This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
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| Ask us to correct health and claims records |
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| Ask us to limit what we use or share |
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| Get a list of those with whom we've shared information |
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| Get a copy of this privacy notice |
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| Choose someone to act for you |
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| File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated |
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If you are not able to tell us your preference, for example if you are unconscious, we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and imminent threat to health or safety. |
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| Help manage the health care treatment you receive |
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Example: A doctor sends us information about your diagnosis and treatment plan so we can arrange additional services. |
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Example: We use health information about you to develop better services for you. |
| Pay for your health services |
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Example: We share information about you with your dental plan to coordinate payment for your dental work. |
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Example: Your company contracts with us to provide a health plan, and we provide your company with certain statistics to explain the premiums we charge. |
| Help with public health and safety issues |
We can share health information about you for certain situations such as:
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| Respond to organ and tissue donation requests and work with a medical examiner or funeral director |
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For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html.
We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request, on our web site, and we will mail a copy to you.
This Notice of Privacy Practices applies to the following organizations.
September 1, 2024
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
Uplift Education sponsors certain group health plan(s) (collectively, the "Plan" or "We") to provide benefits to our employees, their dependents and other participants. We provide this coverage through various relationships with third parties that establish networks of providers, coordinate your care, and process claims for reimbursement for the services that you receive. This Notice of Privacy Practices (the "Notice") describes the legal obligations of Uplift Education the Plan, and your legal rights regarding your protected health information, including certain substance use disorder (SUD) records covered by 42 CFR part 2 (Part 2), held by the Plan under HIPAA. Among other things, this Notice describes how your protected health information may be used or disclosed to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations, or for any other purposes that are permitted or required by law.
We are required to provide this Notice to you pursuant to HIPAA. The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects only certain medical information known as "protected health information." Generally, protected health information is individually identifiable health information, including demographic information, collected from you or created or received by a health care provider, a health care clearinghouse, a health plan, or your employer on behalf of a group health plan, which relates to:
Note: If you are covered by one or more fully insured group health plans offered by Uplift Education, you will receive a separate notice regarding the availability of a notice of privacy practices applicable to that coverage and how to obtain a copy of the notice directly from the insurance carrier.
If you have any questions about this Notice or about our privacy practices, please contact the Uplift Education HIPAA Privacy Officer or:
Jessica O'Leary
Attention: HIPAA Privacy Officer
Jessica O'Leary, Director of Benefits
469.621.8500 ext. 211075
joleary@uplifteducation.org
This Notice, as revised, is effective February 16, 2026.
We are required by law to:
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Notice and to make new provisions regarding your protected health information that we maintain, as allowed or required by law. If we make any material change to this Notice, we will provide you with a copy of our revised Notice of Privacy Practices. You may also obtain a copy of the latest revised Notice by contacting our Privacy Officer at the contact information provided above or on our intranet. Except as provided within this Notice, we may not disclose your protected health information without your prior authorization.
Under the law, we may use or disclose your protected health information under certain circumstances without your permission. The following categories describe the different ways that we may use and disclose your protected health information. For each category of uses or disclosures we will explain what we mean and present some examples. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose protected health information will fall within one of the categories.
We may use or disclose your protected health information to facilitate medical treatment or services by providers. We may disclose medical information about you to providers, including doctors, nurses, technicians, medical students, or other hospital personnel who are involved in taking care of you. For example, we might disclose information about your prior prescriptions to a pharmacist to determine if a pending prescription is inappropriate or dangerous for you to use. For example, a patient receiving treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) at a specialized treatment program consents to share their Part 2 records with a primary care physician or mental health provider. This disclosure allows the primary care or mental health provider to access relevant treatment information—such as diagnosis, treatment plans, and progress notes—to coordinate and provide integrated care for the patient's overall health needs.
