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One of the largest insurance providers in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program is offering a new incentive to encourage federal employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Beginning June 11, anyone 18 and older enrolled in Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Federal Employee Program will receive $50 on their MyBlue Wellness Card if they provide documentation of their coronavirus vaccine record. The additional money can be used on “qualified medical expenses.” All vaccinated adults who are enrolled in the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan are eligible regardless of when they received the vaccine.
President Joe Biden released his budget proposal on May 28 as Americans headed into the long Memorial Day weekend.
The “unreasonable and irresponsible” measure, as my Heritage Foundation colleague Matthew Dickerson described it, calls for dizzying amounts of spending across the federal government, paid for by American taxpayers. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)