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Blue Shield of California Announces Q2 Rate Pass

Blue Shield of California’s second-quarter 2020 rate action is a statewide average of 0.0%. Rate actions are the same for all plans and rating regions, as Q2 2020 rates are the same as Q1 2020 rates d...

MetLife Announces Rate Hold

MetLife makes brokers and customers their top priority. As such, they are helping their mutual small business customers who may be facing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. For group customers wit...

Sutter Health Network Now Includes Dignity Health Dominican Hospital

Great news! Sutter Health Plus has expanded their network to include Dignity Health Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz County. Sutter Health Plus members can now receive in-network covered services a...

Sharp Health Plan Q2 2020 Rate Update

Sharp Health Plan has released their Q2 HMO rates. All plans will increase by 0.7%. There are no changes to plan designs, underwriting guidelines, or PPO rates. Quoting is now available through June ...

Anthem Blue Cross Extends Dual PPO Pilot Program in Region 1 and Region 9

Anthem Blue Cross is extending their Dual PPO Pilot Promotion in Region 1 and Region 9. You can pair the Anthem Blue Cross Full PPO and Select PPO within the same group offering for new groups through...

Health Net Offers Sales Strategies and a Rate Decrease for Q2 2020

Set the stage for success with your small business clients in Q2 2020 with new sales strategies from Health Net along with a rate decrease. Sales Strategies Going Gold is a great way to inv...

Broker Bonus Round-Up

Have you taken advantage of broker bonuses yet? Some of these great opportunities are ending soon: Date Ending Carrier Promo December 31, 2020 Extended! Ka...

Principal Offers Sales Boosting Tools for 2020

Principal is offering tools to help brokers boost their sales, whether they're working with new or existing clients. Clients with effective dates and renewal dates of September 1, 2019 to July 1, 2020...

Kaiser Permanente® Extends Large Group Renewal Notice Timeline

Kaiser Permanente® has expanded their notification timeframe for large group renewal from 60 days to 120 days. A new California law (AB 731), effective January 1, 2020, requires health plans to notify...

Schedule for LISI’s Carrier Calls Podcast Announced

LISI introduced a can’t-miss podcast series, Carrier Calls. Listen in as top benefits executives describe what sets them apart from other carriers in key areas. They discuss what’s on the horizon for ...

Anthem Contract Update: Cottage Health Remains In-Network

Cottage Health has rescinded their notice of termination with Anthem Blue Cross. Cottage Health provides services to members in Santa Barbara County and includes Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa ...

How Oscar Health Saves Time and Money

You can save your clients time and money when you sign them up with Oscar Health. Every plan comes with these great features: Free and unlimited telemedicine: With Doctor on Call, your clients c...

Anthem and Cottage Health Contract

Anthem and Cottage Health continue to negotiate but haven't yet reached an agreement. The contract is set to terminate on January 1st, 2020. The following impacted Cottage facilities include: ...

New CA Domestic Partners Definition Goes Into Effect January 1

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 30 on July 30, 2019, allowing all couples to enter into domestic partnerships. Previously domestic partnership in California was only open to same-s...

Anthem Blue Cross Offers Video and Chat Therapy Effective January 1, 2020

Anthem Blue Cross members can have a video visit or text privately with a psychologist or licensed therapist through LiveHealthOnline (LHO) – Psychology. To schedule an appointment, members follow th...

Congress Repeals Cadillac Tax and HIT

Congress passed an end-of-year spending bill, which includes a permanent repeal of two very unpopular ACA taxes: the Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and the health insurance tax (HIT) on fully ...

Introducing LISI’s Carrier Calls Podcast Series

We’re excited to debut LISI’s podcast series — Carrier Calls. Listen in for a quick and easy way to get essential carrier insights: What sets them apart How they’re raising service levels Wh...

CaliforniaChoice® Allows Special Enrollment Period for SB78 Individual Mandate

CaliforniaChoice® will allow a Special Enrollment Period for employees who previously waived/declined coverage in 2019. California’s new individual health insurance mandate (SB 78) requires state resi...

PrimePay Extends Deadlines to Use The ACA Compliance Navigator

Great news! The IRS has extended the deadline for employers to distribute their 1095 tax forms to employees to March 2, 2020. In response, PrimePay has extended some key deadlines for new and existing...

Carriers Extend Cut Off Dates

We would like to inform you that two of our carrier partners, Blue Shield of California and UnitedHealthcare have recently announced the extension of their submission window for December 1st and Janua...

Oscar Health Allows a Special Open Enrollment Window Under SB78

In 2020, California will have a new state mandate for health insurance. Under California Senate Bill 78, residents who fail to maintain qualifying health insurance coverage would be subject to a tax p...