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04/12/2023
Kaiser Permanente®: Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Ends May 11
The federal COVID-19 public health emergency will end on May 11, 2023. In California, COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and treatment will continue to be provided and covered at $0 cost-share for the nex...
04/12/2023
Aetna Rate Update, July 2023
Aetna has issued a rate update for Q3 2023. There are no changes to plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. Statewide average change for the quarter shows the following i...
04/11/2023
Anthem Blue Cross Portfolio & Rate Update, July 2023
Anthem has issued a small group medical rate update for Q3 2023. There are no changes to existing plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. The statewide average change fo...
04/11/2023
Reminder - April 18, 2023 Summit Employee Benefits Webinar
Reminder - April 18th 2023 Summit Employee Benefits Webinar Invitation Amwins Connect Insurance Services is once again a proud sponsor of Summit Employee Benefits Online Education. This allows us t...
04/11/2023
Don't Miss Anthem's Training Events for New and Experienced Brokers
Register now for free webinars through Anthem's Broker Academy. They have a full slate of training opportunities for brokers and their staff this year. Legislative update – Wednesday, May 24 ...
04/10/2023
Blue Shield of California Q3 2023 Updates
Blue Shield is pleased to announce the Q3 2023 rate book is now available on the dedicated Rates page of Broker Connection. The third-quarter 2023 rate action is a statewide average of 1.9% Medical...
04/10/2023
Western Health Advantage Issues Rate Pass for Q3 2023
Western Health Advantage has issued a rate pass on all plans for Q3 2023. There are no benefit changes. Quoting is available. Contact your Amwins Connect Regional Sales Manager for more information...
04/08/2023
Webinar Replay: Update on the End of the COVID Emergencies
Update on the End of the COVID Emergencies April 5, 2023 It was a busy week last week on the topic of the end of the COVID emergencies. First, DOL, HHS, and IRS issued joint FAQs on several bene...
04/08/2023
Webinar Replay: ACA Employer Reporting Corrections
Whoops! Correcting Employer Reporting Errors March 29, 2023 As employers finish filing IRS Forms 1094 and 1095 for the 2022 calendar year and discover that mistakes were made (e.g., mismatched n...
04/07/2023
Anthem Provides Allergy information in April for Wellness All Year Long
The Time Well Spent Calendar for April will focus on allergies. The calendar lines up with many national observances and highlights a variety of health-related topics that can be shared each month....
04/06/2023
Employee Navigator Announces Acquisition of Ease
Employee Navigator, the leading benefits administration and HR software solution for insurance brokers and employers, has just announced its acquisition of Ease, the leading small business HR and bene...
04/06/2023
Beam Helps Protect Your Client's Financial Future With A Guaranteed Rate
Help give your clients financial protection and peace of mind with health care costs. Beam Benefits is offering its 2-Year Rate Guarantee for new dental and vision groups! Groups must: Be q...
04/05/2023
Choice Builder® Announces Q3 2023 Update
Choice Builder® has announced Q3 2023 updates. Benefit Update: VSP plans now offer: Essential Medical Eye Care included – members have access to supplemental coverage for urgent and medica...
04/05/2023
Covered California Small Business Q3 2023 Update
Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) has announced their Q3 2023 update. Rates Rates show an average moderate increase across the state. HMO | Full: 0% HMO | Limited: 1.8% HMO...
04/05/2023
UnitedHealthcare Streamlines the Prior Authorization Process
Starting in Q3 2023, UnitedHealthcare will eliminate nearly 20% of current prior authorizations for common procedures or prescriptions.
04/05/2023
Take Advantage with CoPower VANTAGE!
CoPower VANTAGE is a portfolio of value-add products and services that give CoPower's brokers, employers, and employees access to free or discounted services that supplement employer benefit plans. Th...
04/04/2023
Aetna Cost, Affordability, And HR Benefits Management In An Inflationary Environment
Join Aetna to learn the challenges employers face in addressing total plan cost and member affordability in an inflationary environment. Thursday, April 20 2:00 PM ET Register Now In this web...
04/04/2023
National Emergency and Outbreak Period Ending Sooner
National Emergency and Outbreak Period Ending Sooner In January of this year, the White House announced that it intended to end the pandemic-related National Emergency and the separate Public Healt...
04/03/2023
With Delta Dental PPO, You've Always Got Options!
Delta Dental through CoPower offers the best of both worlds: premium-quality coverage to employers looking for group dental benefits for their employees, and amazingly stable and steady rates. Let'...
03/31/2023
