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Anthem Blue Cross moving California small groups to online billing and payment

April 8, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Anthem Blue Cross of California is moving Small Groups in California to electronic billing and online payment, starting May 1, 2016. The new Anthem standard will be to issue bills (invoices) online and accept premium payments online through EmployerAccess, also known as the Employer Portal.

Filed Under: Anthem Blue Cross Tagged With: Anthem Blue Cross, Billing, Payment, Small Groups

Covered California mandates consumers be assigned primary care clinicians

April 7, 2016 By Kevin Knauss 2 Comments

Covered California announced Thursday that its board adopted significant new changes to its contracts with health insurers as part of its prescription to take health care reform to the next level. The new contract provisions, which will cover the years 2017-2019, will advance ongoing efforts by health insurance companies, hospitals and care providers to ensure that patients receive quality health care.

Filed Under: Covered California Tagged With: Board, Covered California

IRS health insurance Shared Responsibility Payment cap for 2015

April 5, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Your payment amount is capped at the cost of the national average premium for a bronze level health plan available through the Marketplace. For 2015, the annual national average premium for a bronze level health plan available through the Marketplace is $2,484 per year – or $207 per month – for an individual and $12,240 per year – or $1,020 per month – for a family with five or more members.

Filed Under: IRS Tagged With: Individual Mandate, IRS, Shared Responsibility Payment

Confusion over IRS Health Care Forms

March 31, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

As you’re wrapping up your tax return, the IRS wants to help you understand the differences among forms and documents related to the Affordable Care Act. Here are five tips for individuals navigating the filing requirements related to the health care law.

Filed Under: IRS Tagged With: 1095, 8962, 8965, IRS

Health Net addresses Centene acquisition questions

March 25, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

In case you missed the news, as of March 24, 2016, Health Net, Inc. and Centene Corporation now are combined as one company. Details are in Centene’s news release.

Filed Under: Centene, Health Net Tagged With: Centene, Health Net

1095 A, B, C explained by Covered California

March 25, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires IRS Forms 1095 – A, B, and C be provided to consumers and a copy to the IRS. Below is an overview of each form, which comes with a letter of explanation, tax reporting directions, and contact information for the appropriate follow-up.

Filed Under: Covered California, IRS Tagged With: 1095, Covered California, IRS

Pregnancy confusion with Covered California enrollments

March 24, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

When a woman completes an Application for Coverage with Covered California and checks the box to indicate she is pregnant, she should be given the option to stay on a Covered California plan. Instead, the system is moving some women in low-income ranges to Medi-Cal.

Filed Under: Health Net, Medi-Cal Tagged With: Covered California, Health Net, Pregnancy

Kaiser California Choice 1095-B error

March 24, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Kaiser Permanente Health Insurance

It has been brought to our attention that the some 1095-B forms (required under the Affordable Care Act for reporting minimum essential coverage for subscribers) that were mailed to CaliforniaChoice® members on Friday, March 11, incorrectly listed CalChoice as the employer name and employer address.

Filed Under: Kaiser Tagged With: 1095-B, California Choice, Kaiser

Centene approved to acquire Health Net

March 22, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Director Shelley Rouillard approved Centene’s acquisition of Health Net.

Filed Under: CA DMHC, Cal DOI, Health Net Tagged With: Centene, Health Net

Incorrect 1095-A from Blue Shield and Covered California

March 17, 2016 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

We are writing to let you know that due to a system error, one or more of your Blue Shield of California customers received two different 1095-A forms from Covered California. The information in the first form they received was correct.

Filed Under: Blue Shield, Covered California Tagged With: 1095-A, Blue Shield, Covered California

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