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2019 Open Enrollment Periods Officially Underway

Posted October 23rd, 2018 in Producers, Employers
Road sign saying open enrollment ahead

Last week, the 2019 open enrollment period (OEP) season officially kicked off for Medicare beneficiaries. From October 15th to December 7th, Medicare beneficiaries can make changes or enroll in any Part D or Medicare Advantage plan that is available in their service area.

Below is a summary of OEPs for other market segments.   

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open enrollment, small group health plans, Medicare, individual health plans
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New Carrier Announcement

Posted August 23rd, 2018 in Producers
Molina Healthcare Logo

The Flex General Agency partners with Molina Healthcare in Texas for Individual Health Plans

We are excited to add Molina Healthcare’s (Molina) individual health plans to our General Agency portfolio in the state of Texas. Molina is a Fortune 500 company and was strategically chosen as a carrier who has competitive individual health plans available on the Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace) and is growing in Texas.

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General Agency, Molina Healthcare, individual health plans
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Flex Employee Spotlight - Larry Cassman

Posted June 6th, 2018 in Employers, Producers, Individuals
Larry Cassman
As a part of Flex’s ongoing 30th anniversary celebration, we’d like to introduce you to some of our staff whose hard work and dedication has helped us to reach this important milestone.
 

Meet Larry

 
Larry Cassman is the Sales Manager for Individual and Medicare Sales. He has worked in the insurance industry for 18 years and at Flex for 11. Prior to that, Larry was a Stock Options Floor Trader at the Chicago Board of Exchange. 
 
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30th Anniversary, Flex Employee Spotlight, Medicare, individual health plans
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Can Packaged Health Insurance Replace More Expensive ACA Health Plans?

Posted June 5th, 2018 in Producers, Individuals
Bundle of packages
We all know health insurance has an expensive price tag. Even plans with high deductibles and/or small provider networks can come with costly premiums. And for people who don’t have an employer chipping in for coverage, or for people who don’t qualify for premium assistance on the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Marketplace, those premiums can be in the tens of thousands of dollars.
 

Enter Packaged Health Insurance

 
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individual health plans, short-term health plans, ancillary, packaged health insurance
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An Alternative to the Individual Mandate

Posted September 21st, 2017 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
An Alternative to the Individual Mandate
The so-called Individual Mandate has been considered a widely unpopular provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which most Republicans want to repeal and even several Democrats want to change. As members of Congress talk about the various ways the ACA could be modified or improved, options to change the Individual Mandate are being explored.  
 
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Affordable Care Act, ACA, individual mandate, individual health plans, Congress
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Individual and Small Group Health Insurance Pricing Changes by Age

Posted September 5th, 2017 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
Individual and Small Group Health Insurance Pricing Changes by Age
No, this article is not about the potential of the age rating ratio changing from 3:1 to 5:1. It’s about a different change that is actually going to happen in the individual and small group markets in 2018.
 
First, what is the age rating ratio? 
 
Tags:
healthcare reform, Affordable Care Act, ACA, individual health plans, small group health plans, premiums
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Stabilizing Individual Health Insurance

Posted August 30th, 2017 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
Stabilizing Individual Health Insurance
In September, Senators will return to Washington D.C. from their August recess. Almost immediately, they’ll begin taking up health care (again), but this time Democrats and Republicans will jointly consider changes. 
 
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healthcare reform, ACA, health savings accounts, HSAs, individual health plans
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Uncertainty Surrounds Individual Market

Posted February 16th, 2017 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
Uncertainty Surrounds Individual Market

Approximately 12.2 million people signed up for coverage through federal and state-run Exchanges during the 2017 open enrollment period which ended on January 31st.

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healthcare reform, ACA, individual health plans, individual mandate, President Trump
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New Guidance Impacts Group Health Plans, Preventive Care & HRAs

Posted December 30th, 2016 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
New Guidance Impacts Group Health Plans, Preventive Care & HRAs
Last week, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively the “Departments”) issued new guidance as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to evolve.
 
 The guidance has been summarized into three different categories shown below:
 
1. Group Health Plans
 
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Health care reform, ACA, Affordable Care Act, HRAs, individual health plans, small group health plans, DOL
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Is a Public Health Plan Option Coming?

Posted July 28th, 2016 in Producers, Employers, Individuals
Is a Public Health Plan Option Coming?
There has been a lot of shake up in the recent weeks and months as it relates to health insurance options available in the individual marketplace. UnitedHealthcare (UHC) announced it would only offer individual plan options in three states next year. Humana also announced they would be limiting the number of states it offers individual plans in next year. More recently, three additional CO-OPs in Connecticut, Illinois and Oregon announced their closures by the end of the year.
 
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healthcare reform, ACA, Affordable Care Act, individual health plans, HMO, President
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