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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Announce Interim Policy to Cover H1N1 Vaccine Administration for Fully-Insured Groups During 2009-2010 Flu Season

Published in FDA Law Weekly, September 24th, 2009

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network announced an interim policy to automatically cover the cost of administration of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccine for members in their fully-insured customer groups and individual coverage during the 2009-2010 flu season--unless a group chooses to opt out of the coverage.

The Blues also announced that it will enable larger self-funded groups whose benefit plans are customized to add coverage for the H1N1 administration upon request. Normal copays and deductibles would apply if the member has them.

The coverage is dependent on FDA approval and when the new vaccine becomes available to the general...

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