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Anthem Blue Cross Waives Cost Share for COVID-19 Treatment

Anthem Blue Cross announced that member cost shares will be waived if they get care for COVID-19 from doctors, hospitals, and other health care professionals in their plan’s network from April 1, 2020...

CVS To Waive Co-Pays for Aetna Member Coronavirus Hospitalizations

CVS Health is waiving cost-sharing and co-pays for inpatient hospital admissions related to COVID-19 for Aetna’s commercially insured members. Treatment Waivers Aetna, a CVS Health company, will w...

Blue Shield of California Will Cover Employees Covered Through Layoffs, Furloughs, Or Reduction in Work Hours

Employers across the country are managing difficult decisions to keep their employees safe and businesses open. Maintaining health coverage through layoffs, furloughs, or reduction in work hours can b...

Anthem Blue Cross Special Enrollment Opportunity

Anthem Blue Cross is offering a Special COVID-19 Enrollment Opportunity. The enrollment opportunity will be limited to employees who previously did not elect coverage for themselves (spouses, children...

Blue Shield of California Special Enrollment Period

To help ensure access to health coverage, Blue Shield of California is providing a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) through June 30, 2020 for employees who previously declined coverage for themselves o...

Blue Shield of California Allows Buy-Down Plan Change Off-Cycle

COVID-19 has created challenging circumstances for businesses. In light of that, Blue Shield of California is making changes to their policies geared toward helping employers maintain their health pla...

MediExcel Health Plan Offers Temporary Billing Options Due to COVID-19

MediExcel Health Plan has developed temporary billing options to help businesses that are struggling to keep workers employed and maintain benefits during the COVID-19 outbreak. The following options...

MediExcel Offers Special Enrollment Period Due to COVID-19

In response to COVID-19, effective immediately, MediExcel Health Plan groups can make off-cycle changes for coverage effective April 1, 2020. To participate, they must send enrollment applications bef...

Principal Offers Flexibility Amid COVID-19

Principal is offering much-needed flexibility in response to COVID-19 including a 60-day grace period for premium payments. Also, members who are laid off or have reduced hours (deeming them no longer...

Premier Extends Grace Period for Premium Payments and Offers FAQs

Premier is providing much-needed flexibility in response to COVID-19. They are extending the grace period by 60 days for premium payments for employer-provided insurance. They will also allow for exte...

Anthem Blue Cross Encourages Members to Call Their EAP

Anxiety levels are high during the Coronavirus outbreak. So Anthem Blue Cross is encouraging members to call their Employee Assistance Program (EAP) if they are experiencing stress. This benefit is av...

Blue Shield is Auto Renewing Groups That Are Subject to Recertification

Blue Shield announced that small groups will automatically be renewed for the next contract year without any action required. If groups received a decline notice, this also should be disregarded. B...