What’s New For 2019

  • General News
    Published January 14, 2019

    As a benefit administrator, you know the healthcare industry is constantly changing. That can make it challenging to help your employees understand their benefits. We want to help you start your new year off right with a helpful guide of changes for 2019.

    What’s new

    Here are some of the new programs and policies we promoted in Employer News that start in 2019. Select the links to view the details of what we published.

    Starting January 1

    What Who’s impacted Turnkey on January 1 Begins as groups renew or start a new Premera plan
    MOBE - Improving the quality of life for chronic pain sufferers Fully insured and OptiFlex groups X  
    Paper statement fees with UMB Bank Groups with a ConnectYourCare (CYC) health savings account (HSA) through UMB Bank X  
    Updated pharmacy coverage for vitamin and supplement products All groups X  
    Vitamin D coverage update All groups X  
    Updated Medical Transportation Benefits Fully-insured and OptiFlex groups   X

    Begins January 4

    Update to the genetic testing review process All groups X  

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