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PepsiCo Support of Employees
In the United States, PepsiCo employees have access to these services:
- Medical plan with no pre-existing condition clauses
- Prescription Drug coverage that includes the antiretroviral (ARV)
therapy.
- Assistance in finding clinical trials (testing of new drugs) for
members with AIDS
- Case management which includes
- Education on the disease and its treatments
- Referral services to find doctors and other providers appropriate for the patient
- Assistance in finding community resources including financial assistance and psychosocial support groups
- An ongoing resource for patients to call with questions or concerns
- Special services for the critically ill
- Support services to help patients to make sure the patient understands their treatment options and to communicate their wishes to their doctors
- Assist patient in setting quality of life goals
- Assistance in arranging "end of life" provisions such as living wills and powers of attorneys.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides up to three free face to face counseling sessions to all employees whether they are enrolled in PepsiCo's medical plans or not.
- Mental Health benefits
- Referral and case management as well as benefit coverage for mental health services
Note that there are exclusions for experimental treatments.
