Agents are Your Groups Looking to have Control of their Billing and Extend their Cash Flow? New BCBS eBilling is now Available! Starting June 12, 2012, if you or any of your customers require support with accessing or using eBilling or requests for training, you must complete the eBilling support request form (ZIP) and […]
The Best & Brightest Wellness Champions is an innovative initiative that recognizes and celebrates quality and excellence in worksite and health promotion. The program highlights companies and organizations that promote a culture of wellness, and those that plan, implement and evaluate efforts in wellness promotion. This is the premier awards symposium that celebrates organizations that […]
Health care reform expands ERISA’s disclosure requirements by requiring that a “summary of benefits and coverage” be provided to applicants and enrollees before enrollment or re-enrollment. The summary (referred to as the SBC) must accurately describe the “benefits and coverage under the applicable plan or coverage.” The SBC requirement applies in addition to ERISA’s SPDs. […]
By Bonnie Bochniak Government Relations The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA), along with its sister group, the Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA), want to keep you up to date on the federal healthcare law and how it will affect you and your clients. As we are patiently awaiting the Supreme Court’s […]
The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and the Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA) are supportive of the gradual elimination of our state’s personal property tax (PPT) liability. The PPT is a double taxation on our already over-burdened business community. By eventually eliminating this tax liability, Michigan will become more competitive with our neighboring […]
The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and the Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA) support the Business Leaders for Michigan (BLM) and their dedication to making Michigan a “Top Ten” state for job, economic and personal income growth. We look forward to partnering with them to achieve these goals. Each year, the BLM […]
The Michigan Secretary of State’s Office is issuing a new version of its enhanced driver’s licenses and state identification cards. Please note the following: The new format will begin circulating in both the enhanced horizontal and vertical versions in February 2012. Existing horizontal enhanced licenses and state ID cards will be phased out of […]
Purpose This study, using data from the 2007 U.S. Survey of Business Owners, attempts to complete the picture on immigrant entrepreneurship and addresses questions such as the following: What hurdles do they face accessing capital? How do they use capital? The importance of immigrant entrepreneurs to the U.S. economy has been very well documented in […]
<p><img width=”160″ vspace=”15″ hspace=”15″ height=”68″ align=”right” src=”/Portals/3/Logos/Basic.png” alt=”” />The MBPA & MFBA can provide you and your clients state-of-the-art COBRA administration through <strong>BASIC</strong>, a Michigan-based award winning company providing a wide-range of HR Solutions for businesses. Best of all, the Associations’ COBRA Administration program is open to all members – <strong>starting at $25.00 per month!</strong></p> […]
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network’s agent compensation structure will change in 2013 as part of an enterprise-wide business transformation that will position the Blues for the future and reaffirm their commitment to using agents both on and off the exchange. While the compensation structure changes are not effective until […]
