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Work/Life: You Move
Impact on Benefits
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Your coverage under the following benefits programs may be affected:
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 Medical and/or Dental |
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What You
Should Do |
- You need to change your address with your medical
plan.
- If you're an HMO
participant, you should also contact your plan's Member Services
department to see if your new residence is within your Primary Care
Physician's (PCP) service area.
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you move out of his or her service area, you may need to change your
PCP.
- If you move to an area where your HMO does not have providers,
you may need to change medical plans. You cannot drop dental
coverage during the calendar year except you must drop a dependent
spouse in the case of a divorce or a child who has attained
age 23.
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| When You Should Do It |
If you move out of your plan's service
area, select a new medical plan within 31 days of your move.
If
you need to change your PCP, contact the
plan directly to change providers by the 15th of the month, so the
change is effective on the 1st of the following month. |
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| How to Do It |
Contact the Benefits Office to request the appropriate
change of address form(s) as soon as possible.
Complete and return the form(s) to the Benefits Office.
Contact the plan directly to change your PCP.
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| Special Notes |
Maroon Plan, MetLife
Dental Copay Plan and MetLife Dental PPO Plan participants can see any provider they wish, so participants
do not need to inform the plan if they change providers. |
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| Flexible Spending Accounts |
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What You
Should Do |
You need to change your
address with WageWorks — the Flexible Spending Account
administrator. |
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| When You Should Do It |
As
soon possible after you move.
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| How to Do It |
Contact the Benefits Office for the appropriate form or click
here to download the form. There is no change of address
form. Instead you indicate your new address under the "New
Address" section on the claim form. Complete and return
the form to WageWorks. |
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| Qualified
Transportation Program |
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What You
Should Do |
You need to
change your address with the University. You may need to change or
cancel your elections under the Qualified Transportation Program. |
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| When You Should Do It |
As soon as possible after you move. |
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| How to Do It |
Go to the WageWorks website at www.wageworks.com to make changes to your QTP elections. |
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| Retirement
Benefits |
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What You
Should Do |
To ensure timely receipt
of your quarterly statements, benefit payments and other important
communications, it is important that you change your address
with TIAA-CREF and/or Vanguard. |
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| When You Should Do It |
As
soon as possible after your move. |
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| How to Do It |
- Contact TIAA-CREF (800-842-2776) and Vanguard (800-523-1188) to
report your change of address and obtain any requisite paperwork.
- Complete
any required forms and return them to the Benefits Office.
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