Compliance Notices

NEW JERSEY – Medicaid and CHIP

Medicaid Website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ dmahs/clients/medicaid/

Medicaid Phone: 609-631-2392

CHIP Website: http://www.njfamilycare.org/index.html

CHIP Phone: 1-800-701-0710

NORTH CAROLINA – Medicaid

Website: https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/

Phone: 919-855-4100

OKLAHOMA – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: http://www.insureoklahoma.org

Phone: 1-888-365-3742

PENNSYLVANIA – Medicaid and CHIP

NEW YORK – Medicaid

Website: https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/ Phone: 1-800-541-2831

NORTH DAKOTA – Medicaid

Website: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/medicalserv/medicaid/ Phone: 1-844-854-4825

OREGON – Medicaid

Website: http://healthcare.oregon.gov/Pages/index.aspx http://www.oregonhealthcare.gov/index-es.html

Phone: 1-800-699-9075

RHODE ISLAND – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Assistance/Pages/HIPP-P rogram.aspx

Phone: 1-800-692-7462

CHIP Website: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (pa.gov)

CHIP Phone: 1-800-986-KIDS (5437)

SOUTH CAROLINA – Medicaid

Website: https://www.scdhhs.gov

Phone: 1-888-549-0820

Website: http://www.eohhs.ri.gov/ Phone: 1-855-697-4347, or 401-462-0311 (Direct RIte Share Line)

SOUTH DAKOTA - Medicaid

Website: http://dss.sd.gov

Phone: 1-888-828-0059

TEXAS – Medicaid UTAH – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: http://gethipptexas.com/

Phone: 1-800-440-0493

VERMONT– Medicaid

Medicaid Website: https://medicaid.utah.gov/

CHIP Website: http://health.utah.gov/chip

Phone: 1-877-543-7669

VIRGINIA – Medicaid and CHIP

Website:

Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program | Dep artment of Vermont Health Access

Phone: 1-800-250-8427

WASHINGTON – Medicaid

Website: https://www.hca.wa.gov/

Phone: 1-800-562-3022

WISCONSIN – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/p-10095.ht m

Phone: 1-800-362-3002

Website: https://www.coverva.org/en/famis-select https://www.coverva.org/en/hipp

Medicaid/CHIP Phone: 1-800-432-5924

WEST VIRGINIA – Medicaid and CHIP

Website: https://dhhr.wv.gov/bms/ http://mywvhipp.com/

Medicaid Phone:304-558-1700

CHIP Toll-free phone: 1-855-MyWVHIPP (1-855-699-8447)

WYOMING – Medicaid

Website: https://health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/medicaid/programs-and -eligibility/

Phone: 1-800-251-1269

To see if any other states have added a premium assistance program since January 31, 2023, or for more information on special enrollment rights, contact either:

U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa

1-866-444-EBSA (3272)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services www.cms.hhs.gov

1-877-267-2323, Menu Option 4, Ext. 61565

Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills

When you get emergency care or are treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from balance billing. In these cases, you shouldn’t be charged more than your plan’s copayments, coinsurance and/or deductible.

What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)?

When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, like a copayment, coinsurance, or deductible. You may have additional costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network.

“Out-of-network” means providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan to provide services. Out-of-network providers may be allowed to bill you for the difference between what your plan pays and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your plan’s deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit.

“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care—like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an innetwork facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider. Surprise medical bills could cost thousands of dollars depending on the procedure or service.

You are protected from balance billing for:

Emergency services

If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most they can bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes services you may get after you’re in stable condition, unless you give written consent and give up your protections not to be balanced billed for these post-stabilization services.

Certain services at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center

When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers can bill you is your plan’s innetwork cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections not to be balance billed.

If you get other types of services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can’t balance bill you, unless you give written consent and give up your protections.

You’re never required to give up your protections from balance billing. You also aren’t required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.

