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Sharp Health Plan Rate Update for Q2 2021

Sharp Health Plan Rate Update for Q2 2021 Sharp Health Plan rates for Q2 2021 are now available to quote in Ebix. There are no changes to the plan portfolio or underwriting guidelines at this time...

Sharp Health Plan Rate Update for Q2 2021

Sharp Health Plan Rate Update for Q2 2021 Sharp Health Plan rates for Q2 2021 are now available to quote in Ebix. There are no changes to the plan portfolio or underwriting guidelines at this time...

UnitedHealthcare Rate Update for Q2 2021

UnitedHealthcare Rate Update for Q2 2021 UnitedHealthcare rates for Q2 2021 are now available to quote in Ebix. There are no changes to the portfolio or underwriting guidelines this quarter. ...

UnitedHealthcare Rate Update for Q2 2021

UnitedHealthcare Rate Update for Q2 2021 UnitedHealthcare rates for Q2 2021 are now available to quote in Ebix. There are no changes to the portfolio or underwriting guidelines this quarter. ...

Blue Shield of California Q2 Update

Blue Shield of California reports a second-quarter 2021 rate action with a statewide average of 1%. They added another new plan design to their 2021 medical portfolio: introducing the Silver PPO 2225/...

Blue Shield of California Q2 Update

Blue Shield of California reports a second-quarter 2021 rate action with a statewide average of 1%. They added another new plan design to their 2021 medical portfolio: introducing the Silver PPO 2225/...

Anthem Blue Cross Renews Commercial Agreement with UC Health System

Anthem Blue Cross of California Renews Commercial Agreement with UC Health System Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce that they successfully renewed their Commercial Agreement with the Uni...

Anthem Blue Cross Renews Commercial Agreement with UC Health System

Anthem Blue Cross of California Renews Commercial Agreement with UC Health System Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce that they successfully renewed their Commercial Agreement with the Uni...

Hospital and Physician Networks in US Insurance Markets

Hospital and Physician Networks in US Insurance Markets The Journal of the American Medical Assn. (JAMA) provided (to their knowledge) the first national snapshot of the size and exclusivity of...

Health Plan Offer Rates Hold Steady

Health Plan Offer Rates Hold Steady Fifty-six percent of employers offer health benefits, largely unchanged over the past five years, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Employer Hea...

Insurance Commissioners Give Biden Their Recommendations

Insurance Commissioners Give Biden Their Recommendations Eleven state insurance commissioners banded together to give ACA policy recommendations to President-elect Joe Biden. California Insura...

Additional Sections 125 and 129 Flexibility Included in COVID-19 Relief Legislation

In the recently passed COVID-19 relief legislation, Congress included several temporary changes to Section 125 and 129 rules that provide additional reimbursement and election change flexibility for p...

Significant Benefits Issues in New COVID-19 Relief Legislation

The COVID-19 relief bill (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA)) recently passed by Congress contains several important employee benefit-related provisions, including restrictions on “surprise m...

Simple Enrollments with Delta Dental

In an effort to make the enrollment process as simple as possible, Delta Dental has agreed to accept the Delta Full Census to satisfy the DE9C and employee enrollment forms and waivers requirements. ...

Blue Shield of California Extends Relaxed Participation Promotions

Blue Shield of California Extends Relaxed Participation Promotions Great News! Blue Shield of California’s relaxed participation promotion has been EXTENDED through December 31, 2021. The official...

Blue Shield of California Extends Relaxed Participation Promotions

Blue Shield of California Extends Relaxed Participation Promotions Great News! Blue Shield of California’s relaxed participation promotion has been EXTENDED through December 31, 2021. The official...

CoPower Select VSP just made New Group Enrollment Easier

CoPower Select VSP just made New Group Enrollment Easier Big news! When you submit your new groups for VSP through CoPower, you no longer need to submit a DE-9C regardless of group size. Th...

CoPower Select VSP just made New Group Enrollment Easier

CoPower Select VSP just made New Group Enrollment Easier Big news! When you submit your new groups for VSP through CoPower, you no longer need to submit a DE-9C regardless of group size. Th...

Blue Shield of California – COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Blue Shield of California – COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know Blue Shield of California members can receive COVID-19 vaccinations, considered a preventive service, at no member cost share a...

Blue Shield of California – COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know

Blue Shield of California – COVID-19 Vaccine: What You Need to Know Blue Shield of California members can receive COVID-19 vaccinations, considered a preventive service, at no member cost share a...

Vantage Medical Group added to Blue Shield of California’s Trio HMO Network

Vantage Medical Group Added to Blue Shield of California’s Trio HMO Network Blue Shield of California is are happy to share that, effective January 1, 2021, Vantage Medical Group will join their gr...