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2022 Health Benefits Information
Below are the current health benefits options for employees.
Health plan comparison
Health plan details
- Care First overview
- Care First, point of service plan
- Care First, preferred provider plan
- Kaiser Permanente
- Major medical
- Contact:
- Kaiser Permanente - 301-468-6000 or 1-800-777-7902 (list of easy to access URLs)
- CareFirst Blue Choice - 410-581-3506 or 1-800-648-5285
- CareFirst Preferred Provider Network - 410-581-3506 or 1-800-648-5285
Prescription drug coverage (Express Scripts)
- Brochure
- Generics brochure
- National preferred formulary
- Exclusions
- Mobile app information
- Livongo (free diabetes, high blood pressure, and weight management supports)
- Contact:
- Express Scripts - 1-877-206-7430 (fax for preauthorization, 1-800-357-9577)
Vision coverage
- PSASA and unaffiliated employees: National Vision Administrators — Plan A
- BTU, PSRP, L44, and CUB employees: National Vision Administrators Brochure — Plan B
- Brochure: Vision buy-up
- Contact:
- National Vision Administrators - 1-800-672-7723
Dental coverage
- Contact:
- CareFirst Preferred Dental PPO ("dental buy up") - 1-866-891-2802
- CareFirst Basic Dental DHMO (basic plan) - 410-847-9060 or 1-888-833-8464
Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care
- Brochure
- Claim form
- Employee portal
- Contact:
- P & A - 1-800-688-2611
Life insurance
- Basic:
- BTU (basic life coverage changing from $35,000 to $70,000) | PSRP | PSASA | FOP and CUB | Local 44 | unaffiliated
- Optional term life insurance
- Rate calculation spreadsheet
- Notice of continuation of coverage
- Contact:
- The Hartford - 1-800-549-6514
Long-term disability
- Highlights
- Benefit summary brochure: Plan A | Plan B
- Rate calculation spreadsheet
- Claim form
- Submit a claim
- Contact:
- The Hartford - 1-800-538-8439 (claims only)
Resouces
Beacon
Beacon can help you head off an issue before it becomes a problem. You can meet with someone in person or over the phone (call 866-529-8063) or visit the Beacon Well Being website (BCS.mybeaconwellbeing.com) for information on managing life events (such as marriage or the birth of a child) and on topics including depression, managing stress, and alcohol use and abuse. Beacon resources include referral and counseling services for issues including:
- Work/life balance
- Stress/Anxiety
- Legal/Financial Assistance
- Community/Education Resources
- Staying Healthy/ Finding Caregivers
For more information, download this brochure from Beacon Health Options / Achieve Solutions, City Schools' provider or call 1-866-529-8063. Beacon upholds strict confidentiality standards. No one will know you have accessed the program services unless you specifically grant permission or express a concern that presents Beacon with a legal obligation to release information.
