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United HealthCare Medicare Plan

Thursday Oct 20 2022: 11:30 a.m. CDT to 12:30 p.m. CDT

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Sandia National Laboratories, Humana Open Enrollment Webinar

Mon, Oct 17, 2022 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM MDT

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For your health and safety, open enrollment meetings will not take place in person this year.

PreMedicare Open Enrollment: October 15 - November 11, 2022

Medicare Open Enrollment: October 15 - December 7, 2022

The following changes to medical benefits are effective January 1, 2023:

CHANGES TO MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR PREMEDICARE INDIVIDUALS

• PreMedicare Retirees, Spouses, Surviving Spouses, and LTD Terminees are no longer required to complete the annual health assessment. Beginning January 1, 2023, the PreMedicare HRA will be auto funded up to the coverage level.
• PreMedicare Surviving Spouses and LTD Terminees are now eligible for the Sandia Group Delta Dental plan and the Davis Vision Affinity Discount.
• New PreMedicare Retirees must remain enrolled in the medical plan option they had at the time of their retirement. You can change your election at the next Open Enrollment period for a January 1st effective date.

CHANGES TO MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR MEDICARE INDIVIDUALS

• For 2023, the Sandia UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO will no longer be bundled with the dental plan. If you are enrolled the UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage Plan with dental, you will automatically be disenrolled in the bundled plan and automatically enrolled in the Retiree Dental plan.
• Medicare Surviving Spouses are now eligible for the Sandia Group Delta Dental plan and the Davis Vision Affinity Discount.
• The following YSA Provision will be discontinued as of December 31, 2022:
  • A Sandia-sponsored group Dental Care Plan Medicare Part A & B enrollment required.
  • Only those currently enrolled with this provision as of December 31, 2022 will be allowed to continue. If you disenroll in the dental plan or the YSA, you will not be able to qualify for this exception in the future. No new enrollments with this exception will be allowed during the 2023 Open Enrollment
• Increases to annual Your Spending Arrangement (YSA) funding
• Eligible Sandians who are not Medicare eligible will have the following options for retiree benefits at the time of retirement:
  • Continue the same medical plan option (PPO or HDHP) and carrier as of your last day on roll as an active employee (this is what is sent to Via Benefits).
  • If enrolled in a dental plan, you will be defaulted into the Sandia retiree dental plan at the time of retirement.
  • Waive medical and/or dental coverage offered to retirees.
    • Retirees can choose to drop covered dependents, but may not add dependents, at the time of retirement. All changes must be completed within 31 days of the date of retirement by contacting Via Benefits at 888-598-7809. Retirees will only be able to add dependents or change medical/dental plan options at the next annual open enrollment after retirement. Sandia’s Retiree Annual open enrollment happens in October/November each year, with requested changes going into effect on January 1.

BENEFIT PAYMENT ADDRESS

VIA BENEFITS HOURS OF OPERATION HAVE CHANGED TO THE FOLLOWING:

Via Benefits operation hours has changed from M-F 6 a.m. MT - 7 p.m. to M-F 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. MT

BENEFIT AVAILABLE FOR PREMEDICARE & MEDICARE INDIVIDUALS RETIREE LIFE INSURANCE

• Voluntary life insurance is now available through Via Benefits. Licensed insurance agents are third-party advocates that can help advise you on which coverage is right for your needs and budget