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<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img width="153" height="59" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D9534F.07D39990"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">March 10, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department Benefits Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Central HR Benefits Office on behalf of UC Office of the President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IMPORTANT UPDATE: Health Net - Riverside Medical Clinic Agreement Reached!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DBRs: Please share this very important information via your internal department listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCOP has formally announced that Health Net and the Riverside Medical Clinic have reached a two-year agreement and RMC will not terminate and remains a participating medical group within the
Health Net network of providers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The information below provides members the steps to take in managing any changes initiated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Members who
<b><u>contacted Health Net and initiated a change to a new provider or medical group</u></b> may continue with RMC and/or their PCPs with RMC by contacting Health Net at
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1-800-539-4072, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Pacific Time, or by visiting
</span><a href="http://www.healthnet.com/uc"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.healthnet.com/uc</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Members who
<b><u>did not make a provider change with Health Net</u></b> will remain assigned to RMC, continue to use their existing providers, and do not need to take any action.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCOP is working to identify employees who submitted eForms to the UCPath Center to change to a different medical plan. Once these employees have been identified, they will be contacted
and informed that they may rescind their plan change request if they so choose<span style="color:#00B050">
</span>(employees will <b>not be</b> <b>required</b> to withdraw the plan change).
<b>Plan change requests will be processed <u>if members do not actively request to rescind the change election</u>.</b> UC cannot change a plan election without the employee’s consent. The UCPath Center is developing a documentation process and instructions
for employees to follow which will be shared in the next couple of days. The UCPath Center anticipates contacting impacted employees within the next few weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As further information is received, any updates will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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