As a School Board employee, you are eligible to enroll in the following voluntary program through United Healthcare.

Hospital Indemnity Protection Plan: Helps provide financial protection from the high cost of hospital bills. It’s an insurance plan that works alongside your health plan and it pays cash directly to you. You can use the cash any way you want. For instance, you can use it to help pay for costs from a hospital stay and related treatment, or your health plan deductible, or for any other out-of-pocket costs you may incur.  This benefit has a 12/12 pre-existing condition limitation.

How to File a Claim:

Telephonic Claim process: UHC will accept claims for these benefits over the phone, you do not need to complete paperwork to initiate a claim.

• Call: 866-556-8298

• Fax: 866-334-0985

• Email follow-up: fpcustomersupport@uhc.com

• Please have the following information ready when you call:
  Employer’s name and location, Your full name and Social Security number, Your complete address and phone number, Date of birth,  Marital status and number of dependents, Occupation or job title,  Supervisor’s name and phone number, Last day you worked and first day you were absent from work, Date you expect to return to work (if you know), or the actual date (if you have already returned to work at the time you call).

• If the absence or claim is due to your own health condition, please have the following information available: Physician’s name, address and phone number, Description of medical condition, including any relevant dates of injury or if it is work related, Dates of your first visit, your most recent visit, and your next scheduled visit with your physician for this condition.