Healthy Employees... Healthy Business 1 Tips and Techniques for getting the most from your...

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Tips and Techniques

for getting the most from

your

BlueAccount HSAPresented to:

Evangelical Presbyterian Church2012

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Today’s Objectives

• Online management of your Benefits Plan and Health Savings Account– How to:

• Open your HSA with BNY Mellon• Manage your medical claims online• Manage your HSA• Manage your HSA investments

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BlueAccount HSA

Accessing the Highmark website

&

Opening Your HSA

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Access www.highmarkbcbs.com

Click “Members” tab to proceed to the Log-In / Registration page

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Log-In & Registration Page

• Enter User ID & Password in the Log In box, or

• For new registrants click “Register Now”

• New Registrants will receive a PIN to allow complete site access

• Getting started is easy!

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Registration Page

Have your Highmark ID Card available and complete this simple page to Register on the site

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How to open an HSA

As soon as Registration is complete,The member may click on the “Your Spending” tab

Remember, you must be enrolled in the HDHP and have

opened your HSA before expenses may be reimbursed on

a tax-advantaged basis.

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From this page you may:

Access your “Bank” account

Justify HSA transactions

Link to a variety of Spending Account resources

Scroll down to the“Open a Health Savings Account”

Your Spending

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BNY Mellon ApplicationThe Online Application will appear. The Introduction contains general information and disclosure of the monthly fees.

To continue, the member clicks upon the “Apply Online Now” link.

Here they will specify contribution and reimbursement preferences and indicate beneficiaries.

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BlueAccount HSA Withdrawal Options

• I will submit withdrawals via the web or mail only• Manual Submission

• I would like to establish a Debit Card for my HSA• Manual Submission with Debit Card

• I would like my health plan and it subsidiaries and affiliates to auto-submit any member responsibility and pay me, the participant

• Automatic Submission with Payment to Member

• I would like my health plan and it subsidiaries and affiliates to auto-submit any member responsibility and make payments to the medical service provider

• Automatic Submission with Payment to Provider

Customization of withdrawal and reimbursement options allows the member to determine how their account will respond to

health care liabilities

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Managing Claims Online

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www.highmarkbcbs.com

From the “Your Spending” tab, you will gain access to your claims history and your spending account

From the “Your Spending” page, click “View Your Claims”

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From this page you may:

Access your “Bank” account

Justify HSA transactions

Link to a variety of Spending Account resources

Scroll down to the“Open a Health Savings Account”

Your Spending

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Claim Activity

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And, from this page you may:

View medical and pharmacy claims

Download EOB’s & EOP’s

Request reimbursement

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Managing Your HSA

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Manage Your BlueAccount HSA

From the Account Overview page you may check your account balance, and the rate of interest available through the FDIC portion of the account.

On the left are links to many account resources.

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HSA Account Overview

Scrolling down on this page shows the available mutual fund options and the value of each.

A fund prospectus and information sheet may be downloaded.

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Disbursement Methods

When you established your HSA, you elected preferences that direct withdrawal options.

This page will show you the preferences you selected.

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Redeem Function

Use the Redeem function to request reimbursement for non-plan expenses such as out-of-pocket vision and/or dental expenses.

Remember to keep a copy of the bill and the Explanation of Payment with your tax records.

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Questions ?