Northern CA

The US Workforce Expects More from Employers to Treat Their Health and Wellness

It’s been three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But in those three years, we’ve seen a profound change in the public perception of health and wellness and the expectations for health c...

CoPower Quick Pay Now Accepts Debit and Credit Cards

As of April 14, 2023, CoPower has added debit and credit card options to their Quick Pay function, allowing CoPower groups to pay with either a debit or credit card. Originally, ACH was the only a...

Despite Upcoming Economic Recession, Most Employers Will Not Cut Benefits

According to recent research conclusions in the Principal Financial Well-Being Index for 2022, 70% of employers and 74% of employees predict that a recession is coming, likely in the second half of 20...

Sutter Health Plus Change to PBM Effective January 1, 2022

Effective January 1, 2022, Sutter Health Plus is changing their pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) to CVS Caremark® from Express Scripts®. CVS Caremark will manage the pharmacy benefits for members, inclu...

Western Health Advantage Announces Q1 Portfolio

Western Health Advantage has announced an average 2% rate increase across their plans. All 2021 plans will continue to be available in 2022 without benefit changes. Quoting will be available soon. ...

SF Issues Updates to 2022 HCSO Requirements

The San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SF HCSO) requires employers with San Francisco employees to meet specific healthcare expenditure-related obligations. The San Francisco Office of ...

Webinar: Cigna + Oscar in 2021

Webinar: Cigna + Oscar in 2021 The broker community is buzzing about Cigna + Oscar’s 2021 offerings. By popular demand, they will be hosting a weekly broker webinar series to share all the exci...

Webinar: Cigna + Oscar in 2021

Webinar: Cigna + Oscar in 2021 The broker community is buzzing about Cigna + Oscar’s 2021 offerings. By popular demand, they will be hosting a weekly broker webinar series to share all the exci...

Q1 Quoting Available for Sutter Health Plus

Sutter Health Plus is now available for quoting Q1 2021 plans. They remain a low-price HMO leader in Northern California with over 8,000 providers and 30 hospitals. There are no plan terminations or a...

Q1 Quoting Available for Sutter Health Plus

Sutter Health Plus is now available for quoting Q1 2021 plans. They remain a low-price HMO leader in Northern California with over 8,000 providers and 30 hospitals. There are no plan terminations or a...

Webinar: A Deep Dive Into Unum Dental & Vision

Join the Unum Dental and Vision leadership team as they take a deep dive into their claims operations, underwriting capabilities, networks, and more! Speakers Brian Muse, VP Unum Dental & Visi...

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...