Medical Insurance Carriers i. Active Employee medical coverage: Columbia University has the ability to change health plan carriers providing the new carrier offers same or substantially similar coverage.
Medical Insurance Carriers. Active employee medical coverage: Columbia University has ability to change health plan carriers provided no diminishment of benefit. Retiree employee medical coverage: Columbia University has ability to change health plan carriers provided no diminishment of benefit. Note: The University will implement any changes legally-mandated by Health Care Legislation.
Medical Insurance Carriers. Active employee medical coverage: Columbia University has ability to change health plan carriers provided no diminishment of benefit. Retiree employee medical coverage: Columbia University has ability to change health plan carriers provided no diminishment of benefit. Note: The University will implement any changes legally-mandated by Health Care Legislation OPTICAL PLAN: Effective on the effective date of the point of service plans, the University will no longer deduct optical expenses from the child care allowance provided under Article 12A, Section 5, and the following shall apply: All employees who participate in the United Health Care plan shall be covered by the Optical rider for their plan. Employee dependents who are covered by the POS plan will also be covered by the Optical rider as of the date that the employee becomes covered. Benefits will be as follows: Reimbursement once every 24 months for: Vision Benefits UHC Plans Benefits Apply Both In-Network and Out-of-Network Routine Eye Exams Adults: One exam every 12 months with a $10 copay Children: One exam every 12 months with a $10 copay Lenses Adults: Every 24 months, $20 allowance for single lenses, $30 for bifocal, $40 for trifocal and $75 for lenticular Children: Lenses covered in full every 12 months (more frequently if medically necessary) Frames Adults: $30 allowance every 24 months Children: Up to $100 covered in full every 12 months (more frequently if medically necessary). Cost above $100 covered at 60%. Contact Lenses Adults: $75 allowance every 24 months Children: Single purchase of pair of contact lenses or 1 box of contact lenses per eye covered at 100% Unreimbursed expenses may be paid for through the USA Medical Account.
Medical Insurance Carriers. Active employee medical coverage: Columbia University has ability to change health plan carriers provided no diminishment of benefit. Retiree employee medical coverage: Columbia University has ability to change health plan carriers provided no diminishment of benefit. Note: The University will implement any changes legally-mandated by Health Care Legislation OPTICAL PLAN: Effective on the effective date of the point of service plans, the University will no longer deduct optical expenses from the child care allowance provided under Article 12A, Section 5, and the following shall apply: All employees who participate in the United Health Care or Cigna POS plans shall be covered by the Optical rider for their plan. Employee dependents who are covered by the POS plan will also be covered by the Optical rider as of the date that the employee becomes covered. Benefits will be as follows: Reimbursement once every 24 months for: BENEFIT UNITED HEALTH CARE PARTICIPANTS1 CIGNA PARTICIPANTS2 – VSP Network Eye Exam $50 every 12 months $10 copay Lenses Single $70 $20 Bifocals $70 $30 Trifocals $70 $40 Lenticular $70 $75 Contact Lenses Cosmetic $70 Not covered Med. Necessity $70 $75 Frames $70 $30 Unreimbursed expenses may be paid for through the USA Medical Account. 1 The total cumulative benefit every 24 months for all hardware is a maximum of $70 under the United Health Care Plan. 2 The benefits for hardware are per item under the Cigna Plan.
Medical Insurance Carriers. Health care benefits shall be provided by the District through participation in the San Diego County Schools Fringe Benefit Consortium self-funded PPO program and Kaiser unless modified or changed through the collective bargaining process.
Medical Insurance Carriers. During the term of the agreement, a maximum of one Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Plan or one Point of Service (POS) Plan and at least one Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) shall be available for medical coverage for active employees. The parties agree that there will be no plan design change to either plan offering that would add to an increased premium. Effective the first full pay period following ratification by the Association, for the duration of this agreement the District annual contribution for fully benefited employees shall be determined by the actual benefit plan selected by District employees for each calendar year. Contributions and plans for the 2020 benefit year are included in Appendix E of this contract.
