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Blue Shield of California Extends COVID-19 Cost-Sharing Waivers

Blue Shield of California Extends COVID-19 Cost-Sharing Waivers As the fight against COVID-19 continues, Blue Shield of California is extending cost-sharing waivers through February 28, 2021 fo...

Declines in Employer Sponsored Insurance Are Small Compared to Massive Job Losses

Low Declines in Employer-Sponsored Insurance Compared to Job Losses While employment rates fell 6.2% from March to September, enrollment in the fully insured group market fell just 1.5%. Acc...

Health Plans & the New Federal Price Transparency Rules

Health Plans & the New Federal Price Transparency Rules An issue brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) looks at how federal price transparency rules for health plans and hospitals co...

CaliforniaChoice Q2 Update

CaliforniaChoice Q2 Update Overall, CaliforniaChoice has minimal changes for Q2. There are virtually no changes to their medical portfolio. The only minor change is increasing a Chiro copay fro...

CaliforniaChoice Q2 Update

CaliforniaChoice Q2 Update Overall, CaliforniaChoice has minimal changes for Q2. There are virtually no changes to their medical portfolio. The only minor change is increasing a Chiro copay fro...

Anthem Blue Cross of California Requires ACH Form After Feb. 15, 2021

Anthem Blue Cross of California Requires ACH Form After Feb. 15, 2021 Groups submitted to Anthem Blue Cross on or after 2/15/21 must use the ACH/EFT form regardless of effective date. LISI w...

Anthem Blue Cross of California Requires ACH Form After Feb. 15, 2021

Anthem Blue Cross of California Requires ACH Form After Feb. 15, 2021 Groups submitted to Anthem Blue Cross on or after 2/15/21 must use the ACH/EFT form regardless of effective date. LISI w...

Employees Want More Benefits Guidance & Tools

Employees Want More Benefits Guidance & Tools Roughly half of U.S. employees want more help from their employers to get the most value from their employee benefits, according to research ...

COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs

COVID-19 Vaccine FAQs In a remarkable achievement of medical science, the COVID-19 vaccines have been the fastest developed in history. While this is great news, employers have been struggling ...

Aetna Webinar: The COVID-19 Vaccination

Aetna Webinar: The COVID-19 Vaccination Don’t miss this upcoming webinar covering what employers need to know about COVID-19 vaccines. Topics: Clinical updates and common questions ...

Aetna Webinar: The COVID-19 Vaccination

Aetna Webinar: The COVID-19 Vaccination Don’t miss this upcoming webinar covering what employers need to know about COVID-19 vaccines. Topics: Clinical updates and common questions ...

Aetna Rate Update Q2 2021

Aetna Rate Update Q2 2021 Aetna has issued updated rates for Q2 2021. Rates are in-house with Ebix; a release date is not yet available. Check the quarterly release status for updates. There are ...

Aetna Rate Update Q2 2021

Aetna Rate Update Q2 2021 Aetna has issued updated rates for Q2 2021. Rates are in-house with Ebix; a release date is not yet available. Check the quarterly release status for updates. There are ...

Added Flexibility with Kaiser Permanente® and CaliforniaChoice

Effective 2021, groups can move between Kaiser Permanente® and CaliforniaChoice off anniversary. This added flexibility gives groups greater ability to enroll in the right plan at the right time for t...

Added Flexibility with Kaiser Permanente® and CaliforniaChoice

Effective 2021, groups can move between Kaiser Permanente® and CaliforniaChoice off anniversary. This added flexibility gives groups greater ability to enroll in the right plan at the right time for t...

Essential Compliance Webinar: New Laws Impacting Employers

Essential Compliance Webinar: New Laws Impacting Employers Tune in and learn about 2021 laws and requirements affecting employers big and small in California from Guardian HR. When Tuesday, F...

UNUM plans through CoPower

UNUM Plans Through CoPower The following are some simple guidelines for UNUM plans through CoPower. If a member enrolls with the lowest option ($10,000) at the plan inception, they can increase the...

UNUM plans through CoPower

UNUM Plans Through CoPower The following are some simple guidelines for UNUM plans through CoPower. If a member enrolls with the lowest option ($10,000) at the plan inception, they can increase the...

Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 Webinar Series

Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 Webinar Series Kaiser Permanente is offering a webinar series focused on the most common questions they hear, the latest clinical news, and the impact of COVID-19 on the ...

Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 Webinar Series

Kaiser Permanente COVID-19 Webinar Series Kaiser Permanente is offering a webinar series focused on the most common questions they hear, the latest clinical news, and the impact of COVID-19 on the ...

New Laws Affect California Employers in 2021

New Laws Affect California Employers in 2021 by Michael Goldfarb, Employment Attorney and President of Guardian HR California employers need to be aware of new laws that will affect their w...