10/17/2022
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10/13/2022
Health Net: Pharmacy Creditability- Employer Required Notice to Employees
Health Net is mailing an important reminder to employer groups about a CMS notice they must provide their employees by October 15, 2022: Pharmacy plan creditable coverage. Employers must send this ...
10/12/2022
Urgent Care with WHA
Shorter wait times (than in an ER), comparable cost, and convenience are all reasons for the growing popularity of urgent care centers. These facilities are able to handle a wide variety of medical pr...
10/12/2022
Get Ready to Sell Covered California for Small Business
If you are planning on selling Covered California for Small Business (CCSB), make sure you are appointed! According to CCSB, the top pending item to hold up case approval is broker certification. Chec...
10/12/2022
Covered California Small Business Portal Enhancement
Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) has announced that the broker portal will now indicate a group's COBRA status. How to Change Cobra Status: Search for Company and click View Deta...
10/12/2022
Cigna + Oscar Announces Broker Rewards
Cigna + Oscar has announced broker rewards for groups effective 12/1/22 through 1/1/23. To qualify, groups must have 4+ enrolled employees: Sell 1 group: $250 Sell 3 groups: $500 Sell 5 g...
10/12/2022
Sutter Health Plus Health Plan Provider Agreements Renewed
Now that open enrollment season is here, your clients may have questions about which health plan options will provide them with access to Sutter’s high-quality integrated network. We’re pleased to sha...
10/12/2022
CaliforniaChoice® Q1 2023 Update
Rates: CalChoice has issued a rate change for Q1. Rate change may vary by carrier/plan and region. Quoting: Quoting is now available. Networks: CalChoice is introducing two new networks! C...
10/10/2022
Choice Builder® Announces Q1 2023 Update
ChoiceBuilder has announced their Q1 updates. Benefits: No changes. Rates: Ameritas and MetLife: Rate Guide is currently pending and will be distributed upon completion All other carrier...
10/07/2022
Blue Shield of California 2023 Small Business Update
Rate Update Blue Shield is pleased to announce the Q1 2023 rates are now available. The first-quarter 2023 rate action is a statewide average of 2.1%. Medical plan updates This year there are...
10/07/2022
Kaiser Permanente® Releases New Bonus Program for December and January Groups
For all new small groups sold to effective December 1, 2022 through January 1, 2023, Kaiser Permanente® has a $100 bonus per enrolled subscriber. Example 1: If you sell a new group with 61 employee...
10/06/2022
Cigna + Oscar Q1 Update
Cigna + Oscar has announced their Q1 update. Rates: Rates have changed for Q1. Quoting: Quoting is now available. Networks: Cigna + Oscar continues to offer their Open Access Plus and Loca...
10/05/2022
Anthem: IngenioRx is becoming CarelonRx, January 2023
Anthem's pharmacy benefit manager, IngenioRx, an Elevance Health company, will change its name to CarelonRx on January 1, 2023. IngenioRx Home Delivery Pharmacy will become CarelonRx Mail and Ingen...
09/30/2022
Cigna + Oscar Q1 2023 Update Webinars
Cigna + Oscar will be hosting several Q1 update meetings. Learn more about there pricing, portfolio, and more. Wednesday, October 12th at 1:30pm PST Tuesday, October 18th at 10:30am ...
09/30/2022
Get Ready for 2023 with Health Net!
Health Net invites you to join their leadership team to hear the latest updates for Q1 2023 Small Group Business! They have good news to share that you'll want to be aware of as you head into the n...
09/29/2022
Sutter Health Plus Premium Bill Enhancements
Premium Bill Enhancements To better serve their clients, Sutter Health Plus recently made updates and enhancements to the Premium Bill tool. These enhancements are designed to further streamline a...
09/29/2022
Sutter Health Plus Q1 2023 Update
Sutter Health Plus has issued a rate update for Q1 2023. There are changes to the underwriting guidelines. Quoting will be released on October 3, 2022. 2023 Product Portfolio and Enrollment Forms ...
09/29/2022
Sutter Health Plus No-Cost Flu Vaccines For Members
No-Cost Flu Vaccines for Members A flu vaccine remains one of the best ways to protect against influenza and prevent spreading the illness to others. The ideal time to get vaccinated is from late S...
09/28/2022
UnitedHealthcare Quote & Enroll Trainings Announced For SAMx and SAMx Level Funded
Training sessions in October 2022 are now available for brokers quoting and enrolling small business (up to 50) groups for UnitedHealthcare. If you quote and enroll fully insured and/or level funded n...
09/28/2022
Webinar Replay: Business Associate Agreements
In this webinar, our partners at BenefitComply talk about how brokers understand that they may be acting as business associates on behalf of their clients’ health plans, but still have questions about...
09/27/2022