We may use or disclose your protected health information to determine your eligibility for Plan benefits, to facilitate payment for the treatment and services you receive from health care providers, to determine benefit responsibility under the Plan, or to coordinate Plan coverage. For example, we may tell your health care provider about your medical history to determine whether a particular treatment is experimental, investigational, or medically necessary, or to determine whether the Plan will cover the treatment. We may also share your protected health information with a utilization review or precertification service provider. Likewise, we may share your protected health information with another entity to assist with the adjudication or subrogation of health claims or to another health plan to coordinate benefit payments. For example, a substance use treatment program discloses Part 2 records (SUD) to a health insurance company or a third-party billing service to obtain reimbursement for the treatment services provided to the patient. This disclosure may include information such as dates of service, types of treatment, and diagnosis codes necessary for claims processing and payment.
We may use and disclose your protected health information for other Plan operations. These uses and disclosures are necessary to run the Plan. For example, we may use medical information in connection with conducting quality assessment and improvement activities; underwriting, premium rating, and other activities relating to Plan coverage; submitting claims for stop-loss (or excess-loss) coverage; conducting or arranging for medical review, legal services, audit services, and fraud & abuse detection programs; business planning and development such as cost management; and business management and general Plan administrative activities. The Plan is prohibited from using or disclosing protected health information that is genetic information about an individual for underwriting purposes. For example, a substance use treatment program shares Part 2 records (SUD) with its quality assurance team or an external auditor to review and improve the quality and effectiveness of the treatment services provided. This may include analyzing treatment outcomes, conducting peer reviews, or evaluating staff performance to ensure compliance with clinical standards.
We may contract with individuals or entities known as Business Associates to perform various functions on our behalf or to provide certain types of services. In order to perform these functions or to provide these services, Business Associates will receive, create, maintain, use and/or disclose your protected health information, but only after they agree in writing with us to implement appropriate safeguards regarding your protected health information. For example, we may disclose your protected health information, including SUD treatment records, to a Business Associate to administer claims or to provide support services, such as utilization management, pharmacy benefit management or subrogation, but only after the Business Associate enters into a Business Associate Agreement with us.
We will disclose your protected health information when required to do so by federal, state or local law. For example, we may disclose your protected health information when required by national security laws or public health disclosure laws.
We may use and disclose your protected health information when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety, or the health and safety of the public or another person. Any disclosure, however, would only be to someone able to help prevent the threat. For example, we may disclose your protected health information in a proceeding regarding the licensure of a physician.
For the purpose of administering the Plan, we may disclose to certain employees of the Employer protected health information. However, those employees will only use or disclose that information as necessary to perform Plan administration functions or as otherwise required by HIPAA, unless you have authorized further disclosures. Your protected health information cannot be used for employment purposes without your specific authorization.
In addition to the above, the following categories describe other possible ways that we may use and disclose your protected health information. For each category of uses or disclosures, we will explain what we mean and present some examples. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed. However, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories.
If you are an organ donor, we may release your protected health information to organizations that handle organ procurement or organ, eye, or tissue transplantation or to an organ donation bank, as necessary to facilitate organ or tissue donation and transplantation.
If you are a member of the armed forces, we may release your protected health information as required by military command authorities. We may also release protected health information about foreign military personnel to the appropriate foreign military authority.
We may release your protected health information for workers' compensation or similar programs. These programs provide benefits for work-related injuries or illness.
We may disclose your protected health information for public health actions. These actions generally include the following:
We may disclose your protected health information to a health oversight agency for activities authorized by law. These oversight activities include, for example, audits, investigations, inspections, and licensure. These activities are necessary for the government to monitor the health care system, government programs, and compliance with civil rights laws.
If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute, we may disclose your protected health information in response to a court or administrative order. We may also disclose your protected health information in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in the dispute, but only if efforts have been made to tell you about the request or to obtain an order protecting the information requested.
SUD treatment records received from programs subject to 42 CFR part 2, or testimony relaying the content of such records, shall not be used or disclosed in civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative proceedings against you unless based on your written consent, or a court order after notice and an opportunity to be heard is provided to you or the holder of the record, as provided in 42 CFR part 2. A court order authorizing use or disclosure must be accompanied by a subpoena or other legal requirement compelling disclosure before the requested record is used or disclosed.
We may disclose your protected health information if asked to do so by a law enforcement official—
We may release protected health information to a coroner or medical examiner. This may be necessary, for example, to identify a deceased person or determine the cause of death. We may also release medical information about patients to funeral directors as necessary to carry out their duties.
