Medical Mutual has finalized its agreement with WEX Health, a new COBRA vendor for existing groups effective September 1, 2019. The new platform, COBRA Options —Brought to you by Medical Mutual, will offer enhanced benefits continuation service and faster set up for new groups.
Contact your Cornerstone representative for more information.
Join UnitedHealthcare for their July 2019 broker training seminars to get the most updated information on UHC’s latest products, sales and renewal tools, wellness programs, member service tools, and more.
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July 3, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | All Savers® Alternate Funding Website and Process Training — AM, SS |
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July 8, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | Quote/Install Requirements 51–100 — AM, SS |
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July 9, 2019 |
10:30 a.m. CT | Deep Dive: All Savers® Migrations — AM, SS |
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July 9, 2019 |
2 p.m. CT | UnitedHealthcare Benefit Services – No-Fee COBRA, FSA and Pre-Tax Premium Plans —ALL |
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July 9, 2019 |
3 p.m. CT | Kentucky Product and Market Update — ALL |
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July 10, 2019 |
9 a.m. CT | Indiana Product and Market Update — ALL |
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July 10, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | Massachusetts Product and Market Update — ALL |
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July 10, 2019 |
11 a.m. CT | Connecticut: Oxford System Enhancements — AM, SS |
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July 10, 2019 |
1 p.m. CT | Sales Automation Management (SAM) Renewal Training — AM, SS |
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July 10, 2019 |
2 p.m. CT | Small Business UnitedHealthcare Motion® – Walking: The New Drug — P, AM |
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July 10, 2019 |
2:30 p.m. CT | UnitedHealthcare’s Pharmacy Strategy — ALL |
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July 10, 2019 |
3 p.m. CT | Rally® Digital Health and Wellness Experience — What’s New for Your Clients! — ALL |
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July 11, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | Missouri and S. Illinois Product and Market Update — ALL |
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July 11, 2019 |
11 a.m. CT | How to Empower Your Clients to Resolve Basic Service Needs and Benefit Questions On Their Own — AM, SS |
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July 11, 2019 |
1 p.m. CT | UnitedHealthcare Specialty Products — Value Adds — P, AM |
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July 16, 2019 |
9 a.m. CT | Wisconsin Product and Market Update — ALL |
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July 16, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | Deep Dive: A UnitedHealthcare Dental & Vision Experience — ALL | |
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July 16, 2019 |
2 p.m. CT | Mid-Atlantic (DC,MD,VA,WV): Working Smarter Not Harder — ALL |
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July 17, 2019 |
9 a.m. CT | New Hampshire Product and Market Update — ALL |
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July 17, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | All Savers® Alternate Funding Website and Process Training — AM, SS |
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July 17, 2019 |
11 a.m. CT | California Product & Market Update — ALL | |
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July 17, 2019 |
12 p.m. CT | Deep Dive: All Savers® DocuSign® eSignature Solution — NEW! – ALL |
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| July 17, 2019 | 1:30 p.m. CT | UnitedHealthcare and All Savers® Service Contacts — AM, SS |
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July 17, 2019 |
2 p.m. CT | Connecticut: Oxford System Enhancements — AM, SS | |
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July 18, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | All Savers® Renewal Overview — AM, SS |
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July 18, 2019 |
1 p.m. CT | Deep Dive: Protect Your Client’s Family and Paycheck in the Event of a Catastrophe — ALL |
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July 18, 2019 |
2 p.m. CT | Bundle Lines of Coverage and SAVE — ALL |
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July 19, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | UnitedHealthcare and All Savers® Value Adds That Set Us Apart — ALL |
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July 24, 2019 |
9 a.m. CT | Maine Product and Market Update — ALL | |
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July 24, 2019 |
11 a.m. CT | Tennessee/Arkansas Product and Market Update — ALL | |
| July 24, 2019 | 12 p.m. CT | All Savers® Migrations — ALL | |
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July 24, 2019 |
1:30 p.m. CT | UnitedHealthcare and All Savers® Service Contacts — AM, SS |
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July 25, 2019 |
10 a.m. CT | Quote/Install Requirements 51–100 — AM, SS |
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July 25, 2019 |
12 p.m. CT | Sales Automation Management (SAM) Renewal Training — AM, SS |
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July 26, 2019 |
11 a.m. CT | UnitedHealthcare Specialty — ALL |
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July 29, 2019 |
1 p.m. CT | UnitedHealthcare Motion® — ALL |
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| July 31, 2019 | 9 a.m. CT | Health4Me®Smartphone App Live Demo — AM, SS |
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| July 31, 2019 | 1 p.m. CT | Connecticut: Oxford System Enhancements — AM, SS | |
| July 31, 2019 | 2 p.m. CT | myuhc.com® Member Website Live Demo — AM, SS |
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Contact your Cornerstone representative with any questions.
