Word: hughp
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...Harvard staff with Harvard Pilgrim or Harvard University Group Health Plan (HUGHP) coverage, the University pays for about 85 percent of premium costs...
...September, the Harvard University Group Health Program (HUGHP) cut benefits for retired Harvard employees. Now, those close to retirement and still on the plan have the unenviable task of finding another healthcare provider before Harvard takes away their coverage. Indeed, just last month, University Health Services (UHS) warned older employees still on the HUGHP plan to make alternative arrangements before they retire...
Rosenthal’s letter is much more than a reminder that HUGHP will no longer cover retirees. It is also a reminder that Harvard is not above treating its employees according to the results of cold cost-benefit analyses. Unlike many other large employers, whose business is limited to making money, Harvard is in an ideal position to provide its workers with better health coverage than a look at the prices might support. It would seem less critical for the University to minimize risks to its balance sheet than risks to its former employees’ health...
Erving Research Professor of Chemistry William Klemperer ’50 said he was surprised at the change, but like most HUGHP members, he will remain with UHS by switching to the MedEx plan...
...They dropped me, and I had to join a different plan,” he said. “I thought I was happy with the HUGHP plan...