The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has been making significant changes to its health care program for Medicare-eligible retirees. If OPERS retirees do not take action, their OPERS-sponsored group health care that supplements Medicare with end this month.
OPERS has partnered with OneExchange to administer the OPERS Medicare Connector. By working with a Licensed Benefit Advisor employed by OneExchange, OPERS retirees and their spouses will be able to select an individual Medicare plan to supplement their Original Medicare coverage which fits their medical, budgetary and lifestyle needs. Upon enrolling in an individual medical plan with OneExchange, retirees will receive a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) allowance, which will enable them to seek reimbursement for the eligible medical expenses, including insurance premiums, Part A/B payments, copays, and coinsurance.
In order to receive this HRA allowance, Retirees must use OneExchange to enroll. Retirees who enroll through an independent broker are not eligible for the HRA allowance.
Retirees and spouses can call OneExchange at 1-844-287-9945 to schedule an enrollment appointment. Friends and family members are encouraged to participate on the call for additional support. Retirees and spouses with a Power-of-Attorney do not need to personally participate in the enrollment call. The POA will verbally attest to his or her status, and can participate in the enrollment call without the retiree needing to be on the phone. The POA will not need to provide any documentation to OneExchange prior to that call.