CVS Health announced that its waiving cost-sharing and co-pays for inpatient hospital admissions related to COVID-19 for Aetna’s commercially insured members. This policy is effective immediately for any such admission through June 1, 2020. I have included a link to the announcement for your review. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.

CVS Press Release

Effective immediately, Aetna is providing its members with access to the following resources. Students with an active student health insurance policy as provided by NJIT are Aetna members:

Aetna will waive co-pays for all diagnostic testing related to COVID-19. This policy will cover the test kit for patients who meet CDC guidelines for testing, which can be done in any approved laboratory location. Aetna will waive the member costs associated with diagnostic testing at any authorized location for all Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid lines of business. Self-insured plan sponsors will be able to opt-out of this program at their discretion.

For the next 90 days (as of 3/6/20), Aetna will offer zero co-pay telemedicine visits for any reason. Aetna members should use telemedicine as their first line of defense in order to limit potential exposure in physician offices. Cost sharing will be waived for all video visits through the CVS MinuteClinic app, Aetna-covered Teladoc offerings and in-network providers delivering synchronous virtual care (live video-conferencing) for all Commercial plan designs. Self-insured plan sponsors will be able to opt-out of this program at their discretion.

Through Aetna's Healing Better program, members who are diagnosed with COVID-19 will receive a care package containing CVS over-the-counter medications to help relieve symptoms. The package will also include personal and household cleaning supplies to help keep others in the home protected from potential exposure.

Through existing care management programs, Aetna will proactively reach out to members most at-risk for COVID-19. Care managers will walk members through what they can do to protect themselves, where to get information on the virus, and where to go to get tested.

Access Aetna Plan Documents and Benefits.

NJIT automatically charges Student Health Insurance to any registered student who meets the criteria listed below.

Undergraduate student taking 12 or more credits in the Fall semester.

Any Graduate student taking 9 or more credits in the Fall semester.

Any registered student with a Visa status of F1/J1.​

Any "New" (was not here for the Fall term) Undergraduate student taking 12 or more credits in the Spring semester.

Any "New"(was not here for the Fall term) Graduate student taking 9 or more credits in the Spring semester.

Graduate students enrolled in a fully online program, and all registered courses for the semester are fully online are not eligible for Student Health Insurance.

Waiving of Student Health Insurance.

Students must submit a waiver every year in which they wish to waive.

Students may opt to waive the NJIT health insurance by submitting proof of current coverage through a waiver to Aetna Student Health.

Aetna will receive the waiver and certify this for NJIT.

All F1/J1 Visa students who are not part of the Approved Sponsor listing are prohibited from waiving the Student Health Insurance.

Part-time student-direct purchase of Aetna Insurance

The below students are eligible to enroll in the Aetna Student Health plan on a voluntary basis by contacting and making payment directly to Aetna* via Aetna customer service at (844) 277-2375.