MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS: INDIVIDUALS AGE 65 AND OLDER OR MEDICARE ELIGIBLE
MWAA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN ENROLLMENT
To participate in the MWAA Medicare Advantage plan, retirees must be enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B and must continue paying both their Medicare premium obligations and any applicable MWAA plan premiums. Maintaining both enrollments and premium payments is essential for continued coverage
What Is a Medicare Advantage Plan?
A Medicare Advantage( Medicare Part C) plan combines Medicare Part A( Hospital Insurance) and Medicare Part B( Medical Insurance) and is offered through a private insurance carrier approved by Medicare. These plans may provide additional benefits beyond Original Medicare.
Medicare Eligibility Requirement
To enroll in an MWAA Medicare Advantage plan, you must be enrolled in both Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B and remain enrolled in both parts for the duration of your coverage.
Premium Payment Requirement
Enrollment in the MWAA Medicare Advantage plan does not replace your obligation to pay Medicare premiums. Retirees must continue to pay any required Medicare Part B premium directly to Medicare( typically through Social Security deductions or direct billing). In addition, retirees must pay any applicable MWAA retiree medical plan premium. Both premiums must be paid to maintain coverage.
UHC MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN
This plan provides the traditional Medicare benefits under Parts A and B plus supplemental benefits.
Current Medicare Advantage participants will receive communications directly from UnitedHealthcare or Kaiser Permanente about the Medicare Advantage Plan and from Express Scripts or Kaiser Permanente about prescription drug coverage.
ENROLLMENT CHECKLIST
• Enroll in the UHC or Kaiser Medicare Advantage Plan
• Enroll in Medicare Part A
• Enroll in Medicare Part B
• Provide Medicare information as requested by MWAA
• Complete any required Medicare Advantage enrollment forms
• Continue paying Medicare Part B premiums
• Continue paying applicable UHC or Kaiser Medicare Advantage Plan premiums
IMPORTANT NOTE
Failure to maintain enrollment in Medicare Part A and Part B, or failure to pay required premiums, may result in loss of eligibility for the Medicare Advantage plan and termination of coverage.
Prescription drug benefits are provided through a group Medicare Part D plan and an Airports Authority plan that supplements, or“ wraps around,” the group Medicare Part D plan( officially known as an“ Employer Group Waiver Plan,” or“ EGWP plus Wrap”). Express Scripts administers this prescription drug coverage.
KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLAN
This plan provides the traditional Medicare benefits under Parts A and B, plus prescription drug benefits.
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