Last week, the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS) authorized Golden Cross to suspend the sale of 114 of the operator’s 143 active plans, starting July 10. The request to suspend the sale of these plans was made by the operator itself on June 10.
The regulatory agency clarified that the suspension of the sale of the plans will not affect any of the operator’s beneficiaries, as ANS did not cancel the existing contracts. Therefore, as of July 10, Golden Cross will continue to have 29 active plans for sale, 17 of which are exclusively dental and 12 are medical-hospital plans.
At any time, Golden Cross may also request the suspension of these plans, if it so wishes.
The measure had been announced by Golden Cross in a statement released to its clients and brokers on June 6. In view of this, on the 10th, the National Supplementary Health Agency notified Golden Cross and asked for clarification on the suspension of new sales of health plans, as the ANS had not been officially informed.
Golden Cross e Amil
On June 6, health insurance companies Golden Cross and Amil, in a joint statement, informed the approximately 240,000 customers of Golden’s corporate health plans that, as of July 1, they will be served by the Amil accredited network, following the restructuring.
Regarding this partnership, ANS also notified the operator to request more information.
The agency recognizes that the use of an operator’s network by another supplementary health service provider is legally permitted. Therefore, there is no need for authorization from the ANS.
However, the regulatory agency must be notified of any changes to the type of contract registered, for example, regarding the network of healthcare service providers to clients.
If in doubt, the user can check what is covered by their health plan at site.
