June 22, 2016

Some Small Group (1-50) Metallic Plans Will Be Discontinued in 2016

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will be sending discontinuation notices to small group administrators and employees of accounts with renewal dates in September through December 2016 who have one of the small group (1-50) Metallic plans being discontinued. We will be notifying all group administrators and employees this month about their 2016 plan discontinuances. The notices will be sent the fourth week of June to the group administrators and the week after to employees currently enrolled in one of the discontinued plans.

Off-Exchange Plans
Small groups with off-Exchange plans will receive a group administrator letter and an employee letter. They will receive new plan options in their 2016 renewal packets. We will suggest a plan that is similar to the one that they currently have. They will also get other options from which to choose.

SHOP Plans
Small groups enrolled through SHOP will receive a group administrator letter and an employee letter. At least 60 days prior to a group’s renewal date, a SHOP renewal notice will be sent informing groups of their renewal coverage options for 2016.