Issues for Those Getting or Seeking Payments Addressed

Those currently eligible to draw benefits under FLTCIP will not have their premiums increased nor will they be able to change coverage while eligible for benefits, the carrier has said. Those eligible for benefits and who recover will be subject to potential increases, though, and will be given a similar opportunity to change coverage. The same applies to those who have a claim pending when the letters go out but whose claim is later denied. Those enrolled in the “alternative insurance plan”—a more restricted set of benefits applying to some enrollees–will not be subject to premium increases nor will they have an opportunity to elect the new coverage options.