Local Agent Becomes PPACA Certified

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Aug. 10, 2015 - PRLog -- Tammie J. King with Assurance Benefits Group, LLC became certified through The National Association of Health Underwriters’ (NAHU) new professional development course on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). This continuing education course for agents has been approved in all 50 states, and King will receive eleveneducation credits from the South Carolina Department of Insurance.

King completed this 10-hour course to receive the most up-to-date information on the key technical components of PPACA and is prepared to counsel her clients on upcoming required healthcare changes and new options for health plans.

“By taking this course, King has joined an elite group who is uniquely qualified to assist clients in complying with the new law,” said NAHU CEO Janet Trautwein. “She understands how the market is likely to change over the next few years, and is 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

My goal is to be a dependable resource to my clients, providing up-to-date information in order to comply with the new health care law, the PPACA.  Pairing the new law with how each insurance company handles the changes can be a challenge, which makes working with an informed Broker an absolute necessity in this environment.

The course is delivered through NAHU's Online Learning Institute. More information is available at www.nahu.org/education/certifications/ppaca.cfm.

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, please contact Tammie King, 803-738-6858, Tammie@ABG-LLC.com.