Open Enrollment begins on November 1, 2025, and runs through January 15, 2026.
We’re here to help you connect your clients to a health plan that delivers the savings and care they need. Benefits include $0 preventive care,1 $0 virtual care visits,2 and prescription drug coverage including convenient home delivery. Plus, our SydneySM Health app gives members their health information, resources, and well-being support in one convenient place.
Important updates for 2026
- Some Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance premium tax credits are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025, unless Congress takes action to extend them. This means your clients may pay more for their coverage in 2026. For more information, clients can visit Anthem.com/stayinformed.
- Increased timeframe to receive a $50 Incentive for wellness exams from 90 to 120 days.
- Introducing a new Preferred Plus PPO network on the Clear Choice Silver PPO family of plans.
This new network gives clients the continued flexibility of our broad PPO network, plus the benefit of lower cost shares for selecting high quality, independent, value-based providers. In this network, primary care doctors, specialists, and functional therapists are divided into two tiers. Clients can choose any in-network provider they like but will pay less if they receive care from a Tier 1 provider.
- The Bronze and Gold PPO plans will stay on the Blue Choice PPO network.
- Discontinuing Anthem Blue Choice IND Silver PPO 5000/25%/8000, and clients will be automatically renewed into Anthem Clear Choice IND Silver Blue Choice PPO 5000/30%/8500.
2026 open enrollment renewal materials
Your clients will receive their personalized open enrollment renewal packets by mail. The cover letter includes information on how members can find out if they qualify for financial help or make sure they receive all the savings available to them. Visit Producer Toolbox, select Book of Business, then select Renewals to view the Renewal Letter link for a specific client. After enrollment, your clients can virtually access their ID cards and other plan details through the Sydney Health app.
Tips and tools to help you and your clients
- Members must pay the full amount of their January bill on time to make sure their 2026 coverage begins January 1, 2026.
- If your clients are staying on their plan, they can maintain their coverage by continuing payments.
- If CoverME.gov contacts your client about updating their account information, please advise them to reply quickly. We can’t complete their enrollment until CoverME.gov tells us their account information is current.
- Use E-Submit for paper applications and maintenance paperwork
- Generate client reports in Producer Toolbox.
We’re here to help you connect your clients to affordable Anthem health plans. If you have questions, please contact Broker Services at 833-864-0133, or IndividualBrokerServices@anthem.com.
Thank you for your partnership and dedication to your Anthem clients. Visit Anthem Broker Hub for additional online support to help your business and your clients.
Sydney Health is offered through an arrangement with Carelon Digital Platforms, a separate company offering mobile application services on behalf of your health plan.
Individual Marketing collateral for plan year 2026 is available on AnthemBrokerHub.com.
1 Nationally recommended preventive care services received in-network have no copay and no deductible requirement.
2 Virtual care visits, including video visits using the Sydney Health app are at no cost to members for most plans (however, it may be subject to the deductible depending upon the terms of the plan). Virtual care visits refer to video consultations, as deemed appropriate by a licensed physician. In addition to using a telehealth service, you can receive in-person or virtual care from your own doctor or another healthcare provider in your plan’s network. If you receive care from a doctor or healthcare provider not in your plan’s network, your share of the costs may be higher. You may also receive a bill for any charges not covered by your health plan. Sydney Health is offered through an arrangement with Carelon Digital Platforms, a separate company offering mobile application services on behalf of your health plan.