Waiving co-payments and other cost-sharing for H1N1 vaccinations

Some of you are waiving co-payments and/or other cost-sharing for the H1N1 vaccination to ensure that cost is not a barrier to members who want vaccinations.

In an effort to streamline the filing requirements, the Insurance Division will not require you to file a formal policy endorsement. Instead, we will accept the letter you send your members announcing this important benefit change as the policy endorsement. This letter must contain a unique form number in the bottom left-hand corner.

Below is the link for filing individual and group policy endorsements:

• Group:
  http://www.cbs.state.or.us/ins/docs/serff/gp_health_riders.html
• Individual:
  http://www.cbs.state.or.us/ins/docs/serff/ind_health_riders.html

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