Benefits Guide
Effective January 1, 2027 - December 31, 2027
Open Enrollment: November 9 - November 23
Welcome to your Leroy Township Benefits Page
To Our Employees:
We have made a conscious decision to offer you benefits because we care about you and your families, and we want to do everything we can to make sure you are taken care of.
Once again, this year, we conducted a thorough review of options available to us, and we think we’ve come up with the best possible package. But the process doesn’t stop here - we need you to take an active role in understanding and selecting your benefit options.
To help you gain a strong understanding, please read this benefit guide carefully and consult with our partners at Leroy Township with any questions.
Thank you for all that you do for us!
2027 Benefits Overview
Welcome to your 2027 benefits overview for Leroy Township!
NEW! Your prescription coverage will now be administered through MMO and Express Scripts Pharmacy (ESI).
Please see below for your current lines of coverage and carriers.
Medical: Medical Mutual
Prescription: Medical Mutual / Express Scripts Pharmacy
Specialty Prescription Assistance: ImpaxRX
Dental: MetLife
Vision: Medical Mutual
Basic Life: Guardian
Short Term Disability: Guardian
Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity: Symetra
Telemedicine: First Stop Health
Employee Assistance Program: AllOne Health
Eligibility & Qualifying Events
The benefit choices you make during your initial enrollment or annual open enrollment remain in effect for the entire year.
You can, however, modify your elections under certain circumstances, called "Qualifying Events." These are events such as marriage, divorce, birth or adoption of a child, loss of eligibility under another plan. If you experience a qualifying event, you may make changes to your benefits within 30 days of the event or 60 days if the event is due to birth or adoption of a child.
What is a Qualifying Life Event?
- Marriage
- Divorce
- Birth/Adoption of a child
- Death of a spouse or other enrolled dependent
- Change in spouse’s benefits or employment status
- A dependent becomes eligible for Medicare or Medical
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What is a Qualifying Life Event?
What is a Qualifying Life Event?
When Does My Coverage Start?
Employees make their benefit elections nor for a January 1st effective date.
Who is Eligible for Benefits?
Regular full-time employees working 30 hours per week or more are eligible to participate in the benefit plans.
Who are my legal dependents?
Your children (up to age 26) including natural children, stepchildren, legally adopted children, children placed for adoption, children for whom you serve as legal guardian.
Disabled dependent child(ren) of any age. Coverage end the end of the month of the 26th birthday.
Your legal spouse: If your spouse has coverage through his/her employer, they are not eligible for Leroy Townships Coverage. To enroll your spouse, you must complete the below spousal waiver.
How to Enroll
All elections must be submitted by: November 23, 2026
BenXpress: Benefit Elections and changes for Medical/Prescription and Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Benefits must be completed in BenXpress.
Ancillary Coverage: Benefit Eelctions and changes for Dental elections need to be made on the Dental enrollment form and Vision, Life, and STD elections need to be made on the Guardian enrollment form and returned to Human Resources.
To enroll in benefits, please use the link below to BenXpress.
Employee Username: First letter of first name, plus last name, then last two digits of your birth year (example John Doe, Login: jdoe78)
Employee Password: Last four digits of your social security number (example:1876)
This is an ACTIVE enrollment.
This means that you must log in to BenXpress to enroll yourself and your dependents for benefits. All employees will use our benefit enrollment system to confirm or change benefit elections. After this deadline you must wait until the next open enrollment period or experience a qualifying event in order to:
- Waive any benefits.
- Change or drop the coverage of your current plan.
- Participate, if you did not enroll during open enrollment or within the first 30 days of becoming eligible.

Leroy Township offers 1 medical plan option through Medical Mutual.
- Lake Blue Plan: This is a 3-Tier Plan that utilizes the MMO SuperMed Plus Network
Utilizing In-Network providers will allow for the highest level of coverage. In-Network providers agree to accept MMO's contract rate as the final charge and members are not balance billed. Employees who receive care from an Out of Network provider will be responsible for higher costs.
