Illinois/Indiana Health Alliance
Medicare Made for You 2022 Medicare Advantage + Prescription Drug Coverage Guide
ILLINOIS/INDIANA
How to Enroll Online
Broker
Go to HealthAlliance.org/Medicare to get started.
If you attend a seminar, the person presenting can schedule an appointment to help you enroll.
By Phone Call (888) 382-9771 (TTY 711), daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Voicemail is used on holidays and weekends from April 1 to September 30.
By Mail Fill out and mail us the enrollment form in the back of this guide. You can also download it from HealthAlliance.org/Medicare.
Mail to: Health Alliance Medicare Application Processing Center 3310 Fields South Dr. Champaign, IL 61822
After You Enroll If you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan during the Annual Enrollment Period, your coverage will begin January 1, 2022. In the meantime, we’ll mail you your member materials and your member ID card, which you’ll use instead of your red, white and blue Medicare card at the doctor, hospital and pharmacy starting January 1.
Contents Welcome to Medicare Your Network Your Providers Your Pharmacy Coverage Stages of Pharmacy Coverage Your Team Your Travel Your Perks and Programs Your Health at Your Fingertips Your Protection:Appeals and Grievances Enrollment Your Plan HMO Plans POS Plans
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Welcome to Medicare made for you. When you become a member, you get a health plan made with you in mind – access to doctors you trust, perks you deserve and customer service reps always ready to help. And we strive to make these plans affordable for you. Use this guide to find the plan that’s made for you. Plus, compare plan options and key benefits all in one place with the 2022 Key Medicare Advantage Benefits guide.
Health AllianceTM Medicare Plans: HMO Basic (HMO) POS Basic (HMO-POS) HMO Basic Rx (HMO) POS Basic Rx (HMO-POS) HMO 20 Rx (HMO) POS 10 Rx (HMO-POS) HMO 40 Rx (HMO) POS 30 Rx (HMO-POS)
Your Network You should have access to the trusted healthcare you need, so as a provider-driven health plan, we partnered with doctors and hospitals in our communities to give you seamless Medicare Advantage plans close to home.
When your doctor and health plan are on the same team working toward the same goal, you get programs and benefits made for you and access to providers you trust every step of the way.
Your Providers Check out the list below to see some of our providers. Go to HealthAlliance.org/Medicare for a full list.
Bloomington-Normal BroMenn Medical Center & Physicians • Christie Clinic • OSF Medical Group • OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center • Carle
Carlinville • Springfield
Clinic Carlinville
Champaign-Urbana Foundation Hospital • Carle Physician Group • Christie Clinic • OSF HealthCare Heart of Mary Medical Center
• Hoopeston
Community Memorial Hospital • OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center
Decatur Illinois Health Care Associates • Decatur Memorial Hospital • Decatur Medical Group • Springfield Clinic Decatur • St. Mary’s Hospital • Central
• Carle
Danville • Carle Physician Group • Christie Clinic
DeKalb/Rockford Area Community Hospital & Physicians • OSF Medical Group • OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center • Rockford Memorial Hospital & Physicians • Kishwaukee
Effingham Bush Lincoln Clinic • Springfield Clinic Effingham multiple locations • Sarah
Flora • Springfield
Clinic Flora
Galesburg • Galesburg
Cottage Hospital HealthCare St. Mary Medical Center • OSF Medical Group • OSF
Gibson City City Area Hospital & Clinics
• Gibson
Hillsboro • Springfield
Clinic Hillsboro multiple locations
Jacksonville Area Hospital • Memorial Physician Services • Springfield Clinic Jacksonville multiple locations • Passavant
Newton Bush Lincoln Clinic • Springfield Clinic Newton • Sarah
Nokomis • Springfield
Kankakee Medical Center & Physicians
• Riverside
Olney Richland Memorial Hospital & Physicians
Lincoln Paris
• Memorial
• Horizon
Macomb • McDonough District Hospital & Physicians • Springfield Clinic Macomb
• Heartland
Lincoln Memorial Hospital Physician Services • Springfield Clinic Lincoln
Memorial Hospital & Physicians
Sherman Clinic Nokomis
• Carle
• Abraham
Robinson • Crawford
Health
• Springfield
Clinic Sherman
Springfield Medical Group • Memorial Medical Center • Memorial Physician Services • SIU Physicians • Springfield Clinic - multiple locations • St. John’s Hospital • HSHS
