CERN Health Insurance Scheme
Changes implemented on 1 January 2011In addition to the information provided in the Official News section of the Bulletin concerning the CHIS, the following changes are in place since 1 January 2011.
Benefits
The list of benefits including the ceilings will remain initially unchanged while the CHIS Board prepares proposals to the Director-General, who has been authorized by the Council to take timely measures to limit the increase of the CHIS expenses, by encouraging the use of health care providers and treatments which provide the best quality-to-cost ratio.
Termination of the agreement with “La Metairie”
Attempts to find an agreement with the management of “La Metairie” on the conditions to continue to collaborate failed. The present agreement that CHIS, as well as the other international organisations (WHO, ILO/ITU, UNOG) had signed, therefore came to an end on 31 December 2010. As a result, the rules applicable to hospitals without an agreement will apply to “La Metairie” as from 1 January 2011.
Note that CHIS has negotiated agreements with several other hospitals providing similar services. Do not hesitate to call the UNIQA Head Office for more information.
MedSave, the new partner when travelling to USA
Medsave USA is a service provider and UNIQA's partner for hospitalizations in the United States. Through this partnership, CHIS members have access to one of the largest networks of health care in the US and benefit from advantageous tariff agreements.
More information available on the CHIS site
Tel. 74125
by HR Department