September 25th, 2020

There are benefit liberalizations for the Aetna student health plan. They include the following:

For duration of 20/21 plan year:

• Expanding plan eligibility to include online students
• Paying international claims at in-network benefit levels for eligible plan medical services
• Waiving home country exclusions for international members

Until December 31, 2020:

• Waiving cost-share for COVID testing and related doctor’s visits, when medically necessary
• Waiving cost-share for inpatient treatment of COVID-19
• Waiving cost-share for in-network behavioral health telemedicine visits
• Waiving cost-share for in-network medical telemedicine visits
• Waiving early refill limits on 30-day prescriptions
• Offering 90-day supply of maintenance medications

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