Motion Picture Industry Medical Hospital coverage
for Medicare Eligible Participants
All Medicare-eligible members may enroll in the
Anthem Medicare Preferred (“PPO”) Plan.
FAQ’s * Brochure * Guide – Overview *
Those who reside in California also have a choice of one of two Health Maintenance Organization (“HMO”) plans offered through Health Net and Kaiser Permanente. On the East Coast, Oxford Health Plans (a Point of Service Plan or “POS”) is an option.
If you are Medicare-eligible and enrolled in this plan, you must also be enrolled in Medicare Parts A & B.
Each July, for an effective date of August 1st, the Health Plan holds an Open Enrollment period so that you can select a different health plan for you and your dependents. Initially eligible Participants have one month to make their benefit plan selection. Enrollment for Motion Picture Industry Health Plan/Anthem Blue Cross and/or the DeltaCare USA is open year-round.
Do you also qualify for benefits under the Veteran’s Administration?
Side by Side Comparison of
Motion Picture Plan Options
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I want to change my plan from Anthem Medicare Advantage to Kaiser Medicare Advantage.
Do I still have time to do this before January?
Sorry, no, it doesn’t look that way. According to page 8 of the Summary Plan Description Open Enrollment is in July for an August 1st Effective date.
Please double check with your benefits department. 855.ASK.4MPI (855.275.4674) I’m not authorized to speak on their behalf.
I think your confused with Open Enrollment AEP Annual Election Period for the general public which goes from 10.15 to 12.7 for January 1st effective date.
Are you contracted by Kaiser to help their customers or do you have anything to do with them?
Kaiser does not have Independent, Licensed, Experienced agents with my background, experience and 17 reasons to appoint us for their Medicare Advantage Program.
We are appointed for their Group and Individual Health Plans.
We do offer educational services on a hourly contract basis. We’ve already agreed to honor the telephone appointment you’ve made with us for this evening.
How do I make sure I get all the benefits from the Union that I’m entitled to?
Continuation of Kaiser Program – Medicare Advantage?
Delta Dental?
Vision Care?
Shouldn’t they pay my Medicare Part B Dr. Visit’s?
Part D Prescriptions?
If you continue with Kaiser Medicare Advantage Program, that includes Part D Rx at no charge!
Offered to the Public
https://medicare.kaiserpermanente.org/wps/portal/medicare/plans/explore/descriptions/southern-california/los-angeles
https://medicare.kaiserpermanente.org/medicare/pdfs/2019/ca_scal_SB_PBP03.pdf
Special Program for Union Members – See summary plan description page 18
Prescriptions – Scroll down
Here’s what the Summary Plan Description page 38 https://www.mpiphp.org/src/assets/files/yourbenefits/health/MPI_Retiree_SPD_2015.pdf says about enrolling in Medicare:
Medicare Parts A and B Enrollment
You will need to contact your local Social Security office within 90 days before your 65th birthday to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. If you are age 65 or older and have applied for and established your monthly Social Security benefit, you ordinarily do not have to file an additional application for Medicare coverage. Medicare will mail you a card indicating that you have coverage under Parts A and B. You pay Medicare a monthly premium for Part B coverage. Your premiums for Part B coverage are ordinarily deducted from your Social Security benefits, if you receive them.
It’s important that you enroll in both Medicare Parts A and B because at age 65, if you are not covered as an employee under a group health plan, Medicare will become your primary payer. In other words, your claims will be processed by Medicare first. If Medicare denies payment for a service that the Retiree Plan considers eligible, the Retiree Plan will pay up to its normal benefit amount.
Medicare will not pay benefits for care received outside the United States.
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Medi Gap and Medicare Advantage provide $50k lifetime for 2 months at a time accident benefit]
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How often will insurance pay for hearing aids, I may need an upgrade. Mine are old
Which plan are you enrolled in?
Here’s general information on what Medicare pays or doesn’t for hearing aids.
How do the medicare benefits work if you are on SSDI disability?
Which Medicare plan did you enroll in?
For Medicare-Eligible Participants
Effective January 1, 2018, Medicare-eligible retirees will automatically be enrolled in a Medicare Part D Plan through Express Scripts.
https://www.mpiphp.org/home/health/medicare
Here’s MPI email address [email protected]
So, if in fact you do have coverage with express scripts, send SSI proof.
We checked and it’s a GO!
I don’t like these HMO Medicare Advantage Plans. Can I go outside and get a Medi Gap Plan?
If you are in Good Health, you can apply for a Medically Underwritten Plan. Check our Blue Cross and Blue Shield webpages.
Here’s a list of Guaranteed Issue reasons from Blue Shield
When did you enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan? Age? How long in Medicare A & B? When did your Blue Cross plan turn into a MAPD plan?
From the FAQ’s it looks like your Anthem Plan is cancelling??? Let’s check out the Blue Shield Situation 11.
We checked and it’s a GO!