Benefits FAQ

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FAQs

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Question : Can my Dependent Child remain on the Health insurance past age 26 under my plan? ‎(1)
Question : Do I have to get a new prescription to use the Mail Order Pharmacy? And what forms do I use to set up Mail Order? ‎(1)
Question : Do I need to complete the Coordination of Benefits form ‎(1)
Question : Do we have a Preferred Medication list? And do I have to use this list? ‎(1)
Question : Do we have to use the Mail Order service or can I use the local pharmacy? ‎(1)
Question : How do I add a new dependent to my health insurance? ‎(1)
Question : How do I handle secondary Prescription coverage reimbursement? ‎(1)
Question : How do I look up preferred providers for my health insurance? ‎(1)
Question : How do I sign up or change my voluntary deferred compensation plan? ‎(1)
Question : How Do I terminate a dependent from my health insurance? ‎(1)
Question : How does my provider verify benefits with UMR? ‎(1)
Question : I hear the new health care reform law-Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will require certain changes to all plans even if the plan is for a collective bargaining unit? ‎(1)
Question : Is my doctor on the UMR panel of providers? How do I check? ‎(1)
Question : Some of the health plans will change on January 1, 2011. Who do those changes apply to? ‎(1)
Question : What about the PPACA requirement that all preventative health care is provided without co-pays or co-insurance? ‎(1)
Question : What are the new Dependent Child guidelines with Healthcare reform? ‎(1)
Question : What if I am under a provider's care when we change to UMR on January 1, 2011 that is not a preferred provider? ‎(1)
Question : What if my provider is not a preferred provider, but I do not qualify under the continuation of care benefit? ‎(1)
Question : Why did my prescription cost me more in 2011 then in the past? ‎(1)