By Daron Powers Has your heating or cooling system ever failed? Mine did and with it a valuable lesson in marketing your business. I poke around the Internet and send out six emails for a quote. I ask for a follow up call. The next day I get one email, and two calls from three […]
DTE Energy spent $339 million in the first five months of the year as part of the Pure Michigan Business Connect Initiative surpassing its goal of $281 million for the period. A portion of that investment – $70 million – was spent with Detroit-based suppliers. The Pure Michigan Business Connect Initiative is part of an […]
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Onsite Employee Overview, Enrollment Assistance and Marketplace Coaching
An informative overview of the ACA law is given from an individual perspective. Subsidies, Tax Credits and eligibility will all be explained for Marketplace enrollment. Coaching on how to enroll into the government Marketplace will be given. Any individual that would like to enroll into individual coverage for products not on the Marketplace will be assisted in the purchasing of individual coverage as required by law.
Resources will be provided and customer service numbers will be available for those that need further assistance. These services include a one year membership for new members.
The NEW Health Care Reform App: Everything You Need for Health Reform Compliance
Download the Exclusive NEW Health Care Reform App for the iPhone and iPad in the Apple App Store, search “MBPA.” The app is also available for download for Android smartphones in the Play Store. This app has all the information you need, on the run, to stay ahead of Health Care Reform. Plus, you can receive push notifications to keep on top of the newest information and latest changes in this law.
The Enhanced Member Website 2.0
All new! We’ve redesigned our Health Care Reform Connect™ website to make it easier for you to find and use valuable information.
Topics have been divided into the following sections:
• ACA Overview
• Mandates
• Compliance
• Insurance
• Articles
• Resources
• Events
Conferences and Webinars
We have hosted health care reform conferences across the state with several hundred attendees who have learned about the impact of healthcare reform on their business, additionally we have hosted monthly webinars presenting timely information on health care reform to our members.
Health Care Reform Articles
We have numerous health care reform articles from various subject matter experts from around the country – these articles are available via our secured website as downloadable PDFs.
Small Business Health Care Reform Guide
Our Small Business Health Care Reform Guide, including Tax Credit and FTE Calculators, Health Care Reform Timeline and Reform Roadmap, to help Michigan businesses and their agents through health care reform.
Health Care Reform Hotlink
We have developed a health care reform “hotlink” giving businesses the opportunity to ask their specific health care reform questions, with a typical answer back in 24-48 hours. This free service for our members has saved them countless hours and helped to clear the fog on reform.
To help your clients reduce their costs and time, the MBPA is providing complimentary Summary Plan Description (SPD) documents to all dues paying members. Our new “Fast SPD” allows for quick, complete SPDs in no time for your clients.
Summary Plan Descriptions
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) guidelines make it mandatory for all businesses with 2 or more employees to provide employees with a Summary Plan Description. We continue to take a leading role in informing and helping our members meet their obligations under ERISA.
Types of benefits covered by Summary Plan Descriptions include: Medical, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life and AD&D and freestanding Dental/Vision.
The adoption agreement is now a compliant document reflecting ALL the Health Care Reform Law changes as of January 2014. These documents are FREE to our members and available to non-members for a fee.
Let Us Complete Your All-Inclusive SPDs for Your Clients
To request an SPD:
• Simply contact our office and our team will work with you or your client.
• Fill out the Quick SPD Form and submit payment if client is nonmember.
• The Client Service Team will send the completed agreement to you or your client within 48 hours.
We look forward to continuing to provide you and your clients with the most up to date and easily accessible services in this important area. If you have questions or are in need of assistance, please contact our Client Services Team at 888-277-6464 or 586-393-8800.
The MBPA is working in conjunction with your independent insurance agent to help demystify the requirements of health care reform. This year, individuals are required to have health care coverage in order to comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Many companies are assisting employees by providing educational seminars and coaching to help employees understand […]
When you write your Blues with sponsored code AL you get enormous value for your clients: MBPA is proud to reach over 150,000 businesses with the vast array of programs, conferences and educational resources provided to the business community. That’s one out of every three businesses in Michigan. Health Care Reform Connect™: MBPA’s exclusive tool […]
The Obama administration is issuing a fourth round of health plan rate review grant monies to state insurance departments. All 50 states including the District of Columbia and six territories can apply for the grants. These grants may be used to acquire the legal authority to review rate changes, to expand the scope of […]
Michigan opts in 2015 for No Employee Choice on SHOP In best interest, the state of Michigan decided against employee choice on the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) for 2015. State Insurance Commissioners were given an opportunity to submit a written recommendation to the SHOP that employee choice not be implemented in that state […]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan issued the following statement regarding the transition of group customers with 50 to 99 employees into ACA-compliant plans: “Changes to ACA regulations announced in March gave states the option to delay, for employers of 50 to 99 employees, their transition into the small group ACA-compliant insurance plans until their […]
