Health and Prescription Drug Coverage
Detailed Health & Prescription Drug Plan Information:
Please click here to download the Summary Plan Description for the College's Health & Prescription Drug Plan: Group Health & Prescription Drug Summary Plan Description. The Summary Plan Description contains detailed information about the Plan.
Click here to download the Summary Plan Description for the Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): Health Reimbursement Account Summary Plan Description. The Health Reimbursement Account is available to those who enroll in the PPO Health Plan $1,000 (the High Deductible / Low Premium health plan).
Please also refer to Benefit Booklets, available in the Human Resources public eDisk folder and from Highmark Blue Shield, (800) 345-3806. Benefit Booklets include detailed information about covered services, exclusions, and claims procedures.
Summaries of Health Plan Options for Faculty, Staff, and Retirees:
To download summary information regarding the College's Health Plan options through Highmark, please click on the following links:
- PPO Health Plan $1,000 with Health Reimbursement Account: Benefit Summary
- PPO Health Plan $300: Benefit Summary
Please click here to find the "Summary of Benefits and Coverage" (SBC) for each Health Plan option:
- PPO Health Plan $1,000 with Health Reimbursement Account: SBC
- PPO Health Plan $300: SBC
For a quick comparison of Health Plan options, please click here: Comparison.
Summary of Vision Care Benefits:
For a summary of vision care benefits, please click here: NVA Vision Benefits Summary.
Health Plan Coverage for Retired Members of the College Community:
For more information about medical and prescription drug coverage for College retirees, please click here: Retiring from Franklin & Marshall.
For information about the Emeriti Retirement Health Plan, applicable to faculty and professional staff who retire on or after January 1, 2013, please click here: Emeriti Plan.
You can find publications from Medicare in the Human Resources public eDisk folder ('Health & Prescription Drug Plan').
ConnectCare3 Patient Advocate Service:
Please click here to obtain information about the no-cost, confidential Patient Advocate service available to Highmark health plan participants: Connect Care3.
Tools:
To access the Highmark website, please click here: Highmark.
To learn some strategies to help you manage your healthcare expenses, please click here: Controlling Your Costs. For information about Highmark's tools for comparing the cost of facilities and providers, please click here: Tools.
To access the Signfica Benefit Services website to manage your Health Reimbursement Account (for the PPO Health Plan $1,000 only), click here: Significa.
Qualified Medical Child Support Order:
To download the College's "Procedures for Determining Qualified Status of a Medical Child Support Order", please click here: Procedures for Determining Qualified Status of a Medical Child Support Order.
