Some grocery store pharmacies (e.g., King Soopers) may require customers to provide proof of insurance when receiving flu shots this season. Because of this, CU Health Plan members are encouraged to take your benefits cards with you or have a digital copy available on your phone wherever you receive a flu shot. If anyone else in your household is receiving a flu shot this season, proof of insurance may also be required for other members on your policy in order to receive their flu shot.
Members of the Exclusive, the Extended or the High-Deductible/HSA-compatible CU Health Plan have both an Anthem medical benefits card and a CVS pharmacy benefits card. Please be sure to take your CVS pharmacy benefits card with you or have a digital copy of this card available when visiting a King Soopers or other grocery store pharmacy for a seasonal flu shot.
Seasonal Flu Shot Coverage by CU Health Plan
Exclusive, Extended, High Deductible and Medicare
The flu shot is covered under Anthem plan members’ preventive care benefits at 100% when you go to a health professional in your plan. Contact your primary care doctor to get information about receiving a flu shot. Members can also get a flu shot at urgent care facilities, retail health clinics, many pharmacies or walk-in doctors’ offices in their plan.
Questions? Call the number on your Anthem member ID card or visit anthem.com to find a health professional in your plan near you. For additional questions, call the Anthem Dedicated Customer Service team at 1-800-735-6072.
CVS
CVS Caremark administers the pharmacy benefits of Anthem CU Health Plans. There will be no cost to members who receive their flu shot at any network pharmacy. Find network pharmacy locations at Caremark.com. Visit CVS.com/immunizations/flu for more information.
Questions? Contact CVS Caremark’s dedicated CU Health Plan Customer Care team at 1-888-964-0121, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Kaiser
CU Health Plan – Kaiser members may visit kp.org/flu. If members aren’t already vaccinated for COVID-19, they may be able to get both the flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine at the same time— and it’s safe to do so. Visit kp.org/covidvaccine to schedule a vaccination appointment, get the latest updates on booster shots, learn how the vaccines work, and more.
Kaiser members can receive a flu shot from multiple retail locations, listed below, at no additional cost through March 31, 2022. View Kaiser’s updated 2021-22 flu season flyer here..
Members have the following options to get a no-cost flu shot:
- Scheduled Appointments (beginning Sept. 1) – members can receive a flu shot at their next scheduled appointment at a Kaiser Permanente Medical Office.
- Walk-in Flu Shots Sept. 1–Nov.30, no appointment necessary, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday at the following medical offices: Arapahoe, Aurora Centrepoint, Franklin Lakewood, Lone Tree, Loveland, Premier, Pueblo North, Rock Creek, Westminster, and Wheat Ridge
- Walk-in Flu Shots Oct. 1–Nov. 30, no appointment necessary, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday at most medical offices (except behavioral health and Skyline).
- Saturday Walk-in Flu Shots throughout the month of October, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the following medical offices: Aurora Centrepoint, Arapahoe, Fort Collins, Franklin, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood, Lone Tree, Loveland, Rock Creek, Premier, Pueblo North, Westminster, Wheatridge
- Retail Locations – October 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022: Albertsons, City Market, Costco, CVS (including CVS pharmacies in Target), King Soopers, Kroger, Rite Aid, Safeway, Sav-on, Walgreens, Wal-Mart
To find a flu shot location near you, visit kp.org/flu. If members aren’t already vaccinated for COVID-19, they may be able to get both the flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine at the same time— and it’s safe to do so. Visit kp.org/covidvaccine to schedule a vaccination appointment, get the latest updates on booster shots, learn how the vaccines work, and more.
Questions? Contact Kaiser support for 2021-22 flu season information.
Additional Flu Season Resources
Common Locations for Flu Shots
- Doctor’s Office
- Grocery Store
- Pharmacies & Drug Stores
- Retail Stores
- Medical Center
- Pediatrician’s Office
- Clinics
- Community Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Resources on 2021-22 Flu Season and the COVID-19 Pandemic