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Scott & White Suspends Short Term PPO Plan Sales
Effective immediately, Insurance Company of Scott and White (ICSW) is suspending approval of Short-Term PPO applications. All applications that have … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2017, individual market, medical, PPO, Scott & White, short term medical
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Trump and Health Care Reform 2.0
(Originally posted on Nov 23, 2016; revised over time.)
The future of our health care system and how it will change … FULL STORY
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Tagged ACA, CMS, exchanges, HHS, individual market, IRS, large group, medical, small group, Trump
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BCBS Mandatory Broker Training for SEP Process (individual)
BCBS will require all brokers who sell individual policies to complete a mandatory Special Enrollment Period (SEP) process training in … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2017, BCBS, individual market, medical, special enrollment period
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Humana Will Fully Exit Individual Commercial Medical Market in 2018
Humana announced that they will exit the individual commercial medical market in 2018. Read their broker communication for details. The termination … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2017, 2018, ACA, grandfathering, HHS, humana, individual market, medical, transitional relief
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CVS Pharmacies will be Out of Network with BCBS in 2017
Effective Jan 1, 2017, regardless of renewal date, CVS pharmacies will no longer be a part of BCBS of TX’s … FULL STORY
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Tagged BCBS, CVS, individual market, large group, medical, pharmacy, Prime, self-funded, small group
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FFM Plan Year 2017 Registration and Training is Now Available
Plan year 2017 FFM agent and broker registration and training is now available on the CMS Enterprise Portal at https://portal.cms.gov. … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2017, AHIP, CMS, exchanges, FFM, individual market, NAHU, SHOP, small group
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Affiliate with Kilpatrick for Individual Products – 2016
Affiliate with Kilpatrick Companies as your General Agent for individual (under 65) business for 2016 calendar year and the 2017 … FULL STORY
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Tagged agent affiliation, appointment, BCBS, brokers, exchanges, FFM, individual market, medical, Memorial Hermann, Scott & White, UHC
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