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Anthem Blue Cross California wildfire emergency coverage

August 7, 2015 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

We’re [Anthem Blue Cross of California] taking steps to help our members affected by the California wildfires get the care they need. If you have clients that have been impacted and live in Butte, El Dorado, Humboldt, Lake, Madera, Napa, Nevada, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Solano, Tulare, Tuolumne and Yolo counties, here’s what they should know:

Filed Under: Anthem Blue Cross Tagged With: Anthem, Blue Cross, California, Covereage, Emergency, Wild Fire

Anthem Blue Cross on Collecting Social Security Numbers

July 29, 2015 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

As required by law, we will file the 1095-B form for our fully insured groups and send a copy to the plan members. When we send the IRS reports, we’ll list all individuals covered under a group’s plan by their Social Security numbers (SSNs). For some of our members and dependents, we are missing their SSNs. In these cases, the IRS requires us to collect them for reporting purposes. That’s why, starting July 24, a staggered mailing will begin and continue through October to gather this data.

Filed Under: Anthem Blue Cross, HPN Tagged With: Anthem Blue Cross, Social Security Numbers

Cigna-Anthem merger broker-agent FAQs

July 28, 2015 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Cigna US Individual July 27, 2015 We are pleased to share with you that today Cigna and Anthem announced the agreement to form a premier global health service company, with the right mix of capabilities to deliver greater choice, access and affordability to meet the challenges of a new era. The combination of Cigna and […]

Filed Under: Anthem Blue Cross, Cigna, HPN Tagged With: Anthem, Cigna, Merger

Anthem Announces Definitive Agreement to Purchase Cigna Corporation

July 26, 2015 By Kevin Knauss Leave a Comment

Indianapolis, Ind. and Bloomfield, Conn. – July 24, 2015 – Anthem, Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) and Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Anthem will acquire all outstanding shares of Cigna in a cash and stock transaction and Cigna shareholders will receive $103.40 in cash and 0.5152 Anthem […]

Filed Under: Anthem Blue Cross, HPN Tagged With: Acquisiton, Anthem Blue Cross, Cigna, Merger

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