New Features of Healthcare Law for Small Businesses Focal Point of Webinar Series for Insurance Agents and Brokers
Interactive calls open to all insurance agents and brokers; chance to learn about new small business health insurance marketplace features expected in November 2014
Washington, DC̢??The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in partnership with small business organization Small Business Majority, will host a series of regional webinars for health insurance agents and brokers beginning on July 16, 2014 on how the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace currently operates, and the new features that will be available for their clients later this year.
The free webinars will take place between July 16 and July 31, with each session geared to a different set of states. A CMS regional representative will introduce each call, and a CMS SHOP specialist, who will discuss the features most relevant to small businesses, will give the presentation. Topics include how the federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace currently functions, the new online enrollment process and tools for small businesses coming online in November and the new employee choice option for the 2015 plan year.
A question and answer period will follow.
̢???The healthcare law̢???s business-friendly features coming online later this year will provide additional options for many entrepreneurs to obtain health insurance for themselves and their employees, ̢???said Grant Lahmann, Outreach Director for Small Business Majority. ̢???This webinar will inform professionals who advise entrepreneurs about how the marketplaces and the Affordable Care Act̢???s other provisions can help their clients so they can take advantage of them.̢????
The dates and registration links for specific state presentations are below.
July 16, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. EDT: Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia
July 16, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. AKDT: Alaska
July 23, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. CDT/12:30 p.m. EDT: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin
July 23, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. MDT/2:30 p.m. CDT: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming
July 30, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. CDT/2:30 p.m. EDT: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
July 30, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. MDT/3:00 p.m. CDT: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
July 31, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. PDT/1:30 p.m. MDT: Arizona and Nevada
About The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
<p><strong>About Small Business Majority</strong><br />
Small Business Majority is a national small business advocacy organization, founded and run by small business owners to focus on solving the biggest problems facing America's 28 million small businesses today. Since 2005, we have actively engaged small business owners and policymakers in support of public policy solutions, and have delivered information and resources to entrepreneurs that promote small business growth and drive a strong, sustainable economy. We are a team of more than 30 working from our 11 offices in Washington, D.C. and 9 states, with a network of more than 45,000 small business owners and more than 2,000 business organizations, along with a formal strategic partnership program of more than 125 business organizations, enabling us to reach more than 500,000 entrepreneurs. Our extensive scientific polling, focus groups and economic research help us educate and inform policymakers, the media and other stakeholders about issues including taxes, healthcare, access to capital, entrepreneurship, workforce development, clean energy and immigration. Learn more about us on our website and follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/SBM_Media" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessMajority" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://instagram.com/smlbizmajority/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.</p>