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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@01D983E2.CB2C5CB0"></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-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 11, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department Benefits Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;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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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Re:</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All things COVID-19 Update</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:110%"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">_________________________________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DBRs, please share this very important information via your department listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">While the
</span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/end-of-phe.html"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Federal Public</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"> Health</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emergency (PHE)</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> will end on May 11, 2023, medical plans are mandated to cover COVID-19 tests, vaccines, and therapeutics
for six additional months, through November 11, 2023, in accordance with the State of California’s
</span><a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1473"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Senate Bill (SB) 1473</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
Self-funded plans are not required to comply with SB 1473. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Below are COVID-19 updates from our medical plans. Updates are also highlighted on the
</span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-05/medical-plan-response-to-covid-5.23.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Medical Plan Response to COVID grid</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">At-Home OTC antigen test<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UC PPO plans through Navitus, UC Blue and Gold and Kaiser Permanente will continue to cover antigen tests through November 11, 2023.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PCR test<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UC PPO plans and UC Blue & Gold HMO will continue the cost-share waiver through November 11, 2023, for tests that are ordered by physicians (in-network and out-of-network).
As of November 12, 2023, the plans will continue the cost-waiver for tests that are ordered by in-network physicians until further notice.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kaiser Permanente will continue to waive the cost-share through November 11, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note the Anthem Navitus website – which serves all Navitus clients, including those outside of California – lists the end date of coverage for
OTC COVID antigen tests as May 15, 2023. As noted above, for other UC medical plan members, these tests will be covered through November 11, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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