Check back later for your SBCs!
Lake Blue Plan
The Lake Blue Plan is a 3-tier plan.
- Tier 1 offers additional savings with a lower copay if you use a provider in the Lake Health or UH System in Lake County.
- Tier 2 is the standard MMO SuperMed Plus Network, including the Cleveland Clinic.
- Tier 3 is your Non-Network providers.
Please remember, deductibles do not accumulate between tiers. (i.e.. You met your deductible for Tier 1 but now use a Tier 2 provider. You will still need to meet the Tier 2 deductible)
Lake Blue Plan - Medical Summary
Lake Blue Plan - Hearing Summary
MedMutual My Health Plan/Mobile App
My Health Plan is Medical Mutual's secure website specifically for Medical Mutual members. It makes it easy to manage your plan and your health online. It allows you to compare your healthcare options so you can make better decisions and minimize cost.
On My Health Plan you can:
- Check your deductible
- Review your Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
- Find in network doctors
- Access your ID Card
To create your account:
- Visit MedMutual.com/Member
- Click on "Register for an Account"
Medical Mutual Total Health
Leroy Township is part of Medical Mutual's Total Health Program (previously known as Chronic Condition Management).
You have access to the below services, at NO COST.
- Self-Service Wellness tools via My Health Plan
- 24/7 Nurse Line
- Maternity Management
- Care Navigation
- Palliative Care
- Transitional Care
- Pivot: Quit Smoking Assistance
- Progeny Health: NICU Management
- SWORD Health: Virtual Physical Therapy
- BLOOM: Virtual Pelvic Health Therapy
- Digital and Telephonic Health Coaching
24/7 Nurse Line and Care Navigation
Nurse Line
Members have direct access to MMO nurses. Nurses provide easy to understand explanations about tests and results, how to treat minor illnesses at home, and help determine if you or a dependent need to seek further medical care from a doctor, urgent care, or the ER.
There is no charge to use the MMO nurse line. This is a 24/7 support line.
Reminder: have your group number and member ID readily available. This can be found on your MMO ID card.
1-888-912-0636
Care Navigation Program
Members have access to MMO nurses to assist with goals and developing condition specific care plans. A dedicated care navigator will serve as a personal advocate and single point of contact to help manage a member's conditions and overall health, improve the quality of care they receive and control the cost of their care.
Maternity Management and NICU Management
Maternity Management
Medical Mutual provides digital resources to help members prepare for their baby's arrival through age 2. During pregnancy members receive weekly updates and have access to tools to look up symptoms and issues.
Once the baby arrives members can track feeding, diaper changes, and milestones through age 2.
You can find the app by searching MedMutual Maternity.
There is no cost associated with the app or its tools for members enrolled on the health plan.
NICU Management with Progeny Health
Medical Mutual has partnered with Progeny Health to increase the level of NICU support. Progeny will reach out to members who may need this support to offer care management to babies and their families through the baby's first birthday.
Transitional Care and Palliative Care
The Transitional Care Program provides nurse-led health coaching and support with home visits after a high-risk hospital stay. Nurses will help members prepare for their hospital release, visit them at home to check on their progress for up to 30 days after release, and connect them with local resources that can help them stay healthy while living at home.
With the Palliative Care Program, members with advanced illness have access to non-hospice community-based in-home support led by physicians, nurses and social workers, to help improve their quality of life as they manage their treatment plan.
These programs are free to Medical Mutual members on the health plan.
Virtual Physical Therapy
Medical Mutual virtual physical therapy provides guided physical therapy at home with real-time feedback, which can help members avoid injury and surgery, reduce pain, and decrease reliance on medication.
These programs are offered through THRIVE-SWORD and BLOOM.
Digital and Telephonic Health Coaching
Medical Mutual's digital coaching is provided through LARK for members with Diabetes and Hypertension.
