On July 18th from 9am-1pm and July 19th from 10am-2pm our Health Choice Representative, Samuel McIntyre, will be on campus to review your individual long-term care benefits and options. If you are interested in learning more about Long-term Care and wish to discuss your individual benefits and options, please contact Samuel directly at (920) 540-2340 or via email at sjmcintyre@healthchoice.com.
The Department of Employee Trust Funds has approved an optional Long-Term Care insurance benefit for all State of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin and UW Hospital and Clinics employees and annuitants. This benefit option not only covers care in a nursing home or assisted living facility but more importantly it was designed to do everything possible to keep you in your own home and give you choices.
Congress has put the seal of approval on long-term care insurance by providing tax incentives to purchase long-term care insurance policies and making it more difficult to qualify for Medicaid long-term care benefits. It’s legislation like this that makes it hard to ignore long-term care, an issue that has moved center stage as a national crisis. Many people, in fact, say that long-term care is the real health care crisis in this country.
Long Term Care Insurance covers services that are typically not covered by health insurance but are vital for the patient. For example, assistance with activities of daily living (e.g. walking, eating, bathing). This plan provides financial protection from the rising costs of long-term care. Coverage covers voluntary caregivers, home health care, assisted living, nursing homes, and adult day care.
Eligibility
Long Term Care Insurance is available to employees, your spouse or domestic partner, your parents, and your spouse’s or domestic partner’s parents. To be eligible you must be a Wisconsin Resident.
Enrollment
You may apply for coverage at any time during your employment. There is no open enrollment period because each application is subject to medical underwriting. Some illnesses or pre-existing conditions may make you ineligible for coverage. However, once your policy is issued, coverage will not be limited or excluded for any pre-existing conditions or illnesses.
When:
- Wednesday, July 18th at 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Thursday, July 19th at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Where: University Union, Wequiock Room (101A)
What: Employees can meet with Samuel McIntyre, Health Choice Representative to discuss Long-Term Care
More information about Long-Term Care online: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/other-benefits/
Please contact Samuel at (920) 540-2340 or via email at sjmcintyre@healthchoice.com with any questions.