Keep your insurance license up-to-date with current, useful and new information – always a challenge for health insurance professionals today. These Classes are designed to help build your professional level of services, revenue and general knowledge for your professional portfolio with continuing education credits, certification opportunities and LIA designation and the “…let’s talk series” with top [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Dear Reader: In part of the 2011 state budget, Governor Deval Patrick vetoed two vital budget provisions (Sections 107 & 108) that would give brokers and small businesses more time to review and compare premium rates. Last July, thanks to the efforts by the broker community, the House overrode the Governor’s vetoes. The vetoes are [...]
