Wednesday Potpourri

■ Craig Gottwals has the scoop on the latest Golden State efforts to come into line with the new group waiting period requirements:"A year and a half ago, California decided that the 90-day waiting period limit imposed by PPACA ... was too long and cut that period to 60 days via a series of confusing state laws."After driving benefits folks nuts trying to comply with conflicting federal and state requirements, the state's finally shelved their own ill-advised rule. Click on through for why this is so critical.■ Speaking of small groups, the news on the alleged SHOP (small group marketplace) isn't promising for the folks in DC:"[Secretary Burntwell] is allowing insurance commissioners in states that are part of the federally facilitated marketplace to opt out of SHOP’s employee-choice provision for 2015 if they determine that it would produce adverse selection. So far, 18 states were given permission to do so."That's about half of the states with Fed-run Exchanges. Something about preference cascades?■ And it's not just small businesses looking for group cover; entrepreneurs have long had to procure coverage on their own, something that's becoming easier said than done. FoIB Holly R tips us to this story of one such fledgeling businessman who left his previous employer to strike out on his own:"I quickly discovered I would need to qualify for a “special enrollment period” to purchase a new plan at this time. Otherwise, it appeared, I would need to wait for open-enr...
Source: InsureBlog - Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs