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Contact Information for Carnegie Mellon's Benefit Carriers

Below is the basic contact information for our benefit carriers.  Please see the web pages for the specific benefit for more information about the carrier, links to specific web resources, or benefit forms.  

Health

UPMC Health Plan
Phone: 1-877-381-3764
Phone: 1-866-328-8762 (for High Deductible PPO with HRA plan)
Web: http://www.upmchealthplan.com

HealthAmerica
Phone: 1-800-735-4404 or 412-553-5575
Web: http://www.healthamerica.cvty.com

Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Phone: 1-800-472-1506
Phone: 1-800-547-9378 (Highmark HMO)
Phone: 1-800-810-2583 (for providers outside of Western PA)
Web: http://www.highmarkbcbs.com 

Prescription

Caremark (formerly PharmaCare)
Phone: 1-877-347-7444
Phone (pre-authorization): 1-888-414-3125
Web: http://www.caremark.com
Caremark Mail Order Service
Web: http://www.caremark.com
Phone: 1-800-222-3383 (prescription refills)
Mailing Address: PO Box 270, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-9949
Highmark HMO Rx (Merck-Medco)
Phone: 1-800-547-9378
Web: http://www.highmarkbcbs.com
Merck-Medco Rx Services - Mail Order Service from KeystoneBlue Address: PO Box 2201, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-9523
Phone: 1-800-903-6228- for customer service
Phone: 1-888-EASYRX1- for doctors to call for new prescriptions
Phone: 1-800-4REFILL - for refills
Web: http://www.medcohealth.com/

Dental

United Concordia Companies, Inc
Dental Claims, P.O. Box 69421,
Harrisburg, PA 17106
Phone: 1-800-423-7461
Web: http://www.ucci.com/

Vision

Davis Vision
Customer Relationship & Information Technology Center, Capital Region Health Park - Suite 301, 711 Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham, New York 12110
Phone: 1-800-999-5431
Email: memberhelp@davisvision.com
Web: http://www.davisvision.com 

Vision Benefits of America (VBA)
300 Weyman Plaza, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15236-1588
Phone: 1-800-432-4966
Fax: 412-881-7319
Email: marketing@visionbenefits.com
Web: http://www.visionbenefits.com/

Health Care Flexible
Spending Account
and
Dependent Care Reimbursement Account

Account Service Center, P.O. Box 22130, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-0158
Phone: 1-800-207-9310
Technical Help (online claims): 1-866-730-8594
Fax (toll-free): 866-309-7463 or 866-309-8906
Web:http://www.ebdsbenefits.com/eosa

Life and AD&D Insurance

MetLife
PO Box 6170, Utica, NY 13504
Phone: 1-800-523-2894
MyBenefits website: http://mybenefits.metlife.com
General website: http://www.metlife.com/
Policy Number: 33964

Disability Insurance

MetLife
PO Box 6170,Utica, NY 13504
Phone: 1-800-858-6506 (disability claims)
MyBenefits website: http://mybenefits.metlife.com
General website: http://www.metlife.com/

Retirement

TIAA-CREF National Contact Center:1-800-842-2776
Client Scheduling and Service Group: 1-800-732-8353
Web: http://www.tiaa-cref.org/carnegiemellon/

Vanguard
Vanguard Participant Services: 1-800-523-1188
Web: http://www.vanguard.com
Vanguard's YourCall: 1-800-662-0106, extension 14500.

Child Care Resources

Margaret Shadick Cyert Center for Early Education
Phone: (412) 268-2149
Web: http://www.cmu.edu/cyert-center

The Children's School
Phone: (412) 268-2199
Web: http://www.psy.cmu.edu/childrensschool/

Get Well Room (Through the Pittsburgh Children's Center)
Phone: (412) 641-1990 or (412) 641-1267

Employee Assistance Plan

LifeWorks
1-888-267-8126
En español: 1-888-732-9020
TTY/TDD: 1-800-346-9188.
Web: http://www.lifeworks.com (username: carnegie; password: 1121)

Other Benefits

Banking
PNC Bank Workplace Banking: http://www.pncbank.com/wpb/cmu
Citizens Bank at Work: http://www.citizensbank.com/

Realty
Howard Hanna: Hanna Gold Advantage Program
Web:http://www.hannagoldadvantage.com
Phone: 412-967-9000, ext. 289
Email: kketchum@howardhanna.com.

Vehicle Discount Partners
Ford: http://www.Fordpartner.com, Carnegie Mellon code: cmunv
General Motors: http://gmsupplierdiscount.com, Carnegie Mellon code: 843283