Waive copay for Self-Insured Plan

[Guest RW]

Self insured health plan wants to permit employees to waive health insurance co-pays for the specific purpose of one-day prostate cancer screening. Any ERISA, tax or other issues?

[Larry M]

any plan, insured or self-funded, can provide for no co pay on any benefit.

the one problem I can think of is if the only person eligible for the prostate screening is a key employee;

have you considered also waiving the copay for, say, mammograms or pap smears - it will eliminate any thought of gender bias and should also enhance employee relations (with company, not necessarily with each other).