UnitedHealthcare: Broker Assistance Requested for Group Size Survey

Originally posted to UnitedHealthcare’s Broker News | August 3, 2015   The Average Total Number of Employees (ATNE) Cover Letter Employer Information Form and Group Size Survey are being sent to your affected clients prior to their renewal dates. UnitedHealthcare is asking for your assistance in helping them educate joint clients in why completing this survey is so important.   Because of … Read more

3 things to know about PPACA World news

Originally Posted to LifeHealthPro | JUN 25, 2015 | BY ALLISON BELL Like a new planet, with metal levels. A group of five private exchange firms have hired Leavitt Partners to help them set up a new trade group, the Private Exchange Coalition (PEC). PEC hopes to develop and share data standards and give information to consumers, employers, insurers … Read more

Humana: Notification Regarding Minimal Essential Coverage (MEC) and SSN Outreach

Agent and Broker Notification Regarding Minimal Essential Coverage (MEC) and SSN Outreach The IRS requirement for code section 6055 states that insurance carriers must supply the IRS with key information on each covered individual. This information includes, but is not limited to, Name, Social Security Number (SSN) or Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the months in which … Read more

3 things to know about PPACA World deductibles

Originally Posted to LifeHealthPro | MAY 18, 2015 | BY ALLISON BELL Many of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) major medical plans are more generous than they look. They may have deductibles of up to $6,600 for an individual and $13,200 for a family, but many of them cover in-network office visits without requiring patients to … Read more

Gallup: Americans Slightly More Positive Toward Affordable Care Act

Originally Posted by Gallup | May 2015 | by Frank Newport PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans’ views about the Affordable Care Act are more positive now than they were last fall, although overall attitudes remain more negative than positive. Half of Americans now disapprove of the 2010 law, while 44% approve — the narrowest gap since … Read more

Uninsured Rate Dives Again

Originally Posted to BenefitsPro | APR 13, 2015 | BY DAN COOK PPACA continues to cut into the number of Americans who don’t have health insurance. A new Gallup survey reports the percentage of uninsured Americans fell under 12 percent in the first quarter of 2015. That’s the lowest since Gallup began following the trend in 2008. At its peak, … Read more

BREAKING: Special enrollment for HealthCare.gov kicks off March 15

A special enrollment period will begin March 15 and end April 30 to help consumers avoid tax penalties for not obtaining health insurance coverage this year, Andrew Slavitt, principal deputy administrator at CMS, said during a news briefing Friday. To qualify for the exemption, people will need to self-attest that they had to pay a … Read more

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