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In the latest session of the 35th Legislature on Friday, lawmakers approved the insurance package for government employees and retirees for the fiscal year 2024. Beverly Joseph, chair of the Government Employees Service Commission (GESC) Health Insurance Board of Trustees, presented the recommendations for the next fiscal year’s group insurance contracts during a Committee of the Whole hearing. The approved package, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits, is set to be provided by Cigna, United Healthcare, and Standard Insurance. The decision to retain these current providers was based on their competitive offers in a bidding process, leading to a notable decrease in total costs by $400,000. "For all insurance coverage combined (including dental, vision and life), plan outlays will decrease from…
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In a major initiative to combat cancer in the territory, the VI Department of Health's Chronic Disease Division is set to host the first-ever Cancer Summit on July 18-19. According to DOH, the summit...
A new study examining the connection between marijuana use and mental health disorders reveals significant potential risks associated with chronic use of the drug. This research throws a spotlight on ...
The V.I. Department of Health announced Tuesday that it is reinstating its complimentary Covid-19 testing services this week. This development follows the successful transfer of its CDC support staff ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Health Advisory to inform clinicians, public health authorities, and the general public about the identification of locally acquired malaria...
In an effort to modernize healthcare data exchange, Governor Albert Bryan has entered into an agreement with CRISP Shared Services, a nonprofit that provides technology infrastructure and other core s...
In the midst of an ongoing outbreak of Hepatitis A virus infections linked to frozen strawberries, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued further product recalls sold at major retail outlet...
Even as Kurt Callwood, chair of the St. Thomas Easter Medical Center Corporation’s board, was testifying before lawmakers last week that a former executive director of the facility had been overstep...
ST. THOMAS — Senator Marvin Blyden, who checked into Schneider Regional Medical Center three days ago due to symptoms suggestive of food poisoning, is leaving the territory for additional medical ex...
An escalating crisis looms over the Virgin Islands as rising fuel prices threaten to skyrocket the cost of air ambulance services, according to testimony from Joseph Sabino, Regional Marketing Manager...
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