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Get Informed - Health Care Reform Volume 1 - Issue 2
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Greetings!
When it comes down to it, health care reform will affect you. That is why BCNW is committed to keeping you informed on the issues that will potentially change your insurance coverage and the way you receive care. Thank you for taking some time out of your busy schedule to read up on health care.  We want to hear your feedback on our newsletter. Click here to tell us what you want to learn about! Sincerely,
Dud Bain, President
Benefit Consultants Northwest, Inc.
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Is Your Health Plan Grandfathered? |
HealthCare.gov - September 23, 2010 is a significant date that will affect all health plans, regardless of grandfathered status. If your plan was in place on March 23, 2010 your plan is grandfathered, but making changes to your policy could eliminate your grandfathered status. Click here to learn more!
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Be Weary of Health Care Credit Cards |
Washington Post - These days, you may leave your dentist's office with more than a
toothbrush and dental floss in your bag. Thousands of dentists are
offering patients health-care credit cards to cover the work that needs
to be done, with seemingly hard-to-resist repayment terms. Click here to learn more!
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High Risk Pools an Early Test for Health Overhaul
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Reuters - The federally funded risk pools are open to
American citizens or legal residents who have been denied coverage and
have been uninsured for six months. They offer subsidized coverage until
2014, when the broader state-run insurance exchanges are due to go into
effect. Click here to learn more!
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Lawmakers Have Little Control Over Insurance Premiums |
L.A. Times - As Americans struggle with double-digit hikes in their health insurance
bills, millions are coming up against a hard reality: The state
regulators who are supposed to protect them can often do little to
control what insurers are charging. Click here to learn more!
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Insurers Seek Flexibility on Health Reform Mandates |
The Hill - Health plans will lobby lawmakers and regulators over the August recess
for greater flexibility to avoid some provisions of the
health care reform law.
Click here to learn more!
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