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ABS Florida Regulator Approves Aetna's Acquisition of Humana

2016-02-23

The approval of the acquisition of Humana by Aetna was announced last week by Florida’s insurance regulator with conditions that by 2018 the carrier must offer...

HUMANA BULLETIN TO AGENTS Regarding Unlike Plan Changes 2/1/16 –Delayed Second Commission Payments

2016-02-23

CMS recently provided updated guidance regarding when an agent should be paid full or pro‐rated initial year compensation. This new guidance impacts Humana’s...

The Anthem Breach – One Year Later

2016-02-23

A proposed class action suit against some of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield entities became smaller last week when a federal judge in California fully...

CMS Releases Home Health Patient Experience of Care Star Ratings

2016-02-17

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, released the Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, or HHCAHPS based...

How Will Scalia’s Death Affect U.S. Health Care?

2016-02-17

On February 13, 2016 United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away unexpectedly, reportedly of a heart attack. He was on a hunting trip at a...

New Obamacare Sign-Up Enrollment for Select Few Who Failed to File a 2014 Tax Return.

2016-02-17

What we know Although the Obama administration said they would not extend the Obamacare open enrollment period beyond January 31, 2016, a select few may...

Are Insurance Jobs Going Away?

2016-02-09

Data from a recent McKinsey & Company report, Automating the Insurance Industry, is scaring a lot of insurance company professionals. The report suggests...

#EsuranceSweepstakes $250,000 Dollar Sweepstakes

2016-02-09

Esurance’s advertisement aired on yesterday’s Super Bowl game and viewers jumped at the chance to win the $250,000 prize. The company gained more than 9,000...

What Obama’s 2017 Budget Means for the Cadillac Tax

2016-02-09

President Barack Obama’s 2017 Budget is expected to propose changes to the “Cadillac tax” by tailoring it to reflect differences between lower and higher cost...

Marketplace Enrollment Numbers Fall Short of CBO Projections

2016-02-02

The opinion of many experts that the PPACAs enrollment estimates were too high was confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) who now say that they...