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Offer your clients more options and lower costs with Blue Shield's high-quality dental benefits and earn a broker bonus. What's more, dental coverage is available with or without Blue Shield medical coverage.
Advantages
25 new dental plan choices.
10% discount applies to dental and/or vision premium when these lines are added to new or existing medical groups.*
Simplified administration — one bill, one renewal, and the online Employer Connection portal.
2-year rate guarantee for budget planning.
Wellness program discounts.
Over 45,000 dental providers — one of the largest networks in California.
Broker Bonus Program Enroll members in a dental, vision, and/or life plan in 2019 and earn $10 per net new member.
Offer the plans that cover dental care needs even after the member reaches the annual plan maximum. Humana Extended Annual Maximum provides 30% coinsurance on all services after the member reaches the plan’s annual maximum benefit.
There's no cap on the dollars paid in a year.
Included at no additional cost to the employer on PPO plans for groups of 2 or more.
Unlike rollover plans, the member does not have to wait. The benefit begins as soon as plan annual maximum is reached.
Applies to in-network or out-of-network-provider services.
With our convenient FAQs, quickly find answers about the ACA, Covered California for Small Business, the San Francisco Ordinance and, in the General section, managing your agency during times of change.
IN THIS ISSUE Blue Shield of CA: 2019 Small Business Dental Plan Updates -------------------------------- Humana: Dental Benefits That Don't End at the Annual Maximum -------------------------------- Question of The Week
IMPORTANT DATES January 31 • Application Deadline: - Reliance Standard -------------------------------- February 2 • Application Deadline: - Beam Dental -------------------------------- February 5 • Application Deadline: - Delta Dental - Humana -------------------------------- February 6 • Application Deadline: - Blue Shield of CA - MetLife -------------------------------- February 7 • Application Deadline: - Choice Builder - Principal - UnitedHealthcare -------------------------------- February 8 • OCAHU Business Development Summit -------------------------------- February 12 • VCAHU Member Event -------------------------------- February 14 • IEAHU Meeting • NCAHU Meeting & CE -------------------------------- February 15 • Application Deadline: - TASC -------------------------------- February 21 • DCAHU Lunch & CE • SDAHU Lunch • SVAHU Lunch -------------------------------- February 22 • SDAHU Corn Hole Tournament & Beer Tasting
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