Serving Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Ventura & Clark Counties |
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Announcing The New PIBT Freedom Plans |
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We are excited to announce a new health plan option offering benefits that are very similar to a PPO—but better: The PIBT Freedom Plans.
The PIBT Freedom Plans are all about providing the best possible experience for you. You have an option of going to any provider. You can see a specialist without any preapprovals. You get relief from the big rate increases that some other plans implemented this year. And, best of all, you get access to a concierge service called Nurse Navigators.
Nurse Navigators are NOT gatekeepers whose task is to pre-approve treatment. Instead, their mission is to reduce the anxiety and make it easier for you to get the care you want and deserve. If you choose to call the Nurse Navigators, you’ll have the assistance of a nurse to help you find a provider, schedule appointments, understand your diagnosis and much more. All at no extra cost!
Here are a few FAQs regarding this plan:
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How do the Freedom Plans control rising health insurance costs? GPA and ELAP—the companies that administer the PIBT Freedom Plans—audit all hospital and outpatient claims for excessive and incorrect charges to ensure that you're paying a fair price for the services received and that the provider is getting a fair reimbursement. The result is lower cost, lower payroll deductions and lower out-of-pocket costs for members.
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What doctors and other healthcare providers can I use? Virtually all practitioners accept this plan. Although these plans use a national network that includes physicians, labs, urgent care and similar types of providers, you are not restricted to this network. Your benefits are the same whether you seek care from an in-network or out-of-network practitioner.
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Are these HMOs, PPOs or POS plans? These plans provide PPO-level benefits, but you can seek care at virtually any provider—there is no “out-of-network”! The plans’ PHCS Practitioner and Ancillary network gives you an excellent starting point. You can check to see if your current doctor is there, or you can find a new doctor, but ultimately you are free to seek care at any provider that you choose.
For more information, view an informational recorded webinar about these plans HERE.
Interested in obtaining a quote? Contact Jeff Miller at 323.728.9500, Ext. 244.
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Friday, December 11, 2020
5:00pm PT via Zoom
Cost: $275
(includes 3 bottles, shipping and Zoom login)
Wine brings us all together, even while we’re social distancing! Join PIASC and Law Estates Wine on Friday, December 11 for a fun wine tasting experience as they bring wine country to your living room or backyard. After you register Law Estates Wine will ship three bottles of wine to you. As this will be a blind tasting, each bottle will be wrapped and numbered but not labeled. You will also receive a “Sample Shopping List” of recommended items to pair with the mystery wines.
A wine expert from Law Estate Wines will be at the event to educate you about each bottle. This will be an interactive virtual tasting so be sure to have your computer, microphone and camera ready to ask your questions and share your thoughts.
Want to “make it a party”? We recommend you invite no more than four others to join you at your home for this event.
If you miss attending wine tasting events and would like to enjoy a fun and safe social event with good wine, good conversation and great opportunity to catch up with some of your industry peers, Wine-ing from Home is for you!
Registration must be completed by November 19th
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Crown Connect introduces the new Xerox Iridesse Production Press, the world’s most advanced digital press. Visit www.crownconnect.com.
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To participate, please email your one-sentence announcement to Wendy Ferruz at Wendy@piasc.org.
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Pre-order The New 2021 Labor Law Posters |
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Many regulations will be updated or introduced for California in 2021. Your 2020 posters will be considered outdated and you will not be in compliance.
Important things to know:
- The updated California State & Federal 2021 posters include important revisions to the California Minimum Wage Notice and the Discrimination Notice.
- The mandatory IWC #1 and IWC #4 posters have both been updated. The new 2021 version will replace the 2020 version.
- Depending on your operations, your company may also be required to display updated city specific minimum wage posters like Pasadena and Santa Monica.
- Also available are posters on sexual harassment prevention, code of safe practices, fire aid/choking/CPR, California fair housing, California human trafficking, HIPAA, Workers Compensation fraud, and more.
PIASC is able to save our members even more money by offering the California State and Federal posters for just $18.50/english or spanish (compared to CalChamber cost of $40.49). These prices are for PIASC members only.
Avoid fines and penalties by pre-order your posters! Download order form HERE or contact Emily Holguin, 323.728.9500, Ext. 200.
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Holiday Marketing on Instagram:
6 Tips for Marketers
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#1: Drive Sales and Generate Leads With Shoppable Instagram Posts and Holiday Gift Guides
Finding the right gifts for friends and family can be a daunting task so many holiday shoppers delay those purchases. In fact, more than 50% of U.S. consumers are last-minute shoppers. To cater to them, consider publishing a gift guide with gift ideas to ease their holiday stress.
Use Instagram carousel posts to share mini-gift guides with your audience and feature relevant offerings from your product catalog. Offer ideas tailored for different audiences or budgets to help consumers find the right gift for the person they’re shopping for.
To make it easy for your audience to buy the products you feature, use Instagram shoppable posts. Consumers can then tap on the product tags for items they’re interested in and see details about them in-app. Read this article to learn how to get approved for Instagram Shopping so you can enable product tagging.
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The Printers Fair is Going Virtual! |
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As much as everyone loves the annual in-person Printers Fair, the Printing Museum must prioritize the health and safety of its visitors, vendors and volunteers. So for this year, the Los Angeles Printers Fair at the Printing Museum will be held virtually.
The good news: Instead of just being a two-day event, the 2020 VIRTUAL LOS ANGELES PRINTERS FAIR is taking place during the entire month of November!
Here’s how to participate:
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Download the show Guide HERE
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Visit the online marketplace at the dedicated website HERE
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Check out the daily social media features and posts HERE
- Take advantage of the special sales promotions, such as “Black Ink Friday” after Thanksgiving
- Purchase your choice of various levels of Keepsake Packages
- Do at-home activities and tutorials, such as how to make paper or bind a book
- View video museum demonstrations and tours
- Participate in weekly raffles
- Come to the on-site Surplus Type & Press Sales in the Printing Museum’s parking lot on November 15
- Enjoy a drive-in printing-themed movie night in the Museum parking lot on November 14
- And much more!
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"Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing." |
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To help build future resources, PRINTING United Alliance is currently reaching out to women in the printing industry with a survey that focuses on women's experiences, expectations, and current priorities. Learn more about how you can participate in this week's PRINTING United Alliance Membership Minute.
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