Tuesday, 05/22/2012

All Current Health Carriers Available for July 1, 2012 & End Date Set for Benefit Choice

Human Resource Services has been notified by Central Management Services (CMS) that the FY2013 Benefit Choice Period will end on June 15, 2012. 

In an effort to ensure that health carriers are in place for the start of the next fiscal year (July 1, 2012), a decision has been made to enter into emergency contracts with Health Alliance HMO, Health Alliance Illinois and Coventry Health Care HMO.  These contracts will be for 90 days with an option to extend for an additional period as needed.  The following list includes all of the health plans that will be available for FY2013:      

•    Quality Care Health Plan (administered by Cigna) (D3)
•    BlueAdvantage HMO (CI)           
•    Coventry HMO (AS)
•    Coventry OAP (CH)
•    Health Alliance HMO (AH)
•    Health Alliance Illinois (BS)
•    HealthLink OAP (CF)
•    HMO Illinois (BY)    

Members will receive a letter at their home address listing the available health plans and the deadline by which they must submit a Benefit Choice Election Form if they wish to make a change.  Forms must be received by Human Resource Services by June 15, 2012.

Active employees wishing to participate in flexible spending accounts (MCAP and DCAP) must enroll for the 2013 plan year.  Enrollments received after May 31, 2012, may result in late receipt of the myFBMC Card.  All enrollments must be received by June 15, 2012.

A new State of Illinois Employees’ Benefits Handbook was released in November 2011.  This handbook contains vital information for employees regarding the various benefits offered by the State.  A separate benefits handbook is available for State of Illinois retirees. The retiree handbook contains much of the same information as the employee handbook; however, it also contains information specific to annuitants, retired employees and survivors.  Both handbooks and applicable amendments are available on the Benefits website (www.benefitschoice.il.gov).

Senate Bill 1313 modifies the way in which the cost of health insurance premiums by retirees, annuitants and survivors is derived.  At this time, no changes resulting from SB 1313 have been implemented. Information regarding any changes, including the costs associated with those changes, will be provided to the retirement systems and posted on the Benefits website (www.benefitschoice.il.gov) as soon as it is available.

Additional information has been posted to the benefits website (www.benefitschoice.il.gov).  Human Resource Services will continue to provide updated information as it becomes available.

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