UT CONNECT MEDICAL (WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUG)
UT CONNECT ACO Medical Plan for Dallas/Fort Worth Area See legal notices regarding the selection of Primary Care Physicians.
Effective September 1, 2018 the UT CONNECT Accountable Care Organization (ACO) became available for UT Employees and non-Medicare eligible Retirees living in the designated service area. You can go online to find out more information about the UT CONNECT plan: www.utsystem.edu/offices/employee-benefits/ut-connectaco-medical-plan The prescription drug coverage is the same as UT SELECT medical participants.
BASIC GROUP TERM LIFE INSURANCE
$6,000 Group Term Life insurance is provided for each Retired Employee as a part of the Basic Coverage Package.
If you waive your Basic Coverage Package because you have other medical coverage, you will not be enrolled in the Basic Group Term Life insurance.
LIVING WELL
Retired Employees and their dependents age 18 and over covered in the UT SELECT Medical Plan or UT CONNECT are automatically eligible for the Living Well wellness program offered by UT System. Retired Employees and their spouse age 50 and above are eligible for the SilverSneakersÂŽ Fitness program. See Resources at the back of this book.
If you waive or decline UT SELECT Medical or UT CONNECT, you will not be eligible to participate in Living Well. However, some institutions offer their own wellness resources regardless of enrollment in the UT SELECT or UT CONNECT Medical Plan.
Optional Coverage If you are a benefits-eligible Retired Employee with coverage under another group health plan and elect to waive the basic coverage package, you are eligible to use 50% of the state premium sharing to purchase Dental and/or Vision Coverage. If you waive the basic coverage, you will not be enrolled in Basic Group Life Insurance or be eligible for the Living Well Program as those are a part of the Basic Coverage Package. DENTAL
Retired Employees have the same dental plan options as Active Employees. You may choose from UT SELECT Dental or UT SELECT Dental Plus PPO plans or the DeltaCare Dental HMO Plan for yourself and your dependents. You must be covered under the plan to cover a dependent.
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When you change from Active Employee status to Retired Employee status, you may change your plan type.
Enrollment Guide for Retiring Employees | 2020-2021 Insurance Enrollment Guide for Retirees
