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TO:        Fresno Unified School District Employee Health Care Plan Participants in PPO Plan Options A and B DATE:     August 21, 2018 The District’s Joint Health Management Board (JHMB) continuously strives to build and maintain a cost-effective healthcare program for our employees, retirees, and their families. Each year, the JHMB reviews various aspects of the health […]

TO:        Fresno Unified School District Employee Health Care Plan Participants in PPO Plan Options A and B DATE:     June 22, 2018 The Joint Health Management Board is pleased to announce that both St. Agnes Medical Center and Valley Children’s Hospital have renewed their contracts with Anthem Blue Cross. Both facilities will continue to be in-network

TO:         Fresno Unified School District Employee Health Care Plan Participants in PPO Plan Options A and B DATE:     June 1, 2018 As of midnight, June 1, 2018, Anthem Blue Cross and St. Agnes Medical Center were not able to reach a new agreement before their contract expired. At this time, St. Agnes Medical Center is no

TO:         Fresno Unified School District Employee Health Care Plan Participants in PPO Plan Options A and B DATE:     May 25, 2018 Recently, the Joint Health Management Board (JHMB) of the Fresno Unified School District was informed that Anthem Blue Cross (Medical Plan Vendor for Plan Options A and B) is currently in late-term contract negotiations with

TO:         Employees and Retirees Eligible for Benefits under the Fresno Unified School District’s Employee Health Care Plan DATE:     March 16, 2018 In February 2018, the Joint Health Management Board (JHMB) formally initiated changes to Medical Plan Option A (Anthem Blue Cross) and Medical Plan Option C (Kaiser Permanente®), as a result of the labor agreement ratified

TO:         All Fresno Unified School District Health Plan Participants with Enrolled Dependents DATE:     March 2, 2018 **This only applies to District health plan participants with enrolled dependents** The District’s Joint Health Management Board (JHMB) continuously strives to build and maintain a cost-effective healthcare program for our employees, retirees, and their families. Each year, the JHMB

The recent deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has shaken the Parkland, Florida community and made parents across the country concerned for the safety and well-being of their young students. While local law enforcement professionals and state authorities work to quickly piece together what led to the attack, we recognize that shootings in

To:  Fresno Unified School District Employee Health Care Plan Participants in Plan Options A or B Date:   February 1, 2018 We are pleased to provide you with the following Amendments to the Plan Booklet for the Fresno Unified School District Employee Health Care Plan: 2018 Chiropractic Care Plan Schedule of Benefits for Plan Options ‘A’,

TO: Fresno Unified School District Retirees and Spouses Enrolled in EnvisionRx Plus or Kaiser Permanente® Senior Advantage Plans (Medicare Part D plans) RE: Eligibility for Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) Subsidy as a Result of IRMAA Premium Rules DATE: February 1, 2018 As a Medicare-eligible retiree (or spouse of a retiree) currently enrolled in the

“Understanding Key Changes to PPO Plan A & B Benefits in 2018” In January 2018, the Joint Health Management Board will implement a change to prescription drug coverage for the PPO plans, as well as launch a new planned surgery benefit. At the Fall 2017 Benefits Workshop the JHMB and its partners described how these