Carrier News

Blue Shield of California Expands Trio

Blue Shield of California’s ever-growing list of Trio providers now includes St. John's Physicians Partners. Their partner hospital is Providence St. John's Health Center. This addition is a focused e...

UnitedHealthcare SG Underwriting Update on 1099 Coverage

Effective immediately, UnitedHealthcare has updated their small group guidelines according to California and Federal common law employee requirements. Going forward, similar to other carriers in the m...

Health Net Offers Easy Access to Care

Health Net has the coverage and cost combinations to deliver value to your clients. In most cases, you can upgrade the network and still help your clients save money. Health Net makes their small busi...

Health Net Offers Per-Member Bonus

Health Net has a great bonus — You’ll earn a $50 per-member bonus for every new Small Business Group (SBG) sale you make with effective dates from April 1, 2020, through June 1, 2020. That means a f...

Anthem Blue Cross Updates Blue View Vision Network

Anthem Blue Cross Blue View VisionSM eye care plans no longer include Sears Optical, JCPenney Optical, and Stanton Optical as of February 1, 2020. Anthem sent a mailer to members who visited these opt...

Sutter Health Plus Announces Rate Pass for Q2

Sutter Health Plus announced a rate pass for Q2. Quoting is now available. Sutter is a local not-for-profit HMO with a single network with over 7,000 providers and 30 hospitals. Their easy-to-understa...

Anthem Blue Cross Announces Q2 Rate Action

Anthem Blue Cross reports a statewide average increase of 0.9% across all small group medical plans for Q2. There are no medical plan changes. The following underwriting promotions continue through Ju...

Health Net Expands WholeCare Network in Inland Empire

Effective January 1, 2020, Health Net's WholeCare network now includes Riverside Physicians Network (RPN). WholeCare Network is rated as one of Health Net's best for small businesses, and this additio...

MediExcel Announces Rate Pass for Q2

Great news! MediExcel announced a rate pass for Q2. MediExcel is a leader in binational healthcare for employers in San Diego and Imperial counties. With only one employee required for enrollment, Med...

Western Health Advantage Announces Rate Pass for Q2

Western Health Advantage (WHA) announced a rate pass for Q2. As a nonprofit tax-exempt public benefit corporation, WHA is designed as an alternative to the typical HMO. They were created through a coa...

UnitedHealthcare Q2 2020 Rate Update

UnitedHealthcare released a rate change effective April 2020. All HMO and PPO plans will experience a slight increase while Navigate EPO plans received a rate pass. These rates will be available throu...

Blue Shield of California Announces Q2 Rate Pass

Blue Shield of California’s second-quarter 2020 rate action is a statewide average of 0.0%. Rate actions are the same for all plans and rating regions, as Q2 2020 rates are the same as Q1 2020 rates d...