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Kansas State University

Medical Insurance

Effective January 1, 2009:

NOTE: Enrollment and change forms found on the various medical plan homepages are not applicable for State of Kansas employees. Contact Benefits Administration, Kansas State University, for the appropriate enrollment and change forms for these programs.

NOTE: Employees desiring to enroll dependents are required by the State of Kansas to provide proof of relationship/dependency for each dependent. Appropriate documentation would include such items as marriage license for spouse or birth certificate for children.

The State of Kansas group health insurance plans for plan year 2009 are provided by Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Coventry Health Care and Preferred Health Systems.

For a complete listing of the rules regarding health insurance benefits, employees should refer to the additional information in the current Employee Benefits Guidebook at the State of Kansas website:
http://www.khpa.ks.gov/SEHP/Active/EEGuidebk.pdf (pdf).

The following is a summary description of the health insurance plans available to most KSU employees:

Plan A
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Coventry Health Care of Kansas or Preferred Health Systems or UMR, A United Healthcare Co.

Network Provider
Preventive Care -
Coverage is paid by plan 100%
Deductible -
$50 single/$100 family per plan year
Copayment -
$20 medical home/$40 medical specialist
Coinsurance -
20% coinsurance
Coinsurance Maximum -
$1,100 single/$2,200 family per plan year
Non Network Provider
Preventive Care -
No coverage
Deductible -
$500 single/ $1,500 family per plan year.
Coinsurance -
50% coinsurance
Coinsurance Maximum -
$3,650 single/ $7,300 family per plan year

Plan B
Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Coventry Health Care of Kansas or Preferred Health Systems or UMR, A United Healthcare Co.

Network Provider
Preventive Care -
Coverage is paid by plan 100%
Deductible -
None
Copayment -
$20 medical home/$40 medical specialist per visit for adults
$10 medical home/$25 specialist per visit children 18 and younger
Coinsurance -
30% coinsurance
Coinsurance Maximum -
$2,200 single/ $4,400 family per plan year
Non Network Provider
Preventive Care -
No coverage
Deductible -
$500 single/ $1,500 family per plan year
Coinsurance -
50% coinsurance
Coinsurance Maximum -
$3,650 single/ $7,300 family per plan year

PLAN C
Coventry Health Care of Kansas, Preferred Health Systems or UMR, A United Healthcare Co.

Network Provider
Preventive Care -
Coverage is paid by plan 100%
Deductible -
$1,500 single/ $3,000 family per plan year
(When selecting dependent coverage, the entire family deductible must be met before claims are paid for any covered person.)
Coinsurance -
20% coinsurance
Coinsurance Maximum -
$3,000 single/$6,000 family per plan year
Non Network Provider
Preventive Care -
No coverage
Deductible -
$2,000 single/ $4,000 family per plan year
(When selecting dependent coverage, the entire family deductible must be met before claims are paid for any covered person.)
Coinsurance -
50% coinsurance
Coinsurance Maximum -
$3,650 single/$7,300 family per plan year

When Eligible: First day of month following 60 days of employment, during annual open enrollment, or within 31 days of a qualifying event.

Who Pays: The university and employee (full-time and part-time) both contribute toward the cost of employee medical coverage. The university and employee (full-time and part-time) both contribute toward the cost of dependent medical coverage.

Website: All health insurance plans have information at a common website: http://www.khpa.ks.gov/.

Related Forms:

Related KSU Policy and Procedures Manual Chapter: 4820 Insurance Programs

State of Kansas Active Employee Benefits Guidebook -
http://www.khpa.ks.gov/SEHP/Active/EEGuidebk.pdf (pdf)

Website: State of Kansas 2009 Health Insurance Information

Eligibility Table: Health Insurance Eligibility Table (pdf)

Other Health Insurance