The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits is excited to announce that we are partnering with Marsh McLennan Agency and Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC to offer an Association Health Plan for Center Members. We understand that many nonprofits experience challenges in providing and navigating health insurance benefits for their employees, and we want to help!
What Is an Association Health Plan?
An Association Health Plan (AHP) or Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) is a means of providing a welfare benefit, including medical, dental, vision, and ancillary coverages to employers with two or more employees who are part of a bona fide association. AHPs allow for a group of employers to bring purchasing power to the benefits negotiation process as well as the opportunity to benefit from a larger pool of employees resulting in more stability for smaller employers.
The AHP will not be a solution for all nonprofits but offers an additional option for organizations to evaluate in their own benefit analysis. The goal is to provide a variety of plan options that will offer some organizations more competitive pricing than what is available in the marketplace today.
We Need to Hear from You!
An important first step in this process is to collect group demographic information. Please complete this short survey letting us know if your organization is interested in exploring this benefit. Completing this survey is not an obligation to participate in the AHP.
We do not have plan or pricing information to share at this time but expect to share more in mid-October for a January 1 health insurance plan year.
If your organization indicates interest in the survey, we’ll follow up to collect census information on your employees to help Blue Cross Blue Shield design comprehensive, competitive plans and pricing.
To learn more, watch the recordings of our August and September information sessions.
We’re excited to finally be able to offer this Member benefit and to help ensure nonprofit careers are sustainable. We look forward to continuing to support you and the impactful work you do in communities around the state.
