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UnitedHealthcare SG Underwriting Update on 1099 Coverage

Effective immediately, UnitedHealthcare has updated their small group guidelines according to California and Federal common law employee requirements. Going forward, similar to other carriers in the m...

Health Net Offers Easy Access to Care

Health Net has the coverage and cost combinations to deliver value to your clients. In most cases, you can upgrade the network and still help your clients save money. Health Net makes their small busi...

Health Net Offers Per-Member Bonus

Health Net has a great bonus — You’ll earn a $50 per-member bonus for every new Small Business Group (SBG) sale you make with effective dates from April 1, 2020, through June 1, 2020. That means a f...

Anthem Blue Cross Updates Blue View Vision Network

Anthem Blue Cross Blue View VisionSM eye care plans no longer include Sears Optical, JCPenney Optical, and Stanton Optical as of February 1, 2020. Anthem sent a mailer to members who visited these opt...

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...

Anthem Blue Cross Announces Q2 Rate Action

Anthem Blue Cross reports a statewide average increase of 0.9% across all small group medical plans for Q2. There are no medical plan changes. The following underwriting promotions continue through Ju...

California Bills Would Make Insurers Cover More Mental Health Care

State Senators Jim Beall, D-San Jose, and Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, co-authored two bills that address California’s growing mental health and addiction crises — SB 854 and SB 855. Strengtheni...

Health Net Expands WholeCare Network in Inland Empire

Effective January 1, 2020, Health Net's WholeCare network now includes Riverside Physicians Network (RPN). WholeCare Network is rated as one of Health Net's best for small businesses, and this additio...

MediExcel Announces Rate Pass for Q2

Great news! MediExcel announced a rate pass for Q2. MediExcel is a leader in binational healthcare for employers in San Diego and Imperial counties. With only one employee required for enrollment, Med...

Western Health Advantage Announces Rate Pass for Q2

Western Health Advantage (WHA) announced a rate pass for Q2. As a nonprofit tax-exempt public benefit corporation, WHA is designed as an alternative to the typical HMO. They were created through a coa...

UnitedHealthcare Q2 2020 Rate Update

UnitedHealthcare released a rate change effective April 2020. All HMO and PPO plans will experience a slight increase while Navigate EPO plans received a rate pass. These rates will be available throu...

Blue Shield of California Announces Q2 Rate Pass

Blue Shield of California’s second-quarter 2020 rate action is a statewide average of 0.0%. Rate actions are the same for all plans and rating regions, as Q2 2020 rates are the same as Q1 2020 rates d...

MetLife Announces Rate Hold

MetLife makes brokers and customers their top priority. As such, they are helping their mutual small business customers who may be facing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. For group customers wit...

Sutter Health Network Now Includes Dignity Health Dominican Hospital

Great news! Sutter Health Plus has expanded their network to include Dignity Health Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz County. Sutter Health Plus members can now receive in-network covered services a...

Sharp Health Plan Q2 2020 Rate Update

Sharp Health Plan has released their Q2 HMO rates. All plans will increase by 0.7%. There are no changes to plan designs, underwriting guidelines, or PPO rates. Quoting is now available through June ...

Anthem Blue Cross Extends Dual PPO Pilot Program in Region 1 and Region 9

Anthem Blue Cross is extending their Dual PPO Pilot Promotion in Region 1 and Region 9. You can pair the Anthem Blue Cross Full PPO and Select PPO within the same group offering for new groups through...

Health Net Offers Sales Strategies and a Rate Decrease for Q2 2020

Set the stage for success with your small business clients in Q2 2020 with new sales strategies from Health Net along with a rate decrease. Sales Strategies Going Gold is a great way to inv...

Broker Bonus Round-Up

Have you taken advantage of broker bonuses yet? Some of these great opportunities are ending soon: Date Ending Carrier Promo December 31, 2020 Extended! Ka...

Principal Offers Sales Boosting Tools for 2020

Principal is offering tools to help brokers boost their sales, whether they're working with new or existing clients. Clients with effective dates and renewal dates of September 1, 2019 to July 1, 2020...

Kaiser Permanente® Extends Large Group Renewal Notice Timeline

Kaiser Permanente® has expanded their notification timeframe for large group renewal from 60 days to 120 days. A new California law (AB 731), effective January 1, 2020, requires health plans to notify...

Schedule for LISI’s Carrier Calls Podcast Announced

LISI introduced a can’t-miss podcast series, Carrier Calls. Listen in as top benefits executives describe what sets them apart from other carriers in key areas. They discuss what’s on the horizon for ...