I don't know the details of the situation, because I did not enroll in the UHC Medicare Advantage plan. I just read a news article about it and it sounds miserable.
If you are affected, I recommend you complain to Medicare about UHC not being "ready" to handle new enrollees for the IBM Corporate plan. It appears UHC is blaming IBM. That's no excuse. UHC needed to be absolutely sure everything was setup properly before "going live". Medicare is at 1-800-633-4227. File a complaint and ask for a tracking number so that you can check on the status.
I've never been happier that I stayed with my Medicap plan. This is definitely not the IBM we knew and were very proud of. BTW, thanks for all the effort you put into this.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Me too. I hope IBM will backtrack but odds are probably not.
DeleteWhat news article please?
ReplyDeleteThis is the article. I don't agree when they say the HRA funds were not ours. My contention is it absolutely is ours because it is deferred compensation: https://www.theregister.com/2023/02/09/ibm_heath_benefits_plan_transition/
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