Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | December 27th 2013 Edition
- Highmark Individual Market Update - Individuals Can Access Virtual ID Card for Jan. 1 Plans
- Carrier Cut-off dates for Individual Health
- Official says Obamacare enrollment effort to stretch past deadline
- Obama Repeals ObamaCare
- President enrolls in ObamaCare
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- NAHU Newswire Dec. 23: ACA Rule Changes Attract Criticism From Some In Insurance Industry
- Obamacare's 'Orphans' and 'Ghosts' May Have Trouble Getting Care in January
- Federal regulation: 5 things to expect in 2014 2014 Outlook
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | December 19th 2013 Edition
- Sample BOR Letter for Individual Plans
- Carrier Cut-off dates for Individual Health
- Highmark New Q&A Available on Medicare and the Marketplaces
- Six States Serve as Narrow-Networks Battleground
- Corbett to Make Campaign Referendum on Obamacare
- Exclusive: Thousands of HealthCare.gov sign-ups didn’t make it to insurers
- Geisinger Broker Individual Update
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- Premium Tax Credits: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- Why Obamacare is good for the economy, though probably not for you
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | December 12th 2013 Edition
- Capital BlueCross Quarterly Billing Error
- Carrier Cut-off dates for Individual Health
- Website woes force PPACA extension for sickest
- Nearly 12,000 in Pa. picked a plan on insurance exchange through November, feds say
- NAHU Asks President Obama To Help Agents Help Americans
- Helping Consumers Complete an Enrollment Starting December 1st: Tips for Agents and Brokers
- Monthly exchange plan activity soars
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- Lawmakers speak out on UPMC's anti-bill campaign
- NAHU urges Obama to improve HealthCare.gov for producers
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | December 5th 2013 Edition
- Individual Enrollment ON and OFF the Health Exchange
- Questions & Answers: Individual Markets – 12/31/13 Effective Dates
- Carrier Cut-off dates for Individual Health
- SHOP delayed one year
- Corbett set to give update on Medicaid
- A Direct New Path to SHOP Marketplace Coverage
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- How to Submit Individual & Group Business On and Off the Marketplace
- ObamaCare Subsidy ‘Workaround’ Could Put Small Insurers Out of Business
- Rule in Health Law Draws Criticism At Hearing
- What is a Qualifying Life Event?
- The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid
- Audit: PPACA tax credits vulnerable to fraud
- States' numbers will tell HealthCare.gov's story
- Brokers’ big role? Clearing up PPACA confusion
- FOCUS on Health Reform
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | November 27th 2013 Edition
- Individual Enrollment ON and OFF the Health Exchange
- 2014 changes: Aetna to only offer 1st of the month effective dates
- Carrier Cut-off dates for Individual Health
- PA Healthcare Update: 11/26/13 - Individual Insurance Policies and the ACA
- Individual Market Update - PA Ins. Dept. Approves Dec. 31, 2013 Effective Date
- Highmark Health Care Reform Update - FFM Individual Sales - Payment Options
- NAHU Responds to Senator Shaheen’s Letter to Secretary Sebelius
- U.S. Supreme Court to review Conestoga Wood, Hobby Lobby cases
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- How to Submit Individual & Group Business On and Off the Marketplace
- Users still frustrated with HealthCare.gov
- States to decide which plans are PPACA-compliant
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | November 21st 2013 Edition
- Individual Enrollment ON and OFF the Health Exchange
- States Are Left to Decide on Health Plan Change
- Pa. governor calls on Obama for permanent solutions to health care law
- Carrier Cut-off dates for Individual Health
- Health Care Exchanges Webinar: A Closer Look Under the Hood
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- How to Submit Individual & Group Business On and Off the Marketplace
- What went wrong with HealthCare.gov – and what now
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | November 14th 2013 Edition
- Individual Enrollment ON and OFF the Health Exchange
- For one year, White House revives health plans canceled under ACA
- What income and household information do I provide when I apply for Marketplace coverage?
