Planning for Retirement
Retirement Plans
Medicare 101
Annual Enrollment
Billing and Payments
100

These Specialists offer one-on-one guidance on leaving company for active or Severed employees who meets Rule of 60 and are within 60 days of a confirmed retirement date

What are Life Events Services Retirement Specialists?

100

The page number in the SPD where I can locate full plan details on pre-65 plans.

What is page 140?

100
  • Inpatient care in hospital
  • Inpatient care in skilled nursing facilities
  • Hospice care services
  • Home health care services

What is Medicare Part A?

100

October 3, 2023- October 18, 2023

What is wave 1?

100

One time payment, ongoing Direct Debit, check through the mail, bill pay service.

What are my bill payment options?

200

If an employee does not have a confirmed retirement date within the next 180 days, I can refer them to this group for general information about retirement.

What is the Benefits Education and Planning Center?

200

This enrollment event and worksheet offers pre and post 65 coverage as well as any other benefits based on my retirement group.

What is the Retirement Enrollment

200
  • Doctor's services
  • Medicare's Physician Network
    • Participating Physicians
      • Physicians that accept Medicare assignment as full payment and bill 20% where applicable
    • Non-participating Physicians
      • Do not accept Medicare assignment and can bill 15% over what Medicare allows
      • May see balance billing
  • Outpatient hospital services
  • Diagnostic services (including X-ray and lab fees)
  • Some preventative services

What is Medicare Part B?

200

When an employee has a dual year event at Annual enrollment I run this event last.

What is the Annual Enrollment Event?

200
  • Reinstatement must be requested within _____ of coverage drop date/Cancellation of Coverage Notice date

What is 60 days?

300

The fast path for running retirement modeling.

What is HMRTMO?

300

This is is an exact continuation of active coverage once the active coverage has ended. This is not mandatory coverage, the participant has the choice to enroll or decline any offered coverages at the time they are offered.

What is COBRA?

300
  • Also known as Medicare Part C
  • Increases number and types of plans available and intended to provide retiree with option similar to option held as active employee
  • Must be enrolled in Medicare Part A and/or B and paying for Part B to be eligible

What is Medicare Advantage?

300

A calculation used to determine level of medical benefits available and rate of premiums for BOA employees.

What is PYCC?

300

panel in TBA that I can use to see the amount and the source of the last payment.

What is DBP payments?

400

The date my benefits end when an active employee retires.

What is the end of the month in which I retire.

400

The fast path for the COBRA enrollment.

What is HMCBEN?

400

 Private coverage that provides prescription drug benefits to Medicare customers

Must be enrolled in Medicare Part A and/or B and paying for Part B to be eligible  

What is Part D?

400

Employee's enrolled into a PPO plan for the prior year and moving to Tier 3 or above for their PYCC are defaulted into this plan if no elections are made during Annual Enrollment.

What is the Consumer Directed High Deductible plan?

400

The panel in TBA that I can view 

  • Paid through date
  • Charge through date
  • When coverage will be dropped

What is DBP premium dates?

500

The person that I notify of my intent to retire and provide my resignation.

Who is my manager

500

 This is a reimbursement account for retirees, which enables Bank of America to set aside money to help pay medical costs incurred by both the retiree and their eligible dependents. (Not all retirees are eligible)  Cannot be used to offset the cost of vision, dental, life insurance, and COBRA coverage.

What is an MRA?

500

Enrollment period is 7 months

  • Begins 3 months before month turning 65
  • Month of 65th birthday
  • Ends 3 months after month turning 65

What is the initial enrollment period for Medicare when I turn 65?

500
  • ACTIVE election required for each new plan year.
  • if no action is taken, ee will default to NO coverage even if elected for prior plan year.

What is PTO?

500
  • Retirees
  • Survivors
  • Unpaid LOA participants
  • COBRA participants
  • LTD
  • Severance

What are billing populations(or groups who are billied)?

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