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 learn some strategies to help you manage your healthcare expenses, please click here: Controlling Your Costs.
To access Highmark's online tools for comparing the cost of facilities, providers, procedures, and prescription medicines, please click here: Highmark Web Tools. You will need to login to the Highmark web site with your Highmark user name and ID.
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.