- White House releases enrollment numbers
- Carrier Cut-off dates for Individual Health
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- How to Submit Individual & Group Business On and Off the Marketplace
- Dems give Obama ultimatum: Fix health plan cancellations by Friday
- Nov. 13: Clinton Calls On Obama To "Honor" His Pledge To Those Losing Insurance Under ACA
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | November 8th 2013 Edition
- Individual Enrollment ON and OFF the Health Exchange
- FSA use-it-or-lose-it rule changed
- At least 129 million Americans cannot keep their health plan under Obamacare
- HealthAmericaOne Incentive Runs Until the End of 2013
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- How to Submit Individual & Group Business On and Off the Marketplace
- In contrary finding, buyers favor ‘narrow’ networks
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 31st 2013 Edition
- How to Submit Individual Business On & Off Marketplace
- How to Submit Group Business On & Off Marketplace
- Health chief Sebelius apologizes for botched website
- Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner apologizes for botched rollout of HealthCare.gov
- HHS Secretary Testifies on HealthCare.gov Enrollment
- Flow Chart of Employer Coverage / Household Size / Medicaid Eligibility
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 24th 2013 Edition
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- What income and household information do I provide when I apply for Marketplace coverage?
- Central Blue Shield Individual Market Update - New Product Sheets and Rate Guides Available
- Western BCBS Individual Market Update - New Product Sheets and Rate Guides Available
- SOLUTION to Marketplace Computer Glitches
- Updated Product Information
- PA Healthcare Update: Oct. 17 - Corbett Signs Bill Reauthorizing CHIP
- Why did HealthCare.gov wall off price data?
- White House meeting with insurance chiefs
- Thousands Of Consumers Get Insurance Cancellation Notices Due To Health Law Changes
- Obamacare woes widen as insurers get wrong data
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 17th 2013 Edition
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- 2014 Highmark Product Training Webinar
- PA Agents… It’s not too late to complete your marketplace certification
- Capital Blue Cross
- Blue Cross Northeastern PA
- IBC Streamlines Agent Appointment Process
- NEW Required Training/Attestation announced from Highmark Inc.
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- Capital BlueCross Webinars
- Capital BlueCross PersonalBlue PPO Updates: Underwriting Process Enhancements
- Highmark Channel Insights - News for the Producer Community - October 2013
- Updated Product Information
- Central Blue Shield Individual Market Update - New Product Sheets and Rate Guides Available
- Western BCBS Individual Market Update - New Product Sheets and Rate Guides Available
- Health Care Reform Update - Receiving Payment for Exchange-Sold Business
- Hit Your Mark with Targeted Direct Mail Health Leads
- Navigating the new health care site
- Brokers simplify, confuse health exchange shopping
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 10th 2013 Edition
- Hit Your Mark with Targeted Direct Mail Health Leads
- PA Agents… It’s not too late to complete your marketplace certification
- Capital Blue Cross
- Blue Cross Northeastern PA
- IBC Streamlines Agent Appointment Process
- NEW Required Training/Attestation announced from Highmark Inc.
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- 2014 Capital BlueCross Training Webinar
- Capital BlueCross Webinars
- 2014 Highmark Product Training Webinar
- Updated Product Information
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | October 4th 2013 Edition
- Hit Your Mark with Targeted Direct Mail Health Leads
- Portal Update - New Producer Portal Launching Sept. 30 - Action Required
- ASPE Issue Brief: Health Insurance Marketplace Premiums for 2014
- First Obamacare cost numbers out
- Inaugural 2013 Edition - PA Healthcare Update: Sept. 24, 2013
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- PA Agents… It’s not too late to complete your marketplace certification in order to sell in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace
- IBC Streamlines Agent Appointment Process
- NEW Required Training/Attestation announced from Highmark Inc.
