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Open‑enrollment deadlines, pharmacy card use and preventive drug list clarified for staff
Summary
District reminded staff that open enrollment closes on the 4th, explained separate medical and pharmacy ID cards, and said a preventive drug list currently offers many medications at $0 co‑pay though the list could change.
Human Resources and the benefits presenter reviewed logistics staff need to know for open enrollment and benefit use, including a virtual Q&A this week.
The presenter clarified that medical and pharmacy functions are handled by separate carriers — Blue Cross Blue Shield for medical and Express Scripts for pharmacy — and that employees will receive two ID cards. “There are 2 separate ID cards... there are two separate ID cards,” the presenter said while explaining why pharmacy claims must go through the pharmacy carrier.
A staff member asked whether preventive prescriptions currently costing $0 would remain $0 under a plan change. The presenter replied that a preventive drug list currently provides a $0 co‑pay for many generics and brand preventive drugs and that, while the list could change in future plan years, switching plans would not automatically change access to that list.
Employees were reminded that open enrollment closes on the 4th and that a virtual benefits meeting is scheduled for the 29th for individual questions; the district emphasized staff should enroll before the deadline to secure desired coverage.
