Benefits Buzz

Posted August 28th, 2018 in Employers, Producers

In October of 2017, President Donald Trump issued an executive order which was entitled “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States.” The executive order instructed regulatory agencies to focus on three initiatives:

Posted August 23rd, 2018 in Producers

The Flex General Agency partners with Molina Healthcare in Texas for Individual Health Plans

We are excited to add Molina Healthcare’s (Molina) individual health plans to our General Agency portfolio in the state of Texas. Molina is a Fortune 500 company and was strategically chosen as a carrier who has competitive individual health plans available on the Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace) and is growing in Texas.

Posted August 14th, 2018 in Employers, Producers

Flexible Benefit Service LLC (Flex) offers debit cards as a reimbursement option with several different Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) plan designs.

Posted August 8th, 2018 in Producers

If you were to make a list of your favorite things to do, prospecting for new group health leads would probably come in just behind getting a root canal. We get it, prospecting can be tough. It takes a lot of time and effort to be successful and it’s easy to get discouraged by poor response rates. Even if you can get past the caller ID or administrative assistant and actually speak to a decision maker, you’re probably going to get more negative responses than positive ones. Let’s face it, rejection is a natural part of the process!

Posted August 7th, 2018 in Producers, Individuals

Last week, the Trump administration issued final rules which extend the maximum duration of short-term medical plans (STM plans). STM plans can now have an initial coverage period just shy of one year (364 days). Taking into account renewals, STM plans can have a maximum duration of up to 36 months.

Posted August 2nd, 2018 in Employers, Producers, Individuals

Last week, the House of Representatives (House) passed two bills which would expand Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and make other changes to the healthcare industry. Below is a summary of key HSA provisions included:

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