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Individual & Small Group Rate Requests Filed With NYS In May 2026, an application was submitted to New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) requesting 2027 premium rate changes for...	2026-06-01
Mona's Minute: The Pharmacy Landscape and Three Things You Should Know A Message From Mona Chitre The Pharmacy Landscape and Three Things You Should Know The prescription drug market is evolving rapidly, driven by...	2026-05-28
June Wellbeing Tip – Men’s Health June is Men’s Health Awareness Month. Long work hours, busy schedules, and lingering stigma around seeking care often lead men to delay routine...	2026-05-20
Making Pharmacy Prior Authorizations Easier For Your Employees To Manage A new online tool is now available to help your employees better understand and manage their medications that require prior authorization. This...	2026-05-20
Rx Update - A More Connected Way To Think About Specialty Pharmacy Specialty medications are becoming a larger part of our members’ overall health. How they’re managed can shape both cost and employee experience. ...	2026-05-20
Rx Update - Don’t Forget To Join Our May Pharmacy Webinar! May Topic: "Rx Market Insights: Navigating Rising Pharmacy Costs While Facing Expanding Drug Utilization" Date: Tuesday, May 26 Time:...	2026-05-20
Rx Update - Supporting Better Adherence And Lower Costs For Your Business “I am so thankful for this program, one of the most important reasons for me is that I don’t have to skip or ration my medication. Thank you!” ...	2026-05-20
Supporting Your Teams Health While Addressing Rising Costs We recognize the challenges associated with managing rising costs in today’s economic environment. As prices continue to rise across everyday...	2026-05-20
Understanding Your Wellbeing: May - Upcoming Webinars Help keep your employees engaged and inspired with our monthly webinars, featuring fresh, practical insights to support members’ health and...	2026-05-20
May Wellbeing Tip: The Power Of Nature For Mental Health May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reflect on simple, effective ways to support our mental wellbeing. One of the most...	2026-04-24
REMINDER: Updated Medical Commercial Community Rated Underwriting Guidelines The Medical Commercial Community Rated Underwriting Guidelines have been updated to include the newly implemented Out of Area (OOA) and...	2026-04-24
Rising Cost Support For Small Businesses: How To Get The Most From Your Health Plan For many businesses, health and wellness benefits are an important employee attraction and retention driver. With the ongoing rising costs of...	2026-04-24
Rx Update - Join Our May Pharmacy Webinar! May Topic: "Rx Market Insights: Navigating Rising Pharmacy Costs While Facing Expanding Drug Utilization" Date: Tuesday, May 26 Time:...	2026-04-24
Rx Update - Pharmacy Concierge Brochure Updates For 2026 We’ve recently refreshed our Pharmacy Concierge brochure to reflect the latest program updates. Designed to help manage pharmacy costs while...	2026-04-24
Rx Update - Supporting Employees With IBD, With Care That Makes A Difference Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can take a toll on your employees and your business through higher health care costs, missed work and ongoing...	2026-04-24
Understanding Your Wellbeing: April - Upcoming Webinars Help keep your employees engaged and inspired with our monthly webinars, featuring fresh, practical insights to support members’ health and...	2026-04-24
April Wellbeing Tip: Sleep Smarter Sleep is when the body and brain restore energy, strengthen the immune system, and support learning and memory. Regularly getting less sleep than...	2026-03-17
Building A Workplace Culture That Supports Preventive Care Paul’s doctor recommended he get a colonoscopy but, even if he could get the time off work, his co-workers would give him a hard time. Maria can’t...	2026-03-17
Empower Your Workforce: Join Our Upcoming Understanding Your Wellbeing Webinars Help your employees stay engaged and inspired—our monthly webinars offer fresh, practical insights to support our members' health and wellbeing....	2026-03-17
Quarterly Legislative Update - March In this quarter’s Legislative Update, we highlight key political, legislative, and regulatory developments that may impact our industry. New...	2026-03-17
Reminder: Please Submit Group Data Using The RxDC Form As a reminder, Univera Healthcare will complete the required pharmacy benefit and prescription drug cost reporting for all fully insured and...	2026-03-17
Rx Update - Helping Employees Manage Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Confidence Inflammatory Bowel Disease often requires ongoing, carefully coordinated care—something many employees struggle to manage on their own. Our latest...	2026-03-17
Rx Update - Support That Simplifies The Specialty Medication Journey Starting a specialty medication can be intimidating. Accredo offers personalized assistance, clinical expertise and convenient delivery options—all...	2026-03-17
Rx Update - Understanding Shifts In Specialty Drug Use As specialty medications are approved for more conditions, employees may find themselves prescribed treatments they’ve never considered before....	2026-03-17
