Empire Blue Cross To Require Prior Authorization For Lipitor
Beginning April 1, 2012, prior authorization will be needed for Lipitor to be covered under Empire Blue Cross health insurance plans in New York. This comes after the generic drug […]
Aetna Health To Change NY Small Group Participation Requirements
Aetna is implementing a new guideline requiring 60 percent participation for new and existing Small Group health insurance (2-50 lives) in New York. The guideline is effective May 1, 2012. […]
Oxford Freedom vs Liberty Provider Network Comparison
Oxford’s Liberty provider network continues to grow in size. This is great news for small groups in New York and New Jersey looking to enroll or renew with an Oxford […]
Oxford Health To Change NY Small Group Participation Requirements
Beginning 3/1/2012, Oxford will be making changes to small group health insurance participation requirements in New York for new business. For existing small businesses in New York, these changes will […]
Empire Blue Cross Dropping Small Groups In NY – Important Date Changes
Empire Blue Cross originally had planned to drop the majority of their small health insurance groups in New York on 4/1/2012 regardless of a group’s renewal date. Instead, small group […]
New York Employer “New Hire Form” Requirement Begins February 1st 2012
Beginning February 1st, 2012, all New York State employers are required to give the “Notice and Acknowledgment of Pay Rate and Payday” form to each current employee annually, on or […]
Oxford Makes Switching From Empire BlueCross An Easy Decision
With Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) discontinuing most of its small group health plans for downstate NY small businesses beginning 4/1/2013 (originally slated for 4/1/2012), comparable products from other […]
Getting “Dogged” With Homeowners Insurance
Blame the breed or the deed? This is the question that most home owners are asking insurance companies after getting turned down for homeowners insurance. Put simply, your dog could […]
Honda Airbag Explosion Risk – Up To 876,000 Cars Affected
Honda Motor Co. Inc. yesterday released a statement where they will be expanding a previous recall of certain 2001-2003 Honda and Acura vehicles to replace driver-side airbag inflators. Affected inflators […]
Employed At HP? You May Need Umbrella Insurance…Seriously
With all the workforce chaos happening over at HP due to executive turnover, it seems HP has invented a new method of employee retention: Litigation. Indeed, HP’s “Invent” seems to […]