03/23/2020
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03/23/2020
UnitedHealthcare Special COVID-19 Enrollment Opportunity
Special Enrollment Opportunity from March 23 to April 6, 2020 UnitedHealthcare is offering a Special COVID-19 Enrollment Opportunity for fully insured Small Business and Key Accounts clients to enro...
03/19/2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Benefit Eligibility During Sick Leave, Furloughs, and Terminations
Many employers are faced with a significant number of employee leaves of absence and employment terminations related to COVID-19. While questions regarding how employers determine whether leaves, furl...
03/19/2020
Webinar: How COVID-19 Affects HR and Employee Benefits Issues
Employers have many questions about how COVID-19 will affect their workforce. In this webinar, experts at Guardian HR and Benefit Comply will address pressing issues related to human resources and ben...
03/19/2020
President Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act Into Law
President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), into law last night, which assists working families impacted by COVID-19. The law includes several provisions to ...
03/19/2020
Oscar Health Announces Q3 Rate Pass
Oscar Health has announced a rate pass for Q3 with quoting available soon. Oscar Health EPOs offer an HMO price with PPO flexibility. Oscar focuses on integrating virtual healthcare and free telehealt...
03/18/2020
Extra COVID-19 Support for Anthem Blue Cross Members
Anthem Blue Cross is making important changes to their benefits in response to COVID-19. They are expanding access to care, eliminating certain out-of-pocket expenses, and offering guidance and suppor...
03/18/2020
COVID-19 Benefits Questions
Employers have many questions about the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on employer-sponsored benefit plans. In this article, we will address important questions. We will also review the recent I...
03/18/2020
HDHPs Will Not Lose HSA Qualified Status for Covering COVID-19 Expenses
The IRS has released guidance regarding HSA eligibility when high deductible health plans (HDHPs) cover COVID-19 related testing and treatment. Until further notice, these plans will not cause an empl...
03/17/2020
Blue Shield of California Waives Copay for Telehealth Visits
In response to the COVID-19 virus, Blue Shield of California is waiving out-of-pocket costs for most members to use Teladoc Health’s virtual care service. Copays and co-insurance for Teladoc Health vi...
03/17/2020
Anthem Blue Cross Provides Updates on Bronze Benefit Adjustment
Do you have groups impacted by the Bronze benefit adjustment effective May 1, 2020? The DMHC is requiring Anthem Blue Cross to adjust the benefits for physician services on certain Bronze plans. Anthe...
03/17/2020
Covid Updates
Dear Esteemed Partners, At LISI & CoPower, serving you and your clients is the most important thing we do, and protecting your collective health, safety, and well-bei...
03/16/2020
Coronavirus FAQs For Employers
Your employer clients face unprecedented challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some FAQs from the California Employment Development Department can help you answer their questions: What can I do ...
03/16/2020
HDHPs Will Not Lose HSA Qualified Status for Covering COVID-19 Expenses & Other Benefits Questions
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), and as of March 12, 2020 the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ...
03/12/2020
Videoconferencing During the Coronavirus Outbreak
The health and safety of the broker and employer communities is a central concern for LISI during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. That’s why LISI Regional Sales Managers are offering the option o...
03/12/2020
LISI’s Carrier Calls Podcast Series ̶ Listen Wherever You Are
We’re calling our carriers and getting answers on what sets them apart, how they’re raising service levels, and what’s on the horizon. We bring you a new conversation with a different carrier partner ...
03/11/2020
Anthem Blue Cross Provides More Guidance on Impacted Bronze Plans
Anthem Blue Cross made benefit changes to certain Bronze plans to comply with state requirements. Briefly, the impacted Bronze plans are: Bronze PPO 70/6300/35% Bronze PPO 60/6350/40% Bronze...
03/10/2020
UnitedHealthcare Responds to the Coronavirus
UnitedHealthcare is providing enhanced support and resources to health plan members and patients regarding COVID-19: Free Testing: UnitedHealthcare has waived all member cost-sharing for COVID-1...
03/04/2020
Anthem Blue Cross Extends Dual PPO Pilot for Regions 1 & 9
The Anthem Blue Cross Dual PPO Pilot will continue through June 15, 2020 effective dates for Regions 1 & 9. Employer eligibility requirements are: Meets the definition of a small group (1-1...
03/03/2020
Provider Update for Anthem Blue Cross HMO Members with HealthCare Partners
HealthCare Partners (HCP) has or may be terminating its contracts with certain hospitals and/or medical group partners. This is a contract issue between providers. We want to emphasize that Anthem Blu...
03/03/2020