Updated Medical Commercial Community Rated Underwriting Guidelines The Medical Commercial Community Rated Underwriting Guidelines have been updated to include the newly implemented Out of Area (OOA) and...	2026-03-17
Important Information Regarding Annual RxDC Prescription Data Submission The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) requires group and individual health plans to report annual data about prescription drugs and health care...	2026-02-25
Ensure Broker Authorization To Streamline Employee Support As a reminder, our online tools offer valuable convenience for your employees. To ensure fast, efficient support, it’s important that brokers are...	2026-02-18
Make Preventive Care Easy For Your Employees Keeping your team healthy starts with preventive care, and we’re here to help. Our preventive care toolkit (ZIP) gives you simple, ready-to-use...	2026-02-18
March Wellbeing Tip: Food As Medicine The food you choose every day has a powerful impact on your health, energy, and overall wellbeing. The concept of “food as medicine” highlights how...	2026-02-18
New AGIF Requirement For Community Rated HMO Groups And Additional Underwriting Updates Starting in 2026, Community Rated HMO groups will be required to provide an Annual Group Information Form (AGIF) for renewal. Community Rated HMO...	2026-02-18
Tax Form 1095-B Health insurers—including Univera Healthcare—are no longer mailing tax form 1095-B to members. Because taxpayers are not required to include the...	2026-02-18
Understanding Your Wellbeing: February - Upcoming Webinars Help your employees stay engaged and inspired—our monthly webinars offer fresh, practical insights to support our members' health and wellbeing....	2026-02-18
Vitalize℠ Toolkits Now Available: Make Employee Engagement Easy Vitalize℠, in partnership with Personify Health, is a digital wellbeing program dedicated to engaging your team in their health and wellbeing....	2026-02-18
2026 - January - Pharmacy Updates From Mona Chitre A Message from Mona Chitre As we step into 2026, we’re proud to reflect on the progress we’ve made together - because caring for Western New...	2026-01-26
Expanding Access To Behavioral Health Care: What Employers Need To Know The rapidly growing need for mental health services and the limited availability of service providers has been well-documented. In addition, those...	2026-01-23
February Wellbeing Tip: Heart Disease Heart disease is a broad term for conditions affecting the heart, most commonly Coronary Artery Disease. One of the most serious outcomes of heart...	2026-01-23
Gag Clause Certificate Of Attestation Now Available On December 30, 2025, Univera Healthcare completed the Gag Clause Attestation on behalf of our fully insured and minimum premium groups who have...	2026-01-23
Simple Ways Preventive Care Can Support Your Business Preventive care plays an important role in keeping employees healthy while helping employers manage long-term costs. In this blog, we outline four...	2026-01-23
Understanding How Premium Dollars Are Used Small businesses are feeling the pressure of rising health care costs and the impact of those costs on insurance premiums. The health care system...	2026-01-23
Understanding Your Wellbeing: January - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars Help your employees stay engaged and inspired—our monthly webinars offer fresh, practical insights to support our members' health and wellbeing....	2026-01-23
Happy Holidays – From Our Team to Yours As the year draws to a close, we want to express our heartfelt appreciation for trusting us with the health and wellbeing of your employees. It’s...	2025-12-17
January Wellbeing Tip: Building A Healthier You A new year brings new opportunities to focus on your health and wellbeing. While resolutions can be exciting, they often feel daunting—and it’s...	2025-12-17
Legislative Updates - December 2025 In this quarter’s Legislative Update, we highlight key political, legislative, and regulatory developments that may affect coverage and costs. ...	2025-12-17
Rx Update - The Future Of Prescription Drugs: 5 Trends Impacting Your Business And Employees Prescription drugs play a major role in keeping employees healthy, but rising costs continue to challenge businesses across Western New York. As we...	2025-12-17
Save the Date: Upcoming Vitalize Webinars for Employees! Vitalize℠, in partnership with Personify Health, is a digital home base dedicated to engaging our members in their health and wellbeing. Through...	2025-12-17
Strengthening Our Efforts To Streamline Prior Authorization In support of our ongoing mission to help members access quality, affordable health care, Univera Healthcare is participating in a joint effort to...	2025-12-17
Understanding Your Wellbeing: December - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars Help your employees stay engaged and inspired—our monthly webinars offer fresh, practical insights to support our members' health and wellbeing....	2025-12-17
Updated Forms For Commercial Medical and Healthy New York Products Underwriting has recently updated several forms for our Commercial Medical and Healthy New York (HNY) products. The new group instructions, new...	2025-12-17
2026 Wellbeing Resources Many members are not aware of the programs, resources, and tools available to them through Univera Healthcare. We are right here to help close that...	2025-11-14
