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Carrier News
BCBS Offering First Year Renewal Rate Cap on New Mid-Market Business Dec 2019 – Mar 2020
BCBS will give a first year renewal rate cap of 9.5% to all new mid-market (51-150 segment) medical cases written … FULL STORY
Tagged 2019, 2020, BCBS, large group, medical
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BCBS: Initial Premium Payment not Required for Off-Exchange Applications
BCBS recent implemented a new business rule in their Retail Shopping Cart and Retail Producer Portal to allow individual under … FULL STORY
Tagged BCBS, individual market, medical
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BCBS and Sanitas to Open Medical Clinics
BCBS of TX announced that it will partner with Sanitas USA to open 10 advanced primary care medical centers across … FULL STORY
Humana Offering Shortened Plan Year Renewals to Transitional Relief Groups
Important update Apr 1, 2019. The original article is preserved below for historical reference.
On Mar 25, 2019, CMS extended … FULL STORY
BCBSTX Celebrates 90 Years
On Dec. 20, 1929, mere weeks after the Great Stock Market Crash and during one of the worst winters Texas … FULL STORY
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Employer Information Reporting: Resources for Self-Funded Small Groups by Carrier
Employers who offered a self-funded plan at any point in a calendar year are required to report certain information to … FULL STORY
Tagged 1094, 1095, Aetna, All Savers, BCBS, employer mandate, humana, IRS, Level Funding, Memorial Hermann, minimum essential coverage, National General, section 6055, section 6056, self-funded, small group, UHC
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Humana Offering 15 Month Rate Guarantees Dec 2018 – Jan 2019 on Level Funded Plans
Humana is offering 15 month rate guarantees on Level Funded Premium (LFP) plans to small groups effective or renewing Dec … FULL STORY
Tagged 2018, 2019, humana, medical, self-funded, small group
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BCBS: Medicare Prescription Drug Creditable Coverage Notifications Update 2018
The annual communication to members of group health plans informing them whether their plan’s prescription drug coverage is creditable or … FULL STORY
Tagged CMS, health insurance, large group, Medicare, small group
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UHC Information about Eligibility Verification Audits
UnitedHealthcare routinely audits the eligibility of a random selection of existing customers in conjunction with each group’s renewal each year. … FULL STORY
Tagged large group, medical, participation, renewals, small group, UHC
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