BCBS of NE will drop last ACA-compliant individual plans
BCBS of Nebraska informed CMS & the Nebraska Department of Insurance that they will not be offering on-exchange or off-exchange plans in the state of Nebraska for 2018. Members who purchased their individual or family health plan prior to Jan. 1, 2014 — also known as pre-ACA — are not impacted. Please note, this change does not affect members with
Aetna will exit Nebraska exchange in 2018
Aetna has released a statement on changes to the Nebraska 2018 Individual footprint: Individuals and families The public exchange environment remains highly volatile, forcing Aetna to continually reevaluate our current footprint and make some difficult decisions. We informed the appropriate federal and state regulators that Aetna will not participate in the Nebraska Individual public exchange for 2018 as a result
IA Individual Market Update
Earlier last week Wellmark and Aetna both informed CMS & the Iowa Insurance Division that they will not be offering on-exchange or off-exchange plans in the state of Iowa for 2018. You can read their official releases below. We have contacted Medica and at this time they do not have any updates and are still evaluating what they need to
OCI announces 2017 Circle of Excellence Awards
Find out where we are taking our top brokers in 2018! OCI is pleased to announce the 2017 Circle of Excellence Awards which allows brokers to earn rewards, incentive trips and other exclusive materials. Brokers will have a chance to qualify for 3 different award levels based on commissions paid through OCI. [Click here to learn more about joining the
BCBSNE Changing Its Definition of Small Group
BCBSNE has issued the following letter to agents and brokers regarding small group definition: BCBSNE Changing Its Definition of Small Group; UI-11 Requirement Effective May 1, 2017, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) will change its definition of small employer group from 1-50 total employees, to 2-50 total employees for new groups, in alignment with the definition
CMS Alert: HHS OIG Hotline Scam
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently confirmed that the HHS OIG Hotline telephone number is being used as part of a telephone spoofing scam targeting individuals throughout the country. These scammers represent themselves as HHS OIG Hotline employees and can alter the appearance of the caller ID to make it seem