04/13/2022
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04/13/2022
CaliforniaChoice® Rate Update for Q3 2022
CaliforniaChoice has issued new medical rates for Q3 2022 effective dates. Quoting is now available. Overall there is a small rate adjustment for Q3 2022.
04/13/2022
Anthem Blue Cross Rate Update, July 2022
Anthem has issued a rate update for Q3 2022. There are no changes to plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. Statewide average change for the quarter shows: ...
04/13/2022
Aetna Attain App Now Available for Android
The Attain by Aetna app is now available on Google Play for Android™ users. The Attain® app combines a member’s unique health history with their wearable device activity, and they’re offered personali...
04/13/2022
Cigna + Oscar Announces Extended LocalPlus Network
Cigna + Oscar is excited to announce the rollout of Extended LocalPlus. As of effective date of July 1, 2022, eligible employees who live and work in a LocalPlus service area across the US will be abl...
04/12/2022
Health Net Offers Virtual Care With Babylon
Babylon is working with Health Net of California, Inc. to provide access to healthcare when members can’t access your doctor, from their phone. Health Net and Babylon’s shared vision is to help tra...
04/12/2022
Health Net Q3 2022 Update
Health Net's Q3 rates are now available for quoting. While the statewide average show a moderate change, some regions, such as Region 1, 5, and 14, are seeing deep rate cuts. Plans and benefits remain...
04/11/2022
Sutter Health Plus: An Update on COVID-19 Booster Shots
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendations to allow certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose a...
04/11/2022
Choice Builder® Q3 Updates
Choice Builder® has issued updated rates for Q3; rates are now available. There are no benefit or plan changes. Voluntary Dental participation has been reduced to a minimum of 5 eligible and 2 enro...
04/07/2022
Blue Shield of California Q3 2022 Rates Now Available
Third quarter rates now available Blue Shield is pleased to announce Q3 2022 rates are now available. The third-quarter 2022 rate action is a statewide average of 2.4%. Group renewal packets inc...
04/07/2022
IRS Issues Proposed Rules to Fix the Affordability “Family Glitch”
The IRS has issued proposed rules that would change the way employer-sponsored coverage would be treated when determining if a family is eligible for premium tax credits (PTC) when purchasing individu...
04/06/2022
Webinar Replay: IRS Proposes to Fix the Affordability “Family Glitch”
In this webinar, our partners at BenefitComply talk about the newly released a proposed rule from the IRS that would fix the so-called “family glitch” for determining subsidy eligibility. Under curren...
04/01/2022
UnitedHealthcare Rate Update, July 2022
UnitedHealthcare has issued a rate update for Q3 2022. There are no changes to plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. Average quarterly and annual rate change: PPO...
04/01/2022
Aetna Rate Update, July 2022
Aetna has issued a rate update for Q3 2022. There are no changes to plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. Statewide average change for the quarter shows a 2.5% increase...
03/31/2022
CalSavers Small Employer Registration Deadline is June 30
CalSavers is a retirement savings program for private sector employees whose employers don’t offer a retirement program. More specifically, it gives employees the opportunity to defer their wages, thr...
03/31/2022
Updates to Improve your Guardian Anytime Experience
As part of Guardian’s ongoing strategy to streamline and better secure your access to the their Anytime service portal, Guardian would like to announce the following updates designed to enhance your e...
03/31/2022
CaliforniaChoice® Offers Out of State Options with Cigna + Oscar
CaliforniaChoice® is offering new options for out of state employees. Effective 4/1, Cigna + Oscar’s LocalPlus network within CaliforniaChoice® will allow out of state employees! Out of State employee...
03/30/2022
Good Benefits Can be More Important Than Salary for Workers
Nearly 88% of workers would consider better health, dental, and vision insurance as a factor when choosing between a higher paying job and a lower paying job with better benefits, according to a sur...
03/30/2022
Balancing the Costs of Preventive Health Care with Disenrollment
It can pay off for insurers to invest in long-term health even when a substantial portion of members will disenroll. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) fin...
03/30/2022
Summit Employee Benefits Online Education Webinar Series
Amwins Connect Insurance Services is a proud sponsor of Summit Employee Benefits Online Education. This allows us to offer you free exclusive access to the upcoming webinar. You are invited to regi...
03/29/2022
