Posted at February 06, 2014 11:20 AM in Agency
If your healthcare system isn’t “selling” the Affordable Care Act to your customer base, it’s a little late in the game but you still have nearly two months until the March 31 deadline to get with the program. The $64,000 question: Why would you want to recommend your organization and your staff market the Affordable Care Act, knowing the initial rollout on healthcare.gov was very shaky at best? Justifying the effort shouldn’t be the problem, especially if you’re looking at the bottom line: The huge price tag for uncompensated care your hospital system currently provides for free.
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Posted at January 14, 2014 11:18 AM in Breaking News

Sendero Health Plans joined the Latino HealthCare Forum on Dec. 23 to help Austin residents enroll in health plans through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. This event, featuring Sendero Health Plans at the Latino HealthCare Forum headquarters in Austin, helped to raise local media awareness of...

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Posted at December 18, 2013 12:18 PM in Breaking News

To dispel myths about the federal Health Insurance Marketplace in San Antonio, Community First Health Plans (CFHP) teamed up with the UTSA Policy Studies Center to sponsor the Affordable Care Fair on Dec. 7 at UTSA’s Downtown Campus. The event featured a panel discussion moderated by...

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Posted at November 15, 2013 02:52 PM in Breaking News

One of the first Central Texans to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace via Sendero Health Plans met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Oct. 25 to discuss the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at the CommUnityCare offices in East Austin. Austinite Kat Richards,...

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Posted at October 09, 2013 11:32 AM in Breaking News

Community First Health Plans (CFHP), the largest nonprofit health plan in the Greater San Antonio area, has entered into an agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide health insurance coverage through Qualified Health Plans on the federally-facilitated Marketplace. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), most Americans will...

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