Ripe For Scammers

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | February 6th 2014 Edition

  • Deb Wilkinson to be a Panelist on ABC27's "Your Health, Your Choice" Live Townhall Event
  • Enrollment and Termination Policies and Processes for FFM and SPM Issuers
  • CBO: Obamacare Will Cost Economy 2.5 Million Workers by 2017
  • Health Care Reform Law Dodges Another Bullet
  • PPACA Carriers Might Have to Expand Networks
  • HealthCare.gov Can't Handle Appeals of Enrollment Errors
  • IRS Expects More Than 11 Million PPACA Contacts
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • NAHU Launches "Agent-Finder" Website
  • CMS Updates Exchange Plan Agent Advice
  • CBO Nearly Triples Estimate of Working Hours Lost by 2021 Due to Affordable Care Act
  • NAHU Washington Update – Republican Replacement
  • Congress Considers More Mandate Bills

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | January 30th 2014 Edition

  • IRS Drafts Mandate Penalty Regs
  • PID Commissioner/HHS News
  • Marketplace ID Certification Course Is Now Available
  • Federally facilitated Marketplace Enrollment: Tips for Agents and Brokers in the Individual Market
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Health-care Law Loses Support Among Uninsured, Poll Shows
  • What the Exchanges Mean for Pharmas
  • What the Exchanges Mean for Pharma
  • Will State SHOPs Regain Footing After Stumbles

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | January 23rd 2014 Edition

  • Highmark Commisions Information
  • Healthcare.gov Payment System Still to be Built
  • Rules for Equal Coverage by Employers Remain Elusive Under health law
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Understanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Subsidies
  • Look Out for the ACA's 'Double Whammy'
  • Big jump seen in Medicaid signups
  • Aetna CEO Says Health Care Costs are out of control

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | January 16th 2014 Edition

  • A Personal Note From Deb
  • Small Business health Care Tax Credit for Small Employers
  • Highmark Update: Members can access ID cards online using social security number
  • Highmark Individual Market Update – Apllication backlog
  • Dozens more O-Care Regs Coming in 2014
  • Federal Judge Upholds Health Care Subsidies
  • 81,000 in Pa., 2 Million in U.S. Sign up for Health Insurance
  • CGI Gets the Boot
  • PA Agents...It's not too late to complete your marketplace certification in order to sell in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • Applying PPACA Market Reforms to HRAs, FSAs and Other Health Accounts

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | January 9th 2014 Edition

  • Individual BOR Letter Template
  • Roberts Refuses to Grant Obamacare Emergency Stay
  • Attorneys General Denounce Unlawful ObamaCare “Fixes”
  • Sebelius Certifies Exchange Systems
  • Catholic Church Loses Challenge to Obamacare Rule
  • Newborns can’t be added to plans on HealthCare.gov
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • 2014 Health Insurance Outlook: 7 Predictions
  • Uninsureds Say Exchanges are Problematic
  • NAHU Washington Update: What to Expect in 2014

Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | January 2nd 2014 Edition

  • HA1 ACA Auto-Renewals in 2014
  • Highmark Individual Market Update - Applications Submitted Before Deadline
  • Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
  • Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
  • New ObamaCare Fees Coming in 2014
  • 2013: The Year of Broken Obamacare Promises
  • Pete the Planner: HSAs a better way to insure yourself