H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) Update 

As many of you can see from the media, the outbreak of H1N1 flu (swine flu) is affecting many people in the United States. With our members’ well-being in mind, the Plan will cover the H1N1 flu immunization under our Preventive Care benefit. If you receive the vaccination from a PPO provider, then you will have NO out-of-pocket costs for the immunization. As always, the Plan will also cover the seasonal flu immunization under the Preventive Care benefit.

For accurate information on the H1N1 flu, we recommend that you reference the CDC web site:

http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm

For more local area concerns, we recommend contacting your County or State Health Department.

Here are three (3) additional sites with helpful information that OptumHealth has recommended:

http://pandemicflu.gov

http://urgent.internationalsos.com/default.aspx

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=194