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1719 |
When will 2015 training for Agent/Brokers be available? |
The 2015 Marketplace training for Agent/Brokers will kick-off in July 2014. |
05/27/2014 |
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1720 |
Will
the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) validate if an Agent/Broker
is licensed in the State that the Agent/Broker is sel ... more |
The
FFM will not validate National Producer Numbers (NPNs) provided by
Agent/Brokers. It is the Issuer's responsibility to ma ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1721 |
Are
issuer in-house sales staff required to execute the Small Business
Health Options Program (SHOP) Privacy and Security Agreemen ... more |
All
Agent/Brokers who wish to participate in the FF-SHOP Marketplace must
complete all required registration requirements. In 2014 ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1722 |
Where is the current version of the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) privacy and security agreement avaiable? |
You
may review the current version of the SHOP Privacy and Security
Agreement located on the Medicare Learning Network (MLN): http ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1723 |
Does
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) require the
Billed Premium, Earned Premium, or Collected Premium for t ... more |
CMS expects this field to be populated with the cumulative billed premium amount for the 2014 plan year. |
05/27/2014 |
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1724 |
Can an employer change the selected Agent/Broker after the point of sale or enrollment? |
Beginning
in 2015, employers in the Federally-facilitated Small Business Health
Options Program (FF-SHOP) Marketplace will be able ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1725 |
When
an employer changes to a new Agent/Broker, will the Centers of Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS) send the effective dat ... more |
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not send the effective
date on the maintenance Group XML transaction. Issu ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1726 |
Can
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) explain how
rates will be displayed to employers and employees in the ... more |
Premium
amounts displayed to employers while establishing their offer of
coverage will be based on an average of per-member rates ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1727 |
Can
agents submit agent of record changes to the carrier or must these
changes be made through the Federally-facilitated Small Bus ... more |
Agents
are not authorized to make changes to FF-SHOP agent/broker
relationships with employer groups. Employers may authorize thes ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1728 |
When an employer group is searching for an Agent/Broker, will company appointment information be available to the consumer? |
In
the Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program
(FF-SHOP) Agent/Broker Portal, a producer will establish a prof ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1729 |
Will
the National Producer Number (NPN) be sent for the writing Agent/Broker
along with the Tax Identification Number (TIN) for th ... more |
The
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are sending one
Agent/Broker NPN and one Agent/Broker TIN per employer group. |
05/27/2014 |
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1730 |
Will
an Agent be able to register with the Small Business Health Options
Program (SHOP) using a corporate agency National Producer ... more |
Yes, an Agent will be able to register using the corporate agency NPN rather than their individual NPN. |
05/27/2014 |
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1731 |
When
someone registers for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) Enterprise Portal, will the person be asked if t ... more |
An
individual may only be identified as a SHOP agent or broker in the CMS
Enterprise Portal once they have completed the Small Bus ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1732 |
Will
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) be conducting
any webinars targeting the Agent/Broker community to inf ... more |
CMS
will be conducting robust technical assistance and education effort
with Agent/Brokers to inform and train them on the tools a ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1733 |
If
an Agent is not certified with the Federally-facilitated Small Business
Health Options Program (FF-SHOP), will he or she be abl ... more |
The
CMS Enterprise Portal is available to Marketplace Agent/Brokers as well
as other Marketplace users who have gone through remot ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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1734 |
Is
the permissible dependent mapping of domestic partner to life partner
mandatory or optional on the Small Business Health Option ... more |
The
FF-SHOP enrollment system standardizes allowable dependents, and
domestic partner coverage is one of the available options. Wh ... more |
05/27/2014 |
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