If you and/or your spouse are new enrollees to Medicare Parts A and B, and you wish to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, please contact the DHR – Benefits Division at 404-330-6036 for instructions:
To participate in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you will have to complete a separate application (see links below). In the future, if you want to change from one Medicare Advantage Plan to another Medicare Advantage Plan, you must contact the DHR – Employee Benefits Division at 404-330-6036.
The Kaiser Senior Advantage HMO is offered to retirees and/or spouses who have both Medicare Parts A and B.
The Kaiser Senior Advantage HMO covers in-network services only. If you go out-of-network, the plan will not cover that care. To participate in the plan, you must live within Kaiser’s Senior Advantage Service Area, which is offered in 20 counties in the metro Atlanta area.
If you join this plan, Kaiser Permanente will automatically serve as your Medicare Part D provider. If you are a new member who selects Senior Advantage as your retiree healthcare plan option, your application will include Part D enrollment information.
For more information, visit www.kp.org or call Kaiser Permanente Customer Service at 404-233-3700.
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage PPO is offered to retirees and/or spouses who have both Medicare Parts A and B.
The plan is a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) that gives you the freedom to go to any provider that accepts Medicare and is willing to accept the plan reimbursements and rules.
UnitedHealthcare also offers a Medicare Advantage Part B only plan.
For more information, visit www.retiree.UHC.com.
If you have dependents (spouse or children) who are not Medicare eligible, and you wish to cover them, you must enroll in either:
If you choose the UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage (Parts A & B) Split Option Plan, your dependents will be enrolled in the Anthem BCBS POS Blue Open Access Plan.
if you choose the Kaiser Permanente HMO + Senior Advantage (Medicare) Split Option Plan, your dependents will be enrolled in the Kaiser HMO plan.
If you sign up for any Medicare Advantage Plan (other than the City-sponsored plans listed above) that may be offered to you directly by various vendors, including just Medicare Part D for prescription drugs, your coverage through the City of Atlanta will be terminated. If you have any questions about this, please call the DHR – Employee Benefits at 404-330-6036 before signing up for another medical plan of any type.
Employees hired prior to April 1, 1986, may not have enrolled in Medicare Part B. The City will pay the buy-in penalty for those employees and their spouses age 65 and older. However, retirees and their spouses will be responsible for paying the monthly Part B premium.
800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227)
TTY/TDD 877-486-2048
Seven days a week, 24 hours a day
www.medicare.gov
