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 Capital Conference
Update:
Thank You to the
following for their great representation on Capital Hill on
January 30th during the National Association's CAP
Conference: MassAHU Board
President, Julie Jennings, President-elect, Jean Russell,
Legislative Chair, Curt Nelson, member Scott Hokanson and
Legislative Council, Dan Foley met individually with their
members of Congress on Capital Hill and provided their
expertise, representing our members' concerns and
discussing our role in future policy issues.
From the Connector:
Worcester Firm to be Recommended for
Sub-Connector Role. On Feb 8th, at the Commonwealth
Care Connector Authoroity, staff will recommed the
Sub-Connecotr contract be awarded to Small Business Service
Bureau of Worcester for three years. For more on this
article, click
here.
Official
regulations regarding the Fair Share requirement that
employers need to follow. This clearly addresses part-time
employees. Also a ‘Business
Guide’ dealing with Health Care Reform and how it applies
to employers.
Connector Question and
Answers
Regarding
Dependents under the new Health Care Reform Law:
A
dependent age 19 or over (who is not a full-time strudent or a
handicapped dependt) may be eligible for continued coverage
under the state's recently passed health care reform law.
Monthly Updates
from The Commonwealth Connector
Policy
Committee Recommendations for "MCC" - minimum creditable
coverage. These are recommendations from the Policy Committee
of the Connector Board. For more information, please click
onto the latest Connector
Updates.
Commonwealth Care
FAQ questions
Education Updates.
Start the new year off right by attending our
February continuing education courses -take
a look
and register now. Please remember that you can check the
status of your CE credits by visiting the online ce service's
website.
Also, we hope you will take advantage of NAHU's
educational forums and webinars, click here
for further information.
Leading
Producers Round Table - Encouragng excellence among NAHU's
health and benefits insuranc eprofessional by recognizing
their sales achievements.
FYI Dates:
Benefest 2007 is scheduled for October 3rd
at the DoubleTree Hotel in Westborough, MA. This is
the annual convention and trade fair for all brokers who
specialize in employee benefits. Interested? Please contact
Sheron Gagnon at sgagnon@massahu.org for
exhbitor
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