We may release your protected health information to authorized federal officials for intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities authorized by law.
If you are an inmate of a correctional institution or are in the custody of a law enforcement official, we may disclose your protected health information to the correctional institution or law enforcement official if necessary (1) for the institution to provide you with health care; (2) to protect your health and safety or the health and safety of others; or (3) for the safety and security of the correctional institution.
We may disclose your protected health information to researchers when: (1) the individual identifiers have been removed; or (2) when an institutional review board or privacy board has (a) reviewed the research proposal; and (b) established protocols to ensure the privacy of the requested information, and approves the research.
The following is a description of disclosures of your protected health information we are required to make.
We are required to disclose your protected health information to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services when the Secretary is investigating or determining our compliance with the HIPAA privacy rule.
When you request, we are required to disclose to you the portion of your protected health information that contains medical records, billing records, and any other records used to make decisions regarding your health care benefits. We are also required, when requested, to provide you with an accounting of most disclosures of your protected health information if the disclosure was for reasons other than for payment, treatment, or health care operations, and if the protected health information was not disclosed pursuant to your individual authorization.
We are required to notify you in the event that we (or one of our Business Associates) discover a breach of your unsecured protected health information, as defined by HIPAA.
We will disclose your protected health information to individuals authorized by you, or to an individual designated as your personal representative, attorney-in-fact, etc., so long as you provide us with a written notice/authorization and any supporting documents (i.e., power of attorney). Note: Under the HIPAA privacy rule, we do not have to disclose information to a personal representative if we have a reasonable belief that:
With only limited exceptions, we will send all mail to the employee. This includes mail relating to the employee's spouse and other family members who are covered under the Plan and includes mail with information on the use of Plan benefits by the employee's spouse and other family members and information on the denial of any Plan benefits to the employee's spouse and other family members. If a person covered under the Plan has requested Restrictions or Confidential Communications (see below under "Your Rights"), and if we have agreed to the request, we will send mail as provided by the request for Restrictions or Confidential Communications.
Other uses or disclosures of your protected health information not described above, including the use and disclosure of SUD Part 2 treatment records, psychotherapy notes, and the use or disclosure of protected health information for fundraising or marketing purposes, will not be made without your written authorization. You may revoke written authorization at any time, so long as your revocation is in writing. Once we receive your written revocation, it will only be effective for future uses and disclosures. It will not be effective for any information that may have been used or disclosed in reliance upon the written authorization and prior to receiving your written revocation. You may elect to opt out of receiving fundraising communications from us at any time.
You have the following rights with respect to your protected health information:
You have the right to inspect and copy certain protected health information that may be used to make decisions about your health care benefits. To inspect and copy your protected health information, submit your request in writing to the Privacy Officer at the address provided above under Contact Information. If you request a copy of the information, we may charge a reasonable fee for the costs of copying, mailing, or other supplies associated with your request. We may deny your request to inspect and copy in certain very limited circumstances. If you are denied access to your medical information, you may have a right to request that the denial be reviewed and you will be provided with details on how to do so.
If you feel that the protected health information we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information. You have the right to request an amendment for as long as the information is kept by or for the Plan. To request an amendment, your request must be made in writing and submitted to the Privacy Officer at the address provided above under Contact Information. In addition, you must provide a reason that supports your request. We may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing or does not include a reason to support the request. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that:
If we deny your request, you have the right to file a statement of disagreement with us and any future disclosures of the disputed information will include your statement.
You have the right to request an "accounting" of certain disclosures of your protected health information. The accounting will not include (1) disclosures for purposes of treatment, payment, or health care operations; (2) disclosures made to you; (3) disclosures made pursuant to your authorization; (4) disclosures made to friends or family in your presence or because of an emergency; (5) disclosures for national security purposes; and (6) disclosures incidental to otherwise permissible disclosures.
To request this list or accounting of disclosures, you must submit your request in writing to the Privacy Officer at the address provided above under Contact Information. Your request must state a time period of no longer than six years (three years for electronic health records) or the period the Plan has been subject to the HIPAA Privacy rules, if shorter.
