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Aetna: COBRA Subsidy Extension and Expansion
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009 (ARRA), the federal government pays 65 percent of COBRA premiums
for up to 9 months for Assistance Eligible Individuals (AEIs) who were
involuntarily terminated between September 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009. An
extension was signed into law by President Obama on Saturday, December 19, 2009
as part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 (H.R.3326).
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Highmark Blue Shield: December 2009 Bulletin
Attached
is the December 2009 issue of Highmark's newsletter for your review. This issue includes information on Wellness
in the Workplace, Coverage for Dependents, Flu Vaccine Q&A, New Website
Tools for Employees, Prescription Drug Initiatives, HSAs, EOBs go Green, HIPAA
Privacy Rule Changes, GINA, and a Report from Capitol Hill.
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Independence Blue
Cross: Keystone 65 Preferred HMO and
Keystone 65 Advantage HMO Coverage will Remain in 2010
We recently learned that the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent letters in error to some of our Keystone 65
Preferred HMO and Keystone 65 Advantage HMO members. The letters advised
members that we will no longer be offering these plans in 2010 and that their
coverage will terminate as of December 31, 2009. This is not true.
We will continue to offer Keystone 65 Preferred HMO and Keystone 65 Advantage
HMO coverage to individuals in 2010.
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Independence Blue Cross: Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law
Starting July 1, 2007, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
required its residents who are 18 or older to have health insurance. Beginning
on January 1, 2009, the law also required them to maintain a minimum level of
health coverage, referred to as minimum creditable coverage (MCC). A Massachusetts resident
who does not satisfy the MCC requirements will be subject to personal income
tax penalties. Regardless of whether your customers' health plan coverage is
fully insured or self-funded, Massachusetts
residents over 18 must maintain coverage that meets MCC requirements.
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UnitedHealthcare: Hershey
Medical Center
Signs New Agreement
UnitedHealthcare
has added Penn State Milton S. Hershey
Medical Center
and its hospital system to UnitedHealthcare's network of health care providers.
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