by Admin | Sep 24, 2013 | Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Humana, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance News, Obamacare
Governor Pat Quinn today announced that rates for the benchmark plans that will be offered on the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace are more than 25 percent below U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) estimates. The Governor made the announcement as Illinois is... by Admin | Sep 13, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance News, Obamacare
With less than three weeks left until a key launch date for the nation’s health care law, Illinois residents planning to shop for health insurance on a new online marketplace still don’t know which companies will offer plans or what the policies will cost.... by Admin | Aug 14, 2013 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance News
BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois will only accept applications for new non-temporary short term polices through the end of the day on Friday, August 30th for a 2013 effective date. The last available effective date for any new non medicare individual and family health... by Admin | Jul 12, 2013 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has made the business decision to discontinue sales of its maternity rider for new and existing individual policies effective July 15, 2013. Requests for maternity coverage received after July 14, 2013, will not be processed.... by Admin | Jul 3, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare
Obamacare faced another significant setback yesterday when the administration announced it would delay the implementation of the employer penalties by a year until 2015. The Obama team bowed to complaints from business groups about the impact the law would have on... by Admin | Jun 27, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Uncategorized
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. vs. Windsor to strike down DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) frees employers from a number of financial and administrative burdens, but it raises other issues for employers on how to navigate the patchwork of state laws...