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Principal Offers Flexibility Amid COVID-19

Principal is offering much-needed flexibility in response to COVID-19 including a 60-day grace period for premium payments. Also, members who are laid off or have reduced hours (deeming them no longer...

Premier Extends Grace Period for Premium Payments and Offers FAQs

Premier is providing much-needed flexibility in response to COVID-19. They are extending the grace period by 60 days for premium payments for employer-provided insurance. They will also allow for exte...

Anthem Blue Cross Encourages Members to Call Their EAP

Anxiety levels are high during the Coronavirus outbreak. So Anthem Blue Cross is encouraging members to call their Employee Assistance Program (EAP) if they are experiencing stress. This benefit is av...

Webinar: COVID-19 Updates and Top Employer FAQs

In this essential webinar for brokers and employers, ThinkHR delivers the latest state and federal COVID-19 updates. They also present FAQs based on employers’ most asked questions from their webina...

Unlimited HR Legal Help for Employers

Give Your Clients Access to Employment Law Attorneys and HR Support for Less Than $200 a Month While HR departments scramble to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state governments are rap...

Blue Shield is Auto Renewing Groups That Are Subject to Recertification

Blue Shield announced that small groups will automatically be renewed for the next contract year without any action required. If groups received a decline notice, this also should be disregarded. B...

Carriers Offer ACH Payment Options

With many businesses instituting work from home policies, and even carriers reducing in-office presence, a faster alternative to checks may be needed. ACH/debit is an easy option to ensure that carrie...

Blue Shield of California Releases Updated COVID-19 FAQs

Blue Shield of California has updated their FAQ document. It provides information such as access to care, prescriptions, and telehealth benefits. We encourage you to visit our website to get the mo...

Anthem Blue Cross Offers Coronavirus Assessment on Syndey Mobile App & FAQ

Anthem Blue Cross members can now assess their symptoms and potential risk for COVID-19 using the free Sydney Care mobile app. If needed, the app will connect them to a doctor through a Virtual Care t...

UnitedHealthcare Special COVID-19 Enrollment Opportunity

Special Enrollment Opportunity from March 23 to April 6, 2020 UnitedHealthcare is offering a Special COVID-19 Enrollment Opportunity for fully insured Small Business and Key Accounts clients to enro...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Benefit Eligibility During Sick Leave, Furloughs, and Terminations

Many employers are faced with a significant number of employee leaves of absence and employment terminations related to COVID-19. While questions regarding how employers determine whether leaves, furl...

Webinar: How COVID-19 Affects HR and Employee Benefits Issues

Employers have many questions about how COVID-19 will affect their workforce. In this webinar, experts at Guardian HR and Benefit Comply will address pressing issues related to human resources and ben...

President Signs Families First Coronavirus Response Act Into Law

President Trump signed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), into law last night, which assists working families impacted by COVID-19. The law includes several provisions to ...

Oscar Health Announces Q3 Rate Pass

Oscar Health has announced a rate pass for Q3 with quoting available soon. Oscar Health EPOs offer an HMO price with PPO flexibility. Oscar focuses on integrating virtual healthcare and free telehealt...

Extra COVID-19 Support for Anthem Blue Cross Members

Anthem Blue Cross is making important changes to their benefits in response to COVID-19. They are expanding access to care, eliminating certain out-of-pocket expenses, and offering guidance and suppor...

COVID-19 Benefits Questions

Employers have many questions about the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on employer-sponsored benefit plans. In this article, we will address important questions. We will also review the recent I...

HDHPs Will Not Lose HSA Qualified Status for Covering COVID-19 Expenses

The IRS has released guidance regarding HSA eligibility when high deductible health plans (HDHPs) cover COVID-19 related testing and treatment. Until further notice, these plans will not cause an empl...

Blue Shield of California Waives Copay for Telehealth Visits

In response to the COVID-19 virus, Blue Shield of California is waiving out-of-pocket costs for most members to use Teladoc Health’s virtual care service. Copays and co-insurance for Teladoc Health vi...

Anthem Blue Cross Provides Updates on Bronze Benefit Adjustment

Do you have groups impacted by the Bronze benefit adjustment effective May 1, 2020? The DMHC is requiring Anthem Blue Cross to adjust the benefits for physician services on certain Bronze plans. Anthe...

Covid Updates

Dear Esteemed Partners, At LISI & CoPower, serving you and your clients is the most important thing we do, and protecting your collective health, safety, and well-bei...

Coronavirus FAQs For Employers

Your employer clients face unprecedented challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some FAQs from the California Employment Development Department can help you answer their questions: What can I do ...