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Benefit Changes for Basic, PLUS and Community Choice Members
Starting February 1, 2010
There will be changes to certain medical plan benefits for Basic, PLUS and Community
Choice Plan members effective February 1, 2010. (Note: These changes do not apply
to Medicare Extension (OME) Plan members. There will be no benefit changes for Medicare
Extension members on February 1, 2010.)
Typically, we only make benefit changes to your health plan once a year—at the beginning
of the Plan year (July 1). However, like many public entities across the country, the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts is currently experiencing a serious budget shortfall due
to the poor economic climate. As a result, the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) has
asked its health plans to make some changes to their plans to help the GIC operate
within its new budget constraints.
We understand that these unanticipated mid-year changes may put an additional strain
on your personal finances during these challenging economic times, and we regret
that it is necessary to take this action.
How Your Benefits Will Change
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Basic Plan Members (Retired Municipal Teachers & Elderly Governmental
Retirees only) –
We mailed you a notice on November 30, 2009 describing how your benefits will change
on Feb. 1, 2010. Please note that this document contains some revisions to the
document you received in the mail.
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PLUS, Community Choice and All Other Basic Plan Members – We mailed you a notice on January 12, 2010 describing how
your benefits will change on Feb. 1, 2010. To read a copy of this notice, click on
the link for your plan:
New ID Cards and Benefit Updates
We mailed you an updated ID card in mid-January showing your new
office visit copays. We will also mail you a benefit update in the near future
showing changes to your member handbook effective February 1, 2010. You can also view your new benefit update online.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please call UniCare Customer Service at (800) 442-9300.
If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have a TDD machine, please contact us on our
TDD lines at (800) 322-9161 or (978) 474-5163. Or
e-mail us.
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