As you may be aware through open enrollment notices and internal news features, we are about to begin a family member eligibility verification project to ensure that all family members enrolled in UC-sponsored health plans are eligible for coverage. All faculty, staff and retirees whohave one or more family members enrolled for coverage will need to provide documentation verifying their family members’ eligibility. This project is the first step in a series of undertakings to ensure a more efficient administration of our benefit plans.
UC has selected Secova, Inc. to manage this aspect of the effort. Secova has more than 20 years of experience administering family member eligibility verification projects. Secova is affiliated with Segal/Sibson, one of the University’s long-time vendors and comes highly recommended by other higher education institutions and public and private sector employers.
Why this Project is ImportantUC is proud to offer employees and retirees comprehensive, quality health coverage. We do so by managing our health plans responsibly and in the best interest of employees, retirees and the University. We review our plans every year to ensure they are competitive, compliant with state and federal regulations, and cost-effective. Verifying that all enrolled family members are eligible for coverage - a step that hundreds of universities now take routinely – is another way to meet our responsibility.
Through this project, we’ll confirm that family members who are covered meet UC’s family member eligibility rules - and we expect that the majority will. However, those who do not will be removed from coverage. Removing ineligible family members from coverage will help UC ensure our programs cover those we intend to, and better manage the costs of providing quality health coverage.
How Secova Will Help You
We want to make submitting verification documentation as easy as possible.
- Beginning on March 21, 2012, Secova will mail a verification packet to your home address. It will have instructions on the types of verification documentation to submit and how to submit it.
- May 17, 2012 is the deadline for submitting documentation.
- Secova provides resources - both by phone (representatives will be available 24/7) and online - to help you meet the requirements and answer your questions. Secova’s dedicated call center, staffed with knowledgeable professionals, will offer you confidential support during the verification process.
We also know that keeping your family’s personal information safe and confidential is critical. We chose Secova because they meet the highest standards of data security with state-of-the-art security processes and procedures.
We Appreciate Your Cooperation
The family member eligibility verification project is a large and important undertaking for the University. We want to make it as easy as possible for you to comply with the project’s requirements and to enable you to continue the coverage of your eligible family members under UC-sponsored health plans. If you have family members covered by UC health and welfare benefits and you do not respond by May 17, 2012, you run the risk of having yourself and your family members de-enrolled from plan coverage. We are providing multiple avenues of expert support to help you.
Thank you in advance for helping preserve the strength and viability of our benefit plans.
