by Admin | Oct 17, 2014 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance News
. Grandfathered Plans – individual plans written before 3/23/2010 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois filed a 14.8% rate increase for all plans written before 3/23/2010 (aka “Grandfathered” Plans) that will go into effect as each... by Admin | May 6, 2014 | COBRA, Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare
Date: May 2, 2014 Subject: Special Enrollment Periods and Hardship Exemptions for Persons Meeting Certain Criteria This guidance provides information related to three types of special enrollment periods (SEPs) for persons seeking to enroll in qualified health plans... by Admin | Nov 25, 2013 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance News, Obamacare
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois announced today that BCBSIL individual policyholders will be allowed to keep their existing policies. This announcement follows the Nov. 14 recommendations of President Obama that people may be able to keep the health plan they... by Admin | Nov 25, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
If you want to find out if you qualify for lower costs on Marketplace coverage, you’ll need to provide information about your household members and income. The Marketplace application includes detailed instructions. It makes calculations using the information you... by Admin | Nov 22, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare
The state of Illinois has decided to give insurance companies the option to extend health insurance plans that were scheduled to be cancelled at the end of the year. It’s estimated that nearly 200,000 Illinois residents have received cancellation letters in the... by Admin | Oct 23, 2013 | Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare
The Obama administration confirmed to The Washington Post a little bit ago that it is indeed tweaking the way the individual mandate works as to not penalize anyone who purchases coverage during this first open enrollment period. It’s not quite right to describe...