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BCBS Reinstates St Lukes Network Agreements without Contract Lapse

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Wed, Jan 13, 2021

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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Group Health Plans – Determination of Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Status

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Wed, Dec 2, 2020

Employers are required to provide notices to Medicare-eligible individuals covered by their prescription drug plan about whether the plan is … FULL STORY

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BCBS Updates Retail (Individual Under 65) Compensation to PMPM in 2021

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Thu, Nov 5, 2020

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

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Wed, Oct 21, 2020

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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BCBS Providing Premium Credits on November 2020 Billing Statements

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Thu, Oct 8, 2020

BCBS will issue premium credits to fully insured group customers on their November 2020 billing statements. The credits apply as … FULL STORY

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BCBS Launches Financial Relief Program for 51+ Insured Customers

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Wed, Jul 15, 2020

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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UHC and Houston Methodist Finalize Network Agreement Effective June 1, 2020

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Mon, Jun 1, 2020

UHC and Houston Methodist finalized a multi-year network agreement to bring Methodist’s facilities back into UHC’s provider networks. The agreement … FULL STORY

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All Savers Offering 15 Month Rate Guarantees

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Thu, May 28, 2020

All Savers will offer a 15 month rate guarantee to groups effective or renewing Nov 2019 – Jan 2020 and … FULL STORY

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BCBS Mandatory Broker Training for SEP Process (individual)

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Thu, Dec 12, 2019

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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Memorial Hermann Small Group Plan Changes in 2020

Story By: Scott Kilpatrick | Posted: Wed, Oct 9, 2019

For 2020 effective dates, Memorial Hermann modified a few benefits on their existing 2019 small group and Hybrid plans. The … FULL STORY

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