Members of the Tire Industry Association (TIA) are now
eligible to access HM Care Advantage, which entails a
selection of limited-benefit medical plans.
With monthly individual premiums as low as $150 (when
employer-paid), the indemnity plans are designed to help
meet basic health care needs by providing fixed-payment
amounts for unlimited physician office visits, insured
prescription drugs, inpatient hospitalization, surgery,
emergency care and diagnostic testing.
The plan is guaranteed-issue with no exclusions for pre-
existing conditions.
The TIA represents thousands of tire dealers across the
country, and Executive Vice President Roy Littlefield cites
lack of health insurance as the No. 1 priority being
expressed by the membership.
To address the rising cost of health insurance, says
Littlefield, “it is important that we provide options to our
members that will help them to stay competitive. The ability
to recruit and retain talented employees is critical, and
adding a benefit such as HM Care Advantage is one more way
for the Tire Industry Association to help our members
succeed.”
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He notes that “the offering of HM Care Advantage exclusively
to TIA members, along with our other money-saving member
benefit programs, powerful government affairs expertise,
industry special events and more are great reasons why
membership in TIA is not an expense; it’s a value.”
Working through the TIA, tire dealers across the country now
have the ability to customize an HM Care Advantage offering
that helps to meet the needs of active and retired employees
by selecting from a range of benefits and premium levels,
according to Littlefield.
The plan is a product of the HM Life Insurance Co. a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.
It is being offered by First National Administrators (FNA)
in conjunction with the Trade Insurance Brokerage
(TIB).
For more information, visit www.tireindustry.org.