December Wellbeing Tip: Healthy Eating During The Holidays Navigating food choices during the holiday season can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to maintain balance. If you’ve ever felt...	2025-11-14
Manage Rising Health Care Costs: 3 Practical Tips We understand the pressures small businesses face in today’s economic climate and we continue to be right here for you. As your local, nonprofit...	2025-11-14
Understanding Your Wellbeing: November & December - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars Help your employees stay engaged and inspired—our monthly webinars offer fresh, practical insights to support our members health and wellbeing....	2025-11-14
2025 Gag Clause Attestation Process & Separate Letter Notification As part of our ongoing support for the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) gag clause attestation, Univera Healthcare will continue to attest on...	2025-10-22
2026 Annual Rate Notices Being Mailed The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized the 2026 rate adjustments for the following products: Small Group ...	2025-10-22
2026 Individual Market Plans If you have an employee who is not eligible for an Employer Group Plan, Medicare or COBRA, we are here to help connect them with Qualified Health...	2025-10-22
2026 Medicare Star Ratings The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its 2026 Medicare Star Ratings. These ratings measure our plan’s performance in...	2025-10-22
ACTION REQUIRED: Multi-Factor Authentication Launching In The Coming Days For Employer Web Accounts To improve account security, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be enabled in the coming days. What you can do to prepare for this change: ...	2025-10-22
Donate Life Registry Question Added To Health Plan Applications A new question regarding the New York State Donate Life Registry has been added to select health plan enrollment forms and online tools. This...	2025-10-22
Manage Rising Health Care Costs: 3 Practical Tips We understand the pressures small businesses face in today’s economic climate and we continue to be right here for you. As your local, nonprofit...	2025-10-22
November Wellbeing Tip: Diabetes Type 2 diabetes is one of the most common – and preventable – chronic conditions. There are three main types of diabetes: type 1, type 2 and...	2025-10-22
Rx Update - Watch the Recording: August Pharmacy Webinar Featuring OncoHealth Thank you to everyone who joined us live! If you missed it—or want to revisit the insights—the recording is now available. (VIDEO) This session...	2025-10-22
Understanding Your Wellbeing: November - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars Discover new ways to support a healthier lifestyle through our upcoming wellbeing webinars. Each month, we’ll explore a different topic designed to...	2025-10-22
Univera Healthcare Welcomes Dr. Martin Stallone To Executive Leadership Team We’re thrilled to announce that Martin Stallone, M.D. has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Healthcare Services Officer for Univera...	2025-10-22
ANSI Submission Deadline As we prepare for the upcoming Open Enrollment season, we want to ensure a smooth experience for your organization and employees. To help us manage...	2025-09-29
Formulary Changes - Employer In light of the rising costs of health care, we are committed more than ever to identifying opportunities for group savings. We also know we must...	2025-09-29
Legislative Updates – September 2025 With Federal officials back from their summer recess, we’re closely monitoring upcoming budget and policy negotiations and awaiting further...	2025-09-29
A Message From Medical Governance And Healthcare Engagement As we progress through 2025 and into 2026, we’re pleased to share our collective efforts to engage members, enhance outcomes, and expand services...	2025-09-25
ACTION REQUIRED: How To Prepare For Multi-factor Authentication As previously communicated, multi-factor authentication (MFA) will soon be required to access your Univera Healthcare employer web account. This...	2025-09-25
October Wellbeing Tip: Menopause & Midlife Wellness Most women experience menopause between ages 45 and 55. Whether you’re approaching menopause, currently experiencing it, or have already gone...	2025-09-25
REMINDER For Small Groups: Upcoming Member Webinar – Making The Most Of Your Health Plan! Many Small Group members are not aware of the programs, resources, and tools available through their Univera Healthcare membership. We are right...	2025-09-25
Request For Missing Social Security Numbers Under the Affordable Care Act, the Internal Revenue Service requires health insurers to request missing subscriber and dependent Social Security...	2025-09-25
The Power Of Communication: The Role Of Communication In Workplace Wellbeing Programs You have 2.7 seconds to catch someone’s attention with your message. So, if you want your employees engaged in your workplace wellbeing program, it...	2025-09-25
Understanding Your Wellbeing: September - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars Discover new ways to support a healthier lifestyle through our upcoming wellbeing webinars. Each month, we’ll explore a different topic designed to...	2025-09-25
Univera Healthcare Provides 22 Scholarships For Students To Attend Jim Kelly Football Camp Univera Healthcare proudly awarded full scholarships to 22 Western New York students for the 2025 Jim Kelly Football Camp! Selected at random from...	2025-09-25
