Medical Insurance
Hood College offers POS, EPO, and High Deductible Health plan with HSA medical insurance plans to choose from. All plans are administered by United Healthcare using the Choice Plus network. Employees must be .5 full time equivalency or greater to be eligible for these plans.
Benefits, out-of-network costs and premiums vary by plan option and tier. Employees may elect coverage for themselves and eligible dependents. Deductible runs on a policy-year basis.
- Telehealth vs Telemedicine
- Teledoc General Medicine, Dermatology & Behavioral Health
- Use phone or video 24/7/365
- Teladoc (800) 835-2362
- Teledoc cost - HDHP/HSA
- Teledoc cost - POS/EPO
Many preventive or routine screenings may be covered at 100% if you visit an in-network provider. That means you could have no out-of-pocket costs. This is true of most medical plans due to changes from the Affordable Care Act.
Preventive Screenings - know when and how to take advantage of preventive care
UMR Action Plan - personalized support for your health goals
Did you know? UMR participates with two vendors for pharmacy mail order. See below for participating providers:
Employees must be .5 full time equivalency or greater, and enrolled in one of the College’s medical/Rx plans, to be eligible for this program.
- Health Advocate
- Get the Mobile App
- Call 24/7 866-695-8622
- Top reasons to call include
- resolve benefits issues
- work with insurance companies
- help to make informed decisions
Individual Medical Plans
- Customize your coverage through Healthcare.gov. You may be directed to your state's individual marketplace.
Medicare Resources
- State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Flyer
- Find a counselor in your county
- 1-800-MEDICARE / 1-800-633-4227 for help 24/7
- Medicare Decision Guide
- Private Medicare Advisors
- No-cost consulting service to Medicare-eligible employees and their spouses
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