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Carpenters Southwest Administrative Corporation

Southwest Carpenters Health & Welfare Trust

Arizona Medical Plans -- Retiree

 

All new or reinstated eligible retirees must enroll in an HMO plan.

Benefit Comparison Chart   To see how the medical plans compare with each other, please click here.

Effective December 1, 2009, UnitedHealthCare offers UnitedHealthCare Choice EPO Plan to participants in Arizona.  The EPO plan is structured like an HMO plan where members pay specific co-payments depending on the services provided and covered services must be rendered by network providers.  You do not have to sign up with a specific Primary Care Physician (PCP) and may go to a network specialist without a referral.  For more information about the Choice EPO plan or to search for a provider, click here.

To contact UHC Customer Service, call 800-377-5154.

For the UHC Choice EPO Summary of Benefits, please click here.

For UHC Summary of Prescription Drug benefits, please click here.

Click here for a Enrollment form. IMPORTANT!  THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CARPENTERS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, NOT TO UHC.

The Fee-for-Service Plan allows you to go to any physician or any hospital.  However, if you use a physician or a hospital that is on a preferred provider list, your out-of-pocket costs are reduced. 

Effective June 1, 2010, the Trust has contracted with Anthem Blue Cross to provide a national PPO network of providers called BlueCard.  This change will provide you with greater access to PPO providers near your home, work, and across the country.

The BlueCard network consists of hospitals, physicians, home health care providers, laboratories, durable medical equipment providers, physical therapists and other allied health care professionals under contract with Blue Cross organizations throughout the country.  To find PPO providers in your area, click here or call 800-810-2583 (800-810-BLUE.)

For more information about the BlueCard PPO program, click here.  For information in Spanish, click here.

 

Medicare Eligible Retirees:

Understanding Your 2006 Prescription Drug Coverage Options