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HEALTH RESOURCES INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE ( H.R.I.A.) BOOKLET
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Information below was last updated Feb. 9, 2005
HEALTH RESOURCES INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE ( H.R.I.A.)
It is a new year and with it come changes in the benefits and services that this committee monitors. During the year, we will use the Newsletter to keep you aware of the changes. Here are some of the benefit changes.
As you perhaps noticed by now, the costs of your health insurance programs have increased. Medicare Part B, which covers doctor billings, has risen some 19%, from $66.60 per month per individual last year to $78.20 per month in 2005. The ExxonMobil Medicare Supplement (MSP) and Dental Plan costs have also increased. As an example, the cost for the MSP and Dental Plans for an individual have increased 29%, from $48 per month in 2004 to $62 per month this year. Under Medicare Part A, your cost for the initial period of a hospital stay will increase from $840 in 2004 to $876 in 2005. The good news is that Medicare offers some additional services in 2005. Medicare now provides some coverage for cardiovascular screening blood tests (cholesterol testing) and diabetes screening tests.
ExxonMobil has provided you with an added incentive to part with any monies you may have left by increasing the amount of your gifts that qualify for the 3:1 educational gift matching from $5,000 per individual in 2004 to $7,500 per individual in 2005.
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