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Weight Loss Prescription Coverage Requires Enrollment in the Health Plan’s New Weight Management Benefits Provider, Flyte Medical, Effective July 1, 2024
By DeLon Howell / June 7, 2024
Beginning July 1, 2024, due to the significant costs of the new classes of weight loss drugs and to ensure...
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES TWO ADDITIONAL THREE-MONTH EXTENSIONS OF FREE MAJOR MEDICAL PLUS PLAN COVERAGE FOR ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS, BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 AND OCTOBER 1, 2024
By DeLon Howell / May 31, 2024
To help mitigate the impact of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes on participant eligibility for those whose Earned Active or...
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CVS Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy to Temporarily Suspend Dispensing Supply-Constrained GLP-1s: Monjauro, Trulicity, Wegovy and Saxenda
By DeLon Howell / May 14, 2024
Participants may continue to get the medications in 30-day supplies from CVS Caremark network retail pharmacies and elsewhere, where available....
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Spring 2024 Spotlight on Benefits Newsletter Now Available
By DeLon Howell / April 29, 2024
IN THIS ISSUE: Board of Trustees Unanimously Approves Additional Three-Month Extension through June 2024 to the Free Major Medical Plus...
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Anthem Blue Cross/UCLA Health System Contract Negotiations
By DeLon Howell / March 4, 2024
UPDATE: March 4, 2024: We are pleased to announce UCLA Health and Anthem Blue Cross have reached a tentative agreement...
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Board of Trustees Approves 13th Check for Basic Plan Retirees and Beneficiaries in Pay Status as of January 2023
By DeLon Howell / February 14, 2024
Recognizing the impact of last year’s steep rise in inflation and following a strong investment return of 9.7% in 2023,...
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