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The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is proud to announce the arrival of a health coverage plan for the arts. Arts Council members eligible for the program include:

 
independent artists,
 
part-time or seasonal employees of local cultural organizations,
 
uncovered spouses or dependents of currently covered employees in those organizations, and
 
all employees (full- and part-time) of small businesses and organizations that currently do not offer any coverage options.

 This is not a traditional health insurance program, but a limited benefit medical plan that was designed based on input from the arts community about desired benefits and pricing. All eligible Arts Council members qualify for the plan. You can't be turned down for coverage, and there are no medical questions to answer.
 
 The HM Care Advantage plan, underwritten by HM Life Insurance Company, starts at under $60 a month. The plan offers three tiers of coverage that include benefits for physician office visits, annual wellness tests and screenings, ambulance and emergency room coverage, and discounts for pharmacy, vision, fitness and wellness products and services. Some plans also include an additional critical illness component. If you would like to be notified of the next enrollment period, send us an email with your name and contact information.
 
 With this plan, the Arts Council has taken an important first step towards making health coverage available to everyone in the local arts community who needs it.

 
Plan Information
 Those enrolled in the Arts Council's HM Care Advantage plan will offer access to a standard list of benefits as well as fitness & wellness discounts and lifestyle improvement programs focused on a variety of topics including nutrition, stopping smoking, diabetes prevention and more. Use the information below to learn more about any of these programs or services.
  
  Download a plan brochure
Contact HM with questions or to enroll:
HM Care Advantage Call Center: 1.800.481.9979
Email: HMCareAdvantageCustomer@keybenefit.com
For questions regarding the Cancer/ Critical Illness benefit plan ONLY: 1.866.849.2954
  
 Search for Providers - After you read and agree to a disclaimer, the next page will ask for a Client PIN / Client Identifier. Instead, click “click here” for a supplemental search.
  
Please note: A search for “Primary Care Physicians” will not return any results. Try “General Preventative Medicine,” “General Practice,” “Internal Medicine” or “Family Practice.”
 
Additional Benefits Information:
 
Download a list of available lifestyle improvement programs
 
To learn more about Health Information On-line visit www.hmcareadvantage.com
 
For questions regarding the Fitness & Wellness Discount Program: 1.877.244.2465
 
For questions regarding Davis Vision: 1.800.999.5431
 
For questions regarding Health Information On-Call:1.800.830.3998 or 1.800.464.0613 (TTY)
 
For more information regarding Provider Networks contact Medavant/ National Preferred Provider Network (NPPN): 1.800.557.1656 or visit www.nppn.com.
 
For more information regarding the Pharmacy Discount Card (Basic and Plus Plans), contact Caremark: 1.800.824.6349 or visit www.caremark.com
 
For more information regarding the Insured Prescription Drug Program (Premium Plan ONLY), contact Catalyst Rx: 1.800.997.3784 or visit www.catalystrx.com.
Please note: Enter "hcma15" for both the plan username & password.
 
Are you part of an arts organization or business interested in offering this plan? Contact Bridget Sinneway or Jim Patton at Triad USA, Inc. 412.880.4999.
 
For more information about HM Care Advantage or any of the benefits of Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council membership please email Tiffany Wilhelm, Director of Development and Membership, or call 412.391.2060 x222.



IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council is a non-profit service and membership organization, not an insurance company. We are unable to make any recommendations about the suitability or sufficiency of any health care program. Sorry!


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