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 INSURERS OFFERING INSURED
HEALTH PRODUCTS IN MASSACHUSETTS, BCBSMA AND HMO'S
This
bulletin from the Division of Insurance clarifies and
gives examples of the new dependent coverage requirements
implemented under the Health Reform Act. This requirment
applies to all insured health plans offerd by commercial
insurance companies and Health Maintenance Organizations -
except for stand-alone dental rpoducts and Medicare
Supplemental plans.
State
Board Struggles to Balance Coverage, Affordability in New
Plans.
NAIC Model Act Update
S-2285 Despite our lobbying efforts in
attempting to get the House, Ways & Means Committee to
release S-2285, the model Long Term Care bill, so that the
full House could vote on it, it died in committee at the end
of the 2006 Legislative Session. This bill had passed
the Senate but unfortunately, it died in the House. This
bill has been refiled for the 2007-2008 Legislative Session.
We will keep you posted when there is a new bill
number.
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
information. |
