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Anthem Contract Update: Cottage Health Remains In-Network

Cottage Health has rescinded their notice of termination with Anthem Blue Cross. Cottage Health provides services to members in Santa Barbara County and includes Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa ...

How Oscar Health Saves Time and Money

You can save your clients time and money when you sign them up with Oscar Health. Every plan comes with these great features: Free and unlimited telemedicine: With Doctor on Call, your clients c...

Anthem and Cottage Health Contract

Anthem and Cottage Health continue to negotiate but haven't yet reached an agreement. The contract is set to terminate on January 1st, 2020. The following impacted Cottage facilities include: ...

New CA Domestic Partners Definition Goes Into Effect January 1

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 30 on July 30, 2019, allowing all couples to enter into domestic partnerships. Previously domestic partnership in California was only open to same-s...

Anthem Blue Cross Offers Video and Chat Therapy Effective January 1, 2020

Anthem Blue Cross members can have a video visit or text privately with a psychologist or licensed therapist through LiveHealthOnline (LHO) – Psychology. To schedule an appointment, members follow th...

Congress Repeals Cadillac Tax and HIT

Congress passed an end-of-year spending bill, which includes a permanent repeal of two very unpopular ACA taxes: the Cadillac tax on high-cost health plans and the health insurance tax (HIT) on fully ...

Introducing LISI’s Carrier Calls Podcast Series

We’re excited to debut LISI’s podcast series — Carrier Calls. Listen in for a quick and easy way to get essential carrier insights: What sets them apart How they’re raising service levels Wh...

CaliforniaChoice® Allows Special Enrollment Period for SB78 Individual Mandate

CaliforniaChoice® will allow a Special Enrollment Period for employees who previously waived/declined coverage in 2019. California’s new individual health insurance mandate (SB 78) requires state resi...

PrimePay Extends Deadlines to Use The ACA Compliance Navigator

Great news! The IRS has extended the deadline for employers to distribute their 1095 tax forms to employees to March 2, 2020. In response, PrimePay has extended some key deadlines for new and existing...

Carriers Extend Cut Off Dates

We would like to inform you that two of our carrier partners, Blue Shield of California and UnitedHealthcare have recently announced the extension of their submission window for December 1st and Janua...

Oscar Health Allows a Special Open Enrollment Window Under SB78

In 2020, California will have a new state mandate for health insurance. Under California Senate Bill 78, residents who fail to maintain qualifying health insurance coverage would be subject to a tax p...

Get Your Essential Carrier Updates All in One Place

We’ve enhanced our Quarterly Release Status page so you can check more types of carrier updates online: HealthConnect rate availability LISI Ease Rate and Benefits Library Carrier materials...

Sutter Health Plus Offers a Special Enrollment Period for SB78

Sutter Health Plus will honor a special open enrollment period that is offered by employer groups under the following conditions: The special open enrollment period must end no later than Decemb...

How to Get Ahead of the ACA Filing Season

The first deadline for the ACA tax filing season is on March 2, 2020. Help your clients to start preparing now for ACA Filings and ERISA Wraps. It’s essential to take action so that your clients ...

Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) Extends Special Enrollment Period

CCSB has announced an SEP extension from the standard November 15th through December 15th period and will now accept submissions all the way through December 31, 2019. During this period, new small...

Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) Announces New Portal Enhancement

CCSB is committed to providing you with the tools and resources you need to manage your business. They have recently announced a new portal enhancement feature, which allows agents and employers to ad...

Eligible Small Group Employees Can Enroll for January 1, 2020 Coverage for Blue Shield of California

Blue Shield of California will allow eligible employees and/or their dependents, who previously declined coverage in 2019, to enroll for January 1, 2020 coverage to comply with Senate Bill 78, El...

First Home Doctor Visit Free for Blue Shield of California Trio and Tandem Members

Beginning with the 2020 plan year, Blue Shield of California Trio and Tandem members get their first at home doctor visit free. With Heal, members can schedule a doctor house call from 8:00AM to 8:00P...

Kaiser Permanente® Announces Attractive Broker Bonuses for 2020

Kaiser Permanente® has announced a broker bonus for all small groups effective January 1, 2020. You can take home a $100 bonus per enrolled subscriber. The bonus is payable for new small groups writte...

Alexa Now Has Your Carrier Promos

Getting the latest underwriting promos is now as easy as asking Alexa. She's always ready with quick details on current promos, such as DE-9C and participation reduction. Below are some easy instructi...

Anthem Blue Cross Portfolio Highlights

Anthem Blue Cross captures portfolio changes that you should be aware of in their 2020 Highlights Flyer. They feature three new PPO plan designs that offer more price points and first dollar copays on...