Peoria
Mattoon-Charleston Physician Group • Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center & Physicians • Carle
Monticello Physician Group • Christie Clinic • Kirby Medical Center & Physicians • Carle
Moweaqua • Springfield
Clinic Moweaqua
Mt. Pulaski • Springfield Clinic Mt. Pulaski Neoga Bush Lincoln Clinic • Springfield Clinic Neoga
Health Services Medical Group • OSF HealthCare St. Francis Medical Center • Springfield Clinic Peoria • UnityPoint Health - Pekin • UnityPoint Health - Methodist • UnityPoint Clinic - Peoria • UnityPoint Health Hospital - Proctor • UnityPoint Clinic - Pekin • OSF
Petersburg Physician Services
Southern Illinois for Medical Arts and Harrisburg Primary Group • Chester Medical Group • Franklin Hospital • Harrisburg Medical Center • Herrin Hospital • Memorial Hospital of Carbondale • Shawnee Health Services • SIH Medical Group • SIU – Family Medicine • St. Joseph Memorial Hospital • Center
• Memorial
Quad Cities • Genesis Medical Centers & Physicians • Genesis Medical Center, Aledo • Genesis Medical Group • UnityPoint Health - Trinity & Physicians • UnityPoint Trinity Medical Center
• Sarah
Stewardson Clinic Stewardson
• Springfield
Taylorville • Springfield
Clinic Taylorville multiple locations • Taylorville Memorial Hospital
Vandalia County Hospital
• Fayette
Riverton • Springfield
Clinic
We don’t require a referral, but your doctor might. When your doctor directs you to another provider, it’s called a referral. We don’t require this, but your doctor might. Check with your doctor before you see a specialist or other provider to make sure you’ve taken
the proper steps. If we don’t have an in-network specialist to treat your specific condition, we’ll help you find one. And you’ll still pay the in-network cost if you get prior authorization from us.
Your Pharmacy Coverage Plans with pharmacy coverage built in help you keep all your coverage in one place and help you save with special programs and discounts made for you.
Pharmacy Basics Drug Formulary A formulary is the list of drugs we cover. You can find it at HealthAlliance.org/Medicare or in the back of this guide. (Generally, we only cover drugs that are listed.) Pharmacy Network You must use an in-network pharmacy to get covered drugs unless it’s an emergency. For a list of in-network pharmacies, view our pharmacy directory at HealthAlliance.org/Medicare, or request a copy using the card in the back of this guide. Savings for Members Without Part D Our Medicare Advantage members without Part D coverage get help paying for their prescription drug costs by showing their health plan ID card.
Late Enrollment Penalty If you don’t enroll in a prescription drug (Part D) plan when you’re first eligible, you may have to pay a penalty for enrolling later. That penalty will increase for every month you didn’t have prescription coverage. You can’t be enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO or HMO-POS plan and a stand-alone prescription drug plan (PDP) at the same time.
$2 Tier 1 Generics Get Tier 1 generic drugs for $2 at any in-network pharmacy. Drug Compare Tool See how much you’ll pay each month and how much you could save by switching to a pharmacy with lower prescription costs or by taking a lower-cost drug. You can check costs at different pharmacies and see the differences in costs between retail (pickup) or mail order (delivery of a 90-day supply). You can also estimate your total annual drug costs. 90-Day Supply Options Limit your trips to the pharmacy with two convenient options. With our mail-order benefit, you can get a 90-day supply of your drugs delivered directly to you for two copays. If you prefer to get your drugs at a retail pharmacy, you can visit any in-network pharmacy and get a 90-day supply for three copays. Medication Therapy Management If you take multiple medications, this program can help you use them safely and effectively.
Extra Help
You might be able to get help to pay for your prescription drug premiums and costs through the Extra Help program. To see if you qualify, call one of the following: • (800)
Benefits No Rx Deductible Unlike many other Medicare Advantage plans, our Part D plans have no pharmacy deductible.
MEDICARE (800-633-4227), 24 hours a day, seven days a week (TTY 877-486-2048). • The Social Security Administration at (800) 772-1213, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday (TTY 800-325-0778). • The state’s Medicaid office.
