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PittPerks now offers supplemental medical coverage, with accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance, through MetLife as a voluntary benefit. This employee-paid coverage would serve as a supplemental policy to complement your UPMC insurance provided by the University.

Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance may help you pay for unexpected costs resulting from an accident or serious illness.1 These plans are designed to supplement your medical insurance with lump-sum payments made directly to you for qualifying events. For a monthly premium, you gain:

  • The ability to spend the benefit as you wish — for co-pays, deductibles, transportation expenses, or childcare expenses
  • Coverage available for you and your family2
  • No medical questions asked3

For more information about this supplemental medical coverage, please visit www.metlife.com/info/UPitt or check out this quick video and FAQ for more details.

Additional Health Screening Benefit Option

As part of the supplemental medical coverage for eligible employees, the critical illness plan offers an additional Health Screening Benefit (HSB) for covered screenings and tests. Enrolled participants and their covered dependents can earn an extra benefit just for taking care of their health.

This unique benefit pays the employee and each of their covered dependents for taking one or more of the covered screenings or tests through the calendar year of January 1 - December 31 (this is separate from the plan year of July 1 - June 30). The HSB option includes more than 50 qualifying health screenings or tests, including, but not limited to, routine health check-ups, immunizations, hearing tests, and mammograms. The HSB is separate from any other benefit an employee may be eligible to receive under the MetLife insurance plan.

To file a HSB claim:

  1. Call 1-888-777-7418 (prompt #2) or our general line 1-800-GET-MET8 (1-800-438-6388)
  2. Provide a few details, including:
    • The healthcare professional’s name, address, and phone number
    • The health screening or test taken and the date it was completed
    • Address where the health screening or test was performed
  3. Receive HSB payment; checks are typically issued within a few business days once the claim is processed

Employees can also file a HSB claim online through the MetLife MyBenefits portal or by mail with a paper claim form. You must submit you HSB claim within 1 year from the health screening or test date in order to receive the benefit.

Accessing PittPerks and Enrolling in the Benefit

Eligible employees must enroll during the annual Open Enrollment period on the PittPerks website. New hires will be able to enroll outside of the Open Enrollment period (within 31 days of hire).

If you decide to enroll in MetLife Supplemental Medical Coverage, you will maintain the benefit through the plan year of July 1 - June 30. The benefit will automatically renew in the following plan year unless coverage is canceled during the next Open Enrollment period. 

This coverage is paid through payroll deductions--similar to other PittPerks voluntary benefits.

The benefit cannot be enrolled in through regular benefits enrollment in Pitt Worx or by submitting an enrollment form. To access PittPerks and enroll in the benefit:

  1. Visit www.pittperks.com
  2. Select the "Access my Benefits" button or the "Log In" link on the page and log in via Pitt Passport
  3. Use the search bar to search for the benefit
  4. Follow the enrollment instructions

Questions

For plan and coverage information, contact MetLife by calling 888-777-7418.

For enrollment or payroll deduction information, contact PittPerks (Corestream) by calling 1-888-689-9696 or emailing pittperks@corestream.com.

1. Covered services/treatments must be the result of an accident or sickness as defined in the group policy/certificate. Review your Disclosure Statement or Outline of Coverage/Disclosure Document for more details.
2. Covered Family Member means all Covered Persons as defined in the Certificate.
3. Coverage is guaranteed provided (1) the employee is actively at work and (2) dependents to be covered are not subject to medical restrictions as set forth on the enrollment form and in the Certificate. Some states require the insured to have medical coverage. Additional restrictions apply to dependents serving in the armed forces or living overseas. For CII, For CA-sitused cases, coverage is guaranteed provided (1) the employee is performing all of the usual and customary duties of your job at the employer’s place of business or at an alternate place approved by your employer and (2) dependents are not subject to medical restrictions as set forth on the enrollment form and in the Certificate.