Anthem Suspends Child Only Plans
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Individual Business to Suspend Child-Only Coverage Effective 9/23/10 Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is committed to offering a broad range of products and services that meet customer needs in the changing health insurance market, and to implementing the new health care reform legislation in a way that benefits […]
Senate Fails to Cut Tax Provision in Health Law
In a 46-52 vote, lawmakers killed an amendment sponsored by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) that would have saved businesses and nonprofit groups from having to report an array of small and medium-sized purchases to the IRS. Deep in the health law is a requirement that businesses file tax forms called 1099s with the Internal Revenue […]
Anthem’s Disease Management for Indiana Small Group
Anthem recently launched Wellness 360. This site is to help members control and better understand their health care. There are a multiple of programs that can help with lifestyle changes and disease management. By using these programs you could reduce your health care spending by half and have a much clearer picture of your health. […]
White House Warns Insurers Against Rate Hikes
The Obama administration on Thursday told health insurers that it will track those who enact “unjustified” rate increases linked to the health overhaul and may block those companies from a new marketplace for insurance coverage. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, issued the warning in a letter to Karen Ignagni, the insurance industry’s […]
Indiana Individual Policy Increase as of Sept. 23rd
As a result of the health care reform Individual health premiums are going up. As of Sept. 23rd we will see rate increases from anywhere of 20%-54%. This is a direct result of Health Care Reform. Under health care reform all policy will have to cover “Essential Benefits”. The Essential Benefits will have no annual […]
Indiana Individual Health Plan Black Out On Sept. 23rd 2010
With Sept. 23rd right around the corner health plans are ordered by law to cover certain aspect of reform. There is real uncertainty in the carrier market. We have already seen an exodus of stand alone children policies being offered. The only carrier offer standalone children’s plan is Anthem. There is a chance that they too […]
New Consumer Protections Go Into Affect Sept. 23rd
New Consumer Protections Start This Fall The new Patients’ Bill of Rights regulations detail a set of protections that apply to health coverage starting on or after September 23, 2010. They are: No Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions for Children Under Age 19. The new regulations will prohibit insurance plans from denying coverage to children based on pre-existing […]
Interim Final Rules on New Appeals Process
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a non-grandfathered group health plan must adopt an improved internal claims and appeal process and follow minimum requirements for external review. On July 23, 2010, interim final regulations were issued implementing these requirements (the Interim Final Rule). The appeals process rules are effective for plan years beginning […]
Repealing Tax-Filing Requirement In Healthcare Law
Section 9006 of the health care bill — just a few lines buried in the 2,409-page document — mandates that beginning in 2012 all companies will have to issue 1099 tax forms not just to contract workers but to any individual or corporation from which they buy more than $600 in goods or services in […]
Open Enrollment for Kids Only Policies
Under the health care reform all children under 19 can not be declined or pre x on a health plan. Everyone in the industry had major concerns over this issue. One of the big concerns was parents would wait until the child had a health care crisis and then enroll them on the plan. It […]
