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2025 Cross lines of business

Communications Date sent Contact
New Broker Services phone experience 05/09/2025 Don Newland
Commercial Broker Newsletter - April 04/25/2025 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - March 03/20/2025 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - January 01/31/2025 Thomas Kloos
Ascendiun  01/02/2025 Thomas Kloos

2025 Individual and Family Plans

Communications Date sent Contact
Enrollment Platform Launch 05/05/2025 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - April 04/29/2025 Don Newland
Optum and Monarch now part of Trio HMO-IFP Network 04/02/2025 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - March 03/25/2025 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - February 02/25/2025 Don Newland
IFP SEP Webinar 02/20/2025 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - January 01/23/2025 Don Newland

2025 Medicare and Med Supp

Communications Date sent Contact
Medicare Broker Newsletter - March 03/28/2025 Don Newland
CMS Withdraws Upcoming Change to Disaster/Emergency SEP Process 03/24/2025 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - February 02/28/2025 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - January 01/29/2025 Don Newland

2025 Small Business

Communications Date sent Contact
Small Business Q3 Cycle Launch 04/03/2025 Elisa Palonpon
Small Business Q2 Cycle Launch 01/02/2025
Elisa Palonpon

2025 Large Group

Communications Date sent Contact
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2025 Mandates Communications

Find more on our Mandates resource page

Communications Date sent Contact
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2024 Cross lines of business

Communications Date sent Contact
Commercial Broker Newsletter - December 12/19/2024 Thomas Kloos
Pharmacy Broker Newsletter 12/03/2024 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - November 11/21/2024 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - October 10/25/2024 Thomas Kloos
Member Health Record 10/21/2024 Mhari Scott
Broker Connection Dashboard 10/04/2024 Don Newland
Commercial Broker Newsletter - September 09/27/2024 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - August 08/30/2024 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - June 06/13/2024 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - May 05/03/2024 Thomas Kloos
Pushing the boundaries of enrollment tools 04/03/2024 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - March 03/21/2024 Thomas Kloos
Commercial Broker Newsletter - February 02/29/2024 Thomas Kloos
Medical Loss Ratio Survey* 01/10/2024 Surabhi Narain

2024 Individual and Family Plans

Communications Date sent Contact
IFP Broker Newsletter - December 12/18/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - November 11/22/2024 Don Newland
IFP PPO $0 virtual annual health check-up 11/07/2024 Don Newland
IFP Open Enrollment 11/01/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - October 10/25/2024 Don Newland
IFP Renewals Launch 10/01/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - September 09/26/2024 Don Newland
IFP Cycle Launch 09/12/2024 Don Newland
Virtual Trio HMO 09/11/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - August 08/23/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - July 07/24/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - June 06/17/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - May 05/24/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - April 04/25/2024 Don Newland
IFP Selection for On-Exchange enrollment 04/12/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - March 03/15/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter - February 02/16/2024 Don Newland
IFP Covered California OE extension for On-Exchange enrollments 02/01/2024 Don Newland
IFP Broker Newsletter January 2024 01/30/2024 Don Newland

2024 Medicare and Med Supp

Communications Date sent Contact
Medicare Broker Newsletter - December 12/20/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - November 11/26/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - October 10/30/2024 Don Newland
New pharmacy home delivery service 10/22/2024 Don Newland
Medicare AEP Go Live 10/15/2024 Don Newland
Get ready for AEP 10/01/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - September 09/25/2024 Don Newland
AEP updates 09/04/2024 Don Newland
2025 AEP Enrollment Kits 08/05/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - July 07/30/2024 Don Newland
2025 Medicare Broker Certification 07/10/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - June 06/27/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - May 05/30/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - April 04/30/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - March 03/26/2024 Don Newland
Closure of Plan G Inspire- No new applications 03/01/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - February 02/27/2024 Don Newland
Medicare Broker Newsletter - January 01/31/2024 Don Newland

2024 Small Business

Communications Date sent Contact
Digital Renewals 10/15/2024 Matt Rogers
Small Business Q1 Cycle Launch 10/03/2024 Elisa Palonpon
Small Business Broker Newsletter - July 07/18/2024 Thomas Kloos
Small Business Cycle Launch 07/11/2024 Thomas Kloos
Your Q3 2024 Small Business Cycle Launch 04/04/2024 Elisa Palonpon
Guidelines and reminders for the trusted advisor 03/06/2024 Thomas Kloos
Small Business Broker Newsletter - January 01/31/2024 Thomas Kloos
Q2 2024 Small Business Market Launch 01/04/2024 Thomas Kloos

2024 Large Group

Communications Date sent Contact
Large Group Cycle Launch 05/28/2024 Kelsey Minner

2024 Mandates Communications

Find more on our Mandates resource page

Communications Date sent Contact
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