Your request should indicate in what form you want the list (for example, paper or electronic). We will attempt to provide the accounting in the format you requested or in another mutually agreeable format if the requested format is not reasonably feasible. The first list you request within a 12-month period will be provided free of charge. For additional lists, we may charge you for the costs of providing the list. We will notify you of the cost involved and you may choose to withdraw or modify your request at that time before any costs are incurred.
You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on your protected health information that we use or disclose for treatment, payment, or health care operations. You also have the right to request a limit on your protected health information that we disclose to someone who is involved in your care or the payment for your care, such as a family member or friend. For example, you could ask that we not use or disclose information about a surgery that you had.
We are not required to agree to your request. However, if we do agree to the request, we will honor the restriction until you revoke it or we notify you. To request restrictions, you must make your request in writing to the Privacy Officer at the address provided above under Contact Information. In your request, you must tell us (1) what information you want to limit; (2) whether you want to limit our use, disclosure, or both; and (3) to whom you want the limits to apply—for example, disclosures to your spouse.
You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location. For example, you can ask that we only contact you at work or by mail. To request confidential communications, you must make your request in writing to the Privacy Officer at the address provided above under Contact Information. We will not ask you the reason for your request. Your request must specify how or where you wish to be contacted. We will accommodate all reasonable requests if you clearly provide information that the disclosure of all or part of your protected information could endanger you.
You have the right to a paper copy of this notice. You may ask us to give you a copy of this notice at any time. Even if you have agreed to receive this notice electronically, you are still entitled to a paper copy of this notice. To obtain a paper copy of this notice, telephone or write the Privacy Officer as provided above under Contact Information.
For more information, please see Your Rights Under HIPAA.
If you believe that your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Plan or with the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. You can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/filing-a-complaint/complaint-process/index.html.
To file a complaint with the Plan, telephone or write the Privacy Officer as provided above under Contact Information. You will not be penalized, or in any other way retaliated against, for filing a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights or with us. You should keep a copy of any notices you send to the Plan Administrator or the Privacy Officer for your records.
3000 Pegasus Park, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX 75247
Phone: 469.621.8500 | Fax: 817.945.2424
This communication is to confirm your separation of your employment with Uplift Education. In this letter, you will find important information about service records, salary, and benefit continuation.
Your final paycheck will be issued via direct deposit and will be subject to all payroll taxes, deductions, and withholdings applicable to your regular pay. Please contact payroll if you have additional questions regarding your last paycheck; please email at people@uplifteducation.org.
Your medical/prescription/dental/vision benefits through Uplift Education will end on the last day of the month in which you were employed. For instance, if your last day of work is May 1st then you will be covered through May 31st. Your FSA (if applicable) will end the day following your separation. You will have 90 days to submit claims with a date of service from the first day of the plan year or plan effective date until the day of separation. (This is the runout period). Life/Disability/Supplemental/Guardian/Voya insurance plans end on the last day of employment.
You have the right to COBRA continuation coverage through the applicable below administrator based on your medical plan. You will receive a COBRA notice and enrollment application from the administrator via postal mail to the address on file. To enroll, complete and submit the application to the COBRA administrator within 45 days of your last day of coverage and make your first payment to the administrator within 60 days. Continued health coverage under COBRA can remain in effect for a maximum of 18 months due to the loss of employment. Employees are responsible for the full cost of COBRA premiums, which includes the employer contribution and cafeteria credit. Additionally, a 2% administrative fee will be applied.
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CIGNA Healthcare Plans
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Consolidated Admin Services (CAS) Phone: (501) 941-5956 Email: info@consolidatedadmin.com Website: www.consolidatedadmin.com |
HCFSA participants have 90 days from their last day of coverage (separation date) to submit claims for reimbursement of expenses incurred during active participation in the plan.
COBRA eligibility of HCFSA is subject to paid claims not exceeding the total amount of contributions from your payroll. If you have spent more than you have contributed, your HCFSA is not eligible for COBRA continuation.
