We conducted an analysis of the House Republican Platform released over the summer, which may serve as a starting point for legislative changes. The below chart shows how some of President-elect Trump’s campaign proposals line up with the House Republican Platform released earlier this year.
Blue Shield of California Responds to ACA Questions After Presidential Election
After the presidential election, it is likely that you will receive questions regarding the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how it could affect our customers. While we do not yet know the full outcome, we do know that the ACA and Covered California is working for over 21 million Americans and repealing or replacing it would not be a simple or fast process.
Gaining employer-sponsored health insurance and Covered California
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a review of the rules regarding when a family becomes ineligible for the Covered California subsidy after being offered employer-sponsored health insurance. While the presentation is geared toward health insurance agents, there is good information relevant to everyone in the file. As CMS notes, gaining employer-sponsored health insurance while enrolled in Covered California is a Common Complex Situation.
IRS.gov and Social Media Resources Help Individual Taxpayers Understand ACA
The IRS knows that you want to understand how the health care law may affect you when filing your taxes next year. When questions come up, IRS.gov/aca is a great place for you to begin finding the answers you need – when you need them.
Blue Shield to automatically enroll members in Obamacare plans
Blue Shield of California has sent notices to 2,062 consumers of their grandfathered health plans notifying them they will be automatically enrolled in Obamacare plans for 2017. Blue Shield will no longer be offering 17 of their grandfathered individual and family plans in 2017. Blue Shield stated that the grandfathered plans are being withdrawn from the market place due to low enrollment.
Premium Tax Credit letter from the IRS
Some taxpayers will be receiving an IRS letter about the premium tax credit; this letter is also known as a 12C letter. Be sure to read your letter carefully and respond timely. Here are answers to questions you may have about this letter.
How to determine if you can claim the Premium Tax Credit for health insurance
The premium tax credit is a credit for certain people who enroll, or whose family member enrolls, in a qualified health plan offered through a Marketplace. Claiming the premium tax credit may increase your refund or lower the amount of tax that you would otherwise owe.
Lactation, Colonoscopy, Mental Health plan benefit clarification under ACA guidelines
Set out below are additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of the market reform provisions of the Affordable Care Act, as well as FAQs regarding implementation of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA), as amended by the Affordable Care Act. These FAQs have been prepared jointly by the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments).
Workforce size and employer shared responsibility
Whether an you are an applicable large employer, and are therefore subject to the employer shared responsibility provisions, depends on the size of the your workforce. The vast majority of employers fall below the workforce size threshold and, therefore, are not subject to the employer shared responsibility provisions.
CaliforniaChoice releases ACA group calculators
This calculator will determine the number of Full Time Equivalent Employees in an organization and help an employer learn whether his or her business is considered an Applicable Large Employer (ALE).