What's inside: Capital BlueCross systems will be closed for maintenance; please submit pharmacy enrollment by tomorrow, May 27 | Cyberbullying to serve as focus of film, panel discussion hosted by Capital BlueCross | Virtual Care and teledentistry member cost share waivers extended through December 31 | Promoting mental wellness in the workplace boosts the bottom line | 360º of Health and Wellness: Mental wellness | Capital Counsel: Legislative news for your business
Capital BlueCross systems will be closed for maintenance; please submit pharmacy enrollment by tomorrow, May 27
Over Memorial Day weekend, May 29 – 30, we're going to make some behind-the-scenes changes that will require our websites and member app to be unavailable.
If you need to access the Employer Portal, please do so by Friday, May 28 before 10 p.m. We will alert members to the scheduled maintenance too. Our websites and member app should be available the morning of May 31.
For groups with Capital BlueCross pharmacy coverage, please note that pharmacy enrollment changes must be submitted by 3 p.m., Thursday, May 27 to ensure the enrollment is effective over the weekend. Any pharmacy enrollment changes submitted on Friday, May 28 may not be processed until after Memorial Day. Medical enrollment can proceed as normal.
Have a happy and healthy holiday weekend
Cyberbullying to serve as focus of film, panel discussion hosted by Capital BlueCross
The Upstanders examines cyber-bullying from the perspectives of the bully, the victim, and the onlooker. Join us to explore cyber-bullying, bullying among friends, families, co-workers, and the brain science behind it all. Screening the film gives you access to further resources and materials, as well as the panel discussion immediately following the screening.
Virtual Care and teledentistry member cost share waivers extended through December 31
We want to be sure our members can continue to find alternate ways to get the care they need. We hope these cost share waivers help.*
If you are a group with Capital BlueCross Virtual Care, share this news with your employees: virtual visits through the Virtual Care app on their tablet, smartphone, or PC will be covered without cost share through December 31, 2021. This includes medical care as well as behavioral health visits.
We haven't forgotten about dental care. If your employees' dental provider offers visits over the phone or virtually, and if you have BlueCross Dental coverage for your employees, a cost waiver will be applied to these visits as well.
If you're interested in adding these services to your plan, reach out to your account executive.
*Capital BlueCross’ cost share waivers apply to fully insured and Small Business ASO groups. All other ASO groups that have already agreed to cover Capital BlueCross Virtual Care visits for their employees will have their waivers extended to December 31, 2021, unless you inform your account executive that you would prefer not to do so.
Refer to your Certificate of Coverage for benefit details. Copays and deductible may apply.
BlueCross Dental℠ is issued by Capital Advantage Assurance Company®, a subsidiary of Capital BlueCross. Independent licensees of the BlueCross BlueShield Association.
Promoting mental wellness in the workplace boosts the bottom line
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and Americans consistently cite workplaces as sources of stress and anxiety that can take a toll on mental wellness. For employers, addressing mental health in the workplace — just like physical health — is good for your employees and your bottom line.
We encourage you to take advantage of Capital BlueCross' behavioral health communication toolkit. On top of more than 55 communications you can share with employees, the toolkit now includes a variety of employer educational resources. You can review these at any time to help introduce your organization’s leadership to behavioral health solutions that can best support your workforce. They include:
Printable resources for employers that talk about battling burnout, workplace changes and their impact on behavioral health, and the value of full-health programs
A roundtable video, What the Workforce Needs Now and For the Future
An Employer Article section, with headlines like:
Building a Workplace Culture of Health
Taking a Digital Approach to Millennial Health
Millennial Health: Engaging and Empowering a Generation at Work
Let's Talk About Mental Health and Millennials
Connecting the Dots: A Full Health Approach to Integrated Care
Increasing Access to Behavioral Healthcare in the Face of COVID-19
Fighting Stigma in Mental Health
360º of Health and Wellness: Mental wellness
Mental health conditions — from stress to anxiety to depression — are more common than you think. Living in pandemic conditions certainly contribute to an increase in anxiety. Read articles at the Capital Journal to raise mental health awareness and to help combat the associated stigma, all in an effort to help members be kind to their mind.
Capital Counsel: Legislative news for your business
Capital Counsel keeps you up to date on federal legislation as it relates to healthcare. This month's issue includes:
Employer tax credit
COBRA premium assistance
National Health Equity Strategy
Statistic provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, “NAMI Launches Stigmafree Company Partnership,” July 7, 2016.
Capital BlueCross is an independent licensee of the BlueCross BlueShield Association serving 21 counties in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. Communications issued by Capital BlueCross in its capacity as administrator of programs.