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Final Rule Allows HRAs to Subsidize Individual Plans

by Ken Doyle If you serve employee groups of under 20, you’ll want to watch a new HRA final rule that goes into effect in January 2020. Companies will be able to use HRAs to subsidize workers to bu...

Trump Signs Executive Order on Healthcare Price Transparency

President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to increase healthcare price and quality transparency. The order directs the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human S...

Leverage the LISI Master Carrier Guide (MCG)

Looking for a comprehensive resource that will enable you to get quick answers on common carrier guideline questions? The LISI Master Carrier Guide (MCG is online, mobile-friendly, and designed ...

Choice Builder® Announces Significant Rate Decrease for Their Delta Dental Plans

Choice Builder® has some great news to share. Effective July 1, 2019, rates on all their Delta Dental PPOs will have a significant decrease. The decreases are as follows: Platinum -2.7% Gold -...

The New LISI Website

If you were unable to join one of our recent webinars providing an overview of all the new features and resources on our website, please feel free to watch this recorded session for...

Anthem Blue Cross Offers Broker Bonus for ACE Agents

Anthem Blue Cross is offering a 7% commission when you sell any new small group medical case with 10+ enrolled employees for a July 1, 2019 to January 15, 2020 effective date. This is in addition to a...

HHS Clarifies HIPAA Requirements for Business Associates

As a broker, you’re not likely to be considered a covered entity under HIPAA. But, if you have access to private health information, you may still have HIPAA responsibilities as a business associate. ...

WHA to End Contract With Canopy Health

Canopy Health and Western Health Advantage have mutually agreed not to renew their provider service agreement effective January 1, 2020, ending a two-year partnership in the Bay Area. This means that ...

What’s New with Anthem in Small Group? New Network. New Plans

Anthem Blue Cross is bringing back a new and improved limited HMO network, Priority Select, in regions 15 through 19. This network was built with the following criteria in mind: medical groups demonst...

Blue Shield of California Invites Members to New and Improved Wellvolution Program

Wellvolution has been redesigned for 2019 to give your clients the tools for obtaining optimal health, whether that means staying fit, preventing disease, or treating existing conditions. Key facts...

Western Health Advantage Q4 Update

Western Health Advantage (WHA) announced a rate pass for Q4 2019. This is WHA’s second rate pass this year, after issuing one for Q3. Rates are valid from October 1, 2019 to December 1, 2019. There ar...

Anthem Blue Cross Enhances Priority Select HMO Network in SoCal

Effective July 1, 2019, Anthem Blue Cross is significantly enhancing the Priority Select HMO network for large groups in Southern California. Forty medical groups are being added as of July 1, 2019: ...

HSA Balances Affect Health Care Spending

Employees with larger balances may be viewing their HSAs as free money for current health care without realizing that they can save their HSA balances for retirement expenses, according to Paul Fronst...

Get 30% Off With the Ease Preferred Partner Promo

LISI brokers can get a 30% discount on their first year’s annual EASE subscription. The promo expires June 30, 2019. Friday, June 28 is the last business day to sign up. (There will be no extensions o...

Blue Shield of California Sends Recertification Notices in Response to SB-1375

California Senate Bill SB 1375 changes the eligibility definition for small employer health plans and employees and prohibits sole proprietorship or partnership businesses without eligible “common law...

A Reminder of Health Net’s Underwriting Promos

Don’t forget to take advantage of some great promos from Health Net through Dec. 31, 2019: Sell an HMO with only six active subscribers! There is no participation minimum for this package, and t...

Walmart and Sam’s Club Join MetLife’s Vision Network

Effective August 1, 2019, Walmart and Sam’s Club will join MetLife’s nationwide vision network. More than ever, your brokers can confidently recommend a network with more than 100,000 access points na...

UnitedHealthcare Small Business Roadshow – Sacramento

Join UnitedHealthcare to learn more about exciting new plans and programs to gain insights for success. Experience the UnitedHealthcare Motion Program, first-hand — a personalized wellness program tha...

Anthem Blue Cross Alerts Brokers About Letter Sent In Error

Anthem Blue Cross is alerting brokers that a subset of customers (7,388 SBGs) received a letter in error. The letter advised them that their transition to Anthem’s new PBM, Ingenio Rx, would be effect...

Kaiser Permanente® Extends Value Demonstrated Broker Bonus

Kaiser Permanente® has extended their Value Demonstrated Broker Bonus to January 1, 2020. You can earn a reward and possibly double your earnings when you connect Kaiser Permanente with an eligible ne...