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01/28/2022
California Provides Leniency for Individual Mandate Reporting
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has indicated on its website that while 1095 statements remain due to individuals by January 31, 2022, the FTB will not impose penalties for failure to provide...
01/27/2022
Webinar Replay: How Kyla Can Help Bring Employees Safely Back to the Workplace
In this Webinar, learn how Kyla helps employers establish a solid COVID-19 plan using weekly testing and outbreak management. The concierge solution is designed to keep employees and customers safe, a...
01/26/2022
Your Help is Needed to Oppose the Single Payer Bill, AB 1400
AB 1400 (CalCare) passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bill is now slated to go before the entire Assembly for a vote. Implementation is contingent on a statute to create reven...
01/26/2022
Small-Group Health Enrollment Remains Stable
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) did not cause small employers to stop offering health coverage, according to an analysis funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “Despite many predictions to th...
01/26/2022
Companies That Prioritize Health Benefits Have Lower Turnover
With an average of 4 million workers quitting their jobs each month, employee attrition is dominating the headlines and putting work under the microscope. Executives say that the employee bene...
01/21/2022
Webinar: CaliforniaChoice® Offers New Out of State Options with Cigna + Oscar
Join Cigna + Oscar's California sales team to hear more about the important expansion of our LocalPlus® network within the CaliforniaChoice® portfolio! They will also be discussing important pricing a...
01/20/2022
Webinar: How Kyla Can Help Bring Employees Safely Back to the Workplace
Kyla helps employers establish a solid COVID-19 plan using weekly testing and outbreak management. The concierge solution is designed to keep employees and customers safe, and it’s all integr...
01/20/2022
Cigna + Oscar Q2 Update
Cigna + Oscar has issued a small rate increase for Q2. PPO and EPO plans received a 1.6% increase on average while HSA compatible plans received a 2.6% increase on average. Quoting is now available. B...
01/19/2022
Companies Can Offer Fertility Benefits Without Significant Cost Increases
Virtually all employers that added infertility coverage say that it didn’t significantly increase medical plan costs, according to a study commissioned by RESOLVE with Mercer. In a previous articl...
01/19/2022
Employee Benefits and the Great Resignation
Artemis Health surveyed over 300 benefits leaders to get their take on how to use employee benefits to respond to the “Great Resignation.” With employee turnover in the news, benefits leaders indi...
01/19/2022
Webinar: CAHU Legislative Update Featuring Single Payer
Join CAHU for a major association announcement in a webinar that will highlight recently enacted laws, pending legislation and what to expect in 2022. They’ll be talking single payer, the Health...
01/14/2022
Sutter Health Plus Update on COVID-19 Over-the-counter Tests
An Update on COVID-19 Over-the-counter Tests In today’s environment, a negative COVID-19 test may unlock welcome entry into many places, such as family gatherings, school programs, and some in-pers...
01/14/2022
Humana Offers New Specialty Growth Bonus
Introducing an easier way to earn more when you sell and renew Humana specialty plans Humana is excited to introduce their revamped Specialty Growth Bonus as part of the 2022 Producer Partnership P...
01/14/2022
UnitedHealthcare Group 6055 Reporting Documents Are Now Available
To simplify IRS reporting requirements for small businesses, UnitedHealthcare has made a 6055 Membership Report available for groups to complete their 6055 form filings. Prepopulated Forms 1095-B for ...
01/13/2022
CaliforniaChoice® Rate Update for Q2 2022
CaliforniaChoice has issued new medical rates for April through June 2022 effective dates. Quoting is now available. Overall there is a small rate adjustment for Q2 2022.
01/12/2022
Health Plans Must Now Cover At-Home COVID Tests
As part of its ongoing efforts across many channels to expand Americans’ access to free testing, the Biden-Harris Administration is requiring insurance companies and group health plans to cover th...
01/12/2022
Sutter Health Plus Update on COVID-19 Vaccines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine recommendations to include moderately or severely immunocompromised children ages five to 11 receive an additional...
01/12/2022
California Mandates Coverage of At-Home STI Tests
California has become the first state to require health insurance plans to cover at-home tests for sexually transmitted infections, such as HIV, chlamydia, and syphilis. The law took effect Januar...
01/12/2022
Group Health Premiums Expected to Jump 5.6% in 2022
Health plans are expecting 2022 premiums to increase by 5.6% for fully insured group plans. This growth is 0.7 percentage points higher than their expectations for 2021, according to a survey by S...
01/12/2022