What you need to know
Sandia works to offer you and your family access to comprehensive healthcare coverage.
The Sandia Total Health plan covers in-network preventive care at no cost to you, provides comprehensive coverage for your day-to-day and more complicated health concerns, and includes prescription drug coverage.
Sandia Total Health Options
When you enroll with Sandia Total Health, you will decide on a plan vendor:
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM – offered to employees in New Mexico and California)
- UnitedHealthcare (UHC – offered to employees in New Mexico and California)
- Kaiser Permanente (offered to California employees only)
All three plan vendors offer the same types of services, coverage levels, and access to high-quality network providers.
But, our plans also recognize that each Sandia employee (and your family members) has different needs. So, when choosing a plan, make sure to research and understand:
- The network providers available to you and how/when you access care
- The types of services you typically use each year
- The money you can save by using network providers
For example:
- You have a chronic or serious medical condition. If so, you may need more doctor visits or treatment with specialists, and the providers in your plan’s network may be important to you.
- You have kids who play sports. If so, access to several urgent care facilities near you may be important to you.
- You want to keep your out-of-pocket costs as low as possible. If you live in New Mexico, you might take advantage of the Sandia Health Partner Network (SHPN) that is only available with the BCBSNM plan for Sandia employees. This offers you access to quality providers at a lower out-of-pocket cost.
- You may be planning knee surgery in 2020. If so, your plan’s hospital network, in-network surgeons, and physical therapists may be important to you.
- You may be planning to have a baby in 2020. If so, your OB-GYN’s network affiliation, hospital network, and network pediatricians may be important to you.
Learn more about Sandia Total Health
In addition to our Human Resources website, check out this HR Solutions article to learn more about your Sandia Total Health options. You’ll find links to 2020 plan summaries, premium costs, information about your health reimbursement account (HRA), and more.
Contacts and Resources
Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico
877-498-SNLB (7652)
www.bcbsnm.com/sandia
Kaiser Permanente
800-663-1771
healthy.kaiserpermanente.org
UnitedHealthcare
877-835-9855
www.myuhc.com

Quick Tip
How to enroll
You will decide on your Sandia Total Health plan when you join Sandia as a new hire, and you can make changes during each year’s annual open enrollment in the fall.
Learn more about benefits eligibility and enrollment.