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Attestation Requirements and Deadlines
With the annual Option Period beginning soon, you must be proactive in fulfilling the annual tobacco-free attestation requirements. If you or your dependents are enrolled in the HealthChoice High or Basic Plan and wish to remain enrolled for 2019, you must complete the online HealthChoice Tobacco-Free Attestation for Plan Year 2019. Access the attestation on the HealthChoice website.
Note: The attestation does not apply to the HealthChoice High Deductible Health Plan or Medicare supplement plans. However, if you are a Medicare supplement plan member and have covered dependents who are enrolled in the High or Basic plan, you must attest if they are tobacco-free, or they must complete one of the alternatives listed below.
Current employees, your deadline to complete the attestation is Nov. 9, 2018. Retired, vested and non-vested former employees, COBRA members, and surviving dependents, your deadline is Dec. 7, 2018.
HealthChoice waives the attestation the first year of enrollment in the High or Basic plan but requires it each year thereafter. If you are in the process of quitting tobacco, you must be tobacco-free for 90 days prior to the deadline to attest to being tobacco-free.
If you cannot complete the attestation because you or your covered dependents are not tobacco-free, you can still qualify for the High or Basic plan if you complete one of the following alternatives by your deadline:
- Enroll in the quit tobacco program through the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline and complete three coaching calls. Visit the Be Tobacco Free page for more information.
- Provide a letter from your doctor indicating it is not medically advisable for you or your covered dependents to quit tobacco.
If you are not within the initial grace period and do not complete the attestation or alternative, effective Jan. 1, 2019, you will automatically be enrolled in the High Alternative or Basic Alternative plan. As a reward for not using tobacco, the annual deductible in the High or Basic plan is $250 less than the Alternative plans.
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Besides the online handbooks and scheduled meetings, the HealthVoice newsletter is the primary source of information for all HealthChoice members. HealthChoice provides this periodic newsletter electronically via email to members with a current email address on file.
You can update your email address at any time through your employer, or through EGID if you are covered as a former employee.
As an insurance plan, HealthChoice strives to reach all members, keeping you informed of the most current information. Communicating health and plan information can help ensure you have the best access to plan benefits, which can lead to better health.
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You can save money on your prescriptions by following a few simple tips.
- If a generic is available, try the generic. This is your lowest-cost option.
- If possible, have your prescriber write all your prescriptions for a 90-day supply.
Generic medications cost up to $10 for a 30-day supply. However, a 90-day supply costs only up to $25, saving you up to $5 every 90 days. With four generic maintenance medications, your savings would be up to $80 a year.
Preferred brand-name medications cost up to $45 for a 30-day supply. With a 90-day supply, your cost is only up to $90, thus saving you $45 every 90 days. If you fill just two preferred brand-name maintenance medications, your savings would equate up to $360 per year.
- Whenever possible, utilize preferred brand-medications or generics from HealthChoice’s medication lists, available on the HealthChoice Pharmacy Benefits Information page; select the appropriate list under Resources.
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To prevent delays in claims processing or missing communications from HealthChoice altogether, please keep EGID informed of your current contact information, including your name, mailing address, phone number and email address. Additionally, Medicare requires eligible members report any changes in name, address or phone number to their insurance plan.
Current employees, contact your insurance/benefits coordinator to update your information.
Former employees, fax changes with your member ID and signature to member accounts at 405-717-8939 or mail to the attention of member accounts at EGID, 3545 N.W. 58th St., Ste. 600, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
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