Here is the latest edition of Model Consulting's Week in Review Newsletter. We
hope you find the Newsletter informative and helpful.
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 House
Health Reform Bill's Impact on Employers
In a 220-215 vote, House
Democrats passed a controversial health care reform bill with only one
Republican voting for the legislation. The Affordable Health Care for America Act
(H.R. 3962) is a combination of three different health care reform bills
approved by House committees this summer and is 1,990 pages with a 42-page
manager's amendment.
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Aetna: 4th Quarter 2009 Hot
Topics
Aetna released their 4th Quarter edition of Hot Topics
for their Middle Market clients. This
issue includes information on flu vaccine clinics, Aetna Health Connections,
retiree solutions, and H1N1 flue vaccine.
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Aetna: PA Legislation Extends Coverage to
Dependents Up to Age 30
The state of Pennsylvania
recently passed legislation SB 189, which requires us to offer you the option
to allow dependents who reach the maximum age to continue his or her coverage
to age 30. If you choose this option,
dependents will be covered to age 30 when they apply in writing and agree to
pay the full premium costs for the continued coverage. This legislation will become effective upon
your next renewal on or after December 7, 2009.
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AmeriHealth NJ: Medicare Part D Notification Requirements May
Affect Active Employees
As
you may know, health plans that offer prescription drug coverage to their
Medicare-eligible employees, retirees, and dependents must notify them by
November 15, 2009, as to whether that coverage is "creditable" or
"non-creditable." We would like take this opportunity to provide you with
information on the status of AmeriHealth prescription drug plans.
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AmeriHealth NJ: New Consumer Focused
Amerihealthexpress.com
We
are pleased to introduce the second generation of amerihealthexpress.com
for members. We've added new functionality and made major enhancements that
enable our members to evaluate decisions about their health much like they
would evaluate other purchasing decisions, like buying a car or booking a
vacation. Making this possible is an agreement between AmeriHealth and WebMDŽ,
one of the most widely recognized names for health care information. As health
care reform puts the spotlight on the relationship between health care costs
and healthy living, it is more important than ever that we provide electronic
access to information that helps our members make informed decisions.
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Highmark: eBDS Update and Act 4 Update
This edition
of Producer News includes information regarding Highmark's eBDS program and Pennsylvania law "Act 4"
which addresses extended coverage for dependents.
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Independence Blue Cross:
New, Consumer-Focused ibxpress.com
We are pleased to introduce the next
generation of ibxpress.com for
members. We've added new functionality and made major enhancements that enable
our members to evaluate decisions about their health much like they would
evaluate other purchasing decisions, like buying a car or booking a vacation.
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