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Posted December 4th, 2013 in Producers, Employers, Individuals

Here are three major Affordable Care Act (ACA) deadline changes that have made headlines recently.

1.    Individuals looking for a January 1, 2014 effective date will now have until December 23, 2013 to submit an application and until December 31, 2013* to make their initial premium payment in the public exchange. Additionally, each carrier must decide how they will handle the implementation of this change outside of the public exchange.

Posted November 25th, 2013 in Producers, Employers, Individuals

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made a significant announcement on November 19, 2013 that will give insurance companies the ability to verify subsidy eligibility and directly enroll individuals in a subsidized plan without having to direct them to the Federally Facilitated Marketplace (FFM) as part of the process. This announcement appears to be a way to address some of the technical problems and glitches that HealthCare.gov has been plagued with since its launch on October 1, 2013. 

Posted November 19th, 2013 in Producers, Employers, Individuals

Last week, President Obama announced that Americans can keep individual health insurance policies that they were told will be canceled because they failed to meet requirements established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Posted November 13th, 2013 in Producers, Employers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that self-funded health plans will be exempt from the reinsurance fees after the first year. The recent announcement is expected to be published in a forthcoming document with other rule modifications. 

Posted November 7th, 2013 in Producers, Employers, Individuals

The U.S. Department of Treasury recently issued guidance announcing a significant change relating to Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) that has many positive implications. The Department of Treasury has modified its “use-it-or-lose-it” provision to allow a limited rollover of unused Healthcare FSA funds. Effective immediately, employers that offer a Healthcare FSA program without a grace period have the option of allowing employees to rollover up to $500 of unused funds at the end of the 2013 plan year. 

Posted November 6th, 2013 in Producers, Employers, Individuals

Flexible Benefit Service LLC (Flex), the exclusive operator of the InsureXSolutions® private insurance exchange, would like to take a moment to mention last week’s exciting new partnership with the largest broad-based business association in Illinois, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.

The new Illinois Chamber Benefits Exchange, powered by InsureXSolutions provides small employers the opportunity to control costs and lay a foundation for their employees to obtain affordable health insurance.

Posted October 31st, 2013 in Producers, Employers, Individuals

Individuals are required to project their income for 2014 to determine the maximum subsidy that may be available to them through a public exchange to help reduce their insurance premiums

If it turns out that an individual projected their income incorrectly, and the premium subsidy they received was too much, then the individual will have to pay back a portion or the entire subsidy amount when they file their federal income tax return. 

Posted October 30th, 2013 in Producers, Employers, Individuals

By this time most of us are starting to become familiar with the subsidies that are available to eligible individuals that enroll in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace, also known as the Exchange. Many of us have also heard the phrase:

“If your household income is within 400% of the Federal Poverty Level you may qualify for a subsidy in the Exchange.” 

This seems simple to understand on the surface, but this statement is packed with terms that require further definition. We’ve put together a summary to help you understand some of the key pieces of information within this statement.

Posted October 29th, 2013 in Producers, Employers, Individuals

The InsureXSolutions® private insurance exchange, operated by Flexible Benefit Service LLC (Flex), has launched new resources which can be found at insurexsolutions.com.

There is no need to wait.

Posted October 8th, 2013 in Producers

The 2014 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) is just one week away and there is a lot of confusion among seniors in regards to their benefits. With all of the news and other programs focusing on driving people to the Public Exchanges that are now open for business, it is easy to understand why.

The individual mandate requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has everyone clamoring to find out how it applies to them so communication to senior clients is very important.

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