Transition Update Indiana Statewide Group Insurance Trust Aaron Curtis & Dan Bond Capstone Benefit Advisors
Carrier Selection Considerations: Provider Discounts Market Share Trust Experience & Capabilities Future Consolidation
Carrier Selection Why Not NRECA? No Separate Plan for Indiana Co-ops SBC Offered Lower Rates in Recent Years Only Rental Provider Networks in Indiana
Discovery Process: Information Exchange Questionnaire Q & A
Discovery Network Analysis: Provider Disruption for Members Provider Discounts
Trustee Decision Report/Analysis from Capstone Final Interview With Trustees Carrier Selection Goal: No Later Than April 30, 2011 Final Rate Determination Goal: No Later Than September 30, 2011
Transition Transition to New Carrier Completed By: January 1, 2012
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Health Care Reform: 1/1/2011 SBC Plans Will Be Non-Grandfathered
Health Care Reform: 1/1/2011 Dependent Coverage to Age 26 Other Eligibility Criteria Does Not Apply –Marital Status, Student Status, Dependency, Residency, Other Coverage Tax Exempt To Age 27 Notice Distribution Required
Health Care Reform: 1/1/2011 Lifetime / Annual Limits Lifetime/Annual Limits Eliminated Applies to Essential Benefits Notice Distribution Required
Health Care Reform: 1/1/2011 No Pre-Ex for Under Age 19 Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions Currently Only Apply to Late Enrollees –This is Now Eliminated for Anyone Who Has Not Reached Age 19
Health Care Reform: 1/1/2011 Preventive Care Services No Cost Sharing for Many Preventive Care Services and Immunizations For a Complete List, Go To:
Health Care Reform: 1/1/2011 External Review Process Member Initiated Claim Decision Review Independent Organization – Not Associated with the Carrier
Health Care Reform: 1/1/2011 Nondiscrimination–Problem Areas Different Benefits for Exec/Exempt Employees Shorter Waiting Periods for Exec/Exempt Employees Larger Contributions for Exec/Exempt Employees
Health Care Reform: 1/1/2011 FSA Limitation No Longer Cover OTC Drugs Requires Prescription Insulin is an Exception Master Cafeteria Plan has been Updated
CONTACTS Aaron Curtis, Capstone Benefits Group , ext. 145 Dan Bond, Capstone Benefits Group , ext. 147
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