Newsletters

We keep clients up-to-date with newsletters designed to help you get the most the value from your benefits plan.

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Executive Benefits Issues

How do you want to spend your retirement dollars? Read how LTCi can help you live your dreams and achieve your goals.

Benefits Communications

Aug 06—Lost in Transit:Beware New Plans That Leave Benefits Behind

Nov 05—Dollars and Sense: Total Compensation

Nov 02—Tackling Benefits Communications: Educating Employees About Costs

Association Health Plans

May 03—Big Risks for Small Business: The Fine Print About Association Health Plans

Future of HMOs

Apr 05—HMO Survival in the 21st Century

Health Care Costs and Choices

Aug 04—Winning the Health Care Cost Game

Long-term Care

Aug 05—Long-term Care for Financial Security

Oct 03—Be in the Know Now About Long-term Care

Shargel Solutions Topics

Affordable Term Life Insurance
Mar 08—Financial Protection for your Nest

Individual Underwriting Timing
Sep 05—Individual Application and Underwriting Tips

Long-term Care

May 06—Getting Real About LTC

Losing Group Coverage?
Aug 05—Protecting Your Health Insurance after Leaving or Losing a Job

Health Insurance Options for New Singles:
Nov 04—Protecting Your Health Coverage after Divorce or Legal Separation

Health Savings Accounts:
2008 Update

Small Business Health Insurance:
Jun 04—Health Insurance Basics for Small Business: Individual vs. Small Group Coverage

WageWorks Online Commuter Benefits
Jan 08—Pre-tax transit benefits for employees

Group Plan Newsletters

Individual Plan Newsletters

All Employees

New Year Refresher - Health Plan Basics

Administrator Alert

Mar-Apr 08 - Business Insurance

Feb 08 - Pre-tax Benefits

Jan 08 - New Year Reminders, EE Guide

Oct-Dec 07 - Blue Cross CA Online Tools

Oct-Dec 07 - CalChoice Online Tools

Oct-Nov 07 - Blue Shield CA Online Tools

Aug-Sep 07 - Up to Date Benefits

Jul 07 - Healthy Workforce

May-Jun 07 - Benefits Changes

Apr 07 - Dependent Coverage

Mar 07 - Medicare and Group Coverage *updated link

Jan-Feb 07  - COBRA

Dec 06 - New Year Reminders

Nov 06 - Benefits & New Parents
Sep-Oct 06 - Domestic Partner Coverage

Aug 06 - Waiting Periods

Jun-Jul 06 - More Choice

May 06 - Disability Coverage Basics

Apr 06 - COBRA and Cal-COBRA

Mar 06 - Medicare D Part Two

Feb 06 - New Year, Age Banding

Dec 05 - New Hire Q & A

Nov 05 - Medicare Part D Notifications

Sep 05 - WageWorks Commuter Benefits

Aug 05- Pre-tax Premium Only Plans

June 05- Wait Period Short-term Health

May 05-Graduating Dependents

Apr 05-Domestic Partner Coverage

Blue Cross of California

Feb 06-Copays & Deductibles, Preventive Care, Heart Healthy

Jun 05-Summer Tips, HMO Guest Membership, EOBs

Oct 04-Health Care Costs, Prop 72

Jul 04-Prescription Shopping, Travel Tips, Graduating Students, Stop Smoking

Mar 04-Generics, Plan Changes, LTC, Colon Health

Jan 04-Emergency Care, Plan Differences

Blue Shield of California

Dec 07 - Blue Shield Online

Feb 06 - Deductibles and Copay Max, Heart, Diagnostic vs. Preventive Care

Mar 05-Lifepath Advisers, Accessing Mental Health, EOBs

Oct 04-Health Care Costs, Prop 72

Jul 04-Prescription Shopping, Travel Tips, Graduating Students, Stop Smoking

Mar 04-Online Pharmacy, Depression, LTC, Colon Health

Jan 04-Emergency Care, Plan Differences

California Choice

May 04-Physician&Pharmacy/Travel/
Student Coverage

Health Net

Feb 06-Copays & Deductibles, Preventive Care, Heart Healthy

May 05-Prescription Drugs, Mental Health, Graduates, Travel

May 04-Rosetta Stone, Generics, Emergency vs. Urgent Care

May 03-Web Access, Preventive Care

PacifiCare

Aug 04-Web Access, Generics, Pharmacy Benefits

All Individual Health Plans

New Year Refresher - Health Plan Basics

Blue Shield of California

Dec 07 - Blue Shield Online

Dec 06 - Rates, HDHP HSA Plans, Benefits Update, Life Coverage

Jul 06 - Benefits Update, Healthy Bones

Dec 05 - Rate and Benefits Changes, Flu Shots, Credit Card Payment

Jun 05 - Chiropractic, Mental Health, EOBs

Jan 05 - Domestic Partner, Plan Choice, HSAs

Oct 04-Health Care Costs, Prop 72

Jun 04-Plan Changes, Travel, Stop Smoking, Graduating Students

Mar 04-HSAs, Pharmacy Tools, Depression Packet, Colorectal Cancer

Nov 03-Plan Comparisons, Prescription Coverage

Aug 03-Avoid Cancellation, Privacy

Blue Cross of California

Jul 06 - Benefits Update, Healthy Bones

Jan 06 - Rates and Benefits Changes, Autopay, What Clients Are Buying

Sep 05 - Supplemental Insurance, Preventive Care, Flu Shots

Jan 05 - Domestic Partner, Plan Choice, HSAs

Oct 04-Health Care Costs, Prop 72

Jun 04-Prescription Shopping, Travel, Stop Smoking, Graduating Students

Mar 04-HSAs, 3500 Deductible PPO, Discounts, Colorectal Cancer

Dec 03-Prescription Coverage and Costs, Healthy Check, Tax Tip

Aug 03-Avoid Cancellation, Privacy

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