Enrollment under the health-care exchanges is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, and surveys show the public is still scratching their heads about how the whole thing will work. A recent HealthPocket consumer survey indicated most people don’t know the difference between a Bronze health plan and a Platinum health plan. Only 4 percent of […]
(Excerpt – 4/3/13 Bloomberg) — Small business employees will have to wait a year before they can choose their own medical plans after the Obama administration delayed a part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act intended to provide them with coverage options. Starting in 2014, workers at companies with fewer than 100 employees […]
New Fees will apply to fund several of the changes mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). New Taxes & Fees The fees include the health insurer fee, the Transitional Reinsurance Program, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCOR) Fee, the premium tax, the exchange user fee and the high-value plan or “Cadillac” tax. Research conducted […]
The U.S. Department of Labor has delayed the original March 1 deadline for employers to comply with the new requirement to provide employees a written notice regarding Health Insurance Exchanges, as required under Health Care Reform. A new set of FAQs anticipates the timing for distributuion of these ntoices to be the late summer or […]
In regards to the March 1, 2013 deadline for employers to provide a “Notice of the Existence of Exchanges”, which do not exist in Florida at this time, the Department of Labor has not, to our knowledge, made sample notices available. As soon the notice becomes available, we will notify our clients.
Dept of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sat down with Florida Governor Rick Scott to discuss PPACA. Scott has been an opponent of PPACA, but there has been some post-meeting speculation thatFloridamay agree to implement some aspects of the health reform law. Scott’s main opposition to PPACA is cost-related, specifically the cost of […]
Benefits Consulting Group of Florida is pleased to announce that we are one of a select few agencies chosen to represent and sell UnitedHealthcare’s new All Savers plans effective January 1, 2013. All Savers are designed to have low premiums but also to give employers and employees the ability to choose a custom combination of […]
New York Times (11/10, Pear, Subscription Publication) reported that the Obama Administration said on Friday it would extend deadlines for states to file their plans for health insurance exchanges. States still must tell the government whether they plan to create their own exchanges by Nov. 16, but they will have until Dec. 14 to provide […]
As part of The Affordable Care Act (ACT), The Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC) is a mandated document that establishes standards that group health plan sponsors and insurers must use when offering group or individual health insurance. The SBC’s purpose is to accurately describe the benefits and coverage, cost sharing requirements, exclusions and limitations […]
Aetna announced September 18, 2012 that Central Florida Regional Hospital-HCA Affiliate and Osceola Regional Medical Center-HCA Affiliate will rejoin the Aetna Orlando FL network effective October 1, 2012 for the following products: HMO Aetna Open Access HMO Quality Point-of-Service (QPOS) Aetna Choice POS Aetna Health Network Option (HNO) Aetna Health Network Only (HNO) Managed Choice […]