UHC has been sending two different Medicare prescription
coverage letters:
▪ "...your plan sponsor has decided to end your prescription
drug coverage" -- covered in this post
▪ "...you may have to pay a Late Enrollment Penalty..." --
covered in a separate post
Sample letter on the HPAA website:
https://www.hpalumni.org/UHC-EndDrugCoverage.pdf [700 KB pdf
file]
UHC letter regarding your RX coverage (12/16/14)
12/16/14 UPDATE:
There are three groups of Medicare retirees and/or spouses who received
the letter from UHC stating that "Hewlett-Packard has decided to end
your prescription drug coverage":
1. Medicare
retirees/spouses who changed plans during Annual Enrollment and elected
the Medicare Advantage PPO plan for 2015
2. Medicare
retirees/spouses who changed plans during Annual Enrollment and elected
an HMO or exchange plan for 2015
3. Medicare
retirees/spouses who didn't make a change during Annual Enrollment and
received the letter in error
The first two
groups received the letter correctly since these retirees/spouses will
be changing Rx providers starting 1/1/15, but there is no break in
coverage. The third group received the letter in error.
All three
groups will be receiving a follow-up letter from UHC that either states
they received the letter correctly (groups 1&2) or in error (group 3)
based on which group they fall into above. For all three groups,
HP and the HP Benefits Center have the correct information and there
will not be any gaps in coverage.
12/15
UPDATE:
HP has confirmed that the UHC letter was sent in error. UHC will
be sending out a second letter stating that the original letter was sent
in error. There is no change to your coverage and you can confirm
this with UHC and/or the HP Benefits Center
.
You or your
covered dependent may have received a
notice from UnitedHealthcare’s Optum Rx
alerting you
that your prescription drug coverage is ending. UHC sent this
letter without HP's knowledge or consent. HP did not "decide" to
drop coverage for any of its retirees. HP's records do not reflect
RX coverage ending for any HP retirees.
If you have
elected to continue enrollment with an HP sponsored medical plan option
that coordinates with Medicare, HP’s sponsored group Medicare Part D
prescription drug program will continue to be offered by HP.
HP is working
with UHC to determine why the letter was sent and more information will
be posted here as soon as its available. In the meantime, you can
contact the HP Benefits Center at 1-800-890-3100 with any questions.
This is the complete article from HP's official
HP Continuum
site -- before Continuum was moved to Conenza.
Retrieved 12/17/14 11pm.