Exciting Renewal Feature Coming Your Way for OE 24!
Our platform will be enhanced to ensure your renewals are smoother and more intuitive than ever before. Keep an eye on your inbox for more updates and details as we approach OE 24, ensuring you are fully equipped to provide exemplary service to your customers.
Get Early Access to the Portal with Window Shopping Feature
We are thrilled to announce that our portal will be open for window shopping before Open Enrollment (OE) 24 kicks off! This exclusive early access is specially designed for our early birds who are eager to explore and understand the varied offerings available to their...
CMS Mandated Update: New Questions added to Denials and Disabilities Page
If the date Medicaid or CHIP coverage expires is greater than 90 days than the current date or if the household income or household size changes, you will be asked an additional question; see below. "Were any of these people found not eligible for [state Medicaid...
Oregon Seeks Federal Approval for Basic Health Program
Oregon is on its way to becoming the third state in the nation to seek federal approval for a basic health program (BHP). This program, established under the Affordable Care Act, aims to provide insurance to those individuals who make income slightly more than the...
ACA Shortcut Feature
‘ACA’ Button To See Your Client’s Marketplace Details Sub Heading - Your Inshura Account Has an ACA Shortcut Button to View your Client’s Marketplace Status in One click. Dear Agents, It’s just a ‘One Button Click’ to view your customers' latest ACA Marketplace...
Virginia Launches State Based Exchange
Virginia state will be introducing a state-run health insurance exchange, called Virginia Health Benefit Exchange (HBE), overseen by the Virginia Bureau of Insurance and State Corporation Commission It is scheduled to take place in the fall of 2023 and the exchange...
Agent’s Marketplace Certification Checklist for OEP 2024
We know the Federal Insurance Marketplace, also known as the health insurance exchange, is where individuals and families can buy private health insurance plans with government subsidies. ACA or Obamacare health insurance plans are subsidized based on household income...
Update on Georgia Access
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) denied the approval for Georgia to operate a full State-based Exchange (SBE) for Open Enrollment (OE) 2024 CMS granted conditional approval for Georgia to operate as a State-based Exchange on the Federal Platform...
Confirmation that the Applicant is denied Medicaid/CHIP based on Immigration Status
All applicants, regardless of their response to the current immigration status question, will have a chance to confirm that Medicaid or CHIP was denied based on immigration status
UnitedHealthCare Vision Plans Now Live on Inshura
Great news! Inshura now offers UHC Vision Plans. UnitedHealthcare offers a wide range of healthcare products through subsidiaries, like Golden Rule Insurance and other affiliates UHC Vision Plans help you cover and budget for ongoing vision care expenses like routine...
EDE Enrollment Flow: Chapter-wise Edit Feature
Click on any section or sub-section within the application to make edits The edit option is available from the application review page against each section You must proceed through the application sequentially after making an edit If an edit triggers additional...
New CMS Income Declaration Form
CMS has recently released a fillable written explanation form, where your customers can request to resolve their Income DMIs (‘English’ and ‘Spanish’ links to the form included below) https://www.healthcare.gov/downloads/annual-income-letter-explanation.pdf...
Phone number validation on the EDE flow
All phone numbers are validated in the EDE flow (contact number, Employer contact number, etc) The new validation will flag phone numbers that are invalid for the following cases: Area Code: The first digit of the 10-digit phone number cannot be 0 or 1 Exchange...
ACA Dashboard Data Export Privileges Available for Agencies
This new feature gives the agency the option to give permission to an agent to export the ACA dashboard data On 'Manage Agents' page, under 'Agent’s Access' tab, you will find 'ACA Export' option By default, system will display the ACA Export column checked for all...
Unwinding SEP
Unwinding SEPThe Unwinding SEP, effective from March 31, 2023, through July 31, 2024, is specifically designed for individuals and families who lose Medicaid or CHIP coverage due to the end of the continuous enrollment condition during Covid-19
How to reduce DMIs
CMS has reported a high rate of DMIs. Inshura ACA dashboard lists your consumers and their respective DMIs to assist you in ensuring they do not lose coverage and you do not lose commission Here are some reasons why Data Matching Issues (DMIs) are generated:...
New Filters Added to the Referral Dashboard
Referral Status, Sales Person, Effective Year, Application Status, and a Quick Search function for Customer Name are now available on the dashboard Referral Dashboard Shortcut You can access Referral Dashboard from the menu on the quoting portal
Email Reminder for Payments Due
An email notification will be sent with regards to pending binder payments due This will include details of your customers who require immediate attention in the next 15 days Redirection Message By clicking on the ‘Pay Now’ button after submitting the enrollment...
Payment Information update reminder
"Payment Settings" will be displayed on your Inshura home page when you sign up for the referral program or if you are already part of it and have not updated the W9 form and bank account info. The new task will prompt you to update your payment details and will...
Download Income Explanation Form
The Written Income Explanation form (English and Spanish) is now available as a downloadable link in the ACA dashboard against the Annual income DMI under the Issue Type "i" icon The Income Written Explanation Form is an acceptable document for income DMI The...