Monday, January 19, 2026

Frequently Asked Health Care Questions

 

1.  What doctors are covered by the medical plans?

A.  The Nelson Trust has selected Premera Blue Cross as your medical plan service provider. Premera offers you access to a large provider network.  The plan provides higher benefits when you see a provider in the PPO network. To locate a PPO provider please refer to Premera’s website for the most current list of PPO providers.

2What dentists are covered by the dental plans?

A.  The Plan makes Moda Health available to you for receiving dental benefits. To locate a participating dentist in the Moda Health network, please refer to the Moda website for the most current listing .

3Are my dependents covered under my plan?

A.  Qualified Dependents covered under the Plan include:
Your spouse; the person you legally marry under state law, your (a) dependent children under 26 years of age, and (b) your unmarried dependent children up to any age provided they are mentally or physically incapacitated and incapable of self-support continuously since their 19th birthday.  The term "children" includes your natural children, step-children, adopted children, children placed for adoption, other children dependent upon you for support, or children who are alternate recipients under a Qualified Medical Child Support Order.

4How do I file a claim?

A.  When you receive care, your doctor's office usually takes care of filing your claim. However, to ensure your claim is sent to the proper address you must show your doctor's receptionist or billing department your ID card.
It is important that you ask that they update their computer records with the claim address information shown on the back of the ID card.
If your provider bills you directly, you'll need to submit that bill to the carrier for processing.

5How do I get a replacement ID card?

A.  You may request a replacement ID card by contacting the carrier:

Medical ID card contact Premera 

Prescription ID card contact Premera 

Dental ID Card contact Moda Health 

You do not need an ID card for VSP

You can also contact the Trust Administrator via the Contact Us tab at the top of this page or by calling (800) 811-8853.

6If I lose active employee coverage due to reduction of hours, lay-off, leave of absence, disability, termination or retirement, can I continue health coverage for myself and family?

A.  Yes, you will be provided the option to continue health coverage for yourself and/or your dependents under the Active Employee Plan or the Retiree Plan if you pay the applicable cost of the coverage.

7How and when should I apply for retire HealthCare?

A.  You should contact the Trust Administrator 60-90 days prior to your planned retirement date to see if you qualify for Retiree coverage under the Trust.