You may continue to have access to remaining funds in your health savings account (HSA). This plan will continue to be administered by CAS after your separation of employment. Access your account at www.consolidatedadmin.com to view your balance, request new cards and submit reimbursement requests. New users must register with their work email address first before gaining access to their account information.
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| Health Care Flexible Savings Account Health Savings Account |
Consolidated Admin Services (CAS) Phone: (501) 941-5956 Email: info@consolidatedadmin.com Website: www.consolidatedadmin.com |
Nationwide Pet Insurance and MASA Emergency Medical Transportation Services information. To file a claim or track a submitted claim, please contact the carrier directly.
| Policy | Contact Information |
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| Pet Insurance |
Nationwide Phone: (877) 738-7874 Website: benefits.petinsurance.com/uplifteducation |
| Emergency Medical Transportation Services |
MASA Phone: (877) 503-0585 Website: www.masaaccess.com |
Short/Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, Accident, Critical Life, Hospital Indemnity, or Supplemental information. To file a claim or track a submitted claim, please contact the carrier directly. You may be eligible to convert your group life insurance to an individual policy within 31 days of your separation date. If converted, premium payments must be made directly to the carrier, who will provide a conversion notice to your address on file within 15 days.
| Policy | Contact Information |
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| Short/Long Term Disability, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Accident, Critical Life, Hospital Indemnity |
Voya Financial Group #: 755541 Phone: 833-973-2367 Website: www.voya.com |
Cancer and Universal Life information. If you would like to continue coverage or have questions, please contact Guardian at the number below.
| Policy | Contact Information |
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| Cancer |
Guardian Group #: 551834 Phone: 800-268-2525 Hours: 7a–7p CT (Mon–Thu), 7a–5p CT (Fri) Website: www.guardianlife.com |
| Universal Life |
Transamerica Phone: (800) 797-2643 Website: www.transamerica.com |
If you are currently enrolled in 403(b) retirement plans through TCG Administrators, access your account at www.region10rams.org to review your balance, transfer, or withdraw funds. Please note that federal tax law requires a tax withholding rate of 20% for distributed funds not rolled into an IRA or other qualified retirement plan. Contact TCG Group Holdings for further information on federal tax withholdings.
If you have neither applied for nor received a promise of employment with a TRS-covered employer, you may terminate membership in the Teacher Retirement System and withdraw all the accumulated contributions in your member account. Please note that terminating your TRS account also terminates all service credit with TRS. Exception for Substitutes: if you are serving as a substitute and are not employed in any other capacity with a TRS-covered employer, you may withdraw your accumulated contributions. Refunded amounts are subject to a mandatory 20 percent federal income tax withholding unless rolled over into another eligible retirement plan.
| Retirement Plan | Contact Information |
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| 403(b) |
TCG Group Holdings Phone: (800) 943-9179 Hours: 8am–7p CT (Mon–Fri) Website: www.region10rams.org Email: 403b@tcgservices.com |
| TRS Pension |
Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) 1000 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78701-2698 Phone: 800-223-8778 Hours: 7a–6p CT (Mon–Fri) Website: www.trs.texas.gov |
Please ensure that your address is accurate in TEAMS. Your W2 from Uplift Education will be available online and by mail by January 31st. To access your W2 and opt into the electronic option so you can review your W2 online, please follow the steps below:
You will have access to TEAMS Employee Service Center to view your stubs up to 3 years post your termination date. You might be required to register with a new and unique username, as your Uplift username and password will no longer work.
You are required to return all office property, materials, and supplies — including laptop, chargers, badges, and/or keys — to your manager no later than your last day of work.
Should you have additional questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to our Talent Management at people@uplifteducation.org.
"Thank you for the positive contributions you've made to Uplift Education and our scholars. Wishing you much success in your future endeavors!"
Important Notice from Uplift Education
About your Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare
Please read this notice carefully and keep it where you can find it. This notice has information about your current prescription drug coverage offered by the BCBS TX medical plans through Uplift Education and about your options under Medicare's prescription drug coverage. This information can help you decide whether or not you want to join a Medicare drug plan. If you are considering joining, you should compare your current coverage, including which drugs are covered at what cost, with the coverage and costs of the plans offering Medicare prescription drug coverage in your area. Information about where you can get help to make decisions about your prescription drug coverage is at the end of this notice.
