Annual Verification Process for Overage Dependents
MESSA will mail a letter to members with an overage dependent on September 10, 2024. In order for an overage dependent to continue insurance coverage into 2025, members must take action and verify the eligibility for their dependent who may:
- Certify with a severe physical and/or intellectual impairment, or
- Be a full-time student in 2025
The letter instructs members to go to messa.org, log in to MyMESSA, click on the Dependent Verification link and complete the online questionnaire. Based on the answers provided, our system will determine if coverage will continue into 2025 or if it will terminate. Members receive an immediate response, as well as an email for their files. The deadline to complete the online questionnaire is November 15, 2024.
On September 10, 2024 the initial report, reflecting which employees were sent a letter, will be available on the MESSA Business Administration Center.
New 5-Tier Rx Plan Available with More MESSA Plans
MESSA is rolling out new prescription plan combinations for our members that will give them even more options when looking for the best MESSA plan to fit their needs.
MESSA’s newest prescription plan is called 5-Tier Rx, and it can provide up to 10% savings in health plan premium costs for many of our members.
The 5-Tier Rx plan is available with the following MESSA health plans, at all coinsurance levels:
- MESSA ABC plans 1, 2 and 3
- Choices $300/$600
- Choices $500/$1,000
- Choices $1,000/$2,000
- Choices $2,000/$4,000
- Choices $3,000/$6,000
Availability of 5-Tier Rx is subject to collective bargaining. It is available for bargaining now, with a start date of Jan. 1, 2025.
Learn more at messa.org/5TierRx.
MyMESSA Member Portal is Getting an Update
Starting next week, MESSA members will have a new experience when they log into the MyMESSA member portal.
On Sept. 9, we’re launching an updated navigation to help our members more easily find what they need. The main navigation is moving from the left column to the top of the page.
The most frequently accessed items will be tucked under the following menus:
- Benefits: Coverage summary, Optum Rx and the Plan Comparison Tool.
- Claims: Explanation of benefits (EOB) documents, claims detail, and shortcuts for submitting claims to MESSA and submitting supplemental plan claims to Aetna.
- My Account: Account management and a virtual MESSA card that can be downloaded to your phone.
- Resources: Find Care, MyStressTools, member forms and order MESSA cards.
Get Preferred Pricing with MESSA’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Service
MESSA has partnered with Ulliance to get you the best deal on an Employee Assistance Program. Contact our Benefits Administration Team at messabenefitsadministration@messa.org to learn more about our Employee Assistance Program service.
Questions about your MESSA benefits? Call MESSA Group Services at 888-888-4167