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To keep you current on information critical to your business, below are updates and resources to support your sales and service efforts. To access our full library, visit the News and Industry Perspectives site.
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Blue Shield is continuing its Premium Plan Program for the month of June. This program provides a flexible premium payment plan option for employers whose April or May (and now June) 2020 premium payment is delinquent. Get the details.
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Blue Shield is extending cost sharing waivers (co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles) through September 30, 2020, for the following:
- COVID-19 Treatment
- COVID-19 Testing
- Teladoc Virtual Medicine
Get the details.
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In April, Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) launched a new program to help their small business customers continue to provide insurance to their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grace period for premium payment was extended to 60 days for April and May premium invoices.
In addition, a Premium Deferral Program was introduced for customers who had not fully paid their April or May premium invoices.
CCSB has now provided a Grace Period and Premium Deferral Program FAQ that answers the most common questions that employers have about the program.
Download the CCSB Grace Period and Premium Deferral Program FAQs.
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Current events have quickly pushed millions of businesses toward a remote work strategy. As an early adopter of a work-from-home policy, Twitter is now permitting employees to continue to work from home permanently and Facebook is making a permanent shift towards a more remote workforce. If
fact, one in five employees want to permanently work from home, according to a CNBC survey.
Nobody knows how prevalent remote work will become. But as businesses reopen, employers will need to reexamine their remote work policies and practices.
To ensure you're prepared to advise your clients, access the resources.
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Today's uncertainty and confusion have left small business owners overwhelmed. In the past, they may have welcomed an in-person meeting. But these days, they’re much more likely to prefer – or require – a phone or video call.
With more and more prospects and clients embracing video, growth-focused brokers that leverage video and expand their sales skills will be able to foster stronger relationships, achieve faster sales cycles, and win more business.
From using the right software and equipment to employing compelling and engaging video selling techniques, successful virtual selling requires a new approach. We’ve assembled a number of useful aids to help keep you in front of prospects and customers. To ensure your virtual sales success, access the resources.
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As California businesses gradually reopen and employees slowly return to work, owners are looking to their advisors for guidance and support. Help your clients prepare their return-to-work plans and protect their employees by providing answers to their most commonly asked questions.
Access the Reopening and Returning to Work FAQs.
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What industry-specific guidance is available for businesses reopening and returning employees to work? Get the answer..
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IN THIS ISSUE
Blue Shield of CA:
• Premium Payment
Program Extended
to June
• Cost Sharing Waivers
Extended Through
September
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Covered California
for Small Business
Grace Period and
Premium Deferral
Program
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Working Remotely -
Broker and Employer
Resources
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Selling Virtually -
Broker Resources
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Reopening and
Returning to Work FAQs
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Question of The Week
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RESOURCES
eQuote-to-Enrollment
Service
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Healthcare Reform
Knowledge Center
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IMPORTANT DATES
June 3
• Application Deadline:
- DeltaCare
- Delta Dental
• CAHU & LAAHU Zoom
Happy Hour
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June 4
• Application Deadline:
- Blue Shield of CA
- MetLife
• ThinkHR Webinar:
The FFCRA - What
Employers Need to
Know
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June 5
• Application Deadline:
- Beam Dental
- Choice Builder
- Humana
- Principal
- UnitedHealthcare
• Small Business
Majority Webinar:
30-Minute California
Policy Brief
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June 8 and 9
• EIC20 Ease Innovation
Virtual Conference
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June 10
• CAHU & LAAHU Zoom
Happy Hour
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June 11
• IEAHU Lunch & CE
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June 12
• SDAHU Golf
Tournament
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June 15
• Application Deadline:
- Covered California
for Small Business
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June 25
• Application Deadline:
- Chinese Community
Health Plan
• VCAHU Webinar:
Get Up, Go and Grow
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June 26
• SAHU All State Golf
Tournament
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June 28-30
• NAHU Convention
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June 30
• Application Deadline:
- Reliance Standard
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July 2
• Application Deadline:
- Humana
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July 6
• Application Deadline:
- Blue Shield of CA
- DeltaCare
- Delta Dental
- MetLife
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July 7
• Application Deadline:
- Beam Dental
- Choice Builder
- Principal
- UnitedHealthcare
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July 8
• GGAHU Annual Sales
Symposium
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July 15
• Application Deadline:
- Covered California
for Small Business
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July 16
• GGAHU GA Forum
Q4 Update
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July 17
• LAAHU Annual
Symposium
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July 29
• SAHU Virtual
Business Expo
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August 5
• CAHU Women's
Leadership Summit
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August 14
• OCAHU Celebration of
Women in Business
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August 20
• BenefitsPro
Broker Expo
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