Virtual Teledermatology – Telemedicine Powered By MDLIVE® We are proud to partner with MDLIVE to offer convenient telemedicine services for Acute Medical and Behavioral Health needs. Starting January 1,...	2025-09-25
Small Group Rates And Plans For 2026 Are Now Available Small businesses are the heart of our Western New York community—and at Univera Healthcare, we understand the challenges they’re facing. Rising...	2025-09-15
Attention Small Groups, Upcoming Member Webinar – Making The Most Of Your Health Plan! Looking to educate your Small Group employees on the benefits, tools and resources available through Univera Healthcare?* Encourage employees to...	2025-08-20
Legislative Updates - One Big Beautiful Bill Act On July 4th, 2025, following months of Congressional negotiations, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” into law. Included in...	2025-08-20
New Community Rated Subgroup Application Small group underwriting has a new community rated subgroup application available for groups looking to combine related businesses under one plan....	2025-08-20
REMINDER: Multi-factor Authentication Coming Soon For Employer Web Portal Starting in September, we will be enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) for our employer portal. Implementing MFA will not only prevent cyber...	2025-08-20
Rx Update - REMINDER: Join Our August Pharmacy Webinar Featuring Our Oncology Management Partner Topic: Rx Market Insights: Leveraging the power of partnership with OncoHealth Date: August 28, 2025 Time: 2:00 – 2:40 p.m. ET This is your...	2025-08-20
September Wellbeing Tip: Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders A substance use disorder (SUD) is a medical condition (not a character flaw) that affects both the brain and behavior. It can impact people of all...	2025-08-20
Understanding Your Wellbeing: August - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars We are excited to host the following upcoming wellbeing webinar, geared towards helping our members learn about various health topics that can...	2025-08-20
2025 - August - Pharmacy Updates From Mona Chitre A Message from Mona Chitre As we continue through 2025, I’d like to pause and acknowledge the important work we’re doing together. Whether it’s...	2025-08-06
August Wellbeing Tip: Immunizations Vaccines have saved millions of lives and continue to save lives every day! Vaccines are remarkable scientific achievements that greatly reduce...	2025-07-23
MDLIVE 6/1/2025 Increases Univera Healthcare is excited to announce that we have renewed our partnership with our telemedicine partner, MDLIVE, for Medical and Behavioral...	2025-07-23
Medicare Supplement Rate Requests Filed with NYS On June 13, 2025, an application was submitted requesting 2026 premium rate changes in accordance with New York state prior approval law. This rate...	2025-07-23
Multi-factor Authentication Coming Soon For Employer Web Portals Starting in mid-September, we will be enabling multi-factor authentication for our employer portal. Multi-factor authentication is a way for us to...	2025-07-23
Rx Update - Join Our August Pharmacy Webinar Featuring Our Oncology Management Partner Topic: Rx Market Insights: Leveraging the power of partnership with OncoHealth Date: August 28, 2025 Time: 2:00 – 2:40 p.m. ET We recognize that...	2025-07-23
Showcasing How We Are Right Here For Western New York On July 7, we began a campaign that focuses on being right here, in real life. It’s about showing up in the moments that matter, offering support,...	2025-07-23
Understanding Your Wellbeing: July - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars We’re excited to host a series of upcoming wellbeing webinars designed to help our members explore a variety of health topics that support a...	2025-07-23
Using Incentives To Engage Employees In A Wellbeing Program Incentives are a powerful tool for your wellbeing program as they can motivate or encourage a desired behavior. Incentives can be anything from...	2025-07-23
2026 Large Group Product Updates And Reminders Take a look at what’s new for 2026, along with helpful reminders about current benefits. Wellbeing And Incentive Programs Univera Healthcare gives...	2025-07-01
Current Injectable GLP-1 Mail Order Prescriptions From Express Scripts® Pharmacy Transitioning To EnGuide Pharmacy Express Scripts® is launching EnGuide Pharmacy, a new home delivery pharmacy that will exclusively dispense injectable GLP-1 medications. It...	2025-06-23
July Wellbeing Tip: Physical Activity Physical activity is one of the best things you can do to improve your health and wellbeing. For adults, the Centers for Disease Control and...	2025-06-23
Prescription Drug Collection (RxDC) Report Submitted On May 28, 2025, we submitted the Prescription Drug Data Collection (RxDC) report as required under The Consolidated Appropriations Act. The...	2025-06-23
Rite Aid Pharmacy Closures Rite Aid has announced the closure of all 178 store locations in New York state. Our pharmacy team is working to understand the impacts of the...	2025-06-23
Rx Update - Smart Ways To Reduce Pharmacy Costs—Without Cutting Benefits Rising prescription drug costs don’t have to mean tough choices. Our core pharmacy suite offers five proven strategies that help lower pharmacy...	2025-06-23
