12/07/2018
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12/07/2018
Kaiser Permanente® Helps Airport Passengers Reduce Stress
Kaiser Permanente® has introduced some practical and whimsical ways for passengers departing Terminal 2 at the Oakland International Airport to reduce the stress of air travel. Portions of the securit...
12/06/2018
UnitedHealthcare Extends Offer for 5% Second-Year Rate Cap on Dental
UnitedHealthcare is extending their second-year dental rate cap offer through June 1, 2019. Groups that add new dental coverage through June 1, 2019 are eligible for a 5% second-year rate cap. Here ar...
12/06/2018
Consumers Voice Their Health Plan Preferences
A survey by Oliver Wyman reveals that, on average, consumers like healthcare clinics; they value wellness support; and they’d rather pay more upfront to have lower deductibles. More than one-third of ...
12/06/2018
LISI Adds Colonial Life to Product Portfolio
LISI has partnered with Colonial Life to offer voluntary benefits that help employees cover rising out-of-pocket health care costs. Colonial Life’s Accident, Critical Illness, and Medical Bridge volun...
12/04/2018
IRS Extends Form 1095 Deadlines For 2018 Reporting
The IRS has released Notice 2018-94, which extends the deadline for employers to provide individuals with Form 1095-B/1095-C for the 2018 reporting year. The deadline has been moved from January 31, 2...
11/26/2018
Take Advantage of Health Net’s HMO Sales Express Program
Effective now, you can make HMO enrollment simpler and more accessible with Health Net’s HMO Sales Express Program. Relaxed underwriting from Health Net lets you skip the HMO paperwork and sell faster...
11/20/2018
Oscar Health Assists Members Affected by California Wildfires
Oscar Health is extending application deadlines for Small Groups. As always, all emergency services are covered at in-network and out-of-network hospitals. During this state of emergency, they’re also...
11/19/2018
Compliance Alert: IRS Announces 2019 Health FSA Limits
On Thursday, November 15th 2018, the IRS announced the new limits for 2019 with respect to Health FSAs, Transportation/Commuter Plans, and Qualified Parking Plans. Employers who currently offer healt...
11/14/2018
UnitedHealthcare Supports Members Affected By California Wildfires
UnitedHealthcare has taken several actions to support the health, safety, and wellbeing of members who may be affected by the wildfires in Butte, Ventura, and Los Angeles Counties: Help Finding a Netw...
11/14/2018
Anthem Helps Residents Impacted by California Wildfires
Anthem Blue Cross is revising their medical and pharmacy guidelines to help members impacted by the wildfires in Butte, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties. Anthem is also offering their EAP and telehea...
11/14/2018
Q1 Quoting is Ready for All LISI Carrier Partners
First quarter quoting is now available for all of our carrier partners! With January just around the corner, get a jump on Q1. Take advantage of LISI’s support for seamless compliance and onboarding. ...
11/12/2018
MetLife’s Guide to Assessing Dental Networks
MetLife created this quick needs assessment to compare networks: What’s the average in-network discount and utilization? How does the carrier review dentists’ practice patterns? Does the car...
11/12/2018
Kaiser Permanente® Opens Clinics in SoCal Target Stores
Kaiser Permanente® is opening clinics in Target Stores throughout Southern California. The clinics are staffed with Kaiser Permanente® nurse practitioners and licensed vocational nurses. By 2020, Kais...
11/09/2018
Carriers Respond to California Fires
Due to the wildfires in California, Anthem Blue Cross is extending their contract with Enloe Medical Center. Also, Blue Shield of California is reaching out to members to ensure access to care. Ant...
11/06/2018
Contract Between Anthem Blue Cross and Enloe Medical Center Terminates
The contract between Anthem Blue Cross and Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA has terminated effective November 1, 2018. After several months of negotiations, the two parties were unable to reach an ag...
11/05/2018
Blue Shield of California Waives the DE 9C for 5+ Groups
Blue Shield of California is waiving the DE 9C requirement for groups with 5 or more enrolling employees with these parameters: Groups must submit the Eligibility/Participation Attestation along...
11/05/2018
Four Things that Separate Great Brokers from Good Brokers
by Kevin Timone This article is based on a PodCast with Dennis Carlson of Benefits Influencer Our industry is full of smart, dedicated people. But, when it comes to higher levels of success, what sepa...
11/02/2018
Q1 2019 Rates Available from CaliforniaChoice®
CaliforniaChoice® has released Q1 2019 rates. Rates are valid from January to March 2019. Quoting is now available through HealthConnect. Make January your biggest payout month with the CaliforniaChoi...
11/02/2018
Sharp Health Plan Updates Rates and Portfolio for Q1 2019
Sharp has updated rates for 2019. HMO plans will increase 1.1% across all networks. PPO plans will increase 6.6% in region 19 and 16.5% in region 17. Non-Mirrored plans and rates are pending approval...
10/31/2018
