Possible mid-year changes to health plans, expands FSAs and More
Last year when you were picking your 2020 employer health insurance policy you couldn’t have planned for the coronavirus pandemic.
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Employer Healthcare
Highmark extends breaks for telehealth through Sept. 30: 4 details
(By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark extended telehealth coverage benefits to waive deductibles, coinsurance and copayment
Read MoreCongress Said COVID-19 Tests Should Be Free — But Who’s Paying?
(By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio for Kaiser Health News) Hospitals around the country are afraid to send out hundreds
Read MoreCigna expands virtual provider network
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Fourteen million members in Cigna’s employer-sponsored health plans can now talk and text with
Read MoreIf you’re 65 or older and lose your job, this is the time to sign up for Medicare
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate among people age 65 or older is now over 15 percent. For
Read MoreBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to return more than $100 million to insured customers and members
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced due to disruptions in previously anticipated health care services caused by the COVID-19
Read MorePremera Blue Cross pioneers low-premium virtual care plan
(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health insurer Premera Blue Cross is launching its first virtual primary care plan, available
Read MoreIRS Notice 2020-29 provides temporary flexibility to cafeteria plans
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2020-29 provides temporary flexibility for section 125 cafeteria plans to permit employees to
Read MoreHow Can Lessons from Medicaid Help Connect People to Unemployment Insurance?
(By Bradley Corallo and Samantha Artiga for Kaiser Family Foundation) Millions of people are losing jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic
Read MoreFlorida Blue’s plan and policy changes to help its members during COVID-19 pandemic
Florida Blue is taking several additional steps to support health plan members and communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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