Understanding Your Wellbeing: July - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars We are excited to host the following upcoming wellbeing webinars, geared toward helping our members learn about various topics that can support and...	2025-06-23
Updated Fully Insured And Minimum Premium Documentation For 2025 CAA Gag Clause Attestation For 2025, Univera Healthcare will continue to attest on behalf of our fully insured and minimum premium groups for the Consolidated Appropriations...	2025-06-23
We Want To Hear From You! At some point throughout the year, you should receive a satisfaction survey from us. The second quarter survey is being sent to some of our...	2025-06-23
Individual And Small Group Rate Requests Filed With NYS On May 15, 2025, an application was submitted requesting 2026 premium rate changes in accordance with New York state prior approval law. This rate...	2025-06-03
What’s Driving The Rising Costs Of Health Care, How This Influences Premiums, And What Univera Healthcare Is Doing, Right Here, For You We know any increase in costs these days is difficult to absorb. At Univera Healthcare, we’re working to ensure rising costs don’t get in the way...	2025-06-03
2025 Exclusive Pharmacy Update From Mona Chitre A Message from Mona Chitre As your partner in managing pharmacy benefits, we routinely share the latest news impacting health care in our...	2025-05-22
June Employer Wellbeing Tip: Musculoskeletal Health If you have ever had back, joint, or muscle pain, you know how much it can affect your quality of life and ability to do your job. Musculoskeletal...	2025-05-19
Rx Update - Time’s Almost Up: Join Our Pharmacy Cost Savings Webinar Webinar Topic: Rx Market Insights: Introducing Our Core Pharmacy Suite Date: May 20, 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Every dollar saved on health care...	2025-05-19
Understanding Your Wellbeing: May & June - Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars We are excited to host the following upcoming wellbeing webinars, geared toward helping our members learn about various topics that can support and...	2025-05-19
Upcoming Webinar For Fully Insured, Large Groups – Making The Most Of Your Health Plan!* Date: Tuesday, June 24, Noon - 12:45 p.m. ET Many of your employees may not be aware of the wellbeing programs, tools and resources included in...	2025-05-19
Community Spotlight: Addressing Gaps In Care In Western New York Patients in Western New York who face gaps in medical care will soon have access to essential support and guidance, thanks to funding support that...	2025-04-11
May Wellbeing Tip: Stroke Awareness May is National Stroke Awareness Month. A stroke occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain...	2025-04-11
Right Here, For You With New Comprehensive Care And Disease Management Materials We’re proud to provide Western New York with a coordinated, caring, personalized and holistic health insurance experience. In 2024, we launched our...	2025-04-11
Rx Update - Learn What $27.77 PMPM Savings Means For Your Business Webinar Topic: Rx Market Insights: Introducing Our Core Pharmacy Suite Date: May 20, 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET At Univera Healthcare, we know that...	2025-04-11
Understanding Your Wellbeing: Join Us For Our Upcoming Wellbeing Webinars We are excited to host the following upcoming wellbeing webinars, geared towards helping our members learn about various health topics that can...	2025-04-11
Univera Healthcare Serves As The Presenting Sponsor Of The Buffalo Business First Best Places To Work Awards Univera Healthcare is proud to have been the presenting sponsor of the 2025 Buffalo Business First Best Places to Work Awards. The Best Places to...	2025-04-11
Annual Group Information Renewal - Webtool Update The webtool used to submit the annual group information form for small groups has been updated. The year dropdown has been updated to include 2026,...	2025-03-12
April Wellbeing Tip: Breaking The Stress Cycle April is National Stress Month. Stress is a natural response to challenges we face in everyday life. Common stressors include relationships,...	2025-03-12
REMINDER: It’s Time To Report Your 2024 Prescription Data This is a reminder for the Employer Update eblast that was sent on Wednesday March 5, 2025. You can read that full eblast in the news archive at:...	2025-03-12
Rx Update - Innovative Care For Inflammatory Bowel Disease Management Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, impacts millions of people worldwide. IBD can...	2025-03-12
Rx Update - Right Here For Powerful Pharmacy Solutions With Personalized Care Many people rely on prescriptions every day to stay healthy. For businesses, that means pharmacy benefits are a large part of taking care of their...	2025-03-12
Small Group Healthy New York Application And Forms Updated For 2025 The Healthy New York (HNY) maximum wage has been increased to $53,650 and the HNY New Business form and HNY Recertification form have been updated....	2025-03-12
The Value Of A Wellbeing Strategy Your employees are your organization’s greatest asset. Creating a culture of wellbeing where employees feel holistically supported by their...	2025-03-12
