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Manage your costs and budget with a choice of funding options, including fully insured, administrative services only (ASO), and Anthem Balance Funding (ABF). With an ABF plan, enjoy the advantages of a fully insured and an ASO plan. It’s a stable way to manage healthcare costs with a fixed monthly payment at a competitive price. ASO clients can also purchase an Anthem stop loss plan for extra financial security. Bundling Savings Save up to 4% on your fully insured premium (or up to $3.00 per employee per month on your ASO fees) when you combine multiple plans from Anthem. Talk to an Anthem representative for complete details. ABF is the fastest growing product in small group and offer high stability multiyear strategy. Self -funding attributes with the simplicity and predictability of an insured funding solution. Standard components: • Specific Stop Loss • Aggregate Stop Loss • 12/12 Coverage Period • 50% Surplus Refund • Integrated Terminal Liability For More Information or Help Quoting Anthem, Please Contact Your Dickerson Sales Representative.

Blue Shield’s flagship virtual-first care program Virtual Blue has surpassed 150,000 members, showing compelling results around healthcare access, affordability, and customer satisfaction. Virtual Blue’s program highlights include: • 7–10% lower overall cost of care, averaging $468 less per member per year • Emergency room visits reduced by more than 10% • Average appointment wait times of 1 day for primary and mental health, versus 10 days for in-person care • Unlimited, $0 out-of-pocket cost virtual visits For More Information or Help Quoting Blue Shield, Please Contact Your Dickerson Sales Representative.

Liberty has seen an increase in voided contracts for Humana groups, and this may be due to recipients assuming the DocuSign emails are scams/phishing. To prevent delays and help the process run as smoothly as possible, please proactively communicate Liberty contracts are legitimately sent via DocuSign. The DocuSign email will include a contract that the group signs and returns via DocuSign to Liberty. For More Information or Help Quoting Humana, Please Contact Your Dickerson Sales Representative.