BUFFALO, N.Y. — The region’s three largest commercial health plans are preparing to track Covid-19 vaccinations for thousands of employees to meet a federal contracting requirement.
Independent Health and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York have notified employees they will need to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 as a condition of employment. Univera Healthcare is working toward meeting the goal by Jan. 1, the date its federal contracts renew.
In total, the three companies employ 3,500 people locally.
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