Digital health coaching provides smartphone-based coaching customized to meet a member's needs. Depending on your health condition, you may receive free supplies, including scale, glucometer, blood pressure cuff, or more, at NO COST.
See attached flyers for more information on each plan for Diabetes and Hypertension.
Telephonic Health Coaching
- Asthma
- Heart Disease
- Type 1 diabetes
- COPD
MMO nurses help educate and support members, and work with them to set individualized goals and develop condition-specific care plans.
Nurses are available Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm.
1-800-590-2583
Pivot Breathe
Quit Tobacco on Your Timeline with Pivot Breathe
Whether you're ready to quit smoking or vaping today or simply want to start cutting back, Pivot Breathe can help. Available at no cost to eligible Medical Mutual plan participants age 18 and older, this personalized tobacco cessation program provides the tools, coaching, and support you need to make progress at your own pace.
Unlike traditional smoking cessation programs, Pivot Breathe doesn't begin with pressure to quit immediately. Instead, the program is designed around your individual goals and readiness. Whether you want to learn more about your tobacco use, reduce consumption, build healthier habits, or quit altogether, Pivot provides personalized support every step of the way.
When you enroll in Pivot Breathe, you'll receive access to:
- A personalized mobile app with activities, lessons, and progress tracking
- One-on-one support from a dedicated health coach
- a 24/7 online community for encouragement and support
- Tools and challenges to help manage cravings
- Free nicotine replacement therapy (gum, patches, or lozenges) for eligible participants
- The FDA-cleared SmartSensor, a handheld device that helps you see the impact of smoking in real time
What Makes Pivot Unique?
Pivot is the only quit-smoking program that includes the FDA-cleared SmartSensor. The device measures carbon monoxide levels, helping users see how changes in their smoking habits affect their health. By providing real-time feedback, the SmartSensor has been shown to help increase motivation to quit and reduce cigarette use.
Earn Credit Through Program Engagement
To satisfy your program goal, participants must complete at least six activities per week for a total of six weeks (weeks do not need to be consecutive). Examples of engagement include:
- Completing lessons or activities in the app
- Interacting with a health coach
- Using the SmartSensor
- Participating in the online community
- Ordering nicotine replacement theory
- Setting a quit date
- Progressing through the program stages of Learn, Reduce, Quit, or Maintain
Preventive Care
All health plans recognize routine preventive services at 100%, no coinsurance, no deductible if the claim is submitted as routine or preventive abd the services performed falls within the approved list of preventive services.
For a complete and updated list of preventive services, please use the link below.
During your wellness visit, proactively let your physician know the reason for the appointment is for a wellness visit and that your physician needs to submit and code the visit as routine or preventive in nature. If your visit is submitted with a diagnosis, the wellness visit will not be paid at 100%, but instead will be subject to deductible and coinsurance. Below are a few examples of services that can be recognized as preventive.
- Routine wellness exams, including well baby and child routine exams
- Cholesterol and lipid level screening
- Pelvic exam, pap test and screening mammograms
- Colorectal cancer screening, colonoscopies, sigmoidoscopies (age limits apply)
- Vaccines & immunizations
- Contraceptives (specific list applies)
- Diabetes screenings
Your prescription benefits are moving to MMO/Express Scripts! Please make sure to read the important information related to your current scrips below!
Existing prior authorizations will not transfer automatically. Beginning in January, a member whose medication requires authorization can receive limited retail fills. However, your doctor must submit the new authorization. This needs to occur after receiving one fill at a retail pharmacy for 30-day prescriptions or one fill for 90-day prescriptions.
Members using CVS mail-order autofill must stop the autofill by the end of December and obtain a new prescription for Express Scripts mail-order for maintenance medications. Specialty medications will move from CVS to designated MMO/ESI channels - Accredo, Gentry, or UH.
