Delta Airlines announced Wednesday employees unvaccinated against COVID-19 will start paying $200 a month more for insurance coverage starting November first and other companies may implement the same policy.
The airline cited increased costs and risks for unvaccinated individuals.
More companies who utilize self-funded medical insurance could follow suit, the president of Blackrock Benefits in Lehi said.
“If someone has a severe case of COVID and they are hospitalized for a month, those costs directly go to the company and that’s a big part on the self-funding side and with any company but will come back and directly affect the employees bottom-line and the employer,” Bret Harding said.
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