Blue Shield of California will be implementing a new online payment system for their individual and family plan members in 2018. Consumers with off-exchange health plans, those bought directly from Blue Shield and not from Covered California will be transitioned to the new billing system in March … [Read More...]
Proposed Work Requirement For Medi-Cal Beneficiaries
CMS announces new policy guidance for states to test community engagement for able-bodied adults Will support states helping Medicaid beneficiaries improve well-being and achieve self-sufficiency CMS today announced new guidance that will support state efforts to improve Medicaid enrollee … [Read More...]
Labor Department Proposed Rules For Small Group Association Health Insurance
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Proposal to Expand Access to Healthcare Through Small Business Health Plans WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to expand the opportunity to offer employment-based health insurance to small businesses … [Read More...]
Individual Mandate Penalty Update Covered California
Covered California Health Coverage Remains You may have questions about the federal tax law that was just passed this week. We want to assure you that the benefits related to consumer's Covered California coverage, including financial help to reduce monthly premiums, has NOT changed for 2018. The … [Read More...]
IRS Extends Due Date for Employers and Providers to Issue Health Coverage Forms to Individuals in 2018
WASHINGTON ― The IRS announced today that it has extended the 2018 due date for certain entities to provide 2017 health coverage information forms to individuals. Insurers, self-insuring employers, other coverage providers, and applicable large employers now have until March 2, 2018, to provide … [Read More...]
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- Disappearing Medi-Cal Case WorkersWhen there is an error in a county Medi-Cal determination, it is nice if the beneficiary has an actual person to talk to. These people are known as case eligibility workers that work with most aspects of the eligibility determination process. Case eligibility workers seem to be going the way of most customer service departments […]
- Social Security Deposits Reduced In 2025Social Security recipients who have a Part D drug plan need to review their 2025 monthly premium rate. The changes to the Part D drug plans with a lower maximum out-of-pocket amount has forced many Part D plan sponsors to raise their monthly premiums. Rate increases of $30 to $50 per month is not uncommon. […]
- Will the ACA Survive Trump’s Second Term as President?We will see some health plans not be offered if there is a parallel marketplace with non-subsidized plans that have gaps and caps. Healthy people will migrate to the lower cost health plans leaving people who need health care services in the subsidized plans. This will cause the death spiral of the health plan as […]
- Why Medicare Health Plan Help Maybe Difficult to FindThe impacts of so many Medicare plans not paying an agent commission will suppress the number agents who are willing to assist enrollments for no compensation. In other words, some Medicare beneficiaries may have a tough time finding local agent help to evaluate their Medicare plan options. The post Why Medicare Health Plan Help Maybe […]
- Special Enrollment Covered California Renewal IssueHowever, individuals and families who had a qualifying event for a special enrollment period, and applied in October or November, are not in passive renewal status. You will need to push through the application for the next year. Select Apply Now from your home page to start the process. The post Special Enrollment Covered California […]