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California's New Health Insurance Bills in 2024

In year two of the 2023-2024 legislative session, legislators face a full agenda, including Single Payer (again), Medical Loss Ratio on Dental, Covered California expansion, Cost Sharing, Provider Directories, and more. Check out a summary from W&B’s Paul Roberts.

3 Ways to Kickstart Your SMS Marketing Program

Interested in learning more about SMS marketing? We'll break it down on what this is and why you should implement this in your marketing strategy.

Launch of New WBCompliance Resource

As part of the Word & Brown Compliance team’s commitment to help brokers and employers stay on top of changing rules and regulations, including Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting and compliance guidelines, we’ve launched a new Compliance-focused wiki page.

Tech Team Updates for November 2023

This month’s Tech Team Updates offers more news you can use concerning Ease, the online enrollment platform for health insurance brokers working in the 2-250 employee marketplace.

BEST Life Launches New Dental Bonus Program

If you’re writing Dental coverage during peak season, you could earn more writing BEST Life Dental.

Small Group Annual Special Open Enrollment Window: Nov. 15 – Dec. 15

The ACA permits Small Groups to enroll for coverage effective 1/1 annually, without having to meet standard employer contribution and/or employee participation requirements. The Special Open Enrollment Window is 11/15-12/15.

California Governor Signs New Bill Regarding Single Payer into Law

California’s consideration of a move toward “Single Payer health care” is going to be in part under SB 770, which was signed into law by Governor Newsom in October 2023. Find out what’s scheduled to happen in coming months.