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1999 SESSION

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SB 891 Health insurance; coverage for employees of UVa.

Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Health insurance plan for state retirees. Allows otherwise-eligible retired state employees to participate in the state retiree health plan if they were enrolled in a managed health care program for Medicare beneficiaries offered by QualChoice of Virginia that was discontinued effective December 31, 1998. QualChoice is a managed health care organization owned by Blue Ridge Health Alliance, which was formed by the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia Health Services Foundation. The state retirees are currently barred from participating in the state retirees health plan because they either (i) did not elect to participate in the state plan within 31 days of retirement or (ii) withdrew from the state program to enroll in the MediChoice plan. QualChoice announced in October 1998 that it was terminating its MediChoice plan, which had been offered to Medicare beneficiaries living in Charlottesville and eight surrounding counties. The election to participate in the state health plan must be made between July 1 and July 31, 1999. The election will not be available to state retirees who retired from service at the University of Virginia if they are eligible to enroll, or have enrolled, in a comparable health insurance program administered by the University for its retired employees. The University of Virginia is required to provide, at its own cost, staff assistance to ensure that the state retirees who were enrolled in the MediChoice program are provided the opportunity to enroll in a University-administered program, the DPT-administered program, or another health insurance program.


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