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TALON and EMI Health Announce Strategic Partnership to Empower Healthcare Consumers with Innovative Cost-Comparison Shopping Tool

PR Newswire

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., May 23, 2024

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TALON, a leader in healthcare price transparency, and EMI Health, a prominent health insurance plan, are excited to announce a strategic partnership that will bring advanced cost-comparison resources to healthcare consumers.

TALON's MyMedicalShopper™ allows members to compare costs for healthcare services across in-network providers. Integrating seamlessly into EMI Health's digital platforms, the tool provides accurate, easy-to-understand cost comparisons, personalized to members.

"This partnership with EMI Health marks a significant step forward in our mission to make healthcare more accessible and transparent," said Mark Galvin, CEO of TALON. "We are empowering consumers to make better-informed healthcare decisions."

EMI Health's CEO, Steve Morrison, expressed his enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating, "We are thrilled to partner with TALON to bring this innovative tool to our members. Our goal has always been to provide exceptional value and support to our members, and this tool is a pivotal advancement in our service offering."

"Our members' health and financial well-being are our top priorities," Steve Morrison added. "This tool not only helps members manage their healthcare expenses but also enhances their overall experience with our plan."

More information to come.

Trustmark is now offering a new process of accepting missing or incomplete medical information from individual health questionnaires. Up until now, missing information could only be accepted through a revised individual enrollment form from the employee, or a phone interview with Trustmark.  Trustmark is now going to allow the Brokers to collect any missing information instead of requiring a phone interview, or a revised enrollment form. The phone interview option is not going away, it will be one of the options available to collect missing information. If broker option is elected, medical info will need to be in an email from the Broker. If the underwriter does require a questionnaire, the questionnaire does not need to be signed, but will need to be in an email chain from the broker. 

PCORI Fee Letter Available Electronically:

As we have done previously, employers that are required to pay the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) fee will be electronically provided a letter containing their group’s “average covered lives” during the plan year ending in 2023 (using the Snapshot Count method).

• The letters will be posted to the Document Center at TrustmarkSB.com/login for the employer, the Broker of Record and the broker’s managing general agent to view.
• The electronic letters will become available the week of June 3, 2024.
• Click here for a sample letter.
• Paper Version Will No Longer Be Mailed.
• Plan sponsors of self-funded health plan years ending in 2023 are required to pay the fee to the IRS and file Form 720 by July 31, 2024.

• Census GRx review for Groups of 20-99 at initial quote.
• Group Risk Evaluation and 1 health question on individual enrollment form(or online) required for firm rates.

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