- 6 changes employees could see at open enrollment
- Doctors Brace for Health Law’s Surge of Ailing Patients
- Obamacare Will Increase Health Spending By $7,450 For A Typical Family of Four
- Lower Health Insurance Premiums to Come at Cost of Fewer Choices
- Exchanges could start slowly
- Home Depot Sending 20,000 Part-Timers to Health Exchanges
- 90% of Employees Still Have ACA Questions
- Answers about Health Care Reform for your Business
- Update - Training Information - Individual Markets - Health Care Reform Products
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 26th 2013 Edition
- Hit Your Mark with Targeted Direct Mail Health Leads
- Portal Update - New Producer Portal Launching Sept. 30 - Action Required
- ASPE Issue Brief: Health Insurance Marketplace Premiums for 2014
- First Obamacare cost numbers out
- Inaugural 2013 Edition - PA Healthcare Update: Sept. 24, 2013
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- PA Agents… It’s not too late to complete your marketplace certification in order to sell in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace
- IBC Streamlines Agent Appointment Process
- NEW Required Training/Attestation announced from Highmark Inc.
- 6 changes employees could see at open enrollment
- Doctors Brace for Health Law’s Surge of Ailing Patients
- Obamacare Will Increase Health Spending By $7,450 For A Typical Family of Four
- Lower Health Insurance Premiums to Come at Cost of Fewer Choices
- Exchanges could start slowly
- Home Depot Sending 20,000 Part-Timers to Health Exchanges
- 90% of Employees Still Have ACA Questions
- Answers about Health Care Reform for your Business
- Update - Training Information - Individual Markets - Health Care Reform Products
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 19th 2013 Edition
- Hit Your Mark with Targeted Direct Mail Health Leads
- Commentary about the Governor's Healthy Pennsylvania Initiative from Alison Beam, Policy Director for PA Insurance Department
- Tom Corbett preparing to embrace Pennsylvania Medicaid expansion
- Alert from CMS on Agent/Broker Registration
- Health Care Reform Update - All Highmark Health Services Small Group Plans Meet Minimum Value
- Early Renewal Group Health Plan Information
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- Pennsylvania Licensed Health Producers Marketplace ID Certification Course is Now Available
- Healthcare Reform Questions & Answers for Employers
- 2013-2014 Estimated Federal Poverty Level Chart
- Google Launches Health Care Company Calico
- Walgreen Joins Rush to Revamp Health Benefits
- House Republicans Introduce ObamaCare Alternative
- Labor rejects cash-for-coverage strategies
- AFL-CIO Vote Slams Obamacare: It Will Drive Up Costs
- Workers Nudged to Health Exchanges Seen Costing U.S. Taxpayers
- Florida bans navigators from county health offices
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 12th 2013 Edition
- Hit Your Mark with Targeted Direct Mail Health Leads
- Early Renewal Group Health Plan Information
- HealthAmericaOne Broker Incentive Is Extended!
