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BCBS Reinstates St Lukes Network Agreements without Contract Lapse
BCBS and CommonSpirit Health reached an agreement to reinstate CommonSpirit’s network agreements with no lapse in network participation. CommonSpirit is … FULL STORY
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BCBS Updates Retail (Individual Under 65) Compensation to PMPM in 2021
BCBS is changing its compensation schedule for individual under 65 major medical qualified health plans (QHPs). They are moving away … FULL STORY
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BCBS Transitions to New SBC Tool for 2021
BCBS is transitioning to a new platform to generate SBCs for group and individual market plans. The old tool will … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2020, 2021, BCBS, individual market, large group, SBC, small group
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BCBS Mandatory Broker Training for SEP Process (individual)
BCBS of TX requires all brokers who sell individual policies to complete a mandatory Special Enrollment Period (SEP) process training … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2020, BCBS, individual market, medical, special enrollment period
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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
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BCBS Requires All Individual Producers to Update their Express Links
On July 29, BCBS implemented system-wide updates on their Retail Producer Portal. They issued new Express Links to all Retail … FULL STORY
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DOL Issues Final Guidance on Association Health Plans
On Thu, Jun 21, the Department of Labor published a final rule to expand the availability of Association Health Plans … FULL STORY
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Tagged Association Health Plans, DOL, ERISA, final rule, individual market, MEWA, small group
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BCBS of TX Announces ‘Affordability Cures’ Initiative to Invest in Lowering Premiums
BCBS of TX announced a multi-year strategy to invest in lowering group market premiums. They are contributing to Affordability Cures, … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2018, 2019, BCBS, individual market, large group, medical, small group
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