Anthem Kentucky ChamberAdvantage Product Dues

Groups that renew their Anthem ChamberAdvantage plan on June 1, 2021, can expect to receive an invoice, from the Kentucky Chamber, for their product dues during the month of July. The product dues charged will be calculated at $4.00 per enrolled employee per month and the dues are based upon the number of employees participating in the plan as of the renewal date each year. The product dues are invoiced annually and must be paid in full within thirty (30) days of receiving the invoice. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact your Cornerstone Broker Advisor.

ChamberAdvantage Bundling Discount Program

Anthem Kentucky ChamberAdvantage invites groups to discover savings on savings when adding dental, vision, life, and/or disability coverage alongside and Anthem ChamberAdvantage medical plan.  See the flyer below for the bundling discount available.  Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your Cornerstone Broker Advisor.

Click here to access the flyer.

Anthem has announced two new SOCA MEWA bonus programs:

Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance Benefit Plan Broker Renewal Bonus

The SOCA Benefit Plan Broker Renewal Bonus is for agents who renew their SOCA Benefit Plan groups effective May 1, 2021.

Click here to learn more.

Anthem’s Dash for Dough Ohio Broker Bonus

New Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance Benefit Plan groups sold with an effective date of May 1, 2021, to July 1, 2021, are eligible.

Click here to learn more.

Contact your Cornerstone representative with any questions.

Each year at this time SOCA BP needs information from participating groups in order to complete the filing of their 5500 with the IRS. The Account Rate and Census Reconciliation form should look familiar as it is completed annually for SOCA groups for this purpose. Please take a moment to reach out to your clients to ensure that they received the Mewa.io message with the form and, if they need it, they can simply request your assistance online within the form. They have 30 days to complete the form. Please let your Broker Advisor know if you have any questions.

Employer email launch will begin February 17, 2021, and continue through February 20, 2021.

A reminder will be sent out on March 1, 2021, with the final due date being March 19, 2021.

Click here to access the ARC FAQ document for brokers.

Click here to access the ARC FAQ document for employees.

Click here to access the ARC form walkthrough.

Click here to access the Producer Guide updates.

Click here to access the ARC form fields and help text.

On March 13, 2021, WealthCare Saver will replace PNC Bank as the custodian of the HSAs for:

• Current Anthem members who are actively enrolled in an HSA-compatible health plan.
• Current Anthem members who left their HSA-compatible health plan.
• Anthem members who have left their employer.

No action is needed
There will be no change to debit cards, mobile apps, online portals, or account history. How your Group clients enroll, fund, and manage employees’ HSA programs will also stay the same. The only change account holders are likely to notice is that HSA communications will come from WealthCare Saver instead of PNC Bank after March 13.

Employees who have left their employer and active employees who left their HSA plan are being moved to a new administrative experience.
When an employee with an HSA leaves their employer, or an active employee leaves their HSA-compatible health plan, their HSA is no longer administered by Anthem. It is considered a stand-alone account. These account holders began transitioning to a new administrator, WealthCare, on July 1, 2020. The administrative and custodial transition will be complete for all stand-alone account holders by March 13, 2021.

Transition notifications will be sent to employers and employees
WealthCare Saver will send a letter to employees about the custodial change, as well as their new WealthCare Saver account holder agreement, 30 days prior to the transition.

Contact your Cornerstone representative for more information.

Anthem reached an agreement with Mid-Ohio Emergency Services to keep them in your clients’ health plans. Your clients’ employees will remain covered for care they receive from this group, which provides emergency services at OhioHealth’s hospitals (Grant Medical Center, Riverside Methodist Hospital, and Dublin Methodist Hospital) and OhioHealth’s freestanding emergency rooms (ERs) in Westerville, Pickerington, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg, Obetz, Powell, and New Albany.

Contact your Cornerstone representative for more information.