Your Schneider Electric medical coverage will include Health Advocacy Solutions, a new Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) concierge service, to help you navigate health care decisions while saving you time and money.

What does this mean?

The first notable change is you now have one phone number, 877-557-3417 (as shown on your new medical ID card), to connect with skilled health advocates dedicated to our Schneider Electric medical plans. Whether you are searching for a doctor, have a medical question in the middle of the night or have claims questions, this is the one phone number to call.

Health advocates will:

• Facilitate prior authorizations for services under the medical plan. If you require an authorization for certain services (MRIs, CT scans, surgeries, etc.), a health advocate can facilitate the authorization for you. IMPORTANT: Typically your provider will take care of this for you, but it is your responsibility to connect with a health advocate before receiving care. If this step is not completed, your procedure may not be covered.
• Help you compare costs and find high-quality, low-cost providers for medical tests and procedures, giving you the potential to earn a cash reward (called member rewards).
• Help coordinate your behavioral health care and benefits for outpatient care to treat issues like anxiety, depression or addiction.

Other programs and features of Health Advocacy Solutions include:

• Digital Member Health Hub. A one-stop resource for everything related to your health:
  • Review medical, prescription drug and dental benefits.
  • View claims and benefit coverage details, and receive personalized health reminders.
  • Find information about resources like ConsumerMedical and Naturally Slim.

• Virtual physical therapy (PT). If you suffer from chronic back, hip or knee pain, take advantage of this virtual physical therapy program with a live coach from Hinge Health.
• Oncology Navigator. If you or a family member is facing cancer, trained navigators will help guide you to the right care and support.
• Special Beginnings. Get support for high-risk pregnancies.

• If you are considering bariatric surgery or an organ transplant (for heart, lung, liver, pancreas or bone marrow/stem cell) and choose a Blue Distinction Center of Excellence, your coinsurance* will be reduced to 10% instead of the normal 20% under all medical plan options.
• Blue Distinction Centers within the BCBS national network of providers have demonstrated their commitment to high-quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for patients and lower cost.
• It’s a win-win situation — not only will you receive high-quality care at better prices, you and the plan also save.

*See glossary of terms.

All medical plan options will provide benefits for hearing care (exams, evaluations and hearing aids) once every 36 months when you receive the care from a physician, otologist, audiologist or hearing aid dealer. You’ll need to meet your deductible* and pay the coinsurance (either 20% for an in-network provider or 40% for an out-of-network provider) for these benefits.

*See glossary of terms.

Schneider Electric understands the importance of family, so we have partnered with WinFertility to provide support and guidance in your family planning decisions. No matter where your family planning journey takes you, Schneider Electric’s new benefits are there to support you.

Through all medical plan options, you can receive up to $15,000 ($30,000 lifetime maximum) in family planning benefits for:

• Infertility treatment: 2 cycles ($10,000 for medical + $5,000 for prescription drugs per cycle)
• Fertility support: 2 cycles ($10,000 for medical + $5,000 for prescription drugs per cycle)

To get these benefits, contact WinFertility to be assigned with a nurse case manager.

In addition, you can receive an adoption or surrogacy benefit of up to $15,000 per child for up to 2 children ($30,000 lifetime maximum).

• Medical coverage: Medical plan costs will increase slightly, reflecting a rise in medical costs nationwide and among our own population.
• Life insurance coverage: Your cost will decrease for Supplemental Life Insurance.
• Disability coverage: Your costs will increase for STD Buy-up and decrease for LTD Buy-up coverages.

There are no rate changes for the other benefit options for 2020.

Monthly medical costs 

** Additional fees may apply and will be a separate deduction on your paycheck.