by Admin | Jul 27, 2009 | Illinois Health Insurance Laws, Insurance News
All Illinois group health insurance plans that are renewed or amended after June 18, 2009 are subject to the new Illinois state law governing state coverage continuation. The new law: Extends the length of state continuation coverage from 9 months to 12 months. This... by Admin | Jul 27, 2009 | Illinois Health Insurance, Illinois Health Insurance Laws, Insurance Laws, Insurance News
Illinois law states continuation of health insurance coverage is only available to an employee or member who has been continuously insured under the group policy (and for similar benefits under any group policy which it replaced) during the entire 3 months period... by Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) has acquired DenteMax by Dental Network of America (DNoA), a wholly owned dental subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), which operates Blue Cross Plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. As a... by Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance Laws, Insurance News
For existing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois individual plan members who were members prior to June 1, 2009, the open enrollment window to enroll dependents under age 26 (and eligible military veterans under age 30) will take place from January 1, 2010 through... by Admin | Jul 20, 2009 | COBRA, Insurance News
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allows a credit against employment taxes for providing COBRA premium assistance to assistance-eligible individuals. As deadlines approach for employers to file their quarterly payroll taxes, groups may be asking about... by Admin | Jul 14, 2009 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
In May 2009, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois informed their Springfield Medicare Select members that St. John’s Hospital had elected to discontinue its status as a Medicare Select contracting network hospital effective June 17, 2009. BCBSIL has announced...