If a medication is on the SaveOnSP list and members elect not to use the program, then members will pay 30% copay on the medication every time, and that amount will not go towards the maximum out-of-pocket.
TRADITIONAL DRUGS
TIER 1 (GENERIC) | Lowest copay: Most drugs in this category are generic drugs. Members pay the lowest copay for generics, making these drugs the most cost-effective option for treatment.
TIER 2 | Higher copay: This category includes preferred, brand name drugs that don't yet have a generic equivalent. These drugs are more expensive than generics, and a higher copay.
TIER 3 | Highest copay: In this category are nonpreferred brand name drugs for which there is either a generic alternative or a more cost-effective preferred brand. These drugs have the highest copay. Make sure to check for mail order discounts that may be available.
SPECIALTY DRUGS
TIER 4 | Specialty Drugs: This category includes specialty medications used to treat complex or chronic health conditions. These drugs typically have the highest cost and may require special handling, monitoring, or administration, resulting in the highest member cost share.
WHERE CAN I FIND A DRUG LIST?
Typically, a full listing of covered drugs is found on your provider’s website. A drug list, also called a formulary, is a list of generic and brand-name drugs covered by a health plan. Although a drug may be on the drug list, it might not be covered under every plan. Review the plan materials for details on specific benefits.
You can use drug lists to see if a medication is covered by your health insurance plan. You can also find out if the medication is available as a generic, needs prior authorization, has quantity limits and more.
Click the link below to log in to your ESI portal to find a provider. Please also see the lists of in-network pharmacies below.
Lake Blue Plan - RX Summary
Smart90 (through Medical Mutual)
Smart90 Prescription Program
Save time and money on your long-term prescription medications with the Smart90 program. Employees who take maintenance medications can receive up to a 90-day supply through Express Scripts Pharmacy home delivery or a participating CVS retail pharmacy. This means fewer trips for refills, convenient home delivery options, and potential savings on prescription costs.
After your first three 30-days fills, eligible maintenance medications must be filled as a 90-day supply through Express Scripts Pharmacy or CVS to remain covered under the plan. Employees can continue using their preferred network pharmacy for short-term medications, such as antibiotics.
Benefits of Smart90 include:
- Up to a 90-day supply of maintenance medications
- Fewer pharmacy visits and refills each year
- Convenient home delivery through Express Scripts Pharmacy
- Free standard shipping on home delivery prescriptions
- Potential prescription cost savings compared to traditional 30-day fills
SaveOnSP (through Medical Mutual)
Smart90 Prescription Program
Save time and money on your long-term prescription medications with the Smart90 program. Employees who take maintenance medications can receive up to a 90-day supply through Express Scripts Pharmacy home delivery or a participating CVS retail pharmacy. This means fewer trips for refills, convenient home delivery options, and potential savings on prescription costs.
After your first three 30-days fills, eligible maintenance medications must be filled as a 90-day supply through Express Scripts Pharmacy or CVS to remain covered under the plan. Employees can continue using their preferred network pharmacy for short-term medications, such as antibiotics.
Benefits of Smart90 include:
- Up to a 90-day supply of maintenance medications
- Fewer pharmacy visits and refills each year
- Convenient home delivery through Express Scripts Pharmacy
- Free standard shipping on home delivery prescriptions
- Potential prescription cost savings compared to traditional 30-day fills
ImpaxRX
ImpaxRX is a prescription advocacy program that assists employees and their family members with the high cost of certain eligible medications. If the medications you or a family member are taking is identified as eligible under the Medication Under Management (MUM) program, an ImpaxRX advocate will reach out to you to confirm your enrollment in the program and obtain additional information needed to secure the medication at no cost.
Timely participation with ImpaxRX is required to receive these programs for your high-cost medications. Please respond if ImpaxRX contacts you! This will allow them to work on your behalf to obtain you medication at no cost.