Understanding Your Wellbeing; 2025 Wellbeing Webinar Series We are excited to host a new wellbeing webinar series in 2025, geared towards helping our members learn about various health topics that can...	2025-03-12
It’s Time To Report Your 2024 Prescription Data The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) requires group and individual health plans to report annual data about prescription drugs and health care...	2025-03-05
2025 Pharmacy Updates From Mona Chitre A Message from Mona Chitre We're kicking off the year with a lot of excitement! As a pharmacy partner, we are always keeping an eye on market...	2025-02-27
Enrollment Portal Reminder – Accuracy Is Important There has been an increase in keying errors submitted from the web and requests submitted through the enrollment portal. This has resulted in ID...	2025-02-18
Managed Care Organization Tax The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved New York's Managed Care Organization tax (MCO), effective 1/1/2025. This...	2025-02-18
March Wellbeing Tip: Healthy Eating On A Budget According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), good nutrition is essential for well-being across all stages of life. A...	2025-02-18
New Web Enrollment And Online Bill Pay Trainings Now Available Web Enrollment and Online Bill Pay trainings are now available on the web under Employers > Resources > Employer Training Materials. These...	2025-02-18
New Year, New Goals: Take Charge With Preventive Health Today Preventive care can help catch potential issues early before they develop into more serious health conditions. Things like routine checkups,...	2025-02-18
Rx Update - Integrated Pharmacy Benefits: A Smart Solution For Cost Control And Risk Reduction Discover a more comprehensive approach to pharmacy care with our integrated medical and pharmacy benefits. Our 2025 integrated pharmacy program...	2025-02-18
Rx Update - We’re Making Medications More Affordable With Our Automatic Prescription Discount Program Members who pay 100% out-of-pocket for certain medications outside of their pharmacy benefit now have access to the automatic prescription...	2025-02-18
Tax Form 1095-B Health insurers—including Univera Healthcare—are no longer mailing tax form 1095-B to members. Because taxpayers are not required to include the...	2025-02-18
Understanding Your Wellbeing; 2025 Wellbeing Webinar Series We are excited to host a new wellbeing webinar series in 2025, geared towards helping our members learn about various health topics that can...	2025-02-18
Why Having A Primary Care Provider (PCP) Matters Individuals with a PCP may receive higher value healthcare. PCPs provide preventive care such as cancer screenings, identify and treat common...	2025-02-18
February Wellbeing Tip: Heart Health February is American Heart Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death...	2025-01-17
Gag Clause Certificate Of Attestation Now Available On December 30, 2024, Univera Healthcare completed the Gag Clause Attestation on behalf of our fully insured and minimum premium groups who have...	2025-01-17
Rx Update - Pharmacy Savings Toolkit Available Health care costs continue to rise, affecting both businesses and employees alike. High prescription drug prices, increased outpatient procedures...	2025-01-17
Starting The Year Off Right January is a great time of year for employees to review their online account information or register for an account if they don’t already have one....	2025-01-17
Understanding Your Wellbeing; 2025 Wellbeing Webinar Series We are excited to launch a new wellbeing webinar series in 2025, geared toward helping our members learn about various health topics that can...	2025-01-17
2025 Workplace Wellbeing Resources The new year brings new resources to help employers support the wellbeing of their employees. They can engage, educate and empower their workforce...	2024-12-19
Automatic Payment Error Impact Some of your employees may have received an email from us via our vendor, Instamed, saying that their automatic payment agreement has been...	2024-12-19
January Wellbeing Tip: New Year, Well You The new year is a great time to reflect and set intentions for the upcoming year. Many resolutions center on health and wellness, highlighting the...	2024-12-19
Reminder: We Want To Hear From You! At some point throughout the year, you should have received a satisfaction survey from us. Your feedback and experience are valuable, and we want...	2024-12-19
Season’s Greetings From Our Team To Yours Thank you for your valued business and for making our days merry and bright all year round. Wishing you and your employees peace, joy and even more...	2024-12-19
Upcoming Member Webinar For Small Groups Making the Most of Your Health Plan! Thursday, January 9 11:00 A.M. - 11:45 A.M. ET Online event for all small group members Looking to educate...	2024-12-19
December Wellbeing Tip: Self Care & Seasonal Blues While the holiday season can be a time of joy, it may bring added stress, anxiety, and depression for some people. According to the American...	2024-11-19
Health Status Questionnaire We encourage all plan members to complete a health status questionnaire upon enrollment and annually thereafter. We use this information to...	2024-11-19
Healthy New York - New Group Application and Recertification Form The new Healthy New York – New Group Application and Recertification Form is now available for small groups. The New Group Application...	2024-11-19
