• All U.S.-based mainline team members have available to them the Core, Standard and High Cost Coverage medical options, as well as the brand-new Plus plan.
• Team members who live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area can also choose the DFW ConnectedCare option administered by Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance (BSWQA).
• Certain legacy US Airways team members represented by the IAM (including accreted team members) were grandfathered into the PPO 80 and PPO 90 medical options.
• The plans (other than DFW ConnectedCare) are administered by BlueCross BlueShield or UMR, depending on where you live.
• Some team members qualify for an HMO (health maintenance organization) option based on where you live.
• All options include prescription coverage through CVS Caremark, our new prescription drug administrator for 2022.

Health care navigation and support are available to team members in all medical options:

• If you’re in Core, Standard, Plus, High Cost Coverage, PPO 80 or PPO 90, you have a dedicated Accolade health assistant.
• If you’re in the DFW ConnectedCare plan, you have a health care coordinator through the DFW ConnectedCare Center.
• If you’re covered by an American-offered HMO option, your administrator likely offers a similar program.

No deductible: You will not have to pay a large out-of-pocket expense before the plan starts sharing your costs. 

Copays when you need care: You’ll know how much you’ll spend for most care. 

Faster access: Take advantage of same-day appointments, extended hours and on-site lab and imaging services. Also, Baylor Scott & White Health providers have appointment spots slated just for patients enrolled in DFW ConnectedCare.

Convenient care: Manage your health care needs, review your medical record, make appointments and connect with a provider through eVisits or Video Visits — all within the MyBSWHealth app. 

Navigation and support: Dedicated health care coordinators can assist you with appointment scheduling, provider searches, where to go for care and billing questions.

FREE PREVENTIVE CARE

All the options cover eligible in-network preventive care — like physical exams, flu shots, and screenings — at 100% when you use in-network providers.

COPAYS

A copay is a fixed amount you pay for a health care service. Copays do not count toward your deductible but do count toward satisfying your annual out-of-pocket maximum.

DEDUCTIBLE

Medical services that are neither considered preventive care nor subject to a copay will require you to pay the full cost of care until you meet your annual deductible.

COINSURANCE

Once you’ve met your deductible, you and American share the cost of care, called coinsurance. When you use in-network providers, you’ll pay 20% and American will pay 80% of the cost until you’ve reached your out-of-pocket maximum.

OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM

An out-of-pocket maximum is the most you’ll pay during a year. After you reach your out-of-pocket maximum, American picks up the full cost of covered medical care for the remainder of the year.

The new Plus plan works a lot like the Standard medical option with added advantages — you have copays for specialist visits, and you can earn credits from the company in both a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) and a retiree health reimbursement arrangement (RHRA)¹.

If you get a preventive care exam during the year, you earn credits from American.

• American will credit $500 to your HRA, which you can use while you are an active team member.
• American will credit $1,000 to your RHRA, which you can use after you retire. Unused HRA credits will roll over into the RHRA when you retire, so long as you are 65-point plan-eligible.²

Credits to both types of account are tax free. The credited amount is not taxed when it is added to your account or when you spend it on eligible health care expenses.

Using your HRA and RHRA

The HRA and RHRA are similar to flexible spending accounts. You can use HRA and RHRA credits to pay for eligible health care expenses, including deductibles, copays and coinsurance, for you, your spouse and eligible dependents.

Unlike several other types of tax-advantaged accounts, RHRA credits can also be applied to certain insurance premiums, such as those for COBRA, Medicare and long-term care.

If at any time you move from the Plus plan to another option (except the Core option), you’ll still be able to access the credits. If you move to the Core option and make contributions to a health savings account, you can still use your HRA — it’s just limited to dental and vision expenses.

How to access your HRA credits

Your credits will be deposited in your HRA and RHRA about a month after your preventive exam. This allows time for your provider to submit all claims and report to Alight Smart-Choice Accounts.

If you already have a Smart Choice debit card, you’ll be able to use this same card to pay for medical expenses with credits from your HRA. If you do not yet have a card, one will be sent to you after the credits are deposited in your HRA. Please allow up to 4 weeks for your card to arrive.

You also have the option to be reimbursed for eligible medical expenses. Learn about the many ways you can do this on Jetnet.

If you have a flexible spending account (FSA) in addition to an HRA, funds from your FSA will be used before your HRA credits, as the latter don’t expire as long as you’re employed at American.

¹ Available through a separate RHRA plan.
² You are considered 65-point-plan eligible when your age plus a minimum of 10 years of credited service at American adds up to 65.

Select an option below for more information. For complete plan details visit Plan Guides.

Detailed information about prescription benefits can be found on the prescription page.

Legacy US Airways team members grandfathered into the PPO plans can find more information below.

COPAYS

A copay is a fixed amount you pay for a health care service. Copays do not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.

DEDUCTIBLE

Medical services that are not subject to a copay will require you to pay the full cost of care until you meet your annual deductible.

COINSURANCE

Once you’ve met your deductible, you and American share the cost of care, called coinsurance. In the PPO 80 you’ll pay 20% of the cost of services and in the PPO 90 you’ll pay 10% until you reach your out-of-pocket maximum.

OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUM

An out-of-pocket maximum is the most you’ll pay during a year. After you reach your out-of-pocket maximum, American picks up the full cost of covered medical care, excluding copays, for the remainder of the year.

Legacy US Airways team members represented by the IAM who are currently enrolled in a PPO option may remain in that option for 2022.  If you are currently not enrolled in PPO 80 or PPO 90, you are not eligible for these options.  You may also choose from among the Core, Standard, Plus, High Cost Coverage and DFW ConnectedCare (in DFW only) medical options.

Select one of the PPO options below for more information. For complete plan details visit Plan Guides.

Information about prescription benefits can be found on the prescription page.

Whichever option you choose, you’ll have the option to set up a pretax account that can be used to pay eligible medical, prescription drug, dental, vision and dependent care expenses.

• With the Core option, you can set up a health savings account and a limited purpose flexible spending account.
• With the Plus plan, once you have a preventive care exam, American will credit $500 to a health reimbursement arrangement for you as well as $1,000 to a retirement health reimbursement arrangement, which you can access when you retire according to American’s 65-point plan.
• With all medical options except Core, or even if you choose to waive coverage, you can choose to open a health care flexible spending account. Be sure to consider the value of these accounts when choosing your plan.
• Regardless of medical option, you can also open a dependent care flexible spending account to cover day care, day camp and elder care expenses for your eligible dependents.

You can review all the details on the Spending Accounts page.

You can choose to elect medical coverage for yourself only, even if you cover dependents for other benefits, like vision or dental. However, if you do elect medical coverage for a dependent then you must be enrolled as well.

Save time managing your health care with the Accolade mobile app or MyBSWHealth mobile app (for DFW ConnectedCare members). You can experience the convenience and support of a health care navigator now on your mobile device. Download these apps from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Questions about your coverage? Need help finding a new doctor? Confused about a provider bill? Health care support is just a secure message away.