It’s all over the news this week. Millions of individual health insurance policies are being canceled. Here at Virginia Medical Plans, we have known this was coming for months. In fact, back in June we wrote about it right here. Since then, we have assisted literally hundreds of clients with their decision about coverage in 2014. Here are some of the questions we are hearing, along with the answers: Why
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Early Renewal Option
If you are currently covered by an individual Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance policy (vs. one you get through your employer) we have some critical information for you. Anthem policyholders either already have received or will receive soon a letter from Anthem explaining the options for complying with the new health care law — the Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacare”). Here is a summary: If you have
Will I Be OK Under Obamacare?
If you have somehow missed all recent headlines about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, a quick peek at our Daily News page should convince you that news is coming in fast and furious. With less than a week until Open Enrollment begins, our phone has been ringing off its hook (as well as our email box filling up) with questions, the gist of which are: Will
Anthem Letter – What Does it Mean?
Anthem recently mailed out letters to thousands of policyholders with non-grandfathered health insurance plans … and, in the process, may have inadvertently confused a lot of people! To read the letter, click here. What does the letter mean? In a nutshell, the letter informs Anthem’s policyholders that the way a policy year is defined is changing from the default of a calendar year (January 1 – December 31) to a
