Carrier News

UnitedHealthcare Pharmacy Drug Cost Reporting (RxDC) Update

2023 UnitedHealthcare approach to CAA Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) Reporting Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), health insurers offering group or individual health coverag...

Sutter Health Plus 2022 Employee Health Coverage Tax Forms

The Employee Health Coverage Tax Form 1095-B, Health Coverage, provides proof of healthcare coverage. Members can access their 2022 Tax Form 1095-B through their Sutter Health Plus Member Portal begin...

MediExcel Q2 Updates At a Glance

MediExcel has announced their 2023 Q2 Update. Benefits There are no benefit changes. Rates MediExcel has issued a rate pass on all plans for 2023. Underwriting MediExcel has updated ...

Cigna + Oscar Q2 Update

Cigna + Oscar has announced their Q2 update. Rates: PPO plans, full and limited, have a statewide average rate increase of 3.7%. Full network PPO HSA plans have an average statewide rate increase o...

Kaiser Permanente® Announces Webinar: Engaging Your Diverse Workforce in Virtual Care

Kaiser Permanente® would like to invite you to join their upcoming webinar with industry experts to identify strategies to support your diverse workforce with emerging, digital health solutions. Virtu...

Blue Shield of California New Virtual Blue Plans

New Virtual BlueSM plan provides high quality, high value virtual care Blue Shield is excited to announce the launch of Virtual BlueSM, their new virtual-first plan. Virtual Blue addresses the heal...

UnitedHealthcare Renews Network Relationship with Community Medical Centers

UnitedHealthcare and Community Medical Centers (CMC) have reached a multi-year agreement that ensures UnitedHealthcare’s members enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans, as well...

Blue Shield of California Pharmacy Drug Cost Reporting (RxDC) Update

Blue Shield of California has successfully submitted 2020 and 2021 data reports, as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Section 204 – Pharmacy Drug Cost Reporting. Reports were submitted ...

Anthem Blue Cross 2023 Specialty Broker Bonus

Anthem is offering a new business and retention bonuses for all group sizes, including Small Group, Large Group, and National Group sales. The bonuses allow you to earn up to $25,000 per line of co...

Anthem Blue Cross RxDC Premium Reporting for Employers

Important premium information needed for the 2023 Prescription Drug Data Collection submission Anthem needs help collecting monthly average premium information required for Prescription Drug Data C...

Sutter Health Plus RxDC Premium Reporting for Employers

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (Section 204) requires insurance companies and employer-based health plans to submit information to the federal government about: Spending on prescrip...