When balance billing isn’t allowed, you also have the following protections:

• You’re only responsible for paying your share of the cost (like the copayments, coinsurance, and deductible that you would pay if the provider or facility was in-network). Your health plan will pay any additional costs to out-of-network providers and facilities directly.

• Generally, your health plan must: o Cover emergency services without requiring you to get approval for services in advance (also known as “prior authorization”). o Cover emergency services by out-of-network providers. o Base what you owe the provider or facility (cost-sharing) on what it would pay an in-network provider or facility and show that amount in your explanation of benefits. o Count any amount you pay for emergency services or out-of-network services toward your in-network deductible and out-of-pocket limit.

If you think you’ve been wrongly billed, contact the federal No Surprises Help Desk at 1-800-9853059.

Visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises/consumers for more information about your rights under federal law.

Wellness Program – Notice of Reasonable Alternatives (Provide this notice annually only if you have a wellness program that considers health status)

Required Annually for Wellness Plans

Your health plan is committed to helping you achieve your best health. Rewards for participating in a wellness program are available to all eligible employees. If you think you might be unable to meet a standard for a reward under this wellness program, you might qualify for an opportunity to earn the same reward by different means. Contact us at [insert contact information] and we will work with you (and, if you wish, with your doctor) to find a wellness program with the same reward that is right for you in light of your health status.

Notice Regarding Wellness Program (Provide this notice annually only if you have a wellness program that includes a health risk assessment, biomedical screening, or medical exam (including incentives for having a yearly physical, etc.)

[Name of wellness program] is a voluntary wellness program available to all employees. The program is administered according to federal rules permitting employer-sponsored wellness programs that seek to improve employee health or prevent disease, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as applicable, among others. If you choose to participate in the wellness program you will be asked to complete a voluntary health risk assessment or "HRA" that asks a series of questions about your health-related activities and behaviors and whether you have or had certain medical conditions (e.g., cancer, diabetes, or heart disease). You will also be asked to complete a biometric screening, which will include a blood test for [be specific about the conditions for which blood will be tested.] You are not required to complete the HRA or to participate in the blood test or other medical examinations.

Required Annually for Wellness Plans with HRA, screening or medical exam

However, employees who choose to participate in the wellness program will receive an incentive of [indicate the incentive] for [specify criteria]. Although you are not required to complete the HRA or participate in the biometric screening, only employees who do so will receive [the incentive].

Additional incentives of up to [indicate the additional incentives] may be available for employees who participate in certain health-related activities [specify activities, if any] or achieve certain health outcomes [specify particular health outcomes to be achieved, if any]. If you are unable to participate in any of the health-related activities or achieve any of the health outcomes required to earn an incentive, you may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation or an alternative standard. You may request a reasonable accommodation or an alternative standard by contacting [name] at [contact information].

The information from your HRA and the results from your biometric screening will be used to provide you with information to help you understand your current health and potential risks, and may also be used to offer you services through the wellness program, such as [indicate services that may be offered]. You also are encouraged to share your results or concerns with your own doctor.

Protections from Disclosure of Medical Information. We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your personally identifiable health information. Although the wellness program and [name of employer] may use aggregate information it collects to design a program based on identified health risks in the workplace, [name of wellness program] will never disclose any of your personal information either publicly or to the employer, except as necessary to respond to a request from you for a reasonable accommodation needed to participate in the wellness program, or as expressly permitted by law. Medical information that personally identifies you that is provided in connection with the wellness program will not be provided to your supervisors or managers and may never be used to make decisions regarding your employment.

Your health information will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or otherwise disclosed except to the extent permitted by law to carry out specific activities related to the wellness program, and you will not be asked or required to waive the confidentiality of your health information as a condition of participating in the wellness program or receiving an incentive. Anyone who receives your information for purposes of providing you services as part of the wellness program will abide by the same confidentiality requirements. The only individual(s) who will receive your personally identifiable health information is (are) [indicate who will receive information such as "a registered nurse," "a doctor," or "a health coach"] in order to provide you with services under the wellness program.