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Controlling Health Care Spending with Coinsurance 

Controlling Health Care Spending with Coinsurance Moving from copayments to coinsurance for specialist office visits could provide a viable alternative to saving healthcare costs, according to...

Blue Shield of California: Premium credits will be applied in Q4

Blue Shield of California: Premium credits will be applied in Q4 Blue Shield is applying a one-time premium credit to bills issued for the month of November or December for its fully-insured employ...

Blue Shield of California: Premium credits will be applied in Q4

Blue Shield of California: Premium credits will be applied in Q4 Blue Shield is applying a one-time premium credit to bills issued for the month of November or December for its fully-insured employ...

Anthem Blue Cross of California Large Group Provider Update

Anthem Blue Cross of California Large Group Provider Update Anthem Blue Cross of California is expanding their Vivity Network on January 1, 2021 to include all Providence and St. Joseph hospitals a...

Anthem Blue Cross of California Large Group Provider Update

Anthem Blue Cross of California Large Group Provider Update Anthem Blue Cross of California is expanding their Vivity Network on January 1, 2021 to include all Providence and St. Joseph hospitals a...

Anthem Blue Cross Addresses Furloughed Employees Amid COVID-19

Anthem Blue Cross Addresses Furloughed Employees Amid COVID-19 Anthem Blue Cross updated their COVID-19 FAQ, which addresses relaxed eligibility requirements. For California Small and Large Group, ...

Anthem Blue Cross Addresses Furloughed Employees Amid COVID-19

Anthem Blue Cross Addresses Furloughed Employees Amid COVID-19 Anthem Blue Cross updated their COVID-19 FAQ, which addresses relaxed eligibility requirements. For California Small and Large Group, ...

Employers Explore Cost-Saving Benefit Strategies

Employers Explore Cost-Saving Benefit Strategies Employers are looking at a variety of strategies to control health care costs according to a study by Gallagher. Novel Approaches Some nov...

The Growing Demand for Voluntary Benefits

The Growing Demand for Voluntary Benefits In 2020, 45% of employers enhanced their voluntary benefits including healthcare and non-healthcare. That’s a 5-point increase over the previous year,...

Oscar Network Update

Oscar Network Update Effective January 2021, Cedars Sinai will be in-network for all Oscar Small Group plans. Oscar offers great plans at great prices in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. With this ...

Oscar Network Update

Oscar Network Update Effective January 2021, Cedars Sinai will be in-network for all Oscar Small Group plans. Oscar offers great plans at great prices in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. With this ...

Delta Dental Offers Brokers an Extra Bonus

Delta Dental Offers Brokers an Extra Bonus Groups of 2-99 with 2021 effective dates will qualify brokers for Delta's Dental’s Bonus program. Brokers must first meet a retention goal: 90% to...

Delta Dental Offers Brokers an Extra Bonus

Delta Dental Offers Brokers an Extra Bonus Groups of 2-99 with 2021 effective dates will qualify brokers for Delta's Dental’s Bonus program. Brokers must first meet a retention goal: 90% to...

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Open Enrollment This Year

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Open Enrollment This Year A LIMRA study reveals how some employers are re-examining employee benefits due to COVID-19. More employers are looking into online enro...

Confusion Leads to Bad Health Plan Choices

Confusion Leads to Bad Health Plan Choices Almost a quarter of employees faced with the choice of two employer-sponsored health care plans picked the one that left them worse off financiall...

Aetna Issues Retro Benefit Change for 2020

Aetna Issues Retro Benefit Change for 2020 Aetna has received guidance from the DOI on their 2020 portfolio. The HMO $50/75 2550 Ded plan will be adjusted retro to January 1, 2020 to change the Rx ...

Aetna Issues Retro Benefit Change for 2020

Aetna Issues Retro Benefit Change for 2020 Aetna has received guidance from the DOI on their 2020 portfolio. The HMO $50/75 2550 Ded plan will be adjusted retro to January 1, 2020 to change the Rx ...

Sutter Health Plus Network Update

Sutter Health Plus Network Update Effective January 1, 2021, the Sutter Health Plus network will no longer include: Brown & Toland Physicians – Primary care physicians (PCPs) in San Fra...

Sutter Health Plus Network Update

Sutter Health Plus Network Update Effective January 1, 2021, the Sutter Health Plus network will no longer include: Brown & Toland Physicians – Primary care physicians (PCPs) in San Fra...

Introducing Guardian Teledentistry

Introducing Guardian Teledentistry With Guardian’s Teledentistry service, PPO members have a virtual option to get a diagnosis in an emergency, get an antibiotic prescription, and find the best car...

Introducing Guardian Teledentistry

Introducing Guardian Teledentistry With Guardian’s Teledentistry service, PPO members have a virtual option to get a diagnosis in an emergency, get an antibiotic prescription, and find the best car...