Enrollment and meetings

Join us for an upcoming virtual Medicare Basics and APWU Health Plan Medicare Advantage plan overview webinar

Date & Time Participant Info

Wednesday
May 22
3:30pm ET

Meeting number: 2661 163 5295
Event password: Welcome24!
Join the Meeting
Dial-in: 1-877-226-8196, then enter access code 3114884#

Tuesday
July 30
9:30am ET

Meeting number: 2660 639 3377
Event password: Welcome24!
Join the meeting
Dial-in: 1-877-226-8196, then enter access code 3114884#


Enrollment

Enrollment process

If you are already a member of the APWU Health Plan’s High Option, you can elect the Medicare Advantage enhanced level of benefits (UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage (PPO) plan), at any time by calling UnitedHealthcare at 1-855-383-8793 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. local time, 7 days a week. TTY users, call 711.

If you are not yet a member of the APWU Health Plan’s High Option, you must first enroll in the APWU Health Plan High Option (Enrollment Codes: 471, 472, 473) with the Office of Personel Management (OPM) by going online at https://retireefehb.opm.gov/ or calling the OPM Retirement Information Center at 888-767-6738.

If the Open Season enrollment deadline has passed, you may not be able to enroll in the APWU Health Plan High Option a plan until the next enrollment period, unless you qualify for a Qualifying Life Event.


Who is eligible to enroll in the plan?

  • You may enroll in the Medicare Advantage enhanced benefits once enrolled in the APWU HP High Option code with OPM
  • You have both Medicare Part A & Part B primary
  • You are retired from a federal agency
    • If you are a spouse/dependent, the federal employee must be retired in order for you to be eligible for this plan
  • You are a United States citizen or are lawfully present in the United States
  • You do NOT have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), with limited exceptions
  • You complete a telephonic application for enrollment in the APWU HP Medicare Advantage Plan


What if the enrollment deadline has passed?

If the Open Season enrollment deadline has passed, you may not be able to enroll in the APWU Health Plan High Option until the next enrollment period, unless you qualify for a Qualifying Life Event.

It's important to enroll in Medicare Part A and Part B when you first become eligible, during the Initial Enrollment Period. Medicare Part B requires a monthly premium payment for coverage, which is determined by when you enroll. In most cases, premium rates increase by 10 percent for each full 12-month period that you could have had Part B, but were not enrolled.


Need help or have questions?


For additional enrollment questions, call 1-855-383-8793, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. local time, Monday - Friday. TTY users, call 711. Or, contact us.

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