Many retirees opt for Medex coverage, a Medicare supplement plan that works alongside Parts A and B to cover costs such as copays and prescription drugs. Furthermore, Medex also provides travel assistance as well as other benefits. These pages outline key features of their plans; for full terms and conditions please consult the plan description/riders.
What Is Medex?
Many retirees choose to join Medex 3, the Town’s Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan. It works in tandem with Medicare Parts A and B to provide prescription coverage at a monthly fee of $28. If interested, contact Human Resources Department directly.
Manifest MedEx (MX) is California’s leading nonprofit health data network, connecting over 1800 healthcare organizations. Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, MX assembles, curates and provides data for California’s 38 million residents using cutting edge software tools – helping reduce health disparities in access to care while simultaneously increasing efficiency and providing holistic patient care solutions.
MEDEX is a competency-based PA education program that accepts applicants with prior health care experience, such as nurses (at all levels), EMTs, Alaska community health aides, medical assistants and former military corpsmen. There are five campuses throughout Alaska and Hawaii and clinical rotations take place all throughout WWAMI service region and beyond. Over 74% of MEDEX graduates practice primary care while others go into emergency medicine, surgery or specialties.
However, alone this plan would not meet Minimum Creditable Coverage standards and cannot fulfill the individual mandate to have health insurance. But combined with enrollment in an HMO or PPO Medicare Advantage Plan this combination may satisfy that mandate.
How Does Medex Work?
Medex Medicare Advantage plans provide health coverage and prescription drug benefits to Medicare beneficiaries in addition to Parts A and B coverage. Services provided are managed by CMS – part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Manifest MedEx (MX) links California healthcare organizations with California’s most robust data network, providing crucial data about 38 million Californians. MX partners use the power of health data to improve outcomes for individuals and communities while improving population health and lowering healthcare costs.
MEDEX Nurse Case Management team is dedicated to providing high-quality medical case management services for injured workers while keeping costs under control and adhering to Workers’ Compensation Act regulations. MEDEX Nurse Case Managers are credentialed registered nurses experienced in handling Workers’ Compensation related cases; supported by highly knowledgeable nurses, claims staff and legal technical support specialists.
MEDEX is committed to training health care professionals who will serve rural and medically underserved areas, with over 74% of MEDEX graduates serving the WWAMI region, including many primary care practitioners. Furthermore, many MEDEX students have pursued careers in specialty fields like emergency medicine or surgery after graduating from MEDEX.
MEDEX students completing their clinical phase of training complete a four-month primary care preceptorship in family practice settings as well as six one-month clerkships that include behavioral medicine, inpatient, emergency medicine and surgery – plus one required rotation in an underserved area. Furthermore, there is an MEDEX campus located in Kona Hawaii to support island students and community-based learning.
MEDEX regularly updates its provider networks; however, some providers may no longer be accepting new patients or their information may have changed since being published. MEDEX can assist applicants in verifying whether these providers still accept workers’ compensation cases by reporting incorrect or outdated data to MPNs.
What Are the Benefits of Medex?
MIT retirees, their spouse or domestic partner at retirement and eligible dependents may enroll in one of MIT’s Medex Medicare supplement insurance plans to supplement Original Medicare Parts A and B coverage and address hospital visits, doctor’s visits, prescription drug expenses as needed.
Medex offers more than the traditional Medicare coverage; in addition to dental and travel assistance services. Medex covers foreign travel for emergency reasons in case of an emergency situation and provides for safe return home, medical evacuation and repatriation of mortal remains; they also cover lost passports or documents as well as dental benefits like surgical extraction of unerupted or impacted teeth and extraction of seven or more permanent teeth.
MEDEX Northwest has long recognized and welcomed military veterans into its Physician Assistant (PA) program. We recognize their unique perspectives and experiences to enhance PA practice, while making a fair assessment of each applicant for MEDEX’s Physician Assistant program. In addition, former military medics or corpsmen seeking to become PAs also have access to education at MEDEX Northwest.
How Can I Get Medex?
Medex offers travel assistance plans that cover expenses associated with emergency medical treatment, medical evacuations and returning mortal remains to families worldwide. To enroll in such plans, simply visit their website or call them on 1-800-MEDEX-USA for enrollment options.
MEDEX reviews applications as they arrive, taking up to ten weeks per application for review. MEDEX’s admissions committee chooses an applicant-rich cohort by considering previous academic and health care experiences as well as personal and professional traits.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts has received approval from the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to implement new premium rates for non-group Medex plans, starting January 1, 2023: Bronze, Sapphire, Gold, Standard Core Plus Basic Silver Basic with Pharmacy Choice plans. Long-term care MassHealth cases with Medex codes were also updated with these changes being reflected in PPAs associated with them.
