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What’s New for 2010-2011
New for 2010-2011
UPHS continues to review the competitiveness of our benefit programs through
market surveys of local and regional health care providers and we are pleased to
say that the our benefits remain one of the most generous in the region. In
addition, UPHS Corporate Benefits aggressively negotiates, on your behalf, with
medical, dental, vision and life and disability insurance vendors to continue to
give you the best available rates. As a result, we are pleased to announce the
following for this upcoming plan year.
Plan Designs
Our medical, dental and vision plan designs will remain the same for the 2010-
2011 plan year.
Mental Health Parity
There is a change in the Penn Behavioral Health Plan design due to the Mental
Health Parity and Addiction Act of 2008. As a result of this change, all limits on
mental health and substance abuse days and visits will be removed for inpatient
and outpatient care. Also, all co-pays and co-insurance will be removed for PBH
providers (except for emergency services) while the co-pays and co-insurance
will match those of the out-of-network medical/surgical benefits. For more
information about the new Act, please refer to these questions and answers, as
well as the updated benefit chart.
Prescription Drug Coverage
Due to increasing utilization and the cost of prescription drugs, UPHS has
increased some of the copays under the prescription drug plan. This is the first
time UPHS has raised copays since the 2006-2007 plan year. Remember, you
will always save money when you use an in-house UPHS pharmacy, along with
generic drugs. For more information, please see the prescription drug section.
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Monday, April 19 –
Sunday, May 2
Please review your current
benefit elections. If you want
to continue with the same
benefit elections and
coverage levels, you do not
have to re-enroll. However, if
you participated in the
Health Care FSA and/or
Dependent Care FSA plans
for the 2009-2010 plan
year and you want to
continue to participate for the
2010-2011 plan year, you
must re-enroll.
You can enroll 24-hours a
day during Open Enrollment.
Any elections you make
during Open Enrollment are
effective July 1, 2010
through June 30, 2011.