{"id":5034,"date":"2020-08-31T13:10:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T17:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/?p=5034"},"modified":"2020-09-24T12:12:47","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T16:12:47","slug":"changes-to-manager-benefit-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/2020\/08\/31\/changes-to-manager-benefit-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to Manager Benefit Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Effective Tuesday, September 1, 2020, active non-aligned members (e.g. managers) covered by the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) and currently enrolled in the NJ DIRECT15, 1525, 2030, or 2035 plans, will be automatically converted to the new NJ DIRECT\/NJDIRECT2019,<strong>*<\/strong>\u00a0medical plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are in one of these plans, you do not have to take any action:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>New Medical Plan Conversion Information \u2013 Effective Tuesday, September 1, 2020<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Managerial employees enrolled in\u00a0<strong>NJ DIRECT15, 1525, 2030, or 2035 will be automatically transferred<\/strong>\u00a0to the new NJ DIRECT\/ NJ DIRECT 2019 plan.<\/li>\n<li>Managerial employees enrolled in a\u00a0<strong>Tiered Network plan will remain<\/strong>\u00a0in their current plan.<\/li>\n<li>Managerial employees enrolled in a\u00a0<strong>HMO will remain<\/strong>\u00a0in their current plan.<\/li>\n<li>Managerial employees enrolled in a\u00a0<strong>HDHP will remain<\/strong>\u00a0in their current plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>*\u00a0<\/strong>Members hired before Monday, July 1, 2019, will be enrolled in NJ DIRECT. Members hired after Monday, July 1, 2019, will be enrolled in NJ DIRECT 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Open Enrollment \u2013 October 2020<\/h2>\n<p>Members who do not wish to remain in the NJ DIRECT\/NJ DIRECT 2019 plans may change their plan to an HMO, Tiered Network Plan, or HDHP during the annual Open Enrollment period in October. The change will take effect for the 2021 plan year.<\/p>\n<h2>NJ DIRECT\/NJ DIRECT 2019 &#8211; Highlight of Plan Changes<\/h2>\n<p>For the new plan, the out-of-network reimbursement rate will be 175 percent of Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) reimbursement amounts with the following exclusions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obstetrical care \u2013 for employees receiving obstetrical care as of Friday, May 1, 2020, the reimbursement rate will be 195 percent of the CMS amount for the duration of their care;<\/li>\n<li>Mental Health \u2013 for employees receiving mental health services, the reimbursement rate will be 175 percent of the CMS amount up to the employee reaching the out-of-pocket maximums of $2,000.00 (individual) or $5,000.00 (family). The reimbursement will then be made at 195 percent of the CMS amount for the remainder of that plan year. This exclusion will remain in effect through Wednesday, June 30, 2021.<\/li>\n<li>Emergency room copayments are: $150.00 for adults; $50.00 for adults directed to the emergency room by their primary care physician; and $50.00 for pediatric (through age 19). These copayments will be waived if admitted to the hospital.<\/li>\n<li>Members and spouses who participate in NJWELL and complete their necessary health screenings and activities can earn a financial reward of $350.00 each.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/hb\/oe2020\/ha1059.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/hb\/oe2020\/ha1059.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1598980006003000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHvjHr9H0fHujGmzpAjnHlhzEEVDQ\">SHBP Plan Design Chart<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0outlines the new plan coverage, including in-network and out-of-network deductibles; coinsurance; and primary care, specialist care, emergency room, and prescription drug copayments.<\/p>\n<h2>Employee Contribution Rates and Calculator:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/hb\/oe2020\/union-negotiated-contributions-monthly20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/hb\/oe2020\/union-negotiated-contributions-monthly20.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1598980006003000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFErmlRzcwYl3aIakogOFLSxLqnvA\">Union Negotiated Member Contribution Rates<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/hb-percentage20-ifpte-afscme-monthly.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/hb-percentage20-ifpte-afscme-monthly.shtml&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1598980006003000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEUGYekps8OixHoO9akpSVI922lVw\">Union Negotiated Plan State Monthly Percentage Calculator for Plan Year 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Questions?<\/h2>\n<p>Please email\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"mailto:hr-benefits@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">hr-benefits@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please accept our apologies for the short notice for this Benefits communication. The NJ Division of Pensions and Benefits informed Human Resources of these changes earlier this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":5129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-benefits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5034"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5130,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5034\/revisions\/5130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}