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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bill Would Abolish Private Health Insurance In California

The prospect of single-payer health care has reemerged in California with Assembly Bill 1400. A proposed constitutional amendment would create a funding mechanism through new income taxes, payroll...

Anthem Blue Cross Rate Update, April 2022

Anthem has issued a rate update for Q2 2022. There are no changes to plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. Statewide average change for the quarter shows: HMO 0.3...

Covered California Small Business Q2 2022 Update

Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) Q2 rates are now quoting. As always with CCSB, actual rate changes may vary greatly by plan and region. Contact your Amwins Connect Regional Sales Manag...

Blue Shield of California Relaxed Participation Promo Changes April 2022

Blue Shield of California has extended their relaxed participation promotion through December 31, 2022. However, effective April 2022 they have eliminated the Trio only and the Tandem only promotions....

Webinar: How to Comply with New Broker Compensation Disclosure Rules

Brokers must now provide compensation disclosures to employer clients as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act. We’re bringing you a 360-degree overview of the new requirements. You’ll g...

Western Health Advantage Issues Rate Pass for Q2

Western Health Advantage has issued a rate pass on all plans for Q2 2022. There are no benefit changes. Quoting is available. Contact your Amwins Connect Regional Sales Manager for more information...

Anthem Blue Cross Network Update: County of Santa Clara

Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce that they have successfully renewed their Commercial and Medicare Agreements with County of Santa Clara, comprising the below-referenced entities. The fully-ex...

Anthem Blue Cross Network Update: Optum-Beaver Medical Group

Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce that they have successfully renewed their Commercial HMO Agreement with Optum-Beaver Medical Group, located in San Bernardino County. The fully executed agr...

Anthem Blue Cross Network Update: Huntington Memorial Hospital

Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce that Huntington Memorial Hospital has rescinded its notice of termination. The current contract remains in full force and effect. Huntington Memorial Hospit...

Anthem Blue Cross Network Update: Eisenhower Medical Center

Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce that Eisenhower Medical Center’s notice of termination, comprising the below-listed entities, has been rescinded. The current contract remains in full force an...

DOL Offers Guidance for Brokers on Fee Disclosure Enforcement

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a temporary enforcement policy for those who provide brokerage services and consulting to ERISA group health plans. It applies to the new fee disclosure requ...

Blue Shield of California Rate Update, April 2022

Blue Shield of California has issued a medical rate update for Q2 2022. There are no changes to plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. Statewide average change in rate i...

CaliforniaChoice® Offers New 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...

UnitedHealthcare Rate Update, April 2022

UnitedHealthcare has issued a rate update for Q2 2022. There are no changes to plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. Statewide average change shows a 2.5% increase per ...

The Key to Effective Employee Communications

Employers will see maximum impact when they tailor health and well-being communications to the scenario and sometimes to the employee. Employees are generally more motivated by peers and managers ...

Will Fertility Benefits Become Commonplace?

For many years, there was no upward trend in health plan benefits for infertility. But that’s changing, according to a survey by Mercer. Over the past five years, more large employers have been of...