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Agenda Introduction The Episcopal Church Medical Trust Medical Plans Episcopal Church Medical Trust All Things High Deductible Additional Benefits Healthcare Benefits for Dental Plans The Diocese of Kansas Open Enrollment


  1. Agenda  Introduction  The Episcopal Church Medical Trust • Medical Plans Episcopal Church Medical Trust • All Things High Deductible • Additional Benefits Healthcare Benefits for • Dental Plans The Diocese of Kansas Open Enrollment 2012  Wellness and Personal Responsibility Toni Marie Sutliff Regional Relationship Specialist Provinces VI/VII November 2011  Resources  Questions? 1 2 The Episcopal Church Medical Trust The Episcopal Church Medical Trust Our Mission …  Chartered by General Convention in 1978  Reports to Church Pension Fund Trustees “Balancing compassionate  Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Christian benefits  ERISA-exempt, free of most state benefit mandates with financial  Tax-favored not-for-profit church plan stewardship” 3 4 1

  2. Who Can Participate? The Episcopal Church Medical Trust – Serving You  We are here to support you with: • Problem Resolution  Salaried (exempt) clergy and lay employees • Education and Awareness • Patient Advocacy  Hourly employees working a minimum of 20 hours/week (1,000 hours/year) Our Client Engagement Team is Available  Dependent children to age 30 Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 8:00 pm ET  Employees on short-term or long-term disability 7:30 am to 7:00 pm CT 1-800-480-9967 / mtcustserv@cpg.org 5 6 Your 2012 Medical Plan Choices Network Only Plan  Empire BCBS EPO 90 Episcopal Church Medical Trust Network and Non-Network Plans  Empire BCBS PPO 80/60  Empire BCBS HDHP/HSA Medical Plans– 2011 7 8 2

  3. ALL PLANS– Preventive Care Routine and Preventive Services  $0 Copay Network Empire BlueCross BlueShield  Benefits include covered services received in a EPO 90 Plan physician’s office such as: (Exclusive Provider Organization) • Routine exams • Well-Woman and Well-Man exams • Routine exam X-rays and lab services www.empireblue.com (800) 352-3152 • Well-Child checkups • Immunizations • Other Routine Services 9 Empire BCBS EPO 90 – At a Glance Plan Provision Network Annual deductible (single / family) $200 / $500 Annual OOP max (single / family) $1,500 / $3,000 Empire BlueCross BlueShield Office visit copay $0 Preventive PPO 80/60 Plan $25 (PCP or specialist) (Preferred Provider Organization) Urgent care coinsurance 10% Member coinsurance 10% www.empireblue.com (800) 352-3152 Inpatient hospital coinsurance 10% Outpatient hospital copay 10% Emergency room care $100 (waived if admitted) 11 3

  4. Empire BCBS PPO 80/60 – At a Glance Plan Provision Network Out-of-Network Annual deductible $500 / $1,000 $1,000 / $2,000 Empire BlueCross BlueShield (single / family) High Deductible Health Plan Annual OOP max $2,000 / $4,000 $5,500 / $11,000 Episcopal Church Medical Trust and (single / family) Health Savings Account Office visit copay $0 Preventive 40% (HDHP/HSA) $25 (PCP or specialist) Urgent care coinsurance 20% 40% Member coinsurance 20% 40% www.empireblue.com (800) 352-3152 Inpatient hospital $100 copay per day, 40% copay / coinsurance max $600 per admission; then 20% Outpatient hospital 20% 40% coinsurance Emergency room care $100 (waived if admitted) $100 (waived if 13 admitted) Empire BCBS HDHP – At a Glance HDHP/HSA – How the Pieces Work Together Plan Provision Network Out-of-Network (Medical & Rx Combined) High Deductible PPO Health Plan Annual deductible $2,700 / $5,450 $3,000 / $6,000 (single / family) with preventive services covered at 100% Annual Coinsurance max $1,500 / $3,000 $4,000 / $7,000 (excluding deductible) + Annual OOP max $4,200 / $8,450 $7,000 / $13,000 Health Savings Account (single / family) Office visit $0 Preventive 45% that allows employer and/or employees to make tax-free copay/coinsurance 20% contributions to save for future healthcare expenses Urgent care coinsurance 20% 45% + Member coinsurance 20% 45% Health and Decision Tools Inpatient hospital 20% 45% coinsurance to help employees become more knowledgeable consumers Outpatient hospital 20% 45% coinsurance Emergency room care 20% 20% 15 16 4

