Oscar Health: Network Expansion Announced Today
Today, Oscar Health announced that it is expanding its network in San Antonio and El Paso to incorporate the HCA hospital system. www.hioscar.com Effective immediately, Oscar’s network will now include the Methodist hospital system in San Antonio and the Las Palmas del Sol hospital system in El Paso, which will add nine hospitals and 260 […]
Healthcare.gov: Marketplace Webinars for Agents and Brokers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting two webinars on August 11 and August 14. SAVE MY SEAT >> The August 11 webinar will review the plan year 2021 registration and training process for those who did not complete the Marketplace registration and training requirements for plan year 2020. Agents and […]
Cigna Takes Action To Combat Systemic Racism And Improve Equality
Cigna Takes Action To Combat Systemic Racism And Improve Equity And Equality: Cigna Corporation today issued a statement on systemic racism and a commitment to equity and equality: “Racism and discrimination are destructive forces in any society,” said David Cordani, Cigna President and Chief Executive Officer. “We, as a global health service company, firmly and […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]