Stages of Pharmacy Coverage There are three pharmacy coverage stages, but most people stay in the initial coverage stage.
Most people stay in this range. $4,430 Few people reach this stage. $7,050 Even fewer people reach this stage.
Initial Coverage You pay the following until the amount you pay plus the amount we pay reaches $4,430: • Tier
1: $2. 2: $15. • Tier 3: $47. • Tier 4: 50%. • Tier 5: 33%. • Tier
Coverage Gap Also known as the “donut hole,” this stage begins when the amount you pay plus the amount we pay for your prescription drugs reaches $4,430. Here, you pay the following until you reach $7,050:
Catastrophic Coverage This stage begins when your out-of-pocket drug costs reach $7,050. Here, we pay for most of your drug costs for the rest of the year, while you pay the greater of the following:
• 25%
• 5%
for covered generic drugs. • 25% for covered brand-name drugs.
Coverage Through the Gap If your total prescription spend adds up to $4,430, you’ll reach the coverage gap. With your Health Alliance plan, you’ll continue to pay your copay for Tier 1 medications until your out-of-pocket expenses reach $7,050.
of the cost. or • $3.95 for covered generic drugs (including brand-name drugs treated as generic) and $9.85 for covered brand-name drugs.
Your Team Your plan is made for more than when you’re sick. It’s made to help you stay healthy in the first place, so you have a team of health coaches, care coordinators and more to help you with both.
Care Coordinators Whether you’d like to speak to a dietitian, want to quit smoking or need help understanding a recent diagnosis, we have teams to help you achieve your goals or get you back on track. Connect to a team of providers, like nurse practitioners, social workers, health coaches, dietitians, pharmacists and more, who work with your doctor to make sure you have the resources you need to stay healthy or work through your medical issues. The care coordination team reaches out to offer these services, but you can also request them if you’d like this personalized help. Health Coaching Health coaches are your health partners. They’ll help you reach your health goals in the following areas and more: • Nutrition. • Weight • Staying
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Set and reach health and wellness goals.
Find helpful resources.
Understand and manage health issues, like diabetes and asthma.
Care for yourself to help prevent illness and hospital stays.
Coordinate your care when you have complicated health conditions.
Use your health benefits to save money.
Terra Mullins Community Outreach Manager Health Alliance
Your Community We like to get out and meet the entire community. We’ll be at health fairs, senior expos and other events ready to educate and talk with you and others throughout the area. Led by our team of liaisons, we’re excited to get to know you.
Your Travel No matter where sickness or injury strikes – even if you’re traveling – you’re covered for emergency care, urgent care (also called convenient care or a walk-in clinic) or an ambulance at the in-network cost-share amount. You’re also covered at the in-network cost-share if you’re admitted to a hospital through the emergency department. POS plans offer out-of-network coverage for routine care, including physical therapy or doctor’s visits. With an HMO, out-of-network routine care won’t be covered, but some services, like physical therapy, might be covered if deemed medically necessary for you to be able to return home. How You’re Covered your ankle while hiking? Your emergency care is covered both in and out of network, and so is any emergency surgery you need as a result. • Need routine physical therapy? You’re covered on a POS plan, but you may have to pay more for being out of network. With an HMO plan, you only have coverage when seeing an in-network provider. • Take a tumble and need physical therapy in order to return home? You’re covered both in and out of network if deemed medically necessary. • Come down with a cold or flu? Urgent care (also called convenient care or a walk-in clinic) is covered at the in-network level regardless of where you get your care. • Need a routine physical? With an HMO plan, you only have coverage when seeing an in-network provider.
Assist America® Have peace of mind whenever you travel 100 miles or more from home. With doctors, nurses and emergency medical technicians on staff, help is just a phone call away, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. Assist America can connect you to prompt medical attention and help make sure you’re admitted to reliable hospitals when needed. Plus, it can even help in some situations that aren’t health-related.
• Break
If you have questions about other situations, give us a call.
Here are just some of its many features: • Prescription
assistance if you need medication or left your prescription behind. • Compassionate visit from someone close to you if you need to be hospitalized for more than a week. • Emergency medical evacuation. • Lost luggage assistance. • Interpreter and legal referrals.
