I know you are being inundated
by mailings with info about open enrollment.
But just in case you may not have made note of it:
We are in OPEN
ENROLLMENT: Of course if you are in
plans that you like and want to stay, you need to do nothing. But should you want to try a new plan than
mark down these dates.
For 2019
coverage, open enrollment will run from October 15, 2018, to December 7, 2018. During the annual
enrollment period (AEP) you can make changes to various aspects of your
coverage. You can switch from Original Medicare to Medicare
Advantage, or vice versa.
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As a courtesy to Cone Insurance here is there latest
info email:
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Dear Eligible Plan Participants in the Airline, Auto and
Steel Trust,
The Boards of the Airline, Auto and Steel Trusts are pleased
to announce the Insurance Options available to you and your family members
in 2019! If you are currently a plan participant in one of the Trust plans
today, you will be receiving a "Renewal Letter" from Benistar,
the Plan Administrator within the next 2 weeks, describing your current
benefits, the options you have to keep what you have or make changes to the
plans, so be looking for the Renewal Letter.
The 2019 Open Enrollment period is October 15-December 31!
We encourage you to view the plans being offered for 2019
through your eligible Trust by going to our newly designed website and
under the "Airline", "Steel" or "Auto" tab.
Once you have gone to your respective Trust, you will select the tab
"Medicare Plans and Rates",and you will see the 2019 Enrollment
Brochure and the 2019 Plans and Rates. If you prefer, you can also click on
the 2019 Enrollment Brochure Button to view the 2019 plans and
benefits associated with each option being offered for 2019. We will
continue to leave the 2018 Enrollment Brochure on the website as there are
people enrolling in the plans for the remainder of the year and may want to
view the current plans available for 2018.
As you are aware, Cone Retiree Healthcare Group sent out a
survey in September in order to get your feedback regarding the current
plans offered through the Trust today and ask you to grade your
satisfaction with the plans, the providers, the Benistar Call Center Team
and Cone Retiree Healthcare Group (CRHG). The results showed a large
majority of plan participants responding to the survey, were happy with the
service they have received over the past year from the Benistar Call Center
Team and Cone Retiree Healthcare Group and most of the plans they had to
choose from. One of the questions in the survey was regarding you opinion
of the current HUMANA Medicare Advantage plan, and if you were happy with
the HUMANA Plan or would you prefer to return to the Aetna Medcare
Advantage Plan. The majority of people responding to the survey said they
would prefer to return to the Aetna Medicare Advantage plans in 2019, and
the Board of the Trust approved the return to the Aetna Medicare Advantage
plans for 2019.
Returning to Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans in 2019!
The Board of the Trust met with Cone Retiree Healthcare
Group to go over the Insurance options for the Medicare plans offered
through the Trust for 2019 and approved the recommendations made by CRHG to
continue to use the same healthcare providers in 2019, with the exception
of offering the Medicare Advantage plan thorough HUMANA. Aetna, will once
again provide the Medicare Advantage(MA) plans for the Trust in 2019! While
you may find the monthly premium rates for the Aetna MA plans higher than
you may have been paying through HUMANA, you will find your exposure to
higher cost in the event you become ill, to be much more manageable, than
the cost associated with he HUMANA plans. Aetna was also able to provide
the Trust with 2 Plan options for 2019, a $20 Plan and a $25 Plan. The $20
Plan requires NO Charge for a hospital stay and the $25 Plan requires a 1
time cost of $250 per hospital stay. The Aetna plans are much like the
plans we had prior to 2018 and we believe you will be happy with the plans
going forward.
One important added benefit to the Medicare Advantage Plans
for all 3 Trusts is the inclusion of Silver Sneakers to all the MA plans
in 2019! The cost associated with the Silver Sneakers benefit will
be paid by the Trust Board in 2019!
Please go to our website, www.mymedplans.com in order to view the
complete plan designs, cost and summary of the benefits for each plan you
have to choose from.
For More information, please call the Plan Administrator and
Call Center, Benistar ( 1-800-236-4782) and they will go over the new plans
and rates and email or mail you the forms to enroll if you are not already
enrolled or wish to make changes to your current plans.
If you do not want to make any changes, you do not need
to take any action, you will just be rolled over in the current plans
you have in 2018 for 2019.
Thanks again for your
patience,
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Cone Retiree Healthcare
Group
Sincerely,
Cathy Cone on behalf of the
Trust Plans
mymedplans.com
832-541-8842
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