Health Insurance

Page updated 11-19-09

HEALTH INSURANCE

In 2009, the City offers two health plans to eligible employees:

1. UnitedHealthCare (UHC) Choice Plan
   After Open Enrollment, call the number on your member ID card.  UHC will offer two benefit structures based on labor contracts in 2009.
2. Basic Plan (administered by Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield CMS)
   • Basic Plan Tier 1:  This option is available to Local 494 (Electrical) and MBCTC employees only in 2009, and only until a new contract is settled.

• Information Booklet (blue) for ACTIVE Employees (PDF)
• Information Booklet for RETIRED Employees (PDF)
• Waiver Form for Health/Dental (PDF)

BASIC PLAN (Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield):

• Phone:  1-800-472-7130
• Navitus Health Solutions (Pharmacy) -- Phone: 1-866-333-2757:
  • Basic Plan Preferred Drug List:  click here
  • How to find a doctor (click here for instructions; 1 page)
• Master Plan Documents (Medical and Prescription Drug Plan)  (pdf):
  • Active and Retired Employees, 90 pages; 1/1/09
  • Medicare-Eliglble Retired Employees and Medicare-Eligible Dependents; 75 pages; 1/1/09 
  • Pre-Medicare Retirees; 89 pages; 1/1/09 

UNITED HEALTH CARE (UHC) CHOICE PLAN:

• Phone:  1-866-873-3903
• How to Find A Physician 
• Website (main)
  • Behavioral Health (liveandworkwell)
  • Vision Customer Service: 877-426-9300 (subject to change)
• Diabetes Reimbursement Form:  MS Word  /  Adobe PDF
• Master Plan Documents:
  • Click here (Active Employees, HACM/RACM, WCD, MEDC)  (132 pages; 1/1/09)
  • Click here (Active Milwaukee Police Association-MPA) (134 pages; 1/1/09)
• Navitus Drug Formulary for Active/Retired employees:
  • Phone:  1-866-333-2757
  • Website:  click here to view the Formulary 

Questions?

If you have questions regarding your benefits, unpaid bills, or problems with service, please call your health or dental plan. DO NOT call Employee Benefits until you have contacted your health or dental plan and are unable to arrive at a resolution. Employee Benefits will attempt to assist you to resolve your problem, but in no case will Employee Benefits attempt to change, question or provide a medical opinion. Remember to document all your conversations with dates, times and names. We will ask you for this information when you call our office.  

• If you are an ACTIVE employee, please contact the Employee Benefits Division at 286-3184, or click here to send an E-Mail message.
• If you are a RETIRED employees, please contact the Employes' Retirement System at (414) 286-3557, or click here to send an E-Mail message.