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2012

February 3

• Mary Washington Healthcare Rejoins Anthem Provider Network
• It’s Time to Start Thinking About Open Enrollment
• Health Reform Will Impact Medical Flexible Reimbursement Accounts
• February Reports Delayed on Weight Watchers Reimbursement and COVA Connect Incentives
• Reminder: Update Agency Contact Information Using BES Transaction PSB100

January 20

• COVA Care Member Handbook Amendment Mailing
• Information on Weight Watchers Reimbursement Tax Implications

January 12

• Reminder on Mary Washington Healthcare and Walgreens Network Issues
• Documentation Required When Adding Dependents
• Completing Agency Verification on Enrollment Forms

2011 Issues

December 21

• 2012 Plan Information for New Medicare-Eligible Retirees, Survivors and LTD Participants

December 8 - Addendum

• Weight Watchers and COVA Connect Incentive Tax Withholding Update
• HuRMAN File Repository Instructions

December 7

• Weight Watchers and COVA Connect Incentive Programs Reported as Taxable Income
• Walgreens and State Prescription Drug Programs

November 28

• Introducing the Health Benefits Program Administration Manual
• Kaiser Permanente to Discontinue Services from GlobalFit Wellness Vendor

November 14

• Dependents Who Lose Eligibility at the End of 2011
  • Employee Age 26 Letter (formerly Age 23)
  • Retiree Age 26 Letter (formerly Age 23)
• Mary Washington Healthcare May Leave Anthem Network on January 1, 2012

November 4

• New About Your Benefits Booklet Posted Online
• It’s Not Too Late for a Flu Shot!
• Anthem’s Online Member Portal Has Been Reinvented
• Take the Customer Satisfaction Survey

September 27

• Creditable Coverage Notices
• More Transition in the Office of Health Benefits

September 16

• Flu Shot Program at Participating Pharmacies
• Active Enrollment Form Revised
• Medicare Annual Rate Notification Mailing
• Creditable Coverage Notices
• Expanded Services at Kaiser Medical Centers
• Transitioning from VSDP Short-Term Disability to Long-Term Disability
• Disability Retirements under the Traditional Leave Program

August 24

• New COVA Care Member Handbooks Scheduled for Mailing

August 19

• TRICARE Supplement Special Enrollment Begins Next Week
• Flu Shot Program Planned Again for This Fall
• Transition in the Office of Health Benefits
• 2011 Health Benefits Systems Guide Available
• Medco Introduces A New Smartphone Application

August 2

• TRICARE Supplement Available This Fall
• Benefits Administrator Training Scheduled for Fall 2011

July 6

• Report Available on Dependents Added to Coverage Effective July 1

June 28

• Update on New COVA Care and COVA Connect Member Handbooks
• COVA Care Four-Tier Prescription Drug Guide Available

June 17

• COBRA Election Notice Updated for July 1 COBRA Start Date See attachment
• Wellness Posters Sent to State Agencies for Posting

June 8

• Martha Jefferson Hospital Joins Sentara Healthcare System
• Updates to Active Enrollment Form and Qualifying Mid-Year Events Information
• Medicare Part D Late Enrollment Penalty Communications
• Correct Medicare Claim Number Essential for New Medicare Part D Enrollees

May 16

• Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Will Remain in the Anthem Network See Press Release
• BES Open Enrollment File Names Change

May 9

• Prescription Drug Program Enhancement Takes Effect July 1, 2011 - See Attachment

April 8

• Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters Leaving the Anthem Provider Network
• Benefits Administrator and Employee Meetings Begin Next Week
• Medicare-Coordinating Plans Member Handbook and Inserts Updated for 2011
• Use BES Transaction PSB100 To Update Contact Information

March 18

• Time Frames for Submitting Enrollment Actions
• BES File Names Change at the End of March

March 3

• New COVA Connect ID Cards Mailed to Members

January 28

• New Format for BES Turnaround Document and Report
• Health Benefits Focus for January 2011 on Telemedicine

2010 Issues

November 23

• Health Reform Provision on Over-the-Counter Drug Reimbursement

November 5

• Annual Rate Notification for Medicare-Eligible Retiree Group Participants

October 22

• Telemedicine Option Next Year for Receiving Health Care Services
• COVA Connect Members: Don’t Miss Out on the Drawing for an iPAD!

