E-News List - Past Issues

2022

December 20, 2022

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting Update and Deadlines for Calendar Year 2022

November 21, 2022

November 01, 2022

  • New Name Coming for the Local Choice Health Plan Prescription Drug Benefit
  • Optima Health Will Change Prescription Drug and Vision Vendors in 2023

September 29, 2022

  • The Local Choice (TLC) Benefits Administration Training Webinar

September 12, 2022

  • New TLC Senior Health Benefits Specialist
  • Clarification on Effective Dates for New Hires Based on the Election Rule

September 9, 2022

  • Important Dates and Information for Cardinal Human Capital Management (HCM) and Benefits Eligibility System (BES) due to the Cardinal Release 3 Deployment

September 7, 2022

  • Commonwealth Launches 2022-2023 TLC Flu Shot Program

September 2, 2022

  • Cardinal Applications Outage

August 26, 2022

  • Nationwide OneTouchPoint, Inc. Breach May Impact Commonwealth of Virginia Members

August 18, 2022

  • EXCITING NEWS for Kaiser Permanente HMO members when traveling outside the KP region

July 18, 2022

  • Use of Cardinal HCM Employee Self Service (ESS) for Open Enrollment

July 7, 2022

  • Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) and Transparency in Coverage
  • New TLC Program Manager Named

June 24, 2022

  • 2023 The Local Choice (TLC) Enrollment Form

June 23, 2022

  • Personal Care Checklist Emails to Anthem Members

June 15, 2022

  • Reminder: TLC Groups must file and pay PCORI fees by July 31, 2022

June 7, 2022

  • Updated Registration Link for Benefits Administrator Training Webinar on June 23

June 3, 2022

  • Benefits Administrator Training Webinar

June 3, 2022

  • Good News for Groups That Renew in October

April 29, 2022

  • 2022-23 The Local Choice (TLC) Forms

April 7, 2022

  • Important Update - TLC Faxes

March 22, 2022

  • Program Management Announcement

March 2, 2022

March 1, 2022

  • Cardinal HCM Deployment

February 8, 2022

  • TLC Virtual Regional Meeting Schedule

February 4, 2022

  • Mailing of IRS 1095 Forms to Health Plan Participants

January 27, 2022

  • Health Plan Reimbursement of COVID-19 At-Home Tests

January 21, 2022

  • IMPORTANT CHANGES for Upcoming Plan Year
  • TLC Benefit Administration Webinar and IMPORTANT INFORMATION

January 19, 2022

  • "Forgotten Username" Messages

January 14, 2022

  • Health Coverage for At-Home COVID-19 Test

2021

December 21, 2021

  • Renewal Data Sheets
  • Benefits Administration Webinar

December 17, 2021

December 7, 2021

  • Deadline 2: Second ACA Reconciliation Due By December 16, 2021

December 3, 2021

  • Affordable Care Act(ACA) Reporting Deadlines for Remainder of Calendar Year 2021

November 22, 2021

  • Benefits Administration Webinar - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

November 5, 2021

  • State Agencies in Cardinal Release 1 - Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting

October 27, 2021

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting Update and Deadlines for Calendar Year 2021

October 4, 2021

  • The Local Choice Unveils 2021-22 Flu Shot Program

September 28, 2021

  • Enrollments and Changes
  • Sign up for Anthem’s Employer Access Today!
  • TLC Inquiries

September 16, 2021

  • TLC Health Screenings Survey

August 26, 2021

  • The Local Choice (TLC) Program has scheduled Benefits Administration Training

July 2, 2021

  • Bon Secours Mercy Health Facilities Return to Anthem Provider Network

June 29, 2021

  • Reminder: You Must File and Pay PCORI Fees by July 31, 2021

June 21, 2021

  • ARPA COBRA Subsidies

May 7, 2021

  • ARPA COBRA Employee Subsidies

May 6, 2021

  • Benefits Administrator Training Scheduled for May 18

April 21, 2021

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employer Mandate – Potential Letter on Financial Penalty

March 15, 2021

February 24, 2021

  • Upcoming TLC Renewal Preparation

February 9, 2021

  • Virtual Regional Meetings Scheduled
  • Mailing of IRS 1095 Forms to Health Plan Participants

January 18, 2021

  • Multi-Factor Authentication for HuRMan Application

January 4, 2021

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting Update for Calendar Year 2020

2020

December 14, 2020

  • Great News! TLC Renewal Adjustment for 2021-2022

December 4, 2020

  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) Reporting Update: Second Deadline for Calendar Year 2020

December 2, 2020

  • Valley Health System and Anthem Agree to New Contract

November 24, 2020

October 20, 2020

October 2, 2020

  • New TLC Senior Health Benefits Specialist
  • Clarification on Effective Dates for New Hires Based on the Election Rule
  • New Process for Responding to Your Inquiries/Questions
  • Email Address Collection

September 23, 2020

  • The Local Choice (TLC) Plan Office Visit Out-of-Pocket Cost Waiver Extended through December

September 16, 2020

September 1, 2020

July 13, 2020

July 7, 2020

  • TLC E-News – Reminder: You must file and pay PCORI fees by July 31, 2020

June 10, 2020

  • The Local Choice (TLC) Plan Office Visit Out-of-Pocket Cost Waiver Extended

May 20, 2020

May 13, 2020

  • Coming March 2021: A new system to manage your health benefits

April 23, 2020

  • Delta Dental ID Cards Mailed in Error

March 30, 2020

March 13, 2020

  • TLC Regional Meetings Cancelled

March 10, 2020

February 7, 2020

  • Mailing of IRS 1095 Forms to TLC Health Plan Participants

January 3, 2020

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