Got this in email this morning (from Anthem):
"We recently changed several UW guidelines which will allow your clients to qualify for more aggressive pricing. Example: We are no longer rating for smoking, smokers will now receive a P1 rating (assuming they have no other ratable conditions). [emphasis in original]
This applies to Ohio, but may also be available in other states.
Anthem, along with various other carriers, is also reaching out to current plan-holders with early renewal offers (such as we've seen in the small group market).
The email also reiterated something they've previously announced:
"List Bills are No Longer available for NEW Business. If you have clients currently on a List bill they will be removed when they MIGRATE to an ACA Plan. GF ["Grandfathered"] members will be able to remain on list bill."
List Bill is (well, was) a mechanism where one could "bundle" several individual plans into a common monthly invoice that would go to one address. Typically, this would have been for small employers who didn't offer a "group" plan but were willing to do the admin necessary for folks to have their premiums withdrawn from their paychecks. It was more a convenience item than anything else. But with new ObamaTax rules this service is going away.
Just another example of how the ObamaTax has negatively impacted our choices.
"We recently changed several UW guidelines which will allow your clients to qualify for more aggressive pricing. Example: We are no longer rating for smoking, smokers will now receive a P1 rating (assuming they have no other ratable conditions). [emphasis in original]
This applies to Ohio, but may also be available in other states.
Anthem, along with various other carriers, is also reaching out to current plan-holders with early renewal offers (such as we've seen in the small group market).
The email also reiterated something they've previously announced:
"List Bills are No Longer available for NEW Business. If you have clients currently on a List bill they will be removed when they MIGRATE to an ACA Plan. GF ["Grandfathered"] members will be able to remain on list bill."
List Bill is (well, was) a mechanism where one could "bundle" several individual plans into a common monthly invoice that would go to one address. Typically, this would have been for small employers who didn't offer a "group" plan but were willing to do the admin necessary for folks to have their premiums withdrawn from their paychecks. It was more a convenience item than anything else. But with new ObamaTax rules this service is going away.
Just another example of how the ObamaTax has negatively impacted our choices.
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