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The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment is back!
CMS is bringing back the open enrollment period for Medicare Advantage participants. The OEP will be from January 1 – March 31, during which time plan participants can change to a different MA or MA-PD plan, disenroll from the plan and change Part D coverage. - Read More
Second phase of work requirement to begin January
Phase II of the Arkansas Works work-requirement program is coming in January 2019, and it could affect some of your clients. - Read More
2019 Small Group Health Plan Grids are Here
The 2019 small group health plan grids are here! Download them today. - Read More
2019 Individual Marketing Materials
Annual Election Period and Open Enrollment Period are both nearly here. Arkansas Blue Cross has a plan to get you the kits, brochures and other marketing materials you need. - Read More
Platinum Dental and Platinum Dental Plus Vision for Individuals
Introducing the new Platinum Dental and Platinum Dental Plus Vision plans, featuring a higher plan-year maximum for individual clients. - Read More
Connectivity problem leads to August Good-Cause Exemption for Arkansas Works
Due to network issues with the states work requirement portal, affected Arkansas Works members can request a good cause exemption and have their August non-compliance removed. Learn how. - Read More
Educate your clients about life insurance this Life Insurance Awareness Month
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. Remind your clients that while workplace benefits can make a great start toward a comprehensive financial plan, individuals should review their coverage needs closely to ensure they have appropriate protection for their families. - Read More
Global Traveler™ Available for Large Group Customers
Vacation isn't always stress free. Travel can add stress to your vacation. Our business traveler plan empowers employers and employees to protect their agenda and travel without worry. - Read More
Individual agent training for plan year 2019
It's training time again! Read about the milestones, testing and licensing requirements necessary for our under-65 and over-65 annual training. - Read More
Generate a benefit summary in seconds
Generate a benefit summary for group size 51-500 quickly and easily with our new tool in Blueprint for Agents. - Read More
Billing cycle change for individual U-65 grandfathered and grandmothered business
Beginning September 2018, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield will no longer support a 15th-of-the-month billing cycle for individual U-65 grandfathered and grandmothered members. Learn more about how we will transition the billing and payment for these plans. - Read More
Shelf-rated dental plans for 2-25 small groups
Arkansas Blue Cross dental plans do more, cost less and can integrate medical and dental to promote total wellbeing for your clients. Learn more. - Read More
Rate and onboard large groups faster
Arkansas Blue Cross is launching standard plans for groups 51-500 that will improve the rating process and simplify our overall product offering for these segments. Learn more about the plans and what benefits can be changed. - Read More
Agent meetings — what did you think?
What'd you think of the Spring agent meetings? We'd like to hear your feedback on what we did well, and where we can improve. Plus, we'll point you in the direction of the presentations used during the meetings. - Read More
Arkansas Blue Cross launches online quoting and enrollment for small group
Arkansas Blue Cross goes paperless with TES, the new online small group quoting and enrollment platform. - Read More
Arkansas Blue Cross Individual Agent Updates
Keep up with the latest on Arkansas Works, the work requirement, Blueprint for Agents and 2019 agent training dates in this rundown for individual agents. - Read More
USAble Life's Enhanced AccessAble Site
Learn more about USAble Life's new online benefits enrollment, membership and billing tool. And get access to the self-service capabilities. - Read More
Easy way to set up My Blueprint accounts for clients
Learn a new functionality that allows individual agents to email clients a link to register for My Blueprint, our member self-service portal. - Read More
Arkansas Works Work Requirement Update
In April, Arkansas Works beneficiaries who are subject to the work requirement should have received a letter with instructions to register with a link to the new work requirement portal. Here are some details. - Read More
New Guaranteed Issue Scenario for Medi-Pak Supplement
Beginning July 1, 2018, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield will offer at least one standardized Medicare supplement plan for individuals under age 65 who qualify for Medicare due to a disability. Read about our two new guaranteed issue scenarios. - Read More