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BCBS Launches Financial Relief Program for 51+ Insured Customers
BCBS of TX announced a COVID-19 Economic Response Program designed to help new and existing fully insured employer group customers … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2020, 2021, BCBS, COVID-19, dental, health insurance, large 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 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
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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
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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
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Tagged 2020, BCBS, Houston
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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
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
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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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Small Group Prescription Drug List Resources
The tables below summarize the structure of pharmacy benefits offered by carriers on small group fully insured and self-funded medical … FULL STORY
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Tagged 2018, All Savers, BCBS, Cigna, humana, National General, pharmacy, Scott & White, self-funded, small group, UHC
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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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Tagged BCBS, individual market, Medicare
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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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