Blue Shield of California reports the following Q4 rate action:
HMO rates, including Trio, decrease -2.1% in the fourth quarter, annualized for a 1.8% increase in 2018.
PPO rates increase 0.7%...
A central mission of insurance brokers is to help people gain access to health care, regardless of the commissions. With PointCare, you can find public and private coverage options for your individual...
Community Hospital Long Beach, an acute care hospital, closed and discontinued all services on July 3, 2018. Anthem Blue Cross notified affected members and contracted physicians this week. It’s impo...
An increasingly popular trend is to integrate health care so that employees get a range of benefits from a single insurer. Eighty-nine percent of employers are adopting integrated health care or they ...
Anthem Blue Cross reports a significant statewide average decrease of -9.1% for Full HMO plans, and -7.8% for Limited HMO plans. PPO and PPO HSA plans report a virtual rate pass. In some regions, Anth...
UnitedHealthcare has expanded their split carrier guidelines. Beginning July 1, 2018, groups are now able to write up to two staff-model carriers alongside UnitedHealthcare. Previously, only one staff...
Blue Shield of California will be moving members from the Blue Shield administered pod to alternate IPAs. In an effort to lower the cost of health care, Blue Shield will be closing the San Mateo Blue ...
UnitedHealthcare has announced rate and plan changes for Q4 2018. Rates will be updated for October 1, 2018 and will remain valid through December 2018. All PPO plans have received a rate pass while H...
Earn a $50 Per Member Bonus on Groups with 50+ FTEs Limited Opportunity from Kaiser Permanente You can now earn a $50 per member bonus on new groups with ...
Anthem Blue Cross renewed their Commercial Hospital Agreement with Valley Children’s Hospital, located in the City of Madera. The fully executed multi-year contract is effective July 1, 2018. Anthem B...
Kaiser Permanente® has awarded LISI a new Large Group General Agency contract for Fresno and San Diego. For Fresno and San Diego brokers, you can now write Kaiser Permanente® coverage for Small and La...
Delta Dental has some exciting news for employers with out-of-state populations. Effective immediately, Delta Dental has reduced restrictions on the number of employees residing out-of-state for its ...