MassAHU invites members and their guests to join us on February 8th for a special luncheon event in Braintree with Representative Steven Walsh as our invited Guest Speaker. As House Chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing, Representative Walsh will share his perspective on the issues surrounding health care affordability. Jeff Rich, MassAHU Board Member [...]
Your involvement is key. Learn more about Benefest here. Have questions about the annual conference and trade show? Contact Kate Bardsley at kbardsely@massahu.org.
Diversify Your Portfolio for Success continues in 2012. Classes that are designed to help build your professional level of services and revenue for your professional portfolio. The LIA Advisors License class will be scheduled in May and October. CEUs Awarded for the 2 day class: 14. The LAH LIA license/designation will enhance your status in the industry, [...]
July 6, 2011. Today, the Governor signed a completed a $30.6 billion spending plan. The $30.6 billion spending bill, representing an increase of more than $700 million over the current fiscal year, and relying on $186 million from the state’s rainy day fund, included vetos of the Grassroots efforts supported by MassAHU which would help ensure sound rating [...]
MassAHU continues its Market Awareness campaign “Reach Out”. The educational focus is to communicate the role employee benefits professionals play on the public’s behalf.
Recent Bulletin from the DOI addresses Insurance Carriers and their subcontractors: Reporting to the Bureau of Managed Care (the “Bureau) of Instances Where Insurance Carriers Are Not Consistent with Required Uniform Coding and Billing Standards; Issued January 25, 2012. Bulletin 2012-01
MassAHU, one of several sponsors, is encouraging you to attend the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans forum on Monday, Feb. 13th at the Westin Waltham. This forum, free of charge, will focus on the factors fueling health care costs and on ways to keep health care affordable in Massachusetts. To review the agenda for this [...]
MassAHU invites members and their guests to join us on February 8th for a special luncheon event in Braintree with Representative Steven Walsh as our invited Guest Speaker. As House Chair of the Committee on Health Care Financing, Representative Walsh will share his perspective on the issues surrounding health care affordability. Jeff Rich, MassAHU Board Member [...]
Your involvement is key. Learn more about Benefest here. Have questions about the annual conference and trade show? Contact Kate Bardsley at kbardsely@massahu.org.
On December 28th, the Division of Insurance released an updated Bulletin to replace earlier Bulletins (Bulletin 2010-13, Open Enrollment for Individuals and Bulletin 2011-03, Additional Qualifying Event for Enrollment of Individuals in Merged Market). This updated information (Bulletin 2011-19) highlights recent amendment changes to Division regulations and the Mass General Laws Chapter 176J on the [...]
The NAIC just concluded its consideration of the MLR resolution, and it passed without amendment by a vote of 26-20 (with several abstentions). The resolution was spearheaded by Florida Commissioner and incoming NAIC President Kevin McCarty. This resolution recognizes and addresses the adverse effects that the MLR requirements would have on consumers and the agent/broker community and [...]
MassAHU continues to advocate for affordable and quality health care in today’s market and for consumers to make informed decisions based upon transparent and easily accessible information. The following language is reflective of these efforts and hopefully the support of legislators on behalf of our clients: SECTION 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws, as so appearing in the [...]
A Reason to Care– also called “skin in the game” – Each day, our members are on the front line of a client’s decision-making about some aspect of medical care. Our profession counsels and advises clients on a daily basis about financial decisions they must make as they select a specific type of health coverage, [...]
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