2024 Archdiocese of Atlanta / Lay Employee Quick Guide - Flipbook - Page 39
2024 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Notices
* Grandfathered Health Plan Notification
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta believes this medical plan is a “grandfathered health plan” under
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care Act). As permitted by the Affordable Care
Act, a grandfathered health plan can preserve certain basic health coverage that was already in effect when that
law was enacted. Being a grandfathered health plan means that your plan may not include certain consumer
protections of the Affordable Care Act that apply to other plans, for example, the requirement for the provision
of preventive health services without any cost sharing. However, grandfathered health plans must comply with
certain other consumer protections in the Affordable Care Act, for example, the elimination of lifetime limits on
benefits.
Questions regarding which protections apply and which protections do not apply to a grandfathered health plan
and what might cause a plan to change from grandfathered health plan status can be directed to the plan
administrator at 404-920-7485. You may also contact the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor at 1-866-444-3272 or www.dol.gov/ebsa/healthreform. This website has a table
summarizing which protections do and do not apply to grandfathered health plans.
For additional information about the above, please feel free to contact Ms. Lily Gallagher at 404-920-7485 or
Mrs. Rosa Montano-Parker at 404-920-7486.
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