June 02, 2015
On May 21, 2015, Insurance Commissioner Stewart announced that Aetna Health, Inc. and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware will offer employers with 51 to 100 employees the opportunity to renew their group health insurance policies at large group rates for policy plan years beginning on or before Oct. 1, 2016. This is in response to Commissioner Stewart’s Bulletin No. 75 providing carriers with such an option. Employers with 51 to 100 employees who do not take advantage of the opportunity provided by Aetna Health, Inc. and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware will be switched to a small group policy for plan years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2016. The change in the definition of ‘small group’ is mandated by PPACA and includes modified community rating and mandated coverage for the essential health benefit categories.
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