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Deductible
Eligibility
Employee Contribution
Health Insurance Claim Forms
PBA
Networks
Prescriptions
Routine Physical Exams Benefit
Summary Plan Description
Eligibility
Full-time employees working at least 32 hours a week are entitled to the health plan. An Employee will be covered under the
plan the first day of the month
following 30 days of employment.
Dependent coverage will take effect on the day that the Eligibility Requirement is met. A dependent is considered an employees spouse or child. (See the Summary Plan Description for the definition of a dependent.)
Deductible
The health insurance plan carries a $300 deductible for single coverage,
$600 for employee plus one, and $900 for family coverage per calendar year.
Employee Contribution
$90/month - Single
$180/month - Employee + 1
$255/month - Family
The cost of coverage is deducted pre-tax from the employee’s paycheck in equal installments each pay period.
Networks
The
Beech Street Network is the nation-wide Preferred
Provider Organization (PPO) associated with the plan for the PCC Florida and PCC
West campuses. Network provider information can be obtained by calling
1-800-937-2277 or by clicking on the link above.
Once enrolled, employees have both the PPO and non-PPO services available to them. Within the network the employees may choose from a list of participating doctors, hospital and treatment centers. Employees receive 90% co-insurance for utilizing the preferred provider program after the standard deductible is met. If the employee chooses a non-PPO provider, the co-insurance is 60% after the deductible is met.
PCCF - Port Orange, FL Employees Send claims to:
Beech Street Corporation
PO Box 57015
Irvine, CA 92619-7015
PBA
(Professional Benefit Administrators)
PBA is Palmer’s third party administrator for the Health Plan.
Please contact PBA for information and questions regarding your claims at 1-800-435-5694.
Prescriptions
Medco
is the administrator of the Pharmacy
Benefit Plan for Palmer College of Chiropractic.
Questions regarding pharmacy benefits should be directed to the customer service
call center at 1-800-818-0093.
Palmer's health plan includes a prescription drug card usable at any retail pharmacy in the Medco Network. Co-pays for prescriptions include $15 for generic , $30 for preferred brand-name , and $45 for non preferred brand-name. To view a list of pharmacies in the Medco Network call 1-800-818-0093 or click here.
Palmer’s health plan also includes a mail order delivery prescription drug service. Employee pay one co-payment of $15 for generic , $30 for preferred brand-name, and $45 for non-preferred brand name for each prescription, up to a 90 day supply. To receive prescriptions via mail, a Registration and Order Form must be completed and sent to the address on the form along with a prescription from your physician authorizing the medicine to be dispensed in a 90 day supply.
Routine Physical Exams Benefit
First dollar 100% coverage for ‘preventative/routine’ exams up to $300 per year per person is included in Palmer’s health plan.