UnitedHealthcare is implementing medical necessity reviews for certain musculoskeletal surgeries rendered in an outpatient hospital (including of the elbow, wrist, ankle, hip, knee, or shoulder, as well as foot surgeries for bunions and hammertoes). The outpatient hospital site will be determined to be medically necessary if certain criteria are met.
If the outpatient hospital site of service is determined not to be medically necessary, the claim will be denied and the member is responsible for the cost of the service as long as the hospital obtained the member’s written consent to be billed in accordance with UHC’s protocols, prior to the service being rendered.
Contact your Cornerstone representative with any questions.
UnitedHealthcare recently released two new vision products, including an enhanced second pair benefit and a computer glasses benefit.
The enhanced second pair benefit is an in-network benefit that gives employees additional covered lens options to create a customized second pair of glasses. Employees choose from the combination of covered lens options which include Standard and Premium anti-reflective coatings, polycarbonate lenses, standard progressives, and photochromic to create their second pair. Examples include sports glasses, prescription sunglasses, computer glasses and backup glasses.
The computer glasses benefit provides coverage for prescription glasses that protect against the blue light emitted from eleectronics. The benefit includes 3 different allowance options for the client to choose from and includes Premium and Platinum anti-reflective coatings (options include blue light protection) covered in full.
Click here for more information.
Contact your Cornerstone representative with any questions.
Medical Mutual recently released a new Sold Case Pre-submission Review form that is required for groups to become part of COSE MEWA. Find the form here or at cosemewa.com.
The form must be filled out completely and accompany all sold case submission documents to ensure timely processing.
Contact your Cornerstone representative with any questions.
FormFire recently released a notice with instructions for enrolling employees in the Anthem SOCA Lumenos HSA Plan. See below.
Notice from FormFire:
Employers that opt to offer the Lumenos HSA Option 7 plan require special instructions to assign the plan to the group and elect employees to the plan in FormFire. This is due to the plan having an aggregate deductible and only two tier levels: single and family.
Click here to view FormFire’s instructional video on the following:
1. How to assign the Lumenos HSA Option 7 plan to an employer group
2. How to enroll employees in the Lumenos HSA Option 7 plan using Group Enroll
Please note, the steps are only required for new groups offering the plan. If an employer group is already enrolled in the Lumenos HSA 7 plan, there is not action required. FormFire has performed maintenance on the existing groups.
Contact your Cornerstone representative with any questions.
Cornerstone invites you to attend training on Aetna’s AFA Springboard System at the Cincinnati office!
Please join us for an overview of the Aetna Springboard process for new business submissions, presented by Aetna’s Jordan Finley and Lauren Horley.
DATE: Monday June 24, 2019
TIME: 2:00–3:30 pm
LOCATION: Cornerstone’s Cincinnati Office
2101 Florence Ave Cincinnati, OH 45206
Medical Mutual has extended their Mid-Size Group (51–99) Volume Bonus Program for the period from July 1 to December 31, 2019. This program pays a per-employee per-month bonus on 51–99 group contracts with effective dates through December 31, 2019, as follows:
| Tier | Mid-size Group Book of Business | Bonus Amount |
| 1 | 75-199 contracts | $4 per employee per month |
| 2 | 200-349 contracts | $7 per employee per month |
| 3 | 350-499 contracts | $10 per employee per month |
| 4 | 500+ contracts | $13.50 per employee per month |
As a reminder, the Small Group (1–50) Volume Bonus Program is in effect through Dec. 31, 2019.
Click here for more information about the Mid-Size Group Bonus Program.
If you have any questions, please contact your Cornerstone representative.
Aetna Funding Advantage has restructured their Individual Medical Questionnaire (IMQ) to make the process easier. The new IMQ can now be accessed on Producer World.
Aetna clarified conditions and created high-level buckets of conditions to make it easier for members to review and answer questions on their health history.
You can start using the new small group AFA IMQ today. Starting September 1, 2019, Aetna will no longer accept the old IMQ.
Click here to access the Aetna AFA Medical and Stop Loss Employee Enrollment/Change Form
Aetna Funding Advantage’s (AFA) Individual Medical Questionnaires (IMQs) could potentially lower monthly costs and bring more stable renewals and higher surplus payouts. Aetna’s IMQ Elite concierge team will send out, collect and submit digital IMQs on your behalf.
Click here for more information.
Contact your Cornerstone representative for more information.