There are two important things you need to know about your current coverage and Medicare's prescription drug coverage:
You can join a Medicare drug plan when you first become eligible for Medicare and each year from October 15th through December 7th.
However, if you lose your current creditable prescription drug coverage, through no fault of your own, you will also be eligible for a two (2) month Special Enrollment Period (SEP) to join a Medicare drug plan.
If you decide to join a Medicare drug plan, your current coverage through Uplift Education will not be affected. You can keep this coverage if you elect Part D, and this plan will coordinate with Part D coverage.
If you decide to join a Medicare drug plan and drop your current group health coverage through Uplift Education, be aware that you and your dependents will be able to get this coverage back. If you are able to get this coverage back, reentry into the plan is subject to the underlying terms of the Plan.
You should also know that if you drop or lose your current group health coverage through Uplift Education and don't join a Medicare drug plan within 63 continuous days after your current coverage ends, you may pay a higher premium (a penalty) to join a Medicare drug plan later.
If you go 63 continuous days or longer without creditable prescription drug coverage, your monthly premium may go up by at least 1% of the Medicare base beneficiary premium per month for every month that you did not have that coverage. For example, if you go nineteen months without creditable coverage, your premium may consistently be at least 19% higher than the Medicare base beneficiary premium. You may have to pay this higher premium (a penalty) as long as you have Medicare prescription drug coverage. In addition, you may have to wait until the following October to join.
Contact the Plan Administrator listed below for further information. NOTE: You'll get this notice each year or if the creditable coverage status of this plan through Uplift Education changes. You may request a copy of this notice at any time.
More detailed information about Medicare plans that offer prescription drug coverage is in the "Medicare & You" handbook. You'll get a copy of the handbook in the mail every year from Medicare. You may also be contacted directly by Medicare drug plans.
For more information about Medicare prescription drug coverage:
If you have limited income and resources, extra help paying for Medicare prescription drug coverage is available. For information about this extra help, visit Social Security on the web at www.socialsecurity.gov, or call them at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).
For purposes of this notice, the Plan Administrator is:
Jessica O'Leary
469-621-8500
Remember: Keep this Creditable Coverage notice. If you decide to join one of the Medicare drug plans, you may be required to provide a copy of this notice when you join to show whether or not you have maintained creditable coverage, and therefore, whether or not you are required to pay a higher premium (a penalty).
If you or your children are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP and you're eligible for health coverage from your employer, your state may have a premium assistance program that can help pay for coverage, using funds from their Medicaid or CHIP programs. If you or your children aren't eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, you won't be eligible for these premium assistance programs but you may be able to buy individual insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. For more information, visit www.healthcare.gov.
If you or your dependents are already enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP and you live in a State listed below, contact your State Medicaid or CHIP office to find out if premium assistance is available.
If you or your dependents are NOT currently enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and you think you or any of your dependents might be eligible for either of these programs, contact your State Medicaid or CHIP office or dial 1-877-KIDS NOW or www.insurekidsnow.gov to find out how to apply. If you qualify, ask your state if it has a program that might help you pay the premiums for an employer-sponsored plan.
If you or your dependents are eligible for premium assistance under Medicaid or CHIP, as well as eligible under your employer plan, your employer must allow you to enroll in your employer plan if you aren't already enrolled. This is called a "special enrollment" opportunity, and you must request coverage within 60 days of being determined eligible for premium assistance. If you have questions about enrolling in your employer plan, contact the Department of Labor at www.askebsa.dol.gov or call 1-866-444-EBSA (3272).
