Federal notices

Grandfathered plan intent

Exxon Mobil Corporation believes that most options available under the ExxonMobil Medical Plan (EMMP) are “grandfathered health plans” under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). As permitted by the Affordable Care Act, a grandfathered health plan can preserve certain basic health coverage that was already in effect on March 23, 2010. Grandfathered plan options under the EMMP may not include all consumer protections of the Affordable Care Act that apply to other plans. For example, most options under the EMMP cover some, but not all, preventive health services without any cost sharing.

Questions regarding which protections apply to the EMMP and what might cause the EMMP or one or more of its options to change from grandfathered health plan status can be directed to the Plan Administrator at Administrator-Benefits, P.O. Box 64111, Spring, TX 77387-4111.  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.