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For you:
- Sun Life’s Healthcare Professional offering expanded for non-physician providers - Find out more
- Sun Life Link API connectivity solutions - Find out more
- Milestone dates to note for successful 1/1/25 effective dates - Find out more
- Mark your calendars: Stop-Loss Webinar on Hinge Health - Register now
What we shared with Clients:
- Mark your calendars: Webinar on Election Results and their Impact on Employee Benefits - Register now
- Third Quarter Sun Life Compliance News - Download now
- Family Leave Insurance: Making the case to Your Organization's Decision Makers - Download now
- Sun Life’s dental PPO network - Find out more
- Sun Life Dental (U.S.) mobile app - Find out more
- More claims integration to benefit members - Find out more
- Important PFML updates and reminders - Find out more
- Stop-Loss high-cost claims conditions spotlight series:
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Sun Life’s Healthcare Professional offering expanded for non-physician providers
We are excited to announce that Sun Life’s Healthcare Professional offering has been expanded to offer more comprehensive LTD income protection benefits for non-physician providers. These professionals deliver specialized patient care either with or in place of physicians. With Sun Life’s Premium LTD offering, the definition of Disability protects healthcare extenders with specialized duties. Read our press release or flyer to learn more.
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Sun Life Link API connectivity solutions
At Sun Life, our connectivity solutions are designed to save your clients time and make managing benefits easier. We’re building API connectivity through Sun Life with the HR platforms your clients use every day where we exchange real-time data. View a brief presentation by our tech consultants to learn about:
- Capabilities available today with each HR platform partner
- Our Sun Life Link API roadmap for the rest of the year and into early 2025
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Milestone dates to note for successful 1/1/25 effective dates
3 easy tips to help your Clients with a smooth and timely Sun Life implementation on 1/1/25:
- Take advantage of Sun Life Onboard, our standard for most Clients, allowing for faster and easier implementation
- By 12/13/24 (Friday) - ensure all implementation requirements are complete and submitted through Sun Life Onboard
- By 12/19/24 (Thursday) - finalize and submit enrollment data through Sun Life Onboard
By following these three simple tips, we can provide a smooth and timely implementation experience. This means your Client and their employees will be happy...and so will you!
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Mark your calendars: Stop-Loss Webinar on Hinge Health
Date: November 13
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Join Sun Life Stop-Loss team members and Hinge’s in-house experts for an insightful discussion on the importance of musculoskeletal and orthopedic condition support, and how Hinge Health's user-friendly, home-based physical therapy app can seamlessly improve your employees' overall well-being.
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The below articles have been shared with Clients. We encourage you to read the articles to stay up to date with Sun Life’s offerings and insights.
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Mark your calendars: Webinar on Election Results and their Impact on Employee Benefits
Date: November 6
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET
Join James Slotnick, VP, Government Relations & Sustainability, as he summarizes what we know about the 2024 election results as of November 6 and the possible impacts to employee benefits industry.
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Third Quarter Sun Life Compliance News
Download Sun Life’s COMPLIANCE NEWS authored by Sun Life Assistant Vice President & Senior Counsel, Marjory Robertson, JD, Senior Counsel, Abigail O’Connell, JD, and Counsel, Sarah Simmons, JD.
Included in the Third Quarter 2024 Newsletter:
- Federal Leave and Accommodation Activity
- EEOC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PFWA) enforcement is in full swing
- New and Amended Unpaid Leave and Accommodation Laws – CA, MN, OR
- Developments in Paid Leave Law – CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, ME, MD, MA, MN, NJ, NY, OR, WA
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Family Leave Insurance: Making the case to Your Organization's Decision Makers
This new whitepaper for HR professionals provides strategies to advocate for Family Leave Insurance to organizational decision makers. The whitepaper uses data from existing paid family leave programs in other states to demonstrate how this benefit can positively impact a company's bottom line, helping to make a compelling case for its adoption. As Family Leave Insurance is new to the benefits landscape, the whitepaper aims to facilitate in-depth discussions about its suitability for organizations.
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Sun Life’s Dental PPO network
The Sun Life Dental Network® expands access to care with more than 140,000 dentists nationwide.1 Check out this flyer to see how our strong network goes beyond the numbers and demonstrates our deep experience in recruiting the right providers, making in-network care more affordable, and focusing on prevention to help improve oral health.
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Sun Life Dental (U.S.) mobile app
Have you seen our new mobile app for dental benefits? We have made it even easier for members to access their dental plan information on the go. They can see their plan overview, view claims and access their dental ID card right in the app.
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More claims integration to benefit members
Sun Life has launched many claims integrations over the past few years and we just added another one this year. Members who have both dental + accident, hospital indemnity or critical illness with wellness will automatically have their wellness benefit paid when they get a dental cleaning.
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Important PFML updates and reminders
If you have employees in these PFML statutory states, please be aware of the following changes effective 1/1/25:
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The Social Security wage cap was released for 2025 and is increasing from $168,600 to $176,100. This wage cap is used to calculate the PFML contributions for Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington.
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CO PFML: Maximum weekly benefit increases from $1,100.00 to $1,324.21.
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CT PFML: Maximum weekly benefit increases from $941.40 to $981.00.
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MA PFML: Maximum weekly benefit increases from $1,149.90 to $1,170.64.
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WA PFML: Maximum weekly benefit increases from $1,456.00 to $1,542.00. The premium rate will increase from 0.74% to 0.92% and the maximum employee contributions increases from 71.43% to 71.52%. The maximum employer contributions decrease from 28.57% to 28.48%.
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NY PFL: Maximum weekly benefit increases from $1,151.16 to $1,177.32. The state rate increases from 0.373% to 0.388% of covered wages.
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NJ TDB: Maximum weekly benefit increases from $1,055 to $1,081. The employee contribution percent has also changed, from 0.0% to 0.23%. The employee taxable wage base will increase from $161,400 to $165,400 and the employer taxable wage base from $42,300 to $43,300.
For other Statutory and PFML state updates, please visit our State Programs page.
Sun Life continues to closely monitor and prepare for the new 2026 PFML programs starting in Maine, Delaware, Maryland, and Minnesota. Quoting started on 9/1/2024 for Maine and Delaware and quoting begins on 11/1/2024 for Maryland and Minnesota. To prepare, please visit Sun Life Paid Leave Solutions to learn more about these new programs.
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Stop-Loss high-cost claims conditions spotlight series:
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Second Opinions
When facing a new, or complicated medical diagnosis, a second expert medical opinion can offer peace of mind with treatment confirmation, or by suggesting alternatives for a patient’s consideration. Read our recent analyses to learn more about how second opinions work, and the value they provide, especially for conditions that may become a high-cost claim.
Importance of second opinions for:
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Impact Artificial intelligence (AI) may have on cancer treatment
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming cancer drug development, promising faster, more cost-effective research methods and revolutionizing cancer drug design. Dive into our in-depth analysis to understand how AI is shaping the future of cancer treatment.
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1 Sun Life’s dental networks include its affiliate, Dental Health Alliance®, L.L.C. (DHA®), and dentists under access arrangements with other dental networks. Nationwide counts are state level totals.
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Wellesley Hills, Mass.) issues group policies in all states, except New York. In New York, Sun Life and Health Insurance Company (U.S.) (Lansing, Mich.) issues group insurance policies.
MPNL-1140-24Q4 #1519436224 10/24 (exp. 10/26)
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