Morrow Insurance Agency, Inc. is pleased to announce four of their agents, Jim Rasmussen, Sharon Robbins, Meredith Tidwell and Rhonda Marshall have been accredited as Certified Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Professionals through The National Association of Health Underwriters’ (NAHU).
Rasmussen, Robbins, Tidwell and Marshall each completed a 10-hour course to receive the most up-to-date information on the key technical components of PPACA and were required to pass a final exam for accreditation. “By taking this course, these agents have joined an elite group who is uniquely qualified to assist clients in complying with the new law,” said NAHU CEO Janet Trautwein. “They understand how the market is likely to change over the next few years, and are in the perfect position to advise families and businesses in planning for the future.”
Topics of study include:
- Implementing healthcare reform—overview and politics
- Grandfathered plans and the small-business tax credit
- Medicare Part D and non-discrimination rules
- Patient protection and changes to consumer-directed health plans
- Medical loss ratio requirements and tax implications
- W-2 reporting, summary of benefits, waiting periods, essential benefits and community rating
- Individual mandate, pre-existing conditions and rating reform
- Health insurance exchanges for individuals and small employers
- Employer pay or play
- Self-insured plans
“Becoming Certified PPACA Professionals gives area employers and individuals confidence we are ready and able to assist them with the complex and confusing aspects of Health Care Reform,” comments Jim Rasmussen, Morrow’s Executive Vice President. “Our ability to help navigate the sections of the law that take effect January 1, 2014 and beyond will aid employers in being able be remain focused on their core businesses without getting bogged down in this sweeping legislation.”
The National Association of Health Underwriters represents 100,000 professional health insurance agents and brokers who provide insurance for millions of Americans. For more information on how Morrow Insurance Agency, Inc. can assist your business through continued implementation and compliance with Health Care Reform law, please call Sharon Robbins, Morrow Insurance Agency, Inc. at 828-694-5143 or email her at srobbins@morrowinsurance.com. .