[February 27, 2002]

This is to announce that the UC Care point-of-service (POS) plan is being publicly bid. The current POS carriers are Aetna for the medical component and UBH for the behavioral health component. In addition, the High Option/Supplement to Medicare, Core (CA) and Core (NM) plans will also be bid. To ensure that we offer the best available options in the market, UC is also requesting proposals for a preferred provider option (PPO) plan and consumer model alternatives. The effective date of any new plans will be January 1, 2003. NOTE: The HMO (i.e., Kaiser, Health Net, WHA, PacifiCare) plans and BluePremier plans in New Mexico are not part of this bid process.

The requests for proposals (RFPs) have been released to prospective carriers. They were sent to the following organizations which, based on research of the current marketplace, appear able to provide the types of plans being bid and to meet the University's requirement for medical plan options.

MEDICAL PLANS

Aetna, Inc., Blue Cross of California, Blue Shield of California, CIGNA HealthCare, Health Net, PacifiCare Health Systems, and United Healthcare.

MANAGED BEHAVORIAL HEALTH

CIGNA Behavioral Health, Magellan, Managed Health Network, Inc., PacifiCare Behavioral Health, United Behavioral Health, and Value Options.

CONSUMER MODEL

Definity Health, Destiny Health, HealthMarket, Lumenos, and Vivius.

Updates will be provided periodically as we proceed with the bid process. As always, changes are subject to the collective bargaining process, where required.

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