COBRA has not been eliminated under Health Reform. All the same rules and regulations continue for health plans including those for vision and dental. On May 8, 2013 the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a revised model notice which added additional language to the qualifying event notice. This was intended to inform individuals of additional […]
The Michigan Business & Professional Association (MBPA) services members from the group market and the individual market everyday with a variety of programs & services developed especially for our clients needs. Our focus is on providing our members with information, educational tools and valuable resources to help them in their businesses. As we look to […]
Keep sticking with AL and writing your Blues business with the MBPA. 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 three businesses in Michigan. Health Care Reform Connect™: MBPA’s exclusive tool to help answer all […]
Health Care Reform Connect™ is your resource for implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA). We’ve pulled together the latest information from experts to help keep you updated on the newest developments about Michigan’s implementation of Obamacare, along with online tools to aid you with decision making. As a writing […]
These changes will affect the way you do business and the information that you access. Beginning next year, there will be some significant changes coming to the Blues’ underwriting policies that will affect your daily work. These changes are coming in response to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and BCBSM’s transition to […]
By Bonnie Bochniak Government Relations Discussions over the past six months at our Nation’s Capitol in Washington D.C. to aid the agent community are finally seeing some action. Both the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives are actively pursuing bipartisan legislation that allows insurance agents the ability to become licensed to […]
The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and the Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA) would like to keep you up to date on the most recent activity at our State’s Capitol. Of most recent and of historic magnitude, was the passage of House Bill 4714 that expands Medicaid eligibility to 133% of the Federal […]
By State Senator Goeff Hansen, 34th District Michigan’s wine industry is one of the strongest sectors of our state’s economy and an exciting new opportunity exists for the more than 90 wineries scattered across our peninsula through Public Act 100 of 2013. The majority of these wineries are Small Wine Makers – wine makers […]
May 28, 2013 Dear Congressman: As representatives of Michigan job providers and across all industries and geographic areas of our state, we are writing to urge you to support H.R. 763, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Tax. This tax will raise premiums by $8 billion in 2014 increasing to […]
If you are reading this article, please consider yourself ahead of the game. Most American’s, actually about 40%, are not familiar with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its new rules and regulations. This percentage is staggering, yet not surprising, considering its magnitude. Over the past few months, there are a few items in […]
