BCBSTX Reaches Agreement with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Applies to: All Groups, All Markets: We have signed a new multi-year contract with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Leaving site icon. The new agreement will provide access to value-based care for our members in the Houston area. Members in our Blue Essentials HMOSM and Blue Choice PPOSM provider networks can receive in-network care at Kelsey-Seybold Clinics starting […]
News from the Blues: Small Group Product Training
Open Enrollment: Tools for Success: Here are some essential tools for marketing and selling our 2020 qualified health plans in the individual market to existing members and new prospects. Plan Information: Get links to 2020 Plan Comparison Charts, Summaries of Benefits and Coverage and Benefit Highlights in this new flier PDF. Renewal Packets: Active members […]
Healthcare.gov: The 2020 Insurance Plan Data is Now Available
Marketplace 2020 Plan Information Now Available: On October 25, 2019, CMS launched updates to window shopping (the “See plans & prices” page on HealthCare.gov) that allows consumers and their agents and brokers to preview 2020 plans and prices before Open Enrollment begins. As in previous years, window shopping lets consumers browse plans without logging in, […]
BCBS: 2020 No Contribution / No Participation Option Period Starts Soon
Applies to: Small Groups: (1-50 employees) / Deadline: December 16, 2019: From Nov.1 through Dec.15, 2019, small groups purchasing ACA/Metallic plans may opt to waive participation and contribution requirements. The No Contribution/No Participation Option is available to new groups: * Applying for coverage during the annual open enrollment period * Sold during the open enrollment […]
Federal Poverty Level Guidelines for 2020 ACA Plans
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL): A measure of income issued every year by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Federal poverty levels are used to determine your eligibility for certain programs and benefits, including savings on Marketplace health insurance, and Medicaid and CHIP coverage. The 2019 federal poverty level (FPL) income numbers below are […]
Healthcare.gov: Medicaid, CHIP, and “Public Charge” Status
2020 COVERAGE FOR LAWFULLY PRESENT IMMIGRANTS: Lawfully present immigrants are eligible for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. The term “lawfully present” includes immigrants who have: “Qualified non-citizen” immigration status without a waiting period (see details below) Humanitarian statuses or circumstances (including Temporary Protected Status, Special Juvenile Status, asylum applicants, Convention Against Torture, victims of […]
Oscar Health Looks to Make Splash in Dallas Return
It withdrew from the market at the end of 2016, after two other insurers dropped out of the individual marketplace. Health care startup Oscar Health sold insurance in Dallas-Fort Worth for 2016, only to lose money and drop out of the market a year later. Now, the New York-based insurer is returning to North Texas […]
California To Provide Financial Boost To Help Buy Health Coverage
If you are among the Californians who buy your own health insurance, a surprise may await you as the enrollment period for 2020 coverage opens this week. Starting Jan. 1, California will become the first state to offer subsidies to middle-income people who make too much money to qualify for the federal tax credits that […]
News from the Blues for Producers: Small Groups (1-50)
READY, SET, QUOTE! 2020 ACA Small Group (1-50) new business plans are now available for quoting. The plan designs and rates for new groups can be found in Blue Access for Producers on the eSales Tools home page for Jan. 1, 2020, effective dates. If you have any questions, please contact your sales executive or […]
News from the Blues for Producers: Small Groups (1-50)
Blue Advantage HMOSM Provides State-wide Access to Doctors, Specialists: Small Groups (1-50): 2020 renewals are almost here, and Blue Advantage HMO is front and center as a cost-saving solution. Don’t let concerns about network adequacy stop your clients from taking advantage of savings opportunities. We Can Help Dispel Myths About HMOs We listened to your […]
Oscar Health Launches Biggest Obamacare Expansion Yet
Oscar Health will roll out its biggest expansion of health insurance yet, expanding to 12 new markets and six new states to sell coverage for individuals and families in 2020. Calling the expansion its “biggest market expansion ever,” Oscar’s effort comes as health insurance companies across the country make more money and better manage the […]
Centene: 2020 Health Insurance Marketplace Expansion
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) today announced that it is expanding its offerings in the 2020 Health Insurance Marketplace, or exchange. The company is expanding its footprint in ten markets: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Last year marked another year of […]
Oscar Health Launches into Medicare Advantage for 2020
We launched Oscar’s individual and family plans six years ago with one goal in mind: to make health care easy. Last week, we announced that we intend to bring the same ease, affordability, and personalized care this fall to Medicare Advantage consumers across New York and Texas. We want to give Medicare Advantage consumers the […]