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Cigna: Final 2019 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters
On April 9, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations and related guidance on Affordable … FULL STORY
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2014 Individual Market Data Compared to 2013
CMS recently published health insurer experience data for the 2014 calendar year—the first year of ACA’s major market reforms. We … FULL STORY
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Massive Losses Reported in 2014 MLR Data
Carriers operating in the individual market suffered massive losses and depended heavily on risk sharing programs in 2014. Indicators about … FULL STORY
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BCBS to Discontinue PPO Plans in Individual Market in 2016
Starting in 2016, BCBS will no longer offer PPO plans in the individual market (on and off exchange) for non-grandfathered … FULL STORY
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Aetna Removing Broker Commission in Small Group – update
Update on Tue, Jul 14…
Aetna decided to retract this Producer Service Fee strategy in small group beginning with groups effective … FULL STORY
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CMS Limits Carrier Ability to Remove Broker Comp from MLR
On Wed, May 27, CMS issued a Q&A providing guidance to carriers detailing the limited circumstances in which a health … FULL STORY
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Final 2016 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters – Cigna
On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final regulations on the 2016 Notice of Benefit … FULL STORY
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Proposed Regulations on 2016 Benefit and Payment Parameters – Cigna
On November 21, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed regulations that address a variety of Patient … FULL STORY
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