May 8, 2023

On Jan. 30, 2023, and again on March 29, 2023, the Biden administration announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) and national emergency declarations were expected to end on May 11, 2023. However, on April 10, 2023, President Biden signed a bill that ended the national emergency (but not the public health emergency) on that day. The end of these federally declared emergencies will also lead to the end of certain pandemic-related COVID-19 benefit requirements and relief provisions.

As a result, the administration of plan coverage will revert to pre-PHE benefits and processes. Generally, this means that plan administration will return to the standard terms of the plans. A summary of the forthcoming changes for the products offered by BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan that will go into effect is linked in the following information.

Government guidance issued on March 29, 2023, serves as an additional resource to this information. Please contact your sales representative if you have questions or need more information.