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| SCDA Member Benefits Egram
June 12, 2009 | |
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Blue Cross Medical Insurance Packet - Important Title
Those members who are on the SCDA group medical plan and own a practice of less than 20 employees should have received a packet of information from Blue Cross recently pertaining to the state continuation subsidy plan.
As you may recall from previous e-grams and newsletters, the administration in Washington signed a plan into law February 17, 2009, that provides a premium subsidy for those who have involuntarily lost their job between the dates of September of 2008 through December of 2009.
If your practice has not had to involuntarily terminate any employee on the medical plan during this period of time, the only thing you need to do at this point in time is sign the one page amendment contained in the above package you received and either mail it or fax it to Rebecca Finley at Blue Cross.
If your practice has involuntarily terminated an employee on the medical plan during the above period of time for any reason other than gross misconduct, you will need to follow the steps contained in the packet in order to offer this subsidy. In addition to the one page Amendment, you will need to complete the State Continuation Premium Assistance form as well. Also enclosed in this packet is a 3 pager and an application form that would need to be completed by the terminated employee and mailed back to you, where in which you would return those completed forms to Rebecca Finley at Blue Cross. Her contact information is below should you have any questions.
Remember, EVERY OFFICE, at the very least, will need to complete the one page Amendment at this time and send back to Rebecca.
Rebecca Finley, AX - D10
I-20 @ Alpine Road
Columbia, SC 29219
1-800-288-2227 ext. 41155
Fax: (803) 264-5374 |
| How Quick Can You Submit?
The SCDA endorsed provider of collection services, I.C. System, offers a Quick Submit option through their free, secure online client tools. Quick submit enables you to enter just the few required data elements for submitting a debt for collection; it'll take you less than one minute. A second submittal option, comprehensive submit, is available if you have numerous data elements to provide for the debt.
Keep in mind the sooner you submit your outstanding collections to I.C. System, the better the chance you have of collecting them.
Their website allows you to view real-time activities (number of letters mailed / number of calls made, etc.) on submitted debts. You can also generate various reports, report payments on debts and more. To watch a two minute demo of I.C. System's online client tools, visit www.icmemberbenefits.com and click view a demo. |
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Solid, Affordable Protection
"I go through the SCDA Member Benefits Group for my malpractice insurance mainly because the carriers they work with have been operating in our state for more than 30 years! That kind of stability is hard to find with companies coming into South Carolina every few years and then packing up after they experience a couple of claims." Lynn Wallace, Past President
And now that the carrier the SCDA recommends has dropped their rates, it's the perfect time to see how much money you can save. How often do you see insurance companies actually lower their rates? The South Carolina Patients Compensation Fund (SC PCF) has recently dropped the rates on most of their coverages as much as 8.6%! The South Carolina Joint Underwriting Association (SC JUA) recently reviewed their rates for the upcoming year as well and will have no rate increase themselves. Can your insurance carrier say that?
The SC JUA and SC PCF are the two companies your dental association has teamed up with to bring you Professional Liability coverage for not only you, but your staff and practice as well. With 30 plus years experience operating within our state, great rates and fellow SCDA members sitting on the boards of each group, you can see why member dentists have good things to say about this benefit.
This rate reduction is great news especially considering our current economy. If you do not presently have your malpractice insurance through the SCDA, call us at 800-327-2598 to see what we can do for you. This coverage renews for most dentists during the months of May - July, so now is the best time to see how much you can save. You can also send Deanna an e-mail at ski@scda.org | |
As always, contact me at 1-800-327-2598, ext. 100 with any questions or visit us at www.scda.org
Sincerely,
Mark K. Brown
SCDA Member Benefits Group Manager |
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