2022 Retiree Medical Plan Information

 

2022 Open Enrollment for Mecklenburg County Retirees
Monday, November 8 - Friday, November 19

If a retiree does not want to make a change to their current medical plan, the retiree does not need to enroll. If a retiree decides to make a change to their medical plan, they must complete the appropriate 2022 Enrollment Form. The enrollment form must be postmarked, faxed, or emailed to Mecklenburg County on or before November 19, 2021. 

Non-Medicare eligible retirees (pre-65 years of age) have the option to enroll in Mecklenburg County's active employee plans - PPO (Preferred Provider Organization Plan) and HDHP/HSA (High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account). Medicare eligible retirees have the option to enroll in Mecklenburg County's Medicare-Coordinated EPO plan (Exclusive Provider Organization plan). 

Retirees can also waive coverage to receive a reimbursement for their individual enrollment in a Medicare Supplement/Medigap Plan. More information regarding this option is provided below. 

To learn more detailed 2022 plan information, please click on the following links: 

• 2022 Non-Medicare Eligible Retiree Enrollment Form
  
• 2022 Medicare Eligible Retiree Enrollment Form
  
• 2022 Open Enrollment Informational Letter/Packet
  
• 2022 Non-Medicare Retiree Plan Rates
  
• 2022 Non-Medicare Retiree Summary of Benefits
  
• 2022 Non-Medicare Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage Hightlights
  
• 2022 Medicare Retiree Plan Rates
  
• 2022 Medicare Retiree Summary of Benefits
  
• 2022 Medicare Retiree Prescription Drug Coverage Hightlights
  

Carrier Contact Information: 

BlueCross BlueShield -  https://www.bluecrossnc.com/ 1-877-275-9787 

CVS Caremark -  https://www.caremark.com/ 1-855-298-4257

Qualifying Life Event Midyear Changes

Retirees who would like to request a medical plan change outside of Open Enrollment can only do so if they experience a Qualifying Life Event (examples - marriage, death, birth/adoption, gain/loss coverage elsewhere, change in employment, etc.). The retiree must submit the 2022 Enrollment Form to Mecklenburg County within 31 days of the event date AND include a document to verify the event (certificate, letter from employer, letter from other insurance carrier, etc.). 

Ongoing Dependent Verification Audit Details

Retirees who are covering dependents under the County’s Health Benefit Plan will be asked to provide verification documentation to ensure that people being covered are eligible. Learn more about this here.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Governmental Retirees Association

If you are a retiree of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg systems, you will be interested in being part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Governmental Retirees Association (CMGRA).  CMGRA offers a variety of programs, meetings and events of interest to retirees.

The CMGRA meets the fourth Tuesday of February, April, June, August and October at 9:30 AM at Cokesbury UMC, 6701 Idlewild Road, Charlotte NC 28212.

For more information on the association, click here.

Please click here to access the Q&A document from the CMGRA and Mecklenburg County medical benefits meeting on 8/24/2021.

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Open Enrollment Zoom Information Session Registration

Mecklenburg County retirees are invited to join the Benefits Team for a virtual Information Session to learn about Medical Plan details for Plan Year 2022. Click on the button below to register for one of these sessions listed below. A Zoom link will be emailed to you the day prior to the session date. 

(Pre-65 years of age = Non-Medicare Eligible / Post-65 years of age = Medicare Eligible) 

• Thursday, October 14 from 10 am - 12 pm - Retiree Pre-65 years of age 
• Thursday, October 14 from 1 pm - 3 pm - Retiree Post-65 years of age 
• Thursday, October 21 from 10 am - 12 pm  - Retiree Post-65 years of age 
• Thursday, October 21 from 1 pm - 3 pm  - Retiree Pre-65 years of age 
  
• Thursday, October 28 from 10 am - 12 pm  - Retiree Pre-65 years of age
  
• Thursday, October 28 from 1 pm - 3 pm - Retiree Post-65 years of age