All Assist America benefits apply on all of our Medicare Advantage plans, but when you’re out of network, our HMO plans cover only emergency and urgent care. Assist America will not pay you back for ambulance and other services you arrange on your own. In a life-threatening emergency, always call the ambulance right away. There is no added cost for the service itself, but there could still be a cost with any medical care. Other conditions and exclusions may apply.
Your Perks and Programs Your plan is made with plenty of extras to help you with your health goals.
Be Fit
Hearing Benefit
Get paid back for a variety of fitness activities. You choose how you want to work out, and we pay you back up to $360 a year. Activities include the following and more:
Through TruHearing®, you can get one routine hearing exam for a $45 copay and lowered rates on up to two TruHearing hearing aids per year when you see a TruHearing provider.
• Fitness
Nurse Advice Line
class fees. • Gym memberships. • Online fitness subscriptions. • Weight loss subscriptions. • Ski memberships. • Rowing.
• Golf. • Bowling. • Tennis. • Pickleball. • Recreational
league fees. exercise classes. • 5K/10K race fees. • Pool
If your fees are more than $360 a year, you pay the difference. If they’re less, we pay you back the amount you paid. Be Fit doesn’t cover fitness trackers, personal trainers or personal equipment.
Dental Coverage We cover up to $1,500 a year for use on dental services, like cleanings, X-rays and more (copayment applies; see the Summary of Benefits for specific copayment amounts). You pay the dentist and then send us the receipt. If your dentist submits the claim for you, you don’t need to send us the receipt.
Get 24/7 answers to your health questions, like whether you need to set up an appointment or see a doctor right away.
OTC4Me Get a 10% discount code for a wide variety of competitively priced over-the-counter (OTC) products with OTC4Me. You can order online or by phone, and all orders are shipped directly to you. Shipping is free on orders over $25.
Preventive Care Focus on preventing sickness and catching problems before they get worse with these services and more: • Yearly
Disease Management Programs Get connected to resources, motivation, support and reminders to help you manage the following and more:
wellness visit. screenings, like mammograms or colorectal cancer screenings. • Flu shot. • Routine
Quit For Life® Get help ending your tobacco use with:
• Asthma. • Diabetes.
• One-on-one
• High
• Quit
blood pressure. • Congestive heart failure. • Migraines.
coaching from a quit coach. plan made just for you. • Helpful tools, like Text2Quit ®. • Web Coach®, an online learning and support community.
Virtual Health Coverage Get care when and where you need it through virtual health coverage. With the telehealth benefit, you can connect with your primary care provider or specialist over the phone or online without the inconvenience of going to the doctor’s office or sitting in a waiting room. And with the virtual visit benefit, you can connect with a board-certified doctor or counselor by phone, secure video or our member app, 24/7.
Vision Get access to vision services beyond what Original Medicare covers, including a routine vision exam with an in-network provider. Plus, get a $150 allowance for eyewear.
Wellness Rewards Take steps toward better health while working your way toward a $50 gift card. Have a yearly wellness visit or physical, plus complete two other activities outlined at HealthAlliance.org/Medicare/Perks, to qualify for your $50 gift card.
WhiskerDocs Connect to 24/7 help from veterinary technicians with whiskerDocs. You can call, chat or email with questions about your animals’ health or well-being. The service helps with cats, dogs, birds, reptiles and pocket pets (like rabbits or hamsters). About 60% of issues are taken care of over the phone without a visit to the veterinarian.
Your Health at Your Fingertips Find helpful tools at hally.com. Get access to plenty of resources to help you stay healthy with no login required at hally.com. You’ll find: • Classes
on exercise, cooking and caring for your conditions. • Hally® blog. • Hally Healthcast, a monthly podcast focused on health and wellness.
Access secure member information. Get secure, instant access to your coverage by logging in to the Hally app or on hally.com. Manage your health plan and get the care you need anytime, anywhere. • See
all your account activities in one place. your virtual ID card. • Search for doctors and other resources. • Quickly connect with a doctor over virtual visits. • Get cost estimates. • Check claims status. • Access
Visit the App Store or Google Play to download.
App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.
Your Protection: Appeals and Grievances Medicare Advantage plans offer safeguards to make sure you’re treated fairly and have the chance to voice your opinion if you think you’ve been mistreated. Appeal This is a type of complaint you can file if you disagree with the plan’s decision to not cover healthcare services you’re trying to get or have already gotten. You must file an appeal in writing within 60 days of the decision or as soon as you can.
