Switching plans resulted in significant savings for Marketplace consumers
Per a CMS news release today, we have learned that for 2015, switching plans resulted in significant savings for Marketplace consumers! Full-year enrollees saved nearly $400 on premiums after tax credits for the same level of coverage in 2015 Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today the findings of a new report […]
Consumers Choice Health Plan to stop offering plans in 2016
LOSING CONSUMERS CHOICE COVERAGE? CLICK HERE TO FIND A NEW PLAN! We were extremely disappointed today to learn that South Carolina residents will no longer have access to Consumers Choice Health Plan on the health insurance marketplace for 2016. Full details from the SC DOI press release below. The good new is that WE CAN […]
What is the Multi-State Plan (MSP) Program? BCBS-SC explains!
What is the Multi-State Plan (MSP) Program? Blue Cross Blue Shield-South Carolina explains! Overview: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the MSP, and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) administers it. OPM contracts with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) to offer a nationwide network of ACA-compliant qualified health plans. OPM certifies […]
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina 2016 health plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina 2016 health plan update: BlueEssentials Earlier this week, the SChealthconnector team got a sneak peak of the NEW Blue Cross Blue Shield South Carolina 2016 health plans, marketed under the BlueEssentials label. So far, we have been very impressed with what we have seen! Blue Cross Blue Shield is one […]
Blue Cross South Carolina – Emergency Rx info for members affected by recent floods
Emergency Procedures for Prescription Refills for BCBS SC members Over the last week, South Carolina has suffered through what many call “the 1000-year flood.” Many have lost homes, personal effects, and in some cases loved ones, to flood waters across the Midlands and our state. BlueCross BlueShield of SC anticipates that some of our members […]
Bluechoice SC Specialty Pharmacy Update
Today, we received the following update from BlueChoice Health Plan of South Carolina. For 2015, BlueChoice SC is currently one of the only marketplace plans in South Carolina offering basic dental coverage for adults as a standard option on all marketplace plans! New Specialty Pharmacy Vendor Caremark Specialty Pharmacy will be our preferred specialty pharmacy […]
BCBS-SC Medical Loss Ratio update
Today, we received the update below from Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina regarding Medical Loss Ratio Rebates for members with Individual health insurance policies: BCBS-SC Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is required to report our MLR to state and […]
Consumers Choice Health Plan of SC beats projections.
As recently reported by various news sources, a recent audit by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General has revealed that 22 out of the 23 health insurance Co-Op’s formed as a result of the Affordable Care Act “Obamacare”, lost money in 2014. What many of these articles fail to mention, however, […]
Supreme Court upholds subsidies in Federal Facilitated Marketplace states!
Great news for South Carolina residents! Per the AP: “The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.”
UnitedHealthcare to sell plans on South Carolina marketplace for 2016!
UPDATE: 10/26/2015 – CLICK HERE TO SEARCH THE UNITED HEALTHCARE COMPASS NETWORK IN SOUTH CAROLINA! Good news for South Carolina residents! We have recently confirmed, based on filing information available from the South Carolina Department of Insurance, that UnitedHealthcare has filed to sell individual health insurance plans on the marketplace in South Carolina for […]