Incorrect ID Card Mailing Impact Univera Healthcare has identified that incorrect ID cards were recently mailed out to some small groups. Since ID cards are mailed in batches, not...	2024-11-19
REMINDER: Gag Clause Prohibition Attestation Under the Consolidated As a reminder, Univera Healthcare has determined that we will be completing the attestation on behalf of our fully insured and minimum premium...	2024-11-19
Rx Update - Introducing HelpScript, formerly Smart RxAssist In July, we announced our partnership with Smart RxAssist to help maximize savings available from drug manufacturers assistance programs. This...	2024-11-19
Rx Update - Univera Healthcare 2025 Formulary Update: Humira and Biosimilars Biosimilars present a significant opportunity to enhance access to affordable medications for our community. Since 2018, Univera Healthcare has...	2024-11-19
We Want to Hear from You! At some point throughout the year, you should receive a satisfaction survey from us. The fourth quarter survey is being sent to the remainder of...	2024-11-19
Gag Clause Prohibition Attestation Under the Consolidated Appropriation Act The gag clause prohibition under the Consolidate Appropriations Act (CAA) prohibits health plans from entering into contracts that restrict...	2024-11-12
2025 Individual Market Plans If you have an employee who is not eligible for an Employer Group Plan, Medicare or COBRA, we are here to help connect them with Qualified Health...	2024-10-29
Annual Renewal Request Submissions For Groups that are submitting their annual renewal requests through the Annual Group Information Form (AGIF) Webtool, please ensure that you or...	2024-10-29
Medicare Recognizes Univera Healthcare For Quality The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its 2025 quality ratings, and again this year recognized Univera Healthcare for its...	2024-10-29
Member Mailing Notification Due to new requirements of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, we are required to send an annual Notice of Nondiscrimination and Notice of...	2024-10-29
November Is Diabetes Awareness Month Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects how your body turns food into blood sugar to use for energy. There are three types of diabetes: type 1,...	2024-10-29
October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States among people who were born female, after skin cancers. About one in eight women...	2024-09-23
REMINDER: Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage As part of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA), employers and union groups offering prescription drug coverage must disclose to Medicare eligible...	2024-09-23
Rx Update - Save Money And Protect Employees With Diabetes Our model is built to bring all your benefits together, providing an integrated and holistic approach to health care by leveraging medical and...	2024-09-23
Upcoming Member Webinar For Small Group Plans* Looking to educate your employees on the benefits, tools and resources they have available through their Univera Healthcare membership with the...	2024-09-23
Small Group Rates And Plans for 2025 Are Now Available! 2025 Plan Highlights*: We know that health and wellbeing have taken on new meaning and significance over the past few years. We’ve got exciting...	2024-09-12
All-Access To Member Benefits Many people are getting ready for fall, a new school year, and open enrollment, making it the perfect time to check out their online account and...	2024-08-28
Enterprise File Transfer Service Updates As part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring the highest standards of digital security, we are updating our encryption protocols in line with...	2024-08-28
Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Medicare beneficiaries can receive subsidized prescription drug coverage through the Medicare Part D program. Beneficiaries who have other sources...	2024-08-28
Medicare Supplement – NYS Prior Approval Of Rate Changes On June 25, 2024, an application was submitted requesting 2025 premium rate changes in accordance with New York state prior approval law. This rate...	2024-08-28
Request For Missing Social Security Numbers Under the Affordable Care Act, the Internal Revenue Service requires health insurers to request missing subscriber and dependent Social Security...	2024-08-28
Rx Update - Understanding The Biosimilar Landscape As new biosimilars enter the market, increased competition brings down the price of the biosimilar and reference product. As biosimilars continue...	2024-08-28
September Wellbeing Tip: Substance Use Disorders According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 17% of people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder (being addicted to,...	2024-08-28
2024 Pharmacy Updates From Mona Chitre A Message from Mona Chitre As we look to the rest of the 2024 plan year, I wanted to take a moment to share all that has been happening in the...	2024-08-15
August Wellness Topic: The Importance Of Vaccines Most of us probably don’t remember when people regularly died from smallpox or polio. There have been no cases of smallpox anywhere in the world...	2024-07-26
Coordinated Care, Complete Coverage And Greater Value. It’s All Right Here. For You. When you’re there to help care for your people, they’ll be there for your business. It’s a simple idea – and it’s why you’re committed to providing...	2024-07-26
