Employers Tie Financial Rewards, Penalties To Health Tests, Lifestyle Choices
Kaiser Health News reports: “Once a year, employees of the Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne, Ind., have a checkup that will help determine how much they pay for health coverage. Those who...
View ArticlePPACA: Play or pay? 7 reasons why ‘pay’ is not the easy answer
Employee Benefit Advisor reports: “With every day that goes by, the nation’s employers move a step closer to having to make a decision: Do I play or pay? Employers now have just a little more than one...
View ArticleHealth Reform Checklist
“At UnitedHealthcare, we want to help you understand health reform and let you know that you are not in this alone. We’re with you every step of the way and are taking steps to ensure that your...
View ArticleUnitedHealthcare vying for a slice of Obamacare pie?
Crain’s Chicago Healthcare Daily reports: “If UnitedHealthcare of Illinois Inc. starts selling plans on the state’s health insurance exchange this fall — as reported today — the insurer most likely...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov CEO says insurance marketplace’s complexity argues for agents
The Advocate Reports: “The Affordable Care Act is confusing and complicated, which means that health insurance agents and brokers are needed to help consumers pick the best plans for them, Kevin...
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Blue Cross, UnitedHealthcare return to Illinois Obamacare exchange
Crain’s Chicago Business Reports: “Aetna is returning to sell plans on the Illinois health insurance exchange after taking a year off. Also returning are giants Blue Cross & Blue Shield of...
View ArticleHealthcare.gov CEO says insurance marketplace’s complexity argues for agents
According to The Advocate: “The Affordable Care Act is confusing and complicated, which means that health insurance agents and brokers are needed to help consumers pick the best plans for them, Kevin...
View ArticleIRS Grants Extension for 6055 and 6056 Reporting
According to United Healthcare, Broker Connection Special Edition: “On Dec. 28, 2015, the IRS announced that it is granting an automatic extension for the 2015 information returns required of insurers,...
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Obamacare Encounters Another Bump in the Road
According to News Max Finance: ” Well, the hammer has fallen: The largest health insurer in the U.S. has started pulling out of select Obamacare exchanges. Five months ago UnitedHealth, which had been...
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UnitedHealthcare launches a smaller, ‘very, very different’ insurer
Star Tribune Business reports: ” UnitedHealthcare is facing competition this year in Atlanta and Chicago from a new name in health insurance — a carrier that’s actually one of its subsidiaries. For the...
View ArticleIllinois insurers seek premium increases of up to 45%
The Chicago Sun Times reports: “Health insurance premiums for Illinois residents who buy coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace could increase by as much as 45 percent according to...
View ArticleBlue Cross Blue Shield won’t credit Land of Lincoln members for deductibles
The Chicago Tribune reports: “A large insurer on Illinois’ Obamacare exchange has decided not to credit former Land of Lincoln members for money they’ve already paid toward their deductibles despite a...
View ArticleOnly one insurer will offer PPO plan on state Obamacare exchange
The Chicago Tribune reports: “Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois will be the only insurer offering PPO health insurance plans on the state’s Obamacare exchange next year, according to information...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage Plans Cleared To Go Beyond Medical Coverage — Even Groceries
The Washington Post reports: “Air conditioners for people with asthma, healthy groceries, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals may be among the new benefits added to Medicare...
View ArticleNew Tool To Determine HRA Affordability
Starting on January 1, 2020, employers will be able to help their employees pay for qualified medical costs–such as premiums for an Individual Marketplace plan–through a new individual coverage health...
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