Broker Alert: Third Quarter Individual Plan Rate Changes
Rates for BCBSAZ Individual and Family plans with deductibles of $5,000 or greater and BluePortfolio Plus plans with deductibles of $3,000 or lower will increase on average by 2.9 percent beginning on July 1, 2012. Only Suite C plans are impacted.
Third quarter 2012 premium rates will be effective from July 1 through September 30, 2012. The new rates are available for quoting at azblue.com beginning May 1 and via your Broker Marketing Website, so that you can access rate quotes for July 1 effective dates.
Printed copies of third quarter 2012 rate sheets can be ordered through the Broker Supply Form beginning in mid-June. A PDF file containing the third quarter rate information will also be available on azblue.com in mid-June.
The following plans are subject to the third quarter rate increase:
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Plan
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Deductibles
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BlueBasic Plus
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$5,000
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$7,500
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$10,000
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BlueOptimum Plus
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$5,000
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$7,500
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$10,000
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BlueValue Plus
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$5,000
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$7,500
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$10,000
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BlueEssential Plus
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$5,000
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$7,500
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$10,000
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BluePortfolio Plus
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$1,750
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$3,000
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Please contact your BCBSAZ account representative if you have any questions.
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