PASC-SEIU Homecare Workers Healthcare Plan
This Plan provides healthcare coverage for over 50,000 LA County IHSS workers who do not have health insurance. Created by PASC and SEIU 2015, the Plan is administered by PASC. Services are managed by the L.A. Care Health Plan, which is an HMO. Services are provided only at facilities operated by the L.A. County Department of Health Services. The Plan does not cover spouses, registered domestic partners, or other dependents.
For more information, send an email to healthplan@pascla.org
How can I enroll?
To be eligible for the PASC SEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan:
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- You must be authorized to work at least 74 hours per month for two consecutive months.
- You must continue to work at least 74 hours per month to maintain your eligibility.
- Your consumer(s) must receive IHSS through LA County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS).
- You must live in or within 15 miles of LA County.
If eligible, you can request an enrollment form by calling PASC at 855-PASC-PLN (727-2756). If you submit the completed form by the fifth
day of the month, and you are approved, your benefits will begin on the first day of the following month.
How much does the Healthcare Plan cost?
You can enroll in the Plan for a premium of $1 a month. Co-pays vary depending on the service(s) received. While the Plan covers newborn infants up to 31 days old, it does not cover spouses or other dependents.
Please contact L.A. Care for information, locations, and specific services.
Call L.A. Care at 844-854-7272 or visit their website at PASC-SEIU Plan | L.A. Care Health Plan (lacare.org)
For information on Vision or Dental insurance please contact the SEIU Member Action Center at 855-810-2015
Frequently Asked Questions
Spouse or dependent coverage is not available under this Plan. Newborn infants born to mothers enrolled in the plan, however, are covered for the first 31 days after birth.
Providers who are eligible for the Homecare Workers Health Care Plan will automatically be sent an enrollment packet. The provider must then sign and return the completed enrollment form to PASC.
Within ten days after being enrolled in the L.A. Care plan, you will receive a new enrollee welcome packet with more information about the Plan and its benefits, your Plan insurance card, and a directory of participating pharmacies, physicians and other health care providers. You will also be given the name of the primary care physician who has been assigned to you; however, if you want to change, you may choose another primary care doctor from the list of physicians.
Once you have enrolled in the PASC-SEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan, $1 per month will be withheld from your IHSS paycheck to cover your share of the health care premium. In addition, you will be required to pay a co-payment at the time you receive care, usually $5 per service.
Primary Care Doctor Visit: $5
Prescription Drug: $5
Emergency Care: $35
Medical services under this Plan are provided by L.A. Care Health Plan, which is a health maintenance organization (HMO) that only operates within Los Angeles County. You are required to receive health care services at a designated County health facility from a doctor who is on the County’s list of approved health care providers. You will receive a booklet listing doctors and other providers who take care of those enrolled in this Plan.
If you have existing coverage through your spouse or because you have another job, you should compare the costs, coverage and services provided by that plan to the Homecare Workers Health Care Plan. Then, decide which is the best plan for you.
This plan has been designed to provide coverage for eligible workers who do not currently have Medi-Cal, Medicare or other health insurance. Medi-Cal is comprehensive health care coverage available to qualified low-income persons, usually without monthly charges and without paying anything when you use a service. In addition, Medi-Cal covers a broad array of health services. If you are enrolled in Medi-Cal or are eligible for Medi-Cal, you should compare costs, co-payments and coverage and decide whether or not you want to join the Homecare Workers Health Care Plan.
You can enroll at any time as long as you continue to meet the eligibility criteria. Remember, to be eligible, data records must show that you have been authorized by the County to work 74 hours or more per month for the past two consecutive months and that, at the time of your actual enrollment, you have remained on the active payroll in a 74-hour assignment.
You will not be enrolled in the plan unless PASC receives your completed and signed application; therefore, providers who receive the enrollment packet, but do not wish to apply, should disregard their application.
Applications received and processed by the fifth of the month will result in coverage becoming effective the first of the following month. Applications received and processed after the fifth of the month will result in coverage being deferred until the next month.
Your New Member Welcome Packet will be mailed to you when your coverage becomes effective. The packet will include a welcome letter, member I.D. card, Evidence of Coverage (member handbook), and provider/pharmacy directory. If you do not receive you New Member Welcome Packet within 10 days after your effective date of enrollment, or have questions regarding services, please call
L.A. Care at 1-844-854-7272.
Providers who are eligible for the plan will automatically be sent an enrollment packet that describes what the PASC- SEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan provides. If you are eligible for the health plan, you may contact the PASC Health Plan Call Center at 1-855-PASC-PLN, (1-855-727-2756), to request an enrollment form. If you are already enrolled in L.A. Care plan and have additional questions about specific benefits provided by the Plan, please call
L.A. Care at 1-844-854-7272, or go to their website at
www.lacare.org/members/ihss.
In order to be eligible, data records must show that you have been authorized by the County to work 74 hours or more per month for two consecutive months, and that, as of the time of your actual enrollment, you have remained on the active payroll in a 74-hour assignment. To enroll in this plan, you must reside within Los Angeles County or within 15 miles of its border. You will continue to be eligible as long as you continue to be authorized to work at least 74 hours per month. If the number of hours you are authorized to work each month falls below 74 hours per month for two months in a row, your coverage will be terminated. If coverage is terminated, you are eligible to continue coverage at your own expense.
