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Covered California for Small Business –
New Blue Shield Plans

Starting July 1, Covered California for Small Business (CCSB) is offering new Blue Shield plans, providing more options for enrollees. These plans include the Access+ HMO Network with Platinum, Gold, and Silver metal tier options, as well as the Bronze Trio HMO 7000/70. The two most popular Blue Shield High Deductible Health Plans (HDHP), Silver Full PPO Savings 2300/25% and Bronze Full PPO Savings 7000 plans, are also now available.

All of these plans offer benefits such as Wellvolution, Teladoc Mental Health, Nurse Help 24/7, LifeReferrals 24/7, and the Blue Card program for when members are outside of California.

For assistance, please contact our Quotes team at quotes@claremontcompanies.com or 800.696.4543.

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Relief for Employer Groups

Is MetLife waiving the usual waiting period requirement for re-hires?

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For Group Life, AD&D, Accident and Health, Dental and Vision, if the employee’s employment is terminated and coverage lapses due to non-payment, and they return to work or are re-hired within 6 months, MetLife will reinstate their prior coverage amount without needing to provide evidence of insurability, where applicable, or satisfying benefit eligibility waiting periods. For accident and health coverage, any limitations for pre-ex conditions will be applied from the reinstatement date.

For disability coverage, if the employee’s employment is terminated and coverage lapses due to non-payment, and they return to work or are re-hired within 3 months, MetLife will reinstate their prior coverage amount without needing to provide evidence of insurability, where applicable, or satisfying benefit eligibility waiting periods. In addition, the pre-ex provision will be applied as if there was no interruption in coverage.

MetLife will continue to review the needs of their clients during this time and if additional flexibility is needed based on the duration of this pandemic, they may modify our reinstatement position.

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Will MetLife be making any changes or having leniency for premium payments?

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MetLife understands these are challenging times for many businesses. As an accommodation to their clients, In the event premiums cannot be paid during the contract grace period, MetLife will be extending grace periods for the lesser of 90 days from premium due date or July 31, 2020, unless a different grace period is required by law.   This policy will be applied for all premiums due 3/1/2020 and forward, as well as apply to any premium within the current 30-day grace period. MetLife will continue to monitor the situation and will provide additional guidance as it becomes available.  MetLife is also monitoring state specific mandates and will comply with those mandates. As the coronavirus situation continues to evolve, MetLife will review this guidance for necessary actions and provide updates where the guidance or process has changed.

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Is MetLife issuing premium credits to employer groups?

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Yes. Employers with fully insured dental PPO plans will receive a premium credit on a future bill in the amount of 25% for the months of April and May, 2020.

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Is MetLife providing any rate passes?

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MetLife has announced for groups with fewer than 500 lives and have a renewal June – September of 2020 that they will be having a rate pass. MetLife will be reaching out to employer groups renewing during June – September this week to notify them of the rate pass.

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Is there any relief to employers who have furloughed employees or reduced their hours?

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Yes.

For group life, dental, AD&D, vision, accident & health and legal coverage, MetLife is willing to allow employees who are furloughed, temporarily laid-off or have reduced hours/salary to continue their coverage for 12 months from the date of the furlough, temporary lay-off or reduced hours/salary (collectively, “temporary salary reductions”). Premiums need to be remitted for coverage to remain active.

For purposes of group life, the coverage amounts will not be reduced as a result of temporary salary reductions and will remain in effect just as they were prior to the furlough, temporary lay-off or reduced hours/salary. Accordingly, premium needs to be remitted based on the volume for the regular (non-reduced) coverage amounts.

For group disability, MetLife is willing to allow employees who experience a furlough, temporary lay-off or have reduced hours/salary between March 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020, to continue their coverage for 60 days from the date of the furlough, temporary lay-off, or reduced hours/salary. Coverage amounts will not be reduced as a result of temporary salary reductions and will remain in effect just as they were prior to the furlough, temporary lay-off or reduced hours/salary. Accordingly, premium needs to be remitted based on the volume for the regular (non-reduced) coverage amounts.

In all instances, if the group policy allows for longer periods of continued coverage under any of the circumstances outlined above, MetLife will honor the longer period of time.

Premiums need to be remitted for coverage to remain active.

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