03/04/2024
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03/04/2024
UnitedHealthcare Launches Direct Marketing Campaign (February/March 2024)
UnitedHealthcare is launching a new direct marketing campaign in late February and early March, 2024, targeting prospect businesses with 7-250 employees.
03/01/2024
Blue Shield | What to Know About GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs
A drug class known as glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) has soared in popularity due to social media and celebrity endorsements. As use of brand name drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro increases, ...
03/01/2024
Anthem CA | Contract Update: Cottage Health
Anthem has rescinded its prior termination date of March 1, 2024 and has initiated an updated contract termination with effective July /1/2024. Anthem continues to negotiate with Cottage Health towar...
03/01/2024
Employer Reporting Tip - ACA Reporting Deadlines
Employer Reporting Tip - ACA Reporting Deadlines February 29, 2024 Question Are there extensions available for the ACA employer reporting deadlines? Answer The ACA employer reporting de...
03/01/2024
Delta Dental of California | Make the Most of Dental Care with Teledentistry
Employees may find it hard to get away from work to meet health care appointments like trips to the dentist. So the ability to receive a remote dental evaluation is a valuable benefit for your clients...
03/01/2024
DeltaCare® USA | New Age Limit for Pediatric Dental Care
Good news for kids under DeltaCare® USA plans: Delta Dental has increased the age limit for pediatric dental coverage through the age of 13 (up from 7). That means more kids can keep seeing the dentis...
03/01/2024
Delta Dental of California | The Business Benefits of Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography
As of January 1, 2024, Delta Dental is making a benefit enhancement by including dental cone beam computed tomography in their coverage for new PPO policies and upon renewal for existing policies. ...
03/01/2024
Access Urgent Eye Care with VSP
Did you know you can access urgent eye care with CoPower VSP plans? All VSP plans sold through CoPower include the Essential Medical Eyecare Program. With members vision benefits from VSP, they hav...
03/01/2024
Covered California Small Business | Important Notice on CAA, Section 204 Pharmacy Reporting
“Under Section 204 (of Title II, Division BB) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), insurance companies and employer-based health plans must submit information about prescription drugs a...
02/29/2024
Purchase or Sale of Paid Time Off Through a Section 125 Cafeteria Plan
Purchase or Sale of Paid Time Off (PTO) Through a §125 Cafeteria Plan February 2024 Background §125 Cafeteria plans are generally set up to give employees access to a range of tax-free benefi...
02/29/2024
Anthem | Levemir Flexpens and Vials to be Discontinued
The maker of Levemir FlexPens and vials will stop making the man-made insulin this year. Flexpens will be discontinued on April 1, 2024. Vials of the drug will be discontinued on December 31, 2024.
02/29/2024
Anthem | 3 New Enhancements to Simplify Access and Client Servicing
Anthem is pleased to introduce three enhancements to make accessing information and servicing your clients a little easier. Broker Plus is not available for tablets, its now easier to manage PTB deleg...
02/26/2024
Guardian Issues Important Service Update | Change Healthcare
Guardian is experiencing a service disruption along with many other organizations across the health care industry.
02/26/2024
Health Net Business Boosters Series | Navigating Self-Service Online Tools
Please join the Business Booster call to learn about Health Net’s online tools designed to manage your business simply and easily and make doing business with Health Net even easier. When: March 7th,...
02/26/2024
Anthem | Life & Disability Migration and Your Producer Toolbox
Anthem continues to migrate life and disability (L&D) products to a new enrollment and billing system as they prepare for the sale of their L&D business to The Standard. You’ll notice some changes in...
02/24/2024
Webinar Replay: Employer Mandate Requirements and Premium Tax Credit Eligibility
IRS Updates - 4980H Penalties and Premium Tax Credit Eligibility February 14, 2024 The IRS released 2025 4980H penalty amounts and updated FAQs regarding premium tax credit eligibility, so this ...
02/24/2024
Webinar Replay: Fiduciary Responsibility and The J and J Case
Fiduciary Responsibility and the Johnson and Johnson Case February 21, 2024 Following the recent Johnson & Johnson lawsuit, there are lots of headlines suggesting employers need to take thei...
02/24/2024
Webinar Replay: Taxation of Benefits
Taxation of Benefits February 7, 2024 As employers continue offering a variety of different benefits to employees and their family members, there is confusion about how to correctly handle taxat...
02/24/2024
Webinar Replay: RxDC Reporting Round 3
RxDC Reporting Round 3 January 31, 2024 Another round of Rx reporting is just around the corner. As we have started seeing communications from carriers and TPAs requesting data for the Rx report...
02/23/2024