- IRS Proposes Regs on Small-Biz Health Care Credit
- Guaranteed Issue Members Receive Letters Regarding Plan Discontinuation
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Weekly PPACA Conference Call Archives
- Pennsylvania Licensed Health Producers Marketplace ID Certification Course is Now Available
- 2014 Capital Blue Cross Product Training
- Department of Labor/Employee Benefits Security Administration Webinars
- CPAHU October 8th CE Meeting on October 8, 2013
- G.O.P. Eyes Hard Line Against Health Care Law
- ALERT! Employers must send Exchange Notice to ALL Employees by October 1
- Business Owners May Face $100-Per-Day Penalty Under ObamaCare
- Mandate delay would save $36 billion
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | September 5th 2013 Edition
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Pennsylvania Licensed Health Producers Marketplace ID Certification Course is Now Available
- Participating in the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces
- IRS Proposes Regs on Small-Biz Health Care Credit
- Employers act to avoid 'rate shock'
- The bros might just sign up for Obamacare yet
- GOP steps up investigation of ObamaCare 'navigators'
- Clinton defends PPACA
- Nebraska publishes exchange manual
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 29th 2013 Edition
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Pennsylvania Licensed Health Producers Marketplace ID Certification Course is Now Available
- Aetna Training
- NAHU Exchange Notice Requirement FAQs for Advising Employer Group Clients
- PrimePay Broker Webinar Series - September 2013
- Feds let agents use Web broker systems
- HHS finalizes more Obamacare policies
- Mandatory Exchange/Marketplace Notices to Employees Finally Issued
- IRS completes health penalty rules
- Health Care News
- Exclusive: U.S. delays deadline for finalizing Obamacare health plans
- GOP group preps PPACA alternative
- With just days to go, Obamacare message still muddled for many
- Stop-loss shift hits some states harder
- Exchanges could skew young
- Starbucks embraces Obamacare, reaps PR benefits
- Poll: Public doesn't trust media, insurers on health care reform
- The reason we may not see a delay of Obamacare’s individual mandate
- 9 tips to help employees transition to public exchanges
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 22nd 2013 Edition
- Weekly PPACA Update Conference Call
- Pennsylvania Licensed Health Producers Marketplace ID Certification Course is Now Available
- Feds are building a detective squad to target consumers and companies that don't follow Obamacare's rules
- Blaming Obamacare, UPS will no longer deliver health care coverage to employees' spouses
- Pa. gets $2.7M for insurance marketplace navigators
- ObamaCare Navigators Won’t Undergo Background Checks, But Will Have Access to Your Personal Information!
- States predict more exchange customers
- Health Reform Turning U.S. Into Part-Time Nation
- Survey: Family health coverage jumped 4 percent this year
- Hospitals, insurers at odds over premium payments
- A slow news day
- HSA confusion persists
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 15th 2013 Edition
- PENNSYLVANIA LICENSED HEALTH PRODUCERS MARKETPLACE ID CERTIFICATION COURSE IS NOW AVAILABLE
- Self-insured employers gear up to cover clinical trials
- Obamacare Health Exchange Buyers Can Expect $2,700 in Tax Credits: Report
- Enroll America vague on resources, goals
- Yet Another White House Obamacare Delay: Out-Of-Pocket Caps Waived Until 2015
- A Limit on Consumer Costs Is Delayed in Health Care Law
- McConnell: Don't Open Obamacare Exchanges If Privacy Isn't Protected
- Low-premium, high-deductible health plans are endangered by Affordable Care Act
- Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss OK Lawsuit Challenging Health Care Law
- Family insurance in jeopardy at small companies
- Study: Poor decisions may be common on insurance marketplaces
- IT threatens exchange enrollment
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 8th 2013 Edition
- Obamacare months behind in testing IT data security: government
- PPACA data hub testing incomplete
- CapitalBLUE ReformFOCUS
- PPACA could drive boomer retirement
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | August 1st 2013 Edition
- Assurant, Health Net talk exchange strategy
- Dozen Senate Republicans pitch plan to defund Obamacare
- ACA Webinar Postponed
- New health insurance markets: Not like Travelocity
- More consumers want to pick their health insurer
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 25th 2013 Edition
- Capital BLUE ReformFOCUS
- First Round of Employers' 'PCORI fees' due July 31
- House Votes to Delay Parts of Health Care Law
- Carney's Data Denial
- Wondering when Marketplace plan costs will be available?
- Health Insurance Exchange Briefs from Broker Concierge
- Should I Change to an Exchange?
- Coventry Health Care Reform: Exchanges
- Legal Labyrinth: Your Guide to Navigating the Maze of Health Care Reform
Health Care Reform Essentials from URL | July 11th 2013 Edition
- Administration quietly announces another PPACA delay
- The Impact of the Employer Mandate Penalty Delay
- NAHU Newswire – July 5th
- Important Information Regarding HRA and/or FSA Plans
- ACA Background & Fundamentals