General
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 programs and policies we promoted in Employer News that start in 2019. Click 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 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 |
|
Premera Pulse for OptiFlex |
For groups with OptiFlex funding |
|
X |
Updated pharmacy coverage for vitamin and supplement products |
All groups |
X |
|
Vitamin D coverage update |
All groups |
X |
|
Starting January 4
What |
Who's impacted |
Turnkey on January 1 |
Begins as groups renew or start a new Premera plan |
Update to the genetic testing review process |
All groups |
X |
|