There is no cost to you to participate in this program, and there will be no copayments for eligible medications approved by the program. Additionally, by using the program, the cost of these medications is lowered under the Lake County Health Plan which allows for savings to keep employee premium contributions to a minimum for all.
Please call ImpaxRX at 844-467-2979, option 1 with questions.
Dental
Dental Benefits through MetLife provide comprehensive coverage to help you and your family maintain good dental health. Your coverage will be greater when you visit a participating in-network dentist, you will have lower out-of-pocket costs, no balance billing, and claims will be submitted by your dentist on your behalf.
PREVENTION FIRST!
Your dental health is an important part of your overall health. Make sure you take advantage of your preventive dental visits.
Preventive care services are covered at 100% if you visit an In-Network provider. They are also not subject to the annual deductible.
Low Plan Dental Benefit Summary
High Plan Dental Benefit Summary
Vision Exam Through MMO
Leroy Township pays 100% for your basic vision exam when you elect medical coverage. Vision exams are allowed once every 12 months at a $0 copay if the exam is provided by a MMO network provider.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Eye exams can help detect serious eye and general health conditions sooner: high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol
- Babies should receive their first professional eye exam at 6 months
- 80% of learning in the first 12 years comes through the eyes
HOW OFTEN CAN I OBTAIN SERVICES?
- Exams: Once a year
- Lenses: Once a year
- Frames: Once every 2 years
- Contacts: Once a year (in lieu of frames/lenses)
Basic Life
Basic Life Benefits
Life insurance is an important part of your financial security. Life insurance helps protect your family from financial risk and sudden loss of income in the event of your death. Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance is equal to your Life benefit in the event of your death being a result of an accident and may also pay benefits for certain injuries sustained.
Basic - Employer Paid $15,000 Benefit
A sudden accident or death can leave you or your loved ones in a vulnerable position. Leroy Township provides a $15,000 Basic Life and AD&D benefit to all full-time employees.
*Please see attached Summary of Benefits for more plan details and exclusions.
Beneficiary Designation
Who's Your Beneficiary?
Naming a beneficiary is a crucial part of electing life insurance. Also, don't forget to update your primary or secondary beneficiary if you experience a life event, such as a divorce or birth of a child.
Primary Beneficiary: Your primary beneficiary receives your benefits in the event of your death.
Contingent Beneficiary: Your contingent beneficiary receives your benefit, in the event that your primary beneficiary cannot.
*Please make sure your beneficiary information is up to date with your HR office*
Short Term Disability
Everyday illness or injuries can interfere with your ability to work. Even a few weeks away from work can make it difficult to manage household costs. Short-Term Disability coverage provides financial protection for you by paying a portion of your income, so you can focus on getting better and worry less about keeping up with your bills.
Leroy Township offers Voluntary Short-Term Disability coverage to all employees. This is a 100% employee-paid benefit.
Elimination Period
This is the number of days that must pass between your first day of a covered disability and the day you can begin to receive benefits.
Benefits begin on the 1st day of an accident and the 8th day of an illness (including pregnancy)
Benefit Duration
The maximum number of weeks you can receive benefits while you are sick or disabled.
Payments may last up to 26 weeks. You must be sick or disabled for the duration of the waiting period before you can receive a benefit payment.
Coverage Amount
This benefit covers 60% of your weekly income, up to a maximum of $750 per week.
Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
Leroy Township offers Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage through Symetra on a voluntary basis.
ACCIDENT INSURANCE
A serious injury can cost you a lot of money – not only in medical bills but in things like income from lost work hours. Some injuries are minor, but others are debilitating and require significant medical care. If you get hurt, accident insurance pays you money that you can use to cover personal expenses, bills, and out-of-pocket medical costs. When you have a covered accident or injury, your health insurance company pays your doctor or hospital, but your accident insurance company pays you.
What is covered?
