Carrier News

Anthem: Extended Deadline For Tax Forms 1095-B and 1095-C is March 2

Anthem is required to file forms 1095-B and 1094-B electronically with the IRS for all fully insured plans. The deadline to file federal tax forms 1095-B and 1095-C is March 2, 2023. The IRS has perma...

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

Original message below is from January communication, be sure to read about changes to this communication announced in February. Blue Shield of California has successfully submitted 2020 and 2...

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...

Covered California Small Business Q2 2023 Update

Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) has announced their Q2 2023 update. Rates: Rates show an average moderate increase across the state. HMO | Full: 0% HMO | Limited: 1.9% HMO H...

Western Health Advantage Issues Rate Pass for Q2 2023

Western Health Advantage has issued a rate pass on all plans for Q2 2023. There are no benefit changes. Quoting is available. Contact your Amwins Connect Regional Sales Manager for more information...