The Affordable Care Act legislation previously required you tobuy health "qualified" insurance. Since it is no longer mandated, you are not assessed a tax penalty (2.5% of household income) if you don't comply with this "minimum essential coverage mandate". If you are covered through an empl...
If you do not submit awaiver formby the waiver deadline above,you will be enrolled in SHIP and responsible for the premium. Waivers are only effective for the academic year and you must waive annually if you have comparable insurance. ...
All students enrolled in 9 or more credits are required by Massachusetts State law to enroll in the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) or be covered by a health insurance plan with comparable coverage. To ensure compliance with Massachusetts law, students are automatically billed for the SHIP,...
Wei, MD, MBA JAMA Internal Medicine Key Points Question Are emergency department patients more likely to be transferred to another hospital after stabilization for common medical conditions on the basis of insurance status? Findings In this cross-sectional analysis of 215 028 emergency department ...
We’re working to make a database of good, comparable information for the 8,400 major current procedural terminology (CPT) codes used commonly in the medical billing system. If we had a freeform data field, then that would allow you to put in “hairy toenails” or “I hate my mother-...
Generally, one should proceed cautiously when returning to traditional Medicare, unless you are assured underwriting approval for a medigap insurance policy: Without supplemental medigap protection, your Medicare copayment responsibility would be too great. Side note: Another term for “medigap” is “...
When the case got to court in October of last year, within a few days a jury spurned the insurers’ argument that they really owed little, and awarded Kay $2.1 million dollars. Kay hasn’t gotten a penny. The insurance companies stalled again, and on January 7 they demanded a new trial...
No, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California were never the same company: They are both independent licensees of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), which is a federation of 33 independent and locally-operated BCBS companies that provide health insurance across the United ...
article, the parties agree that Employers, who are not currently providing benefits under the Pacific Blue Cross Plans may continue to provide the benefits through another carrier providing that the overall level of benefits is comparable to the level of benefits under the Pacific Blue Cross Plans....
article, the parties agree that Employers, who are not currently providing benefits under the Pacific Blue Cross Plans may continue to provide the benefits through another carrier providing that the overall level of benefits is comparable to the level of benefits under the Pacific Blue Cross Plans....