October 1

• Reminder on Effective Dates for Health Reform Provisions
• Benefits Administrator Training Scheduled

September 8

• Free Flu Shots Offered at Participating Pharmacies
• COVA Connect Incentive Program Kick-off Meetings
• File for FRA Reimbursement by September 30
• Express Scripts Now Prescription Drug Administrator for COVA HDHP
• Flu Shot Program Guidelines for Agencies
• Express Scripts Now Home Delivery Form

August 27

• ER Physicians at Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center May Leave Anthem Network
• Update on Medicare Secondary Payer Debts
• Re-registration on Anthem’s Secure Member Portal
• Emporia ER Physicians Q and A
• Anthem Re-registration Details

August 23

• COVA Care Explanation of Benefits (EOB) Deductible Display
• Open Enrollment Report Now Posted on DHRM Web Site

August 13

• Health Reform Age 26 Provision Will Take Effect July 1, 2011
• Medicare Secondary Payer Debts
• Changes to New Retiree Enrollments
• ARRA Requests for Treatment as Assistance Eligible Individuals

August 6

• Encourage COVA Connect Plan Members to Take Survey
• Benefits Administrator Survey Completion Deadline Next Week
• CommonHealth Smoking Cessation Option Offered Across All State Plans
• Smoking Cessation Poster
• Satisfaction Survey Flyer

July 30

• COVA Connect Clinical Advocate Program Addresses Hospital Discharge Questions
• Eligibility Documentation Clarification

July 20

• Generic Version of Antidepressant Effexor XR Now Available
• What Your EAP Can Do For You
• New COVA Care Program Calls Members Recently Discharged from the Hospital
• Medco Letter
• COVA Letter

June 30

• New COVA Connect Member Handbook, COVA Care and COVA HDHP Notifications of Changes Mailed Soon
• Updated Extended Coverage/Cobra Election Notice

June 10

• Behavioral Health Medical Professional Copayment Reduced for July 1

May 20

• New Post-Open Enrollment Reason Code for BES Keying Until July 1
• Subsidized Premium Information Available for State Agencies

April 29

• National Health Reform Provision on Dependent Coverage
• Information Update on Non-Sedating Antihistamines and ED Drugs
• Open Enrollment Mailing for Non-Medicare-Eligible Retiree Group and Extended Coverage/COBRA Participants
• Reminder of BES Transaction for Revising Contact Information

April 14

• Governor’s Budget Amendment on Health Plan Design Changes
• Revised Spotlight Mailing Schedule

March 24

• Impact of National Health Reform Legislation

March 19

• BES Transaction Coming Soon On Qualified Medical Child Support Orders
• Reminder: Documentation on Ineligible Dependents Removed with a QME Due March 31

March 5

• Verification Follow-up from Dependent Eligibility Audit
• ARRA Update

March 2

• Walgreens Out of COVA Connect Pharmacy Flu Shot Program
• ARRA Reminder
  • COBRA Election Notice

February 15

• Get Ready for Open Enrollment…It’s Coming Soon!
• Reinstatement Process for Excluded Employees
• Procedure for Ineligible Dependents Being Removed from Coverage
• Information Online This Week About Obesity Education Program

February 3

• New Bariatric Pre-Surgery Education Program Begins February 15, 2010

January 29

• Dependent Eligibility Verification Audit Results

January 21

• COVA Connect Rewards Program Extended
• Health Benefits Systems Guide Updated

January 14

• Dependent Eligibility Verification Audit (DEVA)

January 8

• Extra

January 6

• New Obesity Pre-Education Program Begins in February
• H1N1 Flu Shot Update
• COVA Connect Rewards Program Posters Will Be Mailed This Week
• Carrol Kerrigan’s Retirement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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