- Breaking a limb
- Loss of a digit or limb
- Paralysis
- Burns
- Lacerations
- Accidental Death
Accident insurance can help you pay for things like:
- Emergency helicopter transportation
- Hosptial admissions
- Intensive Care and Rehab Unit Care
- Diagnostic Exams
- Follow - Up Treatments
- Physical Therapy
CRITIAL ILLNESS INSURANCE
How would you pay your bills if you were suddenly diagnosed with cancer and couldn’t work? Critical illness insurance doesn't pay your medical bills. It pays you if you’re diagnosed with a covered illness. The benefit is paid directly to you and is your choice how to spend it.
What is Covered?
- Cancer
- Heart Attack
- Blindness
- Loss of Speech
- End-Stage Renal Failure
- Deafness
- Severe Burns
- Stroke
- Coma
- Major Organ Transplant
HOSPITAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE
Hospital indemnity complements your health insurance to help you pay for costs associated with a hospital stay. The funds can be used to help pay for the out-of-pocket expenses that your medical plan may not cover, such as deductible and coinsurance. When you have a covered inpatient admission, your health insurance company pays your doctor or hospital, but your hospital indemnity insurance company pays you.
For more information on your Symetra products visit the employee resource center using the link below or download the attached benefit brochures.

First Stop Health and the Virtual Primary Care feature will continue to be offered in 2027.
Members have access to convenient and affordable high-quality primary care with First Stop Health's nationwide network of doctors. Using the app, website or phone call you have access to:
- Urgent Care: 24/7 access to doctors who connect to patients within minutes.
- Preventive Care: Schedule virtual doctor visits for routine screenings with coordinated care for lab, imaging and procedure orders.
- Chronic Care: Schedule virtual doctor visits for the management of ongoing health issues and care follow-up.
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First Stop Health Telemedicine
First Stop Health Telemedicine

AllOne Health can help you reduce stress, improve mental health, and make life easier by connecting you to the right information, resources, and referrals. All services are free, confidential, and available to you and your family members. This includes access to short-term counseling and a wide range of services.
- Mental Health Sessions Manage stress, anxiety, and depression, resolve conflict, improve relationships, overcome substance abuse, and address any personal issues.
- Life Coaching Reach personal and professional goals, strengthen relationships, and build balance.
- Financial Consultation Build financial wellness related to budgeting, buying a home, paying off debt, managing taxes, preventing identity theft, and saving for retirement or tuition.
- Legal Consultation Get help with personal legal matters including estate planning, wills, real estate, bankruptcy.
- Work-Life Resources and Referrals Obtain information and referrals when seeking childcare, adoption, special needs support, eldercare, housing, transportation, education, and pet care.
- Personal Assistant Save time with referrals for travel and entertainment, seeking professional services, cleaning services, home food delivery, and managing everyday tasks.
- Medical Advocacy Get help navigating insurance, obtaining doctor referrals, securing medical equipment or transportation, and planning for transitional care and discharge.
- Wellness Build holistic well-being with wellness coaching.
- Member Portal and App These digital tools enable you to access your benefits 24/7/365 with online requests and chat options.
Call: 800-521-3273
Visit: allonehealth.com & select Member Portal & App
Portal Code: lakecounty
Employee Contributions
Medical Employee Contributions
Dental Employee Contributions
Contact Information
Medical Mutual
Customer Service: 1-844-583-3072
Website: www.medmutual.com
Express Scripts
Customer Service: 1-800-282-2881
Website: www.express-scripts.com
ImpaxRX
Customer Service: 844-467-2979 option 1
Website: www.impaxRX.com
MetLife
Customer Service: 1-800-942-0854
Website: www.metlife.com
EyeMed
Website: www.eyemed.com
Guardian
Customer Service: 1-888-482-7342
Website: www.guardianlife.com
First Stop Health
Customer Service: 888-691-7867
Website: www.fshealth.com
AllOne Health
Customer Service: 800-521-3273
Website: www.allonehealth.com