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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- Will AI Make Insurance Agents Obsolete?However, there can be no mistake that AI is becoming more sophisticated in providing financial analysis for health insurance. There is a large population of people for which the AI analysis is good enough to base a health insurance decision upon. This makes health insurance agents obsolete in many situations. The post Will AI Make […]
- The ACA 400% Income Subsidy Cliff of RepaymentSimilarly, Social Security Disability benefits are added to the MAGI. What surprises people is that they may receive a lump sum check for previous months of disability payments from when the disability application was first file. This lump sum benefit covering several months can push the household income over 400 percent. The post The ACA […]
- Medicare Part B Wildcard of Health Care CostsWhen we add the Part B deductible, your total costs for the infusion therapy are $20,283. This cost is more than double the two-week hospital and 40-day nursing facility stay. The post Medicare Part B Wildcard of Health Care Costs appeared first on IMK.