CDHP-HSA Plan(administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana) (for active employees and rehired retirees who pay premiums via payroll deduction; available nationwide)
Medical Home HMO Plan (insured by Vantage Health Plan)
(for all active employees and retirees; available in Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Shreveport and Monroe areas [Regions 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9] who live in a zip code where plan is offered – in Ascension, Avoyelles, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Franklin, Grant, Iberville, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana and Winn parishes); must designate primary care physician.
(for retirees with both Medicare Part A and Part B)
Peoples Health HMO-POS Plan (Available in Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton Rouge & West Feliciana parishes ONLY)
(for retirees with both Medicare Part A and Part B)
Medicare Plans through Extend Health Exchange
OGB is partnering with Extend Health, the largest private Medicare exchange in the United States, to offer access to multiple Medicare plans for 2013. Retirees who enroll in a Medicare plan through the Extend Health exchange will be enrolled in a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and will receive HRA credits of $200 to $300 per month from the state – up to $2,400 per year with single coverage or up to $3,600 per year with family coverage. They can use these HRA credits to pay premiums for Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, Medigap plans and dental and vision plans.