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SHBP Info and Stats

The Department of Community Health administers the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP). The SHBP provides health coverage to nearly 700,000 state employees, teachers, retirees and dependents. Teachers and school personnel represent 72 percent and retirees comprise about 18 percent of the covered lives.

Six operating units within the SHBP process and manage the information necessary for member coverage and claim payments. The units and responsibilities are as follows:

State Health Benefit Plan
Membership Enrollment as of January 2012

Covered Lives by Option

Option Current Month’s Totals
UHC Standard HMO 111,903
UHC Wellness HMO 133,480
UHC Standard HRA 80,983
UHC Wellness HRA 174,833
UHC Standard HDHP 10,934
UHC Wellness HDHP 13,485
UHC MA PPO Standard 41,994
UHC MA PPO Premium 38,492
CIGNA Standard HMO 11,470
CIGNA Wellness HMO 16,126
CIGNA Standard HRA 10,321
CIGNA Wellness HRA 25,950
CIGNA Standard HDHP 1,536
CIGNA Wellness HDHP  2,302
CIGNA MA PPO Standard 2,095
CIGNA MA PPO Premium 2,156
Tricare Supplement 317
Total 678,377