How can I change my address, telephone number, or email address?

You can update your contact information by using the following methods:

 

Who do I contact with questions about health care claims and deductibles?

  • Pre-Medicare members, please call Highmark’s Elite Customer Service team at 1-888-745-3212. You will be asked to provide your group number.
  • Medicare-eligible Freedom Blue PPO members, please call 1-888-431-2831 (TTY:711). You will be asked to provide your group number.

What kind of prescription drug coverage do I have?

Retirees in Pre-Medicare or Freedom Blue PPO coverage have copay-based prescription drug plans which are similar as when you were an active State System employee.
 

Can I get vision and dental coverage through the Annuitant Health Care Program?

Pre-Medicare retirees do not have dental or vision coverage through the Annuitant Health Care Program.

Here are some options that may be available to you:

- If you are a retired faculty member, vision and dental coverage may be available through APSCURF (http://www.apscuf.org/members/apscurf).

- If you are receiving a pension or eligible receive a pension from the Commonwealth/State System, vision and dental coverage may be available coverage through PARSE (http://parseofpa.org/benefits/).

 

Medicare-eligible Freedom Blue PPO retirees do not have dental coverage, but there is a vision benefit under their AHCP coverage. You will need to compare the vision benefit to the benefit that you could purchase separately as retired faculty member or through PARSE.

Who can I cover under my health plan?

You may cover your legal spouse and dependent children up to age 19. Dependent children age 19 to 25 are eligible for coverage only if they are a full time student or disabled.
 
The Central Benefits Office certifies full time student status of dependents at the beginning of each semester for all dependents between the ages of 19 and 25.
 

What if I become eligible for Medicare prior to turning age 65?

Please contact the Central Benefits Office at 717-720-4153 or email RetireeBenefitHelp@passhe.edu. Eligibility for  Medicare affects the coverage available to you.
 

What if one of my dependents or I become disabled?

Please contact the Central Benefits Office at 717-720-4153 or email RetireeBenefitHelp@passhe.edu to discuss how this will change benefit coverage.
 

What do I need to do if I want to cancel my health care coverage?

Please complete the Agreement to Cancel AHCP form and forward it to RetireeBenefitHelp@passhe.edu. Once you cancel your coverage, you will waive all future rights to the Annuitant Health Care Program coverage.
 

Where can I find the plan’s Medicare Part D Notice?

The notice can be found by clicking here.