Introducing ECE Healthy Advantage

Health Insurance Benefits for Childcare Providers Staff

ECE Healthy Advantage: Give your childcare staff
the health insurance benefits that matter

Affordable Medical Plan
Options for Everyday Care

Ultra, plus copays for Brand RX, specialist visits, labs, and x-rays

Virtual, plus copays for Primary Care visits and Urgent Care, Network discount applied to specialist visits, labs, and x-rays

Basic, plus copays for generic RX and behavioral health (3x/year)

Preventive Care paid at 100%, telehealth with $0 copay, RX discount

If an employee doesn’t choose a health insurance plan, you as the employer can choose to give everyone access to Telemedicine. There are also voluntary and supplemental plans available!

Not sure which plan is right for you? That’s okay – let’s talk and we’ll help you figure out the best fit!

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For Plan Information & Customer Service

Contact SBMA at (888) 505-7724, Option 2.

For Virtual Health

Contact freshbenies at (855) 373-7450.

To locate a provider in the PHCS* Network

Please call (800) 457-1309 or visit www.multiplan.com/sbmaspecificservices.

 

*PHCS representatives can not verify benefits or provide plan information.
*PROVIDERS To verify member eligibility and benefits, call (888) 505-7724, Option 1
*To verify if a provider or facility is in the PHCS network, call (800) 950-7040. PHCS representatives can not verify benefits or provide plan information.

Frequently Asked Questions

Discover answers to common questions about ECE Healthy Advantage, ensuring clarity and confidence as you contemplate providing our health and wellness support to your valuable early childhood education team.

Why ECE Healthy Advantage?

IC360 ECE is built specifically for the needs of ECE and childcare employees. It includes flexible plan options for all needs, negotiated national pricing plans, unmatched benefit administration, and your trusted partner, Inspire Care 360. 

How is this different than a 'true medical' plan?

A major medical plan covers expenses and services after a designated cost share is met (deductible, coinsurance, copay), and covered services include inpatient and outpatient expenses.  The MEC plans cover everyday expenses with a copay or discount, with NO deductible; the plans do not cover hospital services or surgeries, except where ER services are specifically covered.    

What does the benefit administration take care of?

The benefits administration will walk your employees through the benefit options available to them and coach them through product prices as to existing programs. They handle all benefit and claims questions on all programs, management of your benefits, and support is always available.  

How do I get started with ECE Healthy Advantage?

We will set up a one-on-one with an IC360 team member to go over plan details and schedule your onboarding call. You will receive your onboarding materials and meet with your IC360 team member and our enrollment specialist to ensure a streamlined process. Once onboarding materials are submitted, you will receive additional forms to sign and return. You will be sent a census to complete for your eligible staff. [Get Started]

Being able to offer a health care option with ECE Healthy Advantage to our staff was very helpful; health benefits was one of their top requests for a long time and it was also a very affordable option. We love that they were able to customize the coverage that they wanted and that there aren't deductibles that they have to meet!

Sonia Keith Owner, Kindergrove

When I found out about ECE Healthy Advantage it was the perfect plan for me and my family…I added on Dental and vision and hands down this is the best program that my family has been on.

Jessica Wright Inspire Care 360

Inspire Care 360 has helped us offer benefits to our staff; we have been able to offer health insurance and also dental, vision or life insurance. This program has been a a huge benefit to our staff.

Tammy Anderson Owner, Super Kids Junior Academy

I feel like Telemedicine is a cost-effective way of trying to help your employees stay healthy and it's a goodwill gesture towards the employee saying 'We do care about you.'

Kym Pomares Owner, Courthouse Academy