Mar 14, 2019
Blue Shield of California is relaxing underwriting participation requirements to June 1 for groups with five or more enrolled employees to just 25% for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. They are waiving participation requirements for Trio-only membership for groups of 1 to 100 eligible employees. That means that a new group can enroll with Blue Shield with just a single member! Just select Trio plans that are only on the Master Group Application. Rules For Relaxed Participation Requirements
- At least 25% of the total number of eligible employees must enroll in a Blue Shield health care plan with no fewer than five
- Only one carrier can be written alongside a Blue Shield plan
- EPO benefit-designed plans cannot be written alongside Blue Shield medical products
- Blue Shield must be the sole carrier when offering dental, vision, and life products
- Groups who contribute 100% of premiums for medical or specialty coverage must enroll 100% of eligible employees except those waiving due to other group coverage through another employer
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