Grievance This is a type of complaint you can make about your plan. Some examples are poor quality of care, bad customer service or feeling like an employee is encouraging you to leave the plan. You can file a grievance by calling our Member Services department within 60 days of the event or as soon as you can.
Enrollment Timelines and Requirements The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sets certain times during the year when you can enroll in a Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plan.
Timelines and Requirements Annual Enrollment Period From October 15 to December 7, you can enroll in Medicare Advantage or a stand-alone prescription drug plan, or you can switch plans. If you enroll during this period, your coverage begins January 1 of the following year. Initial Enrollment Period You have a seven-month initial enrollment period to enroll in Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage or a prescription drug plan. It starts three months before the month you turn 65, includes the month of your 65th birthday and ends three months after the month you turn 65. you enroll one to three months before your 65th birthday, your coverage begins the first day of the month you turn 65. • If you enroll during your birth month, your coverage begins the first day of the following month. • If you enroll one to three months after the month you turn 65, your coverage begins the first day of the month after you enroll.
Special Enrollment Period You can enroll in a new plan or change your plan in certain situations. Examples include: • Permanent
address change. of coverage due to employment change. • Becoming eligible for a low-income subsidy. • Loss
Contact us for other situations that qualify.
To be eligible for our plans, you must:
• If
Open Enrollment Period From January 1 to March 31, you can switch to Original Medicare and/or join a stand-alone prescription drug plan.
• Have
Medicare Parts A and B and live in the service area. • Continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium if not otherwise paid for by Social Security or another third party.
Enrollment in a plan will automatically disenroll you from any other Medicare Advantage plan. But it won’t automatically disenroll you from a Medicare Supplement plan. You must contact that plan to disenroll.
Your Enrollment Process How to Enroll
After You Enroll
Online Go to HealthAlliance.org/Medicare to get started.
If you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan during the Annual Enrollment Period, your coverage will begin January 1, 2022. In the meantime, we’ll mail you your member materials and your member ID card, which you’ll use instead of your red, white and blue Medicare card at the doctor, hospital and pharmacy starting January 1.
By Phone Call (888) 382-9771 (TTY 711), daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Voicemail is used on holidays and weekends from April 1 to September 30. By Mail Fill out and mail us the enrollment form in the back of this guide. You can also download it from HealthAlliance.org/Medicare. Mail to: Health Alliance Medicare Application Processing Center 3310 Fields South Dr. Champaign, IL 61822 Broker If you attend a seminar, the person presenting can schedule an appointment to help you enroll.
Meet us in our local office. Stop by our office for a visit. We look forward to meeting you. 3301 Fields South Dr. Suite 105 Champaign, IL 61822
Your Plan You deserve coverage that fits your lifestyle, so we offer plans made for your needs. Does staying in network or having lower monthly premiums give you peace of mind? You might prefer a health maintenance organization (HMO) plan:
Do you travel often or like having freedom to see doctors in and out of network? You might prefer a point of service (POS) plan:
• Comfort
• Comfort
of having an in-network primary care provider (PCP) to oversee all your care. • Must see doctors in our large provider network but can go out of network for emergency and urgent care. • Focus on strong doctor-patient relationships and familiarity with your provider network. Find an overview of your plan options and benefits made for you in our 2022 Key Medicare Advantage Benefits guide.
of having an in-network PCP to oversee all your care. • Flexibility to see out-of-network providers but may save money by staying in network. • Balance between security and freedom.
HMO Plans Our HMO plans give you access to a network of respected doctors close to home.
We offer the following HMO plan options: HMO Basic (HMO) HMO Basic Rx (HMO) HMO 20 Rx (HMO) HMO 40 Rx (HMO)
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POS Plans POS plans are made to give you the comfort of having a primary care provider with the freedom to see out-of-network providers.
We offer the following POS plan options: POS Basic (HMO-POS) POS Basic Rx (HMO-POS) POS 10 Rx (HMO-POS) POS 30 Rx (HMO-POS)
Illinois Star Ratings Click on the link below to view the most up-to-date star ratings for your service area. 2021 Illinois Star Ratings 2022 Illinois Star Ratings (Available Mid-October 2021)
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