September 8, 2025

Rate Renewal Report Now Available Your January 1, 2026 MESSA renewal report is now available online at the MESSA Business Administration Center > Reports > Renewal. Your new medical renewal report, medical rate summary, and vision rate summary are also available. You can access your renewals here. Please note that we have updated the title of the …

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March 18, 2025

RxDC Federal Reporting Requirements MESSA was recently asked about the RxDC reporting required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). We’re happy to provide the following information to all our groups. As a MESSA group customer, you DO NOT have to complete this RxDC federal reporting requirement for the MESSA medical coverage you …

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January 17, 2025

Requests for information regarding class-action lawsuit We’ve received inquiries regarding requests for information in a class-action lawsuit involving insulin products. The information requests are addressed to self-funded payers. Employers offering fully-insured MESSA health and prescription plans to school staff are neither self-funded nor serve as payers for the purposes of these plans. If you have …

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December 16, 2024

Billing Schedule Below is the 2025 Billing Schedule. This is also available on the BAC under Invoices. January – December 13 February – January 10 March – February 14 April – March 14 May – April 11 June – May 9 July – June 13 August – July 11 September – August 8 October – September …

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September 5, 2024

Annual required creditable coverage notices Employers are required to take action and meet two separate and distinct annual creditable coverage disclosure requirements: 1. Annual notice to Medicare eligible individuals 2. Online disclosure to CMS Form Please note: The information contained in this business bulletin is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as, …

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September 4, 2024

Annual Verification Process for Overage Dependents MESSA will mail a letter to members with an overage dependent on September 10, 2024. In order for an overage dependent to continue insurance coverage into 2025, members must take action and verify the eligibility for their dependent who may: Certify with a severe physical and/or intellectual impairment, or …

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May 16, 2024

AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy Starting July 1, 2024, AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy will become MESSA’s exclusive provider for specialty drugs, pending state approval. If an employee fills their specialty medication through a different pharmacy beginning July 1, they may be responsible for the full cost of the drug. Employees who have specialty drug prescriptions for themselves or …

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