MEDICAL BENEFITS: Special Enrollment Periods

UnitedHealthcare is waiving member cost-sharing for the treatment of COVID-19 through May 31, 2020, for its fully insured commercial, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans. This builds on the company’s previously announced efforts to waive cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing and testing-related visits. Read more here.

Cost-sharing waived for network, non-COVID-19 telehealth visits

Starting March 31 through June 18, UnitedHealthcare will waive cost-sharing for network, non-COVID-19 telehealth visits for fully insured individual and group market health plans, as well as its Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans. UnitedHealthcare has previously waived cost-sharing for telehealth visits related to COVID-19 testing. Read more here.

COVID-19 special open enrollment extended

UnitedHealthcare has extended the COVID-19 Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to April 13, 2020.

Anthem is extending the previously announced Special Enrollment Period (SEP) through April 15, 2020.

The SEP is available to employees in Fully Insured Small and Large Groups who previously waived participation in employer-sponsored plans. State eligibility guidelines apply.

Who’s eligible?
Employees, their spouses and dependents who were eligible for benefits during your Open Enrollment are eligible for this SEP if they had previously waived coverage. This does not apply to life and disability plans.*