Using Your Benefit Convenience Card

Summary

Healthcare Cost Assistance benefits cover 100% of your net monthly premiums for your individual Marketplace plan. These benefits also provide funds for out-of-pocket medical expenses for claims covered by Medicare or your approved Marketplace plan.

You manage these benefits with your Benefit Convenience Card (BCC). The BCC is a Mastercard credit card, sent to you and administered by Ameriflex.

Your BCC works just like a regular credit card, except that:

  • Your card is limited in use to Marketplace premium payments and covered out-of-pocket medical expenses. Covered medical expenses include deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance expenses, such as covered prescriptions. Please see the Summary of Benefits for your plan here.
  • Since the BCC is only for covered medical expenses, you may need to show proof of your covered out-of-pocket expenses. Please keep your Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) and receipts. It’s important to keep your itemized prescription receipts since prescription expenses may not appear on your insurance company’s EOBs.

The BCC can’t be used for:

  • Premium or out-of-pocket expenses for dental, vision, and/or hearing services.
  • ATM withdrawals or to get cash back when making a purchase.
  • Expenses for your spouse or dependents.
  • Expenses for products or services that your health insurance plan doesn’t cover.
  • Premium expenses to anyone other than your current medical carrier.
  • Expenses incurred while you were not eligible for Healthcare Cost Assistance benefits.
  • Covered medical expenses from a previous calendar year; for these expenses submit a reimbursement request by filling out the Ameriflex Reimbursement Claim Form online.
  • Your individual premium payment if your family is on the same premium bill; for your individual premium payment, submit a reimbursement request through MyCarewellSEIU503.

You may be financially responsible for repaying funds to Carewell SEIU 503 if your card is used for expenses that are not covered medical expenses.

One of the best things about the BCC is that you can set up autopay and make sure your premium is paid on time every month.

Contact your insurance carrier to set up automatic payments from your Benefit Convenience Card: 

 

What can you use the Benefit Convenience Card for?

 
Monthly premiums
Out-of-pocket expenses*

Approved Marketplace Plan
Monthly premiums

YES! [Exceptions may apply, see below]

Contact your insurance carrier to set up your card to make automatic premium payments.
Out-of-pocket expenses

YES! Covered medical expenses (up to the annual BCC allowance):

– The deductible on your approved Marketplace plan 

– Medical copayments and coinsurance expenses, including for covered prescriptions

 

Medicare
Monthly premiums

NO. You will need to use the reimbursement process for your Medicare premium(s).

Click here for more information. 
Out-of-pocket expenses*

YES! Covered medical expenses (up to the annual BCC allowance):

– Deductibles on your Medicare coverage 

– Medicare copayments and coinsurance expenses, including for covered prescriptions

*The BCC out-of-pocket account can only be used for the items listed above. Because your BCC only covers eligible medical expenses, this list may differ from the card uses listed on the Ameriflex website or in the notice you get from Ameriflex when you receive your card. For example, the BCC can’t be used at the FSA Store or for any medical expenses not covered by your insurance plan. If you use the BCC for any unauthorized expenses, you may need to repay Carewell SEIU 503 for these charges.

Exceptions
  • If your family is included on your health insurance plan, or
  • If you receive the temporary Healthcare Cost Assistance benefit

In both cases, you may still use the BCC for your personal covered out-of-pocket expenses. However, you must pay your premium directly to your insurance company using your own funds and then submit a Medical Premium Reimbursement Claim Form to Carewell SEIU 503. Once your reimbursement request has been processed, you will receive a check for the amount of your premium.

Use MyCarewell503 to fill out the Medical Premium Reimbursement Claim Form

How much money is on the BCC?

There are two separate accounts on your BCC: one for paying your premiums (if applicable), and one for covered out-of-pocket expenses.

This chart shows the amount available for the annual BCC allowance for covered out-of-pocket expenses since the start of this program.

 

Submit a claim for reimbursement from Ameriflex (BCC Administrator)

Submit a claim for reimbursement from Ameriflex: 

    • Covered Medical out-of-pocket expenses if you paid with your own funds.
    • Covered Medicare out-of-pocket expenses if you paid with your funds.
    • Medical monthly premium – net monthly premium for qualifying individual plans purchased through the Marketplace (not family plan, not temporary Healthcare Cost Assistance reimbursement).
    • For reimbursement for services received the previous year, submit a reimbursement form to Ameriflex for services received up to 12 months back, if you were eligible for Healthcare Cost Assistance at the time.
    • For all BCC expenses, you must submit proof to Ameriflex. Please keep your Explanation of Benefits (EOBs). It’s also important to keep your itemized prescription receipts since prescription expenses may not appear on your insurance company’s EOBs. If you don’t submit proof of all BCC expenses to Ameriflex, you may need to repay Carewell SEIU 503 for these charges.
Submit Ameriflex Reimbursement Form

Connect with Ameriflex!

Managing your Benefit Convenience Card issued by Carewell SEIU 503 just got easier! For all your transactions with Ameriflex, you can create an account on the Ameriflex portal. You can use the Ameriflex online portal at myameriflex.com to: 

    • check the balance on your Benefit Convenience Card (BCC)
    • view your payment history 
    • submit claims online
    • see the status of a reimbursement 
    • order a replacement card

3 steps to make managing your BCC payments easier

Create an Account

Create your account at myameriflex.com.

Set up and use MyPlanConnect.

If you use your BCC, MyPlanConnect automatically locates the Explanation of Benefits (EOB) for your transaction, and you won’t need to submit further documentation.

See details and directions at https://myameriflex.crunch.help/participants/Setting-Up-and-Using-MyPlanConnect.

Download App

Once you’ve set up your account, download the MyAmeriflex mobile app at myameriflex.com/participants/the-ameriflex-difference/mobile-app. The Ameriflex app lets you access and manage your account on the go!

Ameriflex resources

Accessing the Ameriflex portal and MyPlanConnect
Accessing the Ameriflex Mobile App
Other Ameriflex resources
Contact Ameriflex

Ameriflex representatives are also available to assist on the phone Monday through Friday 5am to 6pm, and Saturday 7am to 11am (PST) at 1-888-868-3539.

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