Excellus BCBS Broker News Vol. 20 No. 3

REMINDER: It’s Time To Report Your 2024 Prescription Data

This is a reminder for the Broker News eblast that was sent on Tuesday March 4, 2025. You can read that full eblast in the news archive at: Broker News | March 2025 | Vol. 20 No. 3 - Special Issue

As a reminder, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield will complete the required pharmacy benefit and prescription drug cost reporting under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) for fully insured and self-funded groups for the 2024 reference year. However, you must submit premium contribution information for the 2024 reference year to Excellus BCBS by April 11, 2025.

Read the full article and access the online form to submit your data below.

Full Article: Broker News | Vol. 20 No. 3 - Special Issue
Link To: The Prescription Data Collection Form

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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, which is the year in which the tool is auto populating with. Please ensure that your groups are using the correct survey year for their webtool submission. Currently, March-December groups should be using the 2025 survey year in the dropdown. 2026 renewal groups should use the 2026 survey year.

If you have any questions, please contact your dedicated underwriter.

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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. Please use the new forms (linked below) moving forward to reflect the new wages.

If you have any questions on the Healthy New York – New Group Application or Recertification Form, please contact your account manager or dedicated underwriter.

HNY Updated New Group Application (PDF)
HNY Updated Recertification Form (PDF)

For future reference, the forms can also be found online at:

• HNY Updated New Group Application → Brokers > Enroll & Update > Group > New Group Paperwork under "Healthy NY"
• HNY Updated Recertification Form → Brokers > Resources > Forms under "Group Underwriting Forms"

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The Value Of A Wellbeing Strategy

Your groups’ employees are their organization’s greatest asset. Creating a culture of wellbeing where employees feel holistically supported by their employer helps them to be more engaged and productive, leading to greater retention and recruitment of talent.

According to Gallup, employees who strongly agree that their employer cares about their overall wellbeing are:

• 69% less likely to actively search for a new job
• 71% less likely to report experiencing burnout
• 3x more likely to be engaged at work
• 5x more likely to strongly advocate for their company as a place to work

The benefits of improving employees’ wellbeing have meaningful impacts on business outcomes. For example, teams that believe their organization cares about their wellbeing perform better, reaching higher customer engagement, profitability and productivity with lower turnover and fewer safety incidents. *

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has a team of Wellbeing Engagement Consultants that can help your groups create a culture of wellbeing. A dedicated consultant will partner with them (and you) to deliver a comprehensive, data-driven, evidence-based wellbeing strategy based on each group’s industry, goals and resources.

We partner with the group – and you – every step of the way. We use a consistent approach of assessing the organization’s needs and data, developing a tailored strategy, supporting implementation of the strategy, and evaluating its impact.

Take the next step in supporting your groups’ wellbeing. Contact your Excellus BCBS account manager to schedule a complimentary wellbeing consultation for your groups.

For complimentary Workplace Wellbeing resources, visit our wellbeing resources page and ExcellusForBusiness.com.

More Wellbeing Resources
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* https://www.gallup.com/workplace/507974/leaders-ignore-employee-wellbeing-own-risk.aspx

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