Dickerson Update e-Newsletter
Dickerson Update, May 22 – Anthem Announces Dental Plan Improvements, Aetna Allows More Time for Submissions
Anthem Shares News on its Dental Benefit Improvements Anthem has exciting news to share about its Dental Metallic and Essential Choice PPO and Dental Net DHMO (3000 Series) plans. The details are as follows: No employer contribution required Relaxed participation—as low as 25% Dual option for groups with as few as 5 eligible employees For more ... Read moreDickerson Update, May 15 – Anthem and Enloe Announce Contract Renewal
Anthem and Enloe Medical Center Announce Contract Renewal Anthem Blue Cross and Enloe Medical Center have successfully renewed their Commercial Hospital Agreement. This multi-year contract is retroactively effective as of 01/01/2019. For more information, please contact your Dickerson Account Executive. CaliforniaChoice Announces New Partnership with ChooseHealthy CaliforniaChoice and ChooseHealthy have announced a new partnership, which ... Read moreDickerson Update, May 8 – Q3 Broker Bonuses & Relaxed Participation Requirements
Aetna Announces Rate Reductions and Bonus Promotion Aetna announces rate reductions and a broker bonus promotion for small groups for Q3. The bonus promotion applies to new business sales with 1 to 100 eligible employees. Earn $50 for each new enrolled employee up to 74 employees, and $100 per employee if you sell to 75 ... Read moreDickerson Update, April 24 – Q3 Carrier Updates and More!
Transfer of Blue Shield Members Approved Blue Shield confirmed that Verity Medical Foundation filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. The court approved the transfer of Blue Shield’s members from Verity IPA to other participating IPAs and medical groups, effective May 1, 2019. The DMHC approved Blue Shield’s request to waive the 60-day member notification requirement ... Read moreDickerson Update, April 9 – Choice Builder and Health Net Updates
Dickerson's Event Season Is Here! CE Courses, Educational Seminars, Webinars and More! Dickerson is proud to kick off its event season, starting with an Ease webinar and ending with our CE courses and a whole lot of great events in between! Our seminars and webinars are a surefire way to stay in the know on ... Read moreDickerson Update, April 3 – Blue Shield Launches On-boarding Pilot for New Trio AppleCare Members
Anthem Successfully Renews Sutter Health Agreement Anthem would like to remind its members that its Sutter Health negotiations were finalized on April 1st. Letters to all parties who received a pre-termination letter have already been sent, which included HMO members and related clients, brokers and agents as well as affiliated physicians and HMO admitting medical groups. On-boarding Pilot Program Announced ... Read moreDickerson Update, March 27 – Dickerson and Aflac Announce Partnership
Aflac Announces First Nationwide MGA Partnership with Dickerson! This past week, Aflac and Dickerson Insurance Services announced a new MGA contract and partnership agreement. This is an exciting partnership that will not only benefit brokers, but also all of your clients. With our new partnership, brokers can expect all of the following: Increased Enrollment Support More opportunity for ... Read moreDickerson’s Weekly Update, March 20 – Anthem Renews Agreements with Sutter Health Systems and Scripps
Anthem Successfully Renews Agreements with Sutter Health System and Scripps Anthem and Sutter Hospitals Anthem and Sutter Health System have officially renewed their agreements. The multi-year contracts are effective April 1, 2019. Sutter Health System includes the following hospitals and medical groups in Northern California listed below. Hospitals Alta Bates Summit MC – Alta Bates – ... Read moreDickerson Weekly Update, March 13 – Anthem’s New Tool Box
Anthem's New Producer Tool Box Tool After launching an enhanced version of the producer toolbox in the fall, Anthem is now phasing out the old producer toolbox site on March 30th. The enhanced version includes streamlined navigation, pre-defined search options, mobile access, and one single log-in. Click here to learn more about the enhanced producer toolbox. ... Read moreDickerson Update, March 6 – Aflac Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies
Aflac Named One of World's Most Ethical Companies for 13th Straight Year The Ethisphere Institute announced that Aflac has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for a record-setting 13th consecutive year. Aflac is one of only eight businesses and the only insurance company to appear on the list every year since its ... Read more