The Seneca Area Chamber and Downtown Impact is pleased to announce a new partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) and Chamber of Commerce Executives of Kansas (CCEKS). This partnership brings together over 59 local Chambers of Commerce across Kansas to offer an Association Health Plan entitled Chamber Blue of Kansas.
Chamber Blue of Kansas is an association health plan (AHP) that allows for employers to join together to purchase insurance. The larger pool of people enrolled in the plan allows the possibility for more plan options, and potentially, lower cost.
The rates will be based upon employers who complete an interest survey; completing the survey is required in order to enroll in the program, but does not obligate your organization to enroll. Please fill out the survey here. The survey should be filled out by the business owner and/or person who will handle insurance for the business, one survey per business. All surveys must be completed by August 18, 2023, for all interested parties to submit.
In order to be eligible for the plan, employers must employ two W-2 employees, unless your business is filing taxes as an S-Corp or a C-Corp. Additionally, businesses larger than 50 employees are not eligible. Businesses must be members of the Seneca Area Chamber and Downtown Impact by enrollment time (November 2023).
The initial rates will be determined in September 2023 based on groups/businesses that have completed the survey and plans will become effective January 1, 2024.
If you have questions, please watch this webinar provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield.
For more information, please visit https://www.bcbsks.com/chamberblueks to view the Employer Guide, Benefit Brochure, and to review the eligibility criteria, and plan options. To receive the survey link, please contact Kylee Bergstrom at the Seneca Area Chamber and Downtown Impact.
About Seneca Area Chamber and Downtown Impact:
The Seneca Area Chamber and Downtown Impact is dedicated to promoting, encouraging and improving the business, civic, historical and cultural vitality of the Seneca area; to create a vibrant, thriving, environmentally sound and economically strong community.
About Chamber of Commerce Executives of Kansas:
As a private not-for-profit 501(c)6, Chamber of Commerce Executives of Kansas (CCEKS) operates with the primary goal of serving its membership by providing excellence in professional development, networking, resource, and idea exchange opportunities. Also, CCEKS provides guidance and leadership training to chambers across the state and the board members who serve in local communities.
About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas:
For 80 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has built a reputation of trust with its members and contracting providers by providing outstanding customer service while quickly and accurately processing claims; fairly administering benefit plans and contracts; offering programs, services, and tools to help members improve or maintain their health; and operating under the highest ethical standards while being good stewards of premium dollars. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and is the state’s largest insurer, serving all Kansas counties except Johnson and Wyandotte. For more information, visit bcbsks.com.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