Rx Update - Site Of Care For Infusion Drug Therapy We are continuously looking for ways to promote member convenience while lowering overall costs. The Site of Care (SOC) program provides outreach...	2024-07-26
Warby Parker Added To Vision Network Together with our partner, Davis Vision, we are excited to announce the expansion of our vision network to include Warby Parker as of July 1, 2024....	2024-07-26
2025 Large Group Product Updates We’ve got exciting changes planned that will help groups and their employees enjoy even better health and wellbeing in 2025. Let’s look at what’s...	2024-06-27
July Wellness Topic: The Benefits Of Physical Activity Exercise gives you energy. That may seem counterintuitive, but exercise boosts energy levels. Even occasional exercise improves your mental...	2024-06-26
Rx Update - New! Pharmacy Concierge Program Video Series Now available! A new series of videos highlighting our Pharmacy Concierge Program. Mona Chitre, Chief Pharmacy Officer, and President Pharmacy...	2024-06-26
Rx Update - Reduce Risk And Control Costs With Integrated Pharmacy Benefits Available To Your Team Experience a more comprehensive approach to pharmacy care when your team has integrated medical and pharmacy. We now have Integrated Pharmacy...	2024-06-26
We Want To Hear From You! At some point throughout the year, you should receive a satisfaction survey from us. The second quarter survey is being sent to some of our...	2024-06-26
Well-Child Visits Over Summer Break: Book Them Now It’s not too early to arrange the medical and dental visits your kids will need over the summer break from school. “Don’t wait too long to make...	2023-05-30
2023 Large Group Product Updates We’ve got exciting changes planned that will help groups and their employees enjoy even better health and wellbeing in 2023.* Here’s What’s...	2022-07-12
2023 Small Group Package Update The following Univera Access packages will no longer be offered directly through Univera Healthcare or on the New York State of Health (SHOP)...	2022-06-29
COBRA Terminations For Non-Payment Of Premiums Will Resume July 1, 2022 In March 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL), together with the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (collectively...	2022-06-29
Make A Mid-Year Resolution To Be More Active According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), physical activity is one of the best things people can do for their health,...	2022-06-29
Paul Valley Joins Univera Healthcare With the recent retirement of Pam Pawenski, Univera Healthcare has hired Paul Valley as Vice President Sales. Paul is a Western New York native and...	2022-06-29
Univera Healthcare Provides Community Health Awards To Area Nonprofits Univera Healthcare is awarding a total of 65 community health awards to nonprofit organizations across upstate New York, including eight nonprofits...	2022-06-29
Calm E-Book For Groups We worked with Calm to create a new informational resource to help Groups with some of your most asked questions. It’s a great tool if you’re...	2022-05-31
Individual & Small Group – NYS Prior Approval Of Rate Changes On May 10, 2022, an application was submitted requesting 2023 premium rate changes in accordance with New York state prior approval law. This rate...	2022-05-31
Sun, Safety & Hydration As the weather gets warmer and people spend more time outside, it is important to stay hydrated and protect yourself from the sun. Drinking plenty...	2022-05-31
Updates To Our Enrollment Tools We are always looking for ways to improve our online tools and resources to give our brokers, groups, and members a better user experience. In the...	2022-05-31
Making The Most Of Your Health Plan Many members are not aware of the programs, resources, and tools we make available to them. We want to help close that gap. That’s why we created...	2022-04-26
May Is Mental Health Month According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 41 percent of adults report struggling with mental health or substance use, which is...	2022-04-26
Welvie My Surgery Web Page Welvie My Surgery℠ is now available to our Fully Insured commercial group plans, Qualified Health Plan, and Essential Plan members. This...	2022-04-26
2022 Best Places To Work In Western New York Univera Healthcare is once again a top honoree in the Business First Best Places to Work, winning the Silver Award among employers with more than...	2022-03-29
April 16 Is National Healthcare Decisions Day National Healthcare Decisions Day was created to emphasize the importance of advance care planning. Advance care planning is the process we use to...	2022-03-29
Behind Every Great Health Care Outcome Is An Informed Decision Introducing Welvie My Surgery℠ – We know that one of the keys to better health is better health literacy – the ability to understand health...	2022-03-29
Do You Really Need The Emergency Department? There are millions of visits to hospital emergency departments (ED) in New York state each year that don’t result in a hospital stay, according to...	2022-02-22
Helpful Resources For Employees Using Our Website Or Mobile App It’s early in the new year and a great time for employees to review the benefits and extras that are a part of their health plan. Employees can...	2022-02-22