Carrier News

Anthem Blue Cross Continues Negotiations with Sutter

A recent news release announced that Anthem and Sutter will continue negotiations past their 12/31/2018 contract end date. Negotiations appear to be leaning toward a renewal as Anthem announced that ...

Anthem Blue Cross Teams up with Act Wise for Integrated HSAs

HSA plans are gaining more traction as employers look for ways to save money and encourage their employees to get involved in their health care. It is important to have an HSA bank partner that integ...

Anthem and Enloe Extend Contract During Negotiations

The contract between Anthem Blue Cross and Enloe Medical Center in Chico, CA was set to expire on December 31, 2018. They have agreed to extend the contract to January 15, 2019. This is promising sinc...

UnitedHealthcare Releases Q2 Portfolio and Rate Update

UnitedHealthcare has released new rates for April to June 2019. On a statewide average, HMO rates will decrease 0.6% while PPO rates will increase 3.3%. There are no changes to their current plans a...

Anthem Blue Cross Updates Policy for Anniversary Date Change

Beginning February 1, 2019, Anthem Blue Cross will update their policy for anniversary date changes. An anniversary change can be made once in a 12-month period. New rates and benefits will apply. An...

DaVita Rescinds Contract Termination with Anthem Blue Cross

DaVita Health Plan of California (also known as DaVita HealthCare Partners Plan, Inc.) rescinded its notice of termination with Anthem Blue Cross. The rescission includes Commercial HMO, PPO, Medicare...

Retail Clinics Get Good Reviews From Consumers

Retail clinics are becoming an increasingly popular health care option. Recently, Kaiser Permanente® opened clinics in several Target stores in Southern California. Also, MinuteClinics are a prominen...

Kaiser Permanente® Helps Airport Passengers Reduce Stress

Kaiser Permanente® has introduced some practical and whimsical ways for passengers departing Terminal 2 at the Oakland International Airport to reduce the stress of air travel. Portions of the securit...

UnitedHealthcare Extends Offer for 5% Second-Year Rate Cap on Dental

UnitedHealthcare is extending their second-year dental rate cap offer through June 1, 2019. Groups that add new dental coverage through June 1, 2019 are eligible for a 5% second-year rate cap. Here ar...

LISI Adds Colonial Life to Product Portfolio

LISI has partnered with Colonial Life to offer voluntary benefits that help employees cover rising out-of-pocket health care costs. Colonial Life’s Accident, Critical Illness, and Medical Bridge volun...

Take Advantage of Health Net’s HMO Sales Express Program

Effective now, you can make HMO enrollment simpler and more accessible with Health Net’s HMO Sales Express Program. Relaxed underwriting from Health Net lets you skip the HMO paperwork and sell faster...

Oscar Health Assists Members Affected by California Wildfires

Oscar Health is extending application deadlines for Small Groups. As always, all emergency services are covered at in-network and out-of-network hospitals. During this state of emergency, they’re also...