There’s some great news for Indiana physicians covered by group health insurance through the Medical Practice Consortium: The consortium’s Board of Trustees has chosen the ISMA Insurance Agency (ISMAIA) from a competitive field to serve as its arrangement manager.

The decision means that consortium members will receive the same expert customer service from ISMAIA employees that practices covered by ISMA’s Anthem group health insurance plan enjoyed.

“The ISMAIA views the relationship with the consortium as central to its core mission of supporting physicians and practices and is honored to have been selected for this role by the consortium trustees,” said ISMA Director of Insurance Tom Martens.

The Medical Practice Consortium was formed late last year in response to new federal rules concerning association health plans. Currently, it offers Anthem group health insurance to more than 80 Indiana medical practices. As arrangement manager, the ISMAIA will provide personalized assistance to all participating employers, including policy management, education and administration of premiums.

The ISMA individual health insurance plan (including Medicare Carveouts) offered through Anthem was not affected by the new rules and continues to be governed and serviced by ISMA.

Insurance account manager John Enderle joins staff John Enderle has joined the ISMA staff as insurance account manager. In this role, he is responsible for nurturing member relationships, supporting subscriber enrollment, conducting sales presentations and educating prospects and subscribers on insurance plan options to facilitate an informed decision. Enderle comes to ISMA with more than nine years of insurance experience and has held other finance-related positions in the Indianapolis area. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Butler University. Raised in Terre Haute, John now lives in Carmel with his wife, Judith, and two daughters, Kaitlyn and Erika. He is the son of Frank Enderle, MD, and Kay Enderle. The late Dr. Enderle was a surgeon in Terre Haute for many years, and Kay Enderle served as president of the ISMA Alliance for 1991-1992.