If you live in one of the following states, you may be eligible for assistance paying your employer health plan premiums. The following list of states is current as of January 31, 2026. Contact your State for more information on eligibility –
| ALABAMA – Medicaid |
| Website: http://myalhipp.com/ Phone: 1-855-692-5447 |
| ALASKA – Medicaid |
| The AK Health Insurance Premium Payment Program Website: http://myakhipp.com/ Phone: 1-866-251-4861 Email: CustomerService@MyAKHIPP.com Medicaid Eligibility: https://health.alaska.gov/dpa/Pages/default.aspx |
| ARKANSAS – Medicaid |
| Website: http://myarhipp.com/ Phone: 1-855-MyARHIPP (855-692-7447) |
| CALIFORNIA – Medicaid |
| Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program Website: http://dhcs.ca.gov/hipp Phone: 916-445-8322 Fax: 916-440-5676 Email: hipp@dhcs.ca.gov |
| COLORADO – Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid Program) & Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) |
| Health First Colorado Website: https://www.healthfirstcolorado.com/ Health First Colorado Member Contact Center: 1-800-221-3943/State Relay 711 CHP+: https://hcpf.colorado.gov/child-health-plan-plus CHP+ Customer Service: 1-800-359-1991/State Relay 711 Health Insurance Buy-In Program (HIBI): https://www.mycohibi.com/ HIBI Customer Service: 1-855-692-6442 |
| FLORIDA – Medicaid |
| Website: https://www.flmedicaidtplrecovery.com/flmedicaidtplrecovery.com/hipp/index.html Phone: 1-877-357-3268 |
| GEORGIA – Medicaid |
| GA HIPP Website: https://medicaid.georgia.gov/health-insurance-premium-payment-program-hipp Phone: 678-564-1162, Press 1 GA CHIPRA Website: https://medicaid.georgia.gov/programs/third-party-liability/childrens-health-insurance-program-reauthorization-act-2009-chipra Phone: 678-564-1162, Press 2 |
| INDIANA – Medicaid |
| Health Insurance Premium Payment Program All other Medicaid Website: https://www.in.gov/medicaid/ http://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/ Family and Social Services Administration Phone: 1-800-403-0864 Member Services Phone: 1-800-457-4584 |
| IOWA – Medicaid and CHIP (Hawki) |
| Medicaid Website: Iowa Medicaid | Health & Human Services Medicaid Phone: 1-800-338-8366 Hawki Website: Hawki - Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa | Health & Human Services Hawki Phone: 1-800-257-8563 HIPP Website: Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) | Health & Human Services (iowa.gov) HIPP Phone: 1-888-346-9562 |
| KANSAS – Medicaid |
| Website: https://www.kancare.ks.gov/ Phone: 1-800-792-4884 HIPP Phone: 1-800-967-4660 |
| KENTUCKY – Medicaid |
| Kentucky Integrated Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (KI-HIPP) Website: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms/member/Pages/kihipp.aspx Phone: 1-855-459-6328 Email: KIHIPP.PROGRAM@ky.gov KCHIP Website: https://kynect.ky.gov Phone: 1-877-524-4718 Kentucky Medicaid Website: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dms |
| LOUISIANA – Medicaid |
| Louisiana Medicaid Website: https://www.ldh.la.gov/healthy-louisiana Medicaid Customer Service Line: 1-888-342-6207 Louisiana Medicaid email: healthy@la.gov Louisiana Health Insurance Premium Program (LaHIPP) Website: https://www.ldh.la.gov/lahipp LaHIPP phone: 1-877-697-6703 LaHIPP email: La.HIPP@la.gov LaHIPP fax: 1-888-716-9787 LaHIPP mailing address: 100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Suite 1000 Tucker, GA 30084 |
| MAINE – Medicaid |
| Enrollment Website: https://www.mymaineconnection.gov/benefits/s/?language=en_US Phone: 1-800-442-6003 TTY: Maine relay 711 Private Health Insurance Premium Webpage: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/applications-forms Phone: 1-800-977-6740 TTY: Maine relay 711 |
| MASSACHUSETTS – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Website: https://www.mass.gov/masshealth/pa Phone: 1-800-862-4840 TTY: 711 Email: masspremassistance@accenture.com |
| MINNESOTA – Medicaid |
| Website: https://mn.gov/dhs/health-care-coverage/ Phone: 1-800-657-3672 |
| MISSOURI – Medicaid |
