Naama in the News – Feb 15th Final Open Enrollment Deadline
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SHOP Marketplace health care
Small Business: 1-50 employees If you enrolled your employees in health care via the SHOP Marketplace in 2015, you’ll qualify
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2015 Open Enrollment Dates and Deadlines
November 15, 2014: Open enrollment began for individual health insurance (i.e. Qualified Health Plans).
December 15, 2014: Deadline to apply if you would like coverage to start by January 1, 2015.
January 1, 2015: Earliest coverage date for plans purchased during the 2015 open enrollment period.
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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet On Health Reform for Small Businesses
This cheat sheet provides a quick reference for small businesses on health reform (aka the Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare).
Small businesses (with fewer than 50 employees) are largely unaffected by health reform. Yet, many small business owners and HR managers feel confused about their requirements under health reform.
The purpose of this article is to provide a quick reference guide for small businesses about how health reform impacts your business and your employees – and how to take advantage of health reform changes to offer more affordable health benefits.
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Draft Employer Reporting Forms Finally Released!
The draft instructions clarify that forms 1094-B and 1095-B are to be used by organizations that are not reporting to
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Covered California – 2015 Rates & Health Plans
Covered California Announces 2015 Rates & Health Plans
Today, Covered California announced 10 health insurance plans have been tentatively selected to be in the Exchange for calendar year 2015.
Here is a link to the press release and leadership remarks regarding this announcement. Details on the plans available in specific pricing regions can be found here. The tentative selection of health plans is subject to rate review by state regulators and is expected to be finalized in late September.
The 10 Covered California plans for 2015 are:
- Anthem Blue Cross of California
- Blue Shield of California
- Chinese Community Health Plan
- Health Net
- Kaiser Permanente
- L.A. Care Health Plan
- Molina Healthcare
- Sharp Health Plan
- Valley Health Plan
- Western Health Advantage
Alameda Alliance for Health and Contra Costa Health Plan will not participate in 2015.
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Health Care Updates
Thousands Scramble To Prove They Are In US Legally To Continue Receiving Health Coverage.
In continuing coverage, the Wall Street Journal (8/14, Radnofsky, Subscription Publication) reports that ACA supporters are scrambling to make sure thousands of people provide documents to demonstrate that they are in the country legally and entitled to coverage under the law. The Journal notes that the Obama Administration announced Tuesday that it would end coverage for some 300,000 people who enrolled on HealthCare.gov if they do not provide information in the next few weeks showing they are US citizens or legal residents.
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