Email Sent: 6/10/19 Oscar has advised that they have submitted a rate change for 2020 New York Small Groups and will be informing members. Below is their official announcement. Oscar Update on NY Rate Change Letters to Members As you know, New York Insurance Law requires that we provide a notice to employers and… Read More
Email Sent 6/7/19 Aetna Life Insurance Company has submitted a rate change request to the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) for new and renewing Small Group plans effective on or after January 1, 2020. Aetna has requested rate increases ranging from -1.17% to 23.70%. Exact rates requested will vary by plan and… Read More
Email Sent 6/6/19 Starting with July 1 effective dates, your new business Aetna Funding Advantage (AFA) groups can get a one-time administrative fee credit of $45 per subscriber. Please note – Aetna will be providing this administrative fee credit to any group that simply OFFERS a Whole Health Plan, even if there’s no enrollment into… Read More
Email Sent 6/6/19 Oxford/UHC has advised that in compliance with New York law, their New York Rate Filling Initial notices went out yesterday afternoon June 5th, 2019 to Impacted Small Groups, Small Group Subscribers and Individuals Renewing in 2020. Click here for their June 6 Broker Connect Article with sample letters and additional information regarding… Read More
Email Sent 6.6.19 Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has advised that groups with health plans that preceded the Affordable Care Act (“pre-ACA plans”) and that renew between October 1 and December 31, 2019, will be permitted to renew within those pre-ACA plans. If a group leaves its pre-ACA plan, it must move… Read More
Email Sent: 6/5/19 Affiliated Physicians & Employers Health Plan is now Members Health Plan NJ ADEHP is now Members Health Plan NJ for all new business on the Aetna Platform. Please see below for important information: All 7/1/19 renewals have been extended to 10/1/2019 Rates and services will remain the same until 9/30/2019 Renewal packets for… Read More
Email Sent: 6/5/19 Please see below notification from Healthfirst regarding a rate change request to the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Healthfirst Broker Alert Healthfirst has submitted a rate change request to the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) to modify premium rates for its new and renewing Small Group… Read More
Email Sent: 6/3/19 We have updated our In-Network Hospital Summary Chart to reflect this change. Click here to download a pdf. Below is the formal announcement released today from Empire. Important Network Update: Empire/ Westchester Medical Center Health Network As you know, Empire has been working diligently with Westchester Medical Center Health Network* (“Westchester Medical… Read More
Email Sent: 5/23/19 EmblemHealth announced that starting September 1st, nine plans will be added to HealthPass NY, a private insurance exchange. Seven of the plans will be available through EmblemHealth’s expanded Prime Tristate Network, while the other other two will be available through the Select Care Network. These plans will be available September 1, 2019… Read More
Email Sent 5/21/19 As a follow up to our previous communication we have been advised that Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital will remain in EmblemHealth’s Select Care Network as Emblem has reached an agreement with Stony Brook.