  5. What Will it Cost the Employer in 2012? Health Savings Account - HSA  HSA is a tax-advantaged account Total Rate  Employee sets up the account and owns it Single Family HSA Annual Plus One Diff Plan Rate Rate Contrib  Balances accumulate and roll over year after year Rate Mo/Yr S/+One/ 2011/2 Mo/Yr Mo/Yr ution 012 Family  Account must be held by a qualified trustee • Empire BCBS / Mellon Bank $10,500/  IRS sets annual limits on contributions BCBS $875/ $1,574/ $2,447/ $0 $18,888/ 2.09% EPO 90 $10,500 $18,888 $29,364 • $3,100 single / $6,250 family $29,364  Anyone can make a contribution  Distributions for qualified healthcare expenses (as defined by $10,116/ BCBS $843/ $1,516/ $2,356/ $0 $18,192/ NA the IRS) PPO 80/60 $10,116 $18,192 $28,272 $28,272 $9,832/ BCBS $611/ $1,099/ $1,708/ $2,500/ $18,138/ NA HDHP/HSA $7,332 $13,188 $20,496 $4,950 $25,446 17 18 Health Savings Accounts - Contributions Creating the HSA  Employers and employees (or others) may contribute to  You must activate the account an employee’s HSA on an annual basis • Sign and return the card – designate beneficiaries and  Limits on annual contributions for 2012: receive personalized check book • Individual Coverage $3,100 • Activate online – after 1/1, and receive debit card only • Family Coverage $6,250 • The Medical Trust pays set up and maintenance fees • Employee is responsible for ensuring the maximum is not exceeded.  Cannot fund the account until it is set up!!  Additional contributions for those (account holder only) who will attain age 55 (or older) by the end of the year ($1000 for 2012).  Deadline for HSA contributions is April 15 th of the following year 5

  6. Health Savings Accounts - Contributions Health Savings Accounts – Distributions  Employee contributions can be made on a pretax  Distributions from an HSA for qualifying medical basis expenses are tax-free • Through salary reduction by election prior to the beginning of the year, with a written cafeteria plan  Qualifying medical expenses are unreimbursed document, and/or costs incurred by the employee or dependent for • As an adjustment to income on the employee’s annual tax return medical care, including:  Employer contributions are not taxable income to the • HDHP deductibles and coinsurance employee • Post-employment healthcare costs (Medicare Part B premiums, etc.)  Employees that are enrolled in Medicare cannot have contributions to the HSA as of the date of • Long-term care premiums enrollment. Health Savings Accounts – Distributions Qualifying Medical Expenses  Other distributions from an HSA are subject to federal  Include (but not limited to): income tax and an additional 20% penalty (penalty is • Braces waived if the distribution is made after age 65 or on • Dental expenses account of death or disability) • Lasik surgery  Distributions do not have to be made in any year and can • Hearing aids  Do NOT include (and not limited to): be rolled over from year to year  Account earnings are not subject to taxation, if eventually • Health club memberships • Hair transplants used for qualifying medical expenses • Nutritional supplements  Distributions can be made for the qualifying medical • Teeth whitening expenses of dependents (but not domestic partners) • Over the counter medications  See IRS publications for assistance  Distributions can be made even after the employee is no longer eligible to contribute to an HSA 6

  7. Using the HSA at the Office or Hospital How are distributions made?  Employee can use the HSA debit card at the provider’s office or pharmacy  Employee can write a check to the provider or pharmacy on the HSA account  Employee can pay provider or pharmacy out of the employee’s funds and reimburse him or herself from the HSA  Caution: • Employee must keep records to prove the distributions from the HSA were used for qualifying medical expenses • Employee is responsible for any overdraft fees on the HSA Using the HSA at the Pharmacy Health Savings Accounts – Death  If the employee’s spouse is the beneficiary of the HSA, the HSA will be treated as an HSA of the spouse after the employee’s death • No taxable event for Federal income tax purposes.  If there is a non-spouse beneficiary, the account ceases to be an HSA and the value of the account is taxed to the beneficiary • If the employee’s estate is the beneficiary, the HSA balance is included in the employee’s final Federal income tax return. 7

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