Benefit changes for 2012There are very few changes to your benefits coverage in 2012, but there is a big change in who will administer the KingCareSM plan.
Benefit changes now
on videoView this video presentation for a capsule summary of 2012 benefit changes. Please note that phone hours during open enrollment will be 8:30 a.m. –
5 p.m., Monday – Friday, except Veterans Day. The phone hours were changed after the video was produced. |
Regence BlueShield to administer KingCareSM
Regence BlueShield will begin administering the KingCareSM plan on Jan. 1, 2012. The shift from Aetna, the current administrator, to Regence will happen automatically for all employees who enroll in KingCareSM. All of the KingCareSM medical services you’ve been receiving will continue under Regence. And, you will continue to receive your prescription drug coverage through Express Scripts. Learn more about how the change to Regence affects you.
Other benefit changes
The following benefit changes will occur on Jan. 1, 2012:
- Group Health will cover some prescription insulin, such as glargine and aspart, at the brand level of copayment. Over-the-counter insulin will continue to be covered at the generic level.
- You will see a slight increase in the amount that Vision Service Plan (VSP) will pay for eye care when you see an out-of-network provider, but your benefit coverage is far more extensive if you see a VSP provider.
- Because of a state law passed during this year’s state legislative session, you will be able to insure your child for supplemental accidental life and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance up to age 26, even if they are married.
- CIGNA, which administers the County’s AD&D and long-term disability (LTD) insurance, will be offering identity theft services at no additional cost to employees covered by the basic AD&D and basic LTD insurance and to dependents covered under the supplemental AD&D insurance. Learn more.
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