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2026 Benefits Update

Con Edison is changing its medical provider from Cigna to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), effective January 1, 2026.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Con Edison is changing its medical provider from Cigna to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, effective January 1, 2026. The pharmacy plan will remain unchanged with CVS Caremark and SilverScript. The Emblem Health and Aetna HMO plans will also remain unchanged.

If you’d like to continue with the same plan, no further action is required. Anthem will replace Cigna as your healthcare provider effective January 1, 2026.

  • We are moving from Cigna to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) as our medical plan vendor which is available in all 50 states.
  • Your medical plan’s design is not changing.
  • Anthem offers a vast provider network with a 98% overlap with current Cigna providers.
  • You’ll receive a new medical ID card for medical benefits.
  • CVS Caremark/SilverScript will continue to administer your prescription drug coverage.
  • Anthem’s enhanced service model includes personalized support from an Anthem Guide.
  • Emblem Health and Aetna HMO plans will not change.

Affiliated Physicians

Retirees are no longer eligible for services under the Retiree Plan at Affiliated Physicians. Preventive care visits are covered under your medical plan if enrolled..

Student Status Verification

Student status verification is no longer required. Effective January 1, 2026, retirees can cover dependents up to age 23, regardless of full-time student status. Benefits for those dependents will automatically terminate on the last day of the month of their dependents’ 23rd birthday.

Open Enrollment

Retiree Open Enrollment will be November 19 to December 3, 2025.The annual open enrollment mailing to retirees will go out in early November.

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