07/28/2022
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07/27/2022
Blue Shield of California Specialty DPPO and DINO plans will be Withdrawn in 2023
Five DPPO plans and five DINO plans (listed here) will be withdrawn from the Blue Shield 1-100 Specialty portfolio beginning January 1, 2023, as part of their product transformation and portfolio simp...
07/27/2022
Blue Shield of California Q4 2022 Cycle Launch Recap
Earlier this month Blue Shield announced their Q4 2022 rate book is available on the dedicated Rates page on Broker Connection. The fourth-quarter 2022 rate action is a statewide average of 2.9% and t...
07/26/2022
How Expanding HSA Coverage Has Affected Premiums
On July 17, 2019, the IRS released Notice 2019-45, which expands the list of permissible preventive care benefits for high deductible health plans. The Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) ...
07/26/2022
MetLife Strategies For Block Opportunities
Consolidating multiple product offerings with a single carrier streamlines the end-to-end service experience and creates valuable administrative efficiencies for you and your clients. MetLife will...
07/22/2022
Anthem Blue Cross Promotions & Reminders
More Network Flexibility through December 2022 Effective Dates For groups effective August 1, 2022 through December 15, 2022, Anthem Small Group will be allowing additional network flexibility allo...
07/22/2022
Health Net Finalizes 2018 through 2020 Off Cycle MLR Results
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health carriers to maintain an MLR of at least 80 percent for Individual and Small Group Plans and 85 percent for Large Group Plans. The MLR is the percentage of...
07/20/2022
Webinar Replay: Updated Rx Reporting Instructions
In this webinar, our partners at BenefitComply will discuss the details of the instructions, including what responsibilities may lie with employers with the updated instructions from CMS for the Rx re...
07/19/2022
HR Execs Are Overwhelmed About Benefits
HR execs are facing challenges on all fronts. Sixty-three percent say they feel overwhelmed about making the best employee benefit choices for employees, according to a survey by Quest Diagnostics...
07/18/2022
CaliforniaChoice® Rate Update for Q4 2022
CaliforniaChoice has issued new medical rates for Q4 2022 effective dates. Quoting is now available. Overall there is a small rate adjustment for Q4 2022.
07/18/2022
Health Net Has Made It Easier To Write Startup Groups
Health Net has made it easier to write startup groups. Effective immediately, Health Net will require 2 weeks of payroll instead of 4. Here Is The New Guideline: Any group that has been in busin...
07/15/2022
Q3-2022 Compliance Webinar Series for Brokers & Clients
Amwins Connect Insurance Services is a proud sponsor of Summit Employee Benefits Online Education. This allows us to offer you free exclusive access to the upcoming webinar. You are invited to regi...
07/15/2022
Health Net's Existing New Member Incentive Program is ending
Brokers will receive a one-time payment of $60 per member for each new small business employer group sold with effective dates only through August 15, 2022. If you are thinking about selling Health...
07/13/2022
Anthem Small Group 6% Commission Incentive for Q4 2022
Earn more as you head into peak season with Anthem's California broker commission incentive program for new small groups with 8 or more enrolled employees Anthem's enhanced broker commission progra...
07/12/2022
Cigna Pathwell Specialty Now Available
Effective July 1, 2022, Cigna’s new and renewing self-funded clients with fewer than 500 employees will have access to Cigna Pathwell Specialty as a standard plan design. Cigna Pathwell Specialty i...
07/12/2022
8 Top Health and Benefit Strategies for 2023
It looks like 2023 may be the year for enhanced employee benefits. Seventy percent of large employers and 53% of small employers plan to enhance their options for 2023. A recent Mercer survey...
07/08/2022
Health Net Announces Covered California for Small Business Group Updates
Health Net PPO plans will be no longer be available through Covered California for Small Business in 2023. Existing employer groups and members will keep their CCSB Health Net PPO plan until the en...
07/07/2022
Blue Shield of California Q4 2022 Rates Now Available
Fourth quarter rates now available The Blue Shield Q4 2022 rate action is a statewide average of 2.9%. Blue Shield strives to keep rate averages consistently low, but because of a variety of fac...
07/06/2022
Benefits Need to Shift For a Flexible Workforce
Remote, hybrid, and flexible work arrangements have changed what employees need in benefits, according to a study by Arizent and Ameritas. HR professionals say their biggest challenges are man...
07/06/2022
The ROI on Health Insurance Is Growing
Employers with 100 employees or more get back $1.47 for every dollar they spend on health insurance-related costs in 2022. That’s an ROI of 47%. That figure is expected to grow to 52% by 2026, acc...
07/05/2022
