by Admin | Aug 14, 2014 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is providing additional clarification around the qualifying event of gaining/losing a dependent through birth/adoption/fostercare/placement for adoption, which triggers a Special Enrollment opportunity. The Special... by Admin | Jul 1, 2014 | Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
June 30 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Barack Obama’s health-care law, ruling that closely held companies can refuse on religious grounds to offer birth- control coverage to their workers. Voting 5-4, the justices today said... by Admin | May 6, 2014 | COBRA, Healthcare Reform, Insurance News, Obamacare
Date: May 2, 2014 Subject: Special Enrollment Periods and Hardship Exemptions for Persons Meeting Certain Criteria This guidance provides information related to three types of special enrollment periods (SEPs) for persons seeking to enroll in qualified health plans... by Admin | Apr 25, 2014 | Health Savings Accounts, Insurance News
The maximum contributions that can be made to health savings accounts in 2015 will rise slightly. The following data for 2015 was recently released by the IRS for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): The maximum contribution that can be made to an HSA in 2015 is $3,350 for... by Admin | Mar 14, 2014 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Illinois Health Insurance Exchange, Insurance News, Obamacare
BlueCross and BlueShield of Illinois members who purchased Qualified Health Plans through Get Covered Illinois or directly through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) now have the ability to change policies through March 31, 2014 (the end of Open... by Admin | Mar 5, 2014 | Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare
March 5 (Bloomberg) — Americans who kept their health plans that didn’t comply with Obamacare requirements will be able to renew those policies for two more years, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Obama administration, which has been...