Due to the Affordable Care Act’s health plan requirements, all Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield small group medical insurance plans will be discontinued and replaced effective the group’s renewal date. […]
As expected, Emblem Health has officially announced their small group and sole proprietor health insurance market departure effective January 1st, 2014. Emblem has previously indicated they will be moving towards […]
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that employers, which are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), provide information to employees about the availability of individual health insurance plan […]
The contraction continues…and this time, it hits “home”… Adding to a growing list of major health insurers exiting the exchange market, Hartford, CT-based Aetna announced its withdrawal from participating in […]
What has everyone in New York concerned about the ACA is whether or not the major carriers will be participating in the individual NY Health Benefits Exchange (NYHBE). Based on […]
In lieu of the Affordable Care Act, insurance professionals are starting to get their first look at officially released information from the New York State Department of Financial Services with […]
Earlier this year, Oxford Health Plans implemented a new small group recredentialing/recertification process for renewing groups in New York and New Jersey. This involved a resubmission of tax documentation, and […]
Aetna will be updating their group health insurance, prescription drug, pre-certification and step therapy lists beginning June 1 2013, and again on July 1 2013. Highlights are as follows: Precertification […]
Health care reform is in full swing, and many Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) items impact health plans or administrative procedures. This watch list (provided courtesy of Cigna) […]
Effective March 2, 2013, the federal government is suspending new enrollment in all state-run Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIP’s) throughout the country. In New York State, the PCIP is known […]