2015 ACA enrollment update for South Carolina 1/21/2015

What a difference a year makes! Yesterday, CMS announced enrollment numbers, by state, for the 2015 open enrollment period through January 16,2015. According to these figures, South Carolina as of 1/16/2015, has enrolled 161,941 residents into Qualified Health Plans thru the Federal Marketplace.  This is a substantial increase in enrollees versus the 2014 open enrollment period […]

Bluechoice SC 2015 Health Plans

Today, November 6, 2014, marks the first day that insurance companies are allowed by CMS to market plans for 2015! First out of the gate today is Bluechoice Healthplan of South Carolina, who just sent us plan brochures for the 2015 plan year. For 2015, Bluechoice has renamed its product line – all individual plans […]

Administration Acts on Minimum Value Plans that Exclude Hospital Coverage

Breaking News out of DC! We have just learned that the Department of Health and Human Services has released preliminary guidance on Self Funded Large group plans that exclude hospitalization coverage, yet still meet Minimum Value criteria due to flaws in the MV calculator.  This subject has recently made big news in the large group […]

Roper St. Francis Joins Bluechoice South Carolina Blue Option Network!

Roper St. Francis Joins Blue Option Network! As we mentioned previously, via an announcement from Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, Roper St. Francis Hospital system of Charleston was expected to be in the Bluechoice South Carolina marketplace network for 2015. As predicted, Bluechoice just publicly announced this network addition via email. Text below: […]

MEDcare Remains In Network

MEDcare Remains In Network Hot off the press from the South Carolina Bluecross and Blueshield, and Bluechoice of SC: BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan have reached an agreement with MEDcare to keep its urgent care centers in our networks without interruption. We are sending notices to our group administrators and members to […]

2015 South Carolina ACA marketplace rates

Breaking News: SC DOI releases 2015 South Carolina ACA marketplace rates! The SC Department of Insurance on Friday, October 17, 2014 released sample rates for health insurance plans available on the Health Insurance Marketplace for 2015. The sample 2015 South Carolina ACA marketplace rates were for a 40 year old South Carolina resident and rates were […]

Breaking news: Bluecross SC announces Roper St. Francis hospitals in network

We just received word from Bluecross Blueshield of SC that Roper St Francis hospital system in Charleston county will be IN NETWORK for 2015 individual healthplans on the marketplace. We assume this will apply to Bluechoice SC as well, as this is a shared network. CLICK HERE to see Bluecross Blueshield of SC currents plans […]

2015 South Carolina Health Insurance Rate Increases

2015 South Carolina Health Insurance Rate Increases If you received a HIGH RATE INCREASE, CLICK HERE TO SHOP FOR A NEW PLAN! On Friday, October 10, 2014, the South Carolina Department of Insurance released a summary of 2015 South Carolina health insurance rate increases for each insurer in South Carolina. Overall, it appears that the […]

South Carolina newborn insurance coverage

South Carolina newborn insurance coverage Over the course of the last year, we have received many inquiries from clients wanting to know when a South Carolina newborn can get insurance coverage through the health insurance marketplace. As many people may be aware, most marketplace enrollments are effective the 1st day of the month following the […]

2015 Health Insurance Shopping Tips

2015 Health Insurance Shopping Tips With the upcoming health insurance open enrollment starting on November 15, 2015, it is important that everyone take some basic steps to ensure that they make an informed decision on their health insurance plan for 2015. Many things have changed since the last open enrollment, new plans, new pricing, new […]