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UnitedHealthcare May BrokerCast for Northern California

UnitedHealthcare invites you to join Northern California Vice President of Sales and Account Management Ty Phillippay, along with the Northern California sales and renewal staff. You’ll hear the lates...

Getting Started with EaseCentral Webinar

Millennials (ages 18 to 34) make up one-third of the American workforce. These tech savvy workers demand easy benefit enrollment with online portals and apps. Paper applications just don’t cut it anym...

LISI Adds Oscar Health to Small Business Product Portfolio for LA and Orange Counties

LISI is excited to announce that we have added Oscar Health to our small group portfolio. Six small group Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPO) plans are available for coverage effective June 1, 2018...

Health Net Summer of Sales Bonus and Relaxed Underwriting

Easy Money Broker Bonus Health Net is offering a $100 per-member bonus for small group sales with effective dates of July through December 2018. There is no limit to the bonus earned. Bonuses can b...

LISI and PrimePay's CE Webinar: Non-Discrimination Testing - Ensuring a Passing Grade

Thank you for attending our webinar Non-Discrimination Testing: Ensuring a Passing Grade! We hope you gained valuable insight on NDT tests that you can apply to both client consultation and new...

LISI and PrimePay's CE Webinar: Best Practices for Section 125 Plan Success 4/3/2018

Thank you for attending Best Practices for Section 125 Plan Success! We hope you gained valuable insight on Section 125 plans that you can apply to both client consultation and new group acquisitio...

LISI and PrimePay's CE Webinar: Health Savings Accounts - Identifying Effective Strategies

Thank you for attending Health Savings Accounts: Identifying Effective Strategies! We hoped you gained valuable insight on HSAs and the solutions they can provide for both employers and employe...

Oscar Broker Training Webinar

LISI is proud to announce our newest partnership with Oscar Health, which offers innovative Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPOs). Six small group EPOs are available for coverage effective June 1, 2...

Stanford Health Hospital Contract Terminates While Negotiations Continue With Blue Shield of California

Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health (Stanford) are engaged in discussions to renegotiate the terms of Stanford’s hospital agreement (HMO/PPO) for Stanford Medical Center/Stanford Healthcare-...

ACA Gains in Health Coverage Are Beginning to Reverse

by Ken Doyle Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, there were marked gains in the number of Americans with health insurance coverage. But those gains are starting to reverse with ...

Compliance Alert – HSA Requirements—2018

Issue Date: May 2017 Last week the IRS released the 2018 health savings account (HSA) annual contribution limits, as well as the corresponding high-deductible health plan (HDHP) deductible and out-...

Higher HSA Family Contribution Remains for 2018

Great news! The IRS has re-established $6,900 as the 2018 Health Savings Account (HSA) maximum contribution limit for individuals with family coverage under a high deductible health plan (HDHP). Th...

Health Net and Dignity Health Reach New Agreement in California

Health Net and Dignity Health entered into a new two-year contract renewal, effective May 1, 2018 with these lines of business: Commercial HMO/PPO/POS Medicare Medi-Cal Cal MediConnect ...

Market Consolidation Drives Up Prices and Premiums

Market consolidation in California is driving up prices for hospitals and physician services as well as ACA premiums, according to a report from UC Berkeley. The comparison is stark between the highly...

Healthcare Consumerism Is On The Rise

Consumers are increasingly taking action to reduce costs and get better value for their health care dollars. But many are not fully prepared to manage financial responsibilities when it comes to their...

Health Net Q3 Rate and Plan Update

Health Net reports a statewide quarterly rate change average of -0.4% for full HMO plans and -1.0% for limited HMO and HSP plans. Their PPOs have a rate pass. Health Net is rolling out two new HMO pla...

What Younger Workers Want in Health Benefits

Millennials have distinct preferences when it comes to their health benefits, according to a survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Compared to older generations, Millennials are more like...

Bill Would Establish Commission to Control Health Care Prices

Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) introduced a bill that would allow a state-appointed commission to set prices for medical services — AB 3087, the Health Care Price Relief Act. The commission wou...

Anthem Blue Cross Q3 Rate and Plan Update

Anthem Blue Cross is delivering some great news with their Q3 Rate and Plan Update. Plans are easier than ever to sell with competitive rates, a robust provider network, underwriting promotions, quick...

Sharp Health Plan Rate Update Q3 2018

Sharp Health Plan has announced a rate update for their HMO plans effective July 1, 2018. All HMO plans will increase 1.3% compared to Q2. The 2018 small group plan designs were recently approved w...

Final Rule Gives States More Flexibility Under the ACA

CMS published a final rule April 9 that generally gives states more power to regulate their insurance markets. However, there are more restrictions when it comes to the advanced premium tax credit. Th...