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Affordable Care Act Affordability

When is 9.5% equal to 9.56%? And for that matter when is 8.0% really 8.05%? That sounds to me like something that the Riddler might have said to Batman and Robin a couple of decades …

July 22, 2014

U.S. Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Halbig

The case, Halbig v Burwell, challenged the Obama administration’s interpretation that subsidies are available in states with a federally facilitated exchange/marketplace. With a 2-1 ruling the Court agreed with Halbig that the wording of the …

July 8, 2014

SBAM Is Here To Help

The Affordable Care Act has forced all of us to adapt. And we understand what you're up against in the coming months as the majority of your customers renew their group coverage. You'll be facing long …

July 8, 2014

Is Halbig v. Sibelius on Your Radar?

By Scott Lyon, Senior Vice PresidentHalbig v. Sebelius aims to stop the Affordable Care Act’s insurance subsidies in federally run insurance exchanges – like the one we have here in Michigan. A bit of background …

May 9, 2014

Value For You and Your Customers

By Scott Lyon, Senior Vice PresidentRecently, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network announced changes in their relationships with Associations and Chambers. Much like reductions that have been made in the commission …

April 15, 2014

BCBSM Faced With Difficult Decision

Written by: Scott Lyon, SBAM Senior Vice PresidentLate last week the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) opted to allow Michigan's insurers to continue some health insurance plans that are not compliant with …

March 20, 2014

Healthy Michigan Plan Available Soon

Starting April 1, Michigan will begin accepting applications for the Healthy Michigan Plan online, by phone, or in in person at local Michigan Department of Human Services offices.Since Governor Rick Snyder signed the Healthy Michigan …

May 18, 2012

Leading Producers’ Round Table Honors Local Professionals

In the 1940's, the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU) began a program to recognize top producers and leaders in the insurance industry. The Leading Producers' Round Table (LPRT) was expanded in 2011 to include …

March 22, 2012

Affordable Care Act – New Cost Estimate

In case you missed it, late last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new cost estimate for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). During the debate in Congress, which was just …