To the extent permitted by states, licensed agents and brokers may assist consumers in applying for qualified health plans (QHPs) and insurance affordability programs including premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions. They play a crucial role in educating consumers about the Health Insurance Marketplaces, both during annual open enrollment and throughout the coverage year.
Some states have set up a State-based Marketplace, while other states work with the federal government in a State-partnership Marketplace or Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM). Agents and brokers can help consumers, no matter what state the consumers live in, as they apply for and choose insurance options. Agents and brokers who wish to participate in the FFM must first complete a two-part registration process (see “Registration for the Federally-facilitated Marketplace” below for more information on this requirement). This page contains resources for agents and brokers who are assisting individual market consumers in the Marketplaces, as well as small group market employers and employees in the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace.
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