| Website: http://www.dss.mo.gov/mhd/participants/pages/hipp.htm Phone: 573-751-2005 |
| MONTANA – Medicaid |
| Website: http://dphhs.mt.gov/MontanaHealthcarePrograms/HIPP Phone: 1-800-694-3084 Email: HHSHIPPProgram@mt.gov |
| NEBRASKA – Medicaid |
| Website: http://www.ACCESSNebraska.ne.gov Phone: 1-855-632-7633 Lincoln: 402-473-7000 Omaha: 402-595-1178 |
| NEVADA – Medicaid |
| Medicaid Website: http://dhcfp.nv.gov Medicaid Phone: 1-800-992-0900 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE – Medicaid |
| Website: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/programs-services/medicaid/health-insurance-premium-program Phone: 603-271-5218 Toll free number for the HIPP program: 1-800-852-3345, ext. 15218 Email: DHHS.ThirdPartyLiabi@dhhs.nh.gov |
| NEW JERSEY – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Medicaid Website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/clients/medicaid/ Phone: 1-800-356-1561 CHIP Premium Assistance Phone: 609-631-2392 CHIP Website: http://www.njfamilycare.org/index.html CHIP Phone: 1-800-701-0710 (TTY: 711) |
| NEW YORK – Medicaid |
| Website: https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/ Phone: 1-800-541-2831 |
| NORTH CAROLINA – Medicaid |
| Website: https://medicaid.ncdhhs.gov/ Phone: 919-855-4100 |
| NORTH DAKOTA – Medicaid |
| Website: https://www.hhs.nd.gov/healthcare Phone: 1-844-854-4825 |
| OKLAHOMA – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Website: http://www.insureoklahoma.org Phone: 1-888-365-3742 |
| OREGON – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Website: http://healthcare.oregon.gov/Pages/index.aspx Phone: 1-800-699-9075 |
| PENNSYLVANIA – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Website: https://www.pa.gov/en/services/dhs/apply-for-medicaid-health-insurance-premium-payment-program-hipp.html Phone: 1-800-692-7462 CHIP Website: Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (pa.gov) CHIP Phone: 1-800-986-KIDS (5437) |
| RHODE ISLAND – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Website: http://www.eohhs.ri.gov/ Phone: 1-855-697-4347, or 401-462-0311 (Direct RIte Share Line) |
| SOUTH CAROLINA – Medicaid |
| Website: https://www.scdhhs.gov Phone: 1-888-549-0820 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA - Medicaid |
| Website: http://dss.sd.gov Phone: 1-888-828-0059 |
| TEXAS – Medicaid |
| Website: Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program | Texas Health and Human Services Phone: 1-800-440-0493 |
| UTAH – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Utah's Premium Partnership for Health Insurance (UPP) Website: https://medicaid.utah.gov/upp/ Email: upp@utah.gov Phone: 1-888-222-2542 Adult Expansion Website: https://medicaid.utah.gov/expansion/ Utah Medicaid Buyout Program Website: https://medicaid.utah.gov/buyout-program/ CHIP Website: https://chip.utah.gov/ |
| VERMONT– Medicaid |
| Website: Health Insurance Premium Payment (HIPP) Program | Department of Vermont Health Access Phone: 1-800-250-8427 |
| VIRGINIA – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Website: https://coverva.dmas.virginia.gov/learn/premium-assistance/famis-select https://coverva.dmas.virginia.gov/learn/premium-assistance/health-insurance-premium-payment-hipp-programs Medicaid/CHIP Phone: 1-800-432-5924 |
| WASHINGTON – Medicaid |
| Website: https://www.hca.wa.gov/ Phone: 1-800-562-3022 |
| WEST VIRGINIA – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Website: https://dhhr.wv.gov/bms/ http://mywvhipp.com/ Medicaid Phone: 304-558-1700 CHIP Toll-free phone: 1-855-MyWVHIPP (1-855-699-8447) |
| WISCONSIN – Medicaid and CHIP |
| Website: https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/p-10095.htm Phone: 1-800-362-3002 |
| WYOMING – Medicaid |
| Website: https://health.wyo.gov/healthcarefin/medicaid/programs-and-eligibility/ Phone: 1-800-251-1269 |
To see if any other states have added a premium assistance program since January 31, 2026, or for more information on special enrollment rights, contact either:
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