The County of San Mateo will transition on January 1, 2023 to a new medical insurance carrier – Aetna. Aetna will replace ALL Blue Shield plans and will provide you with the same comprehensive coverage, the same overall benefits and co-payment schedule while also expanding coverage areas and giving many an option to save money each month!

Employee Benefits Guides and Rates The Employee Benefits Guide is your single source document for the information you need to make informed decisions about your benefits for yourself and your family. The Employee Benefits Guide is intended to be a summary of some of the benefits offered to you and your family including: health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.

If you enroll in the Cigna Dental HMO plan, you select a Cigna DHMO network dentist for dental services and you must visit your selected dentist for all of your dental care.

Cigna Dental PPO Under this plan, dental services are provided through the Cigna Dental PPO network.  However, you can choose any dentist in any location inside or outside of the Cigna network.  How much you pay for dental services depends on how long you have worked for the County, your represented group, and whether you choose a participating Cigna dentist. If you choose a non-participating dentist, you pay the difference between the amount the dentist receives from Cigna (the “allowable amount”) and the dentist’s charges.

For questions regarding whether specific services are covered or claims, please contact your provider directly.   Carrier Benefit Type Contact Account Access Apps

San Mateo County employees may choose from two dental plans with Cigna:

Flexible spending accounts (FSA) allow you to set aside funds on a pre-tax basis to reimburse yourself for eligible out-of-pocket dependent care or medical expenses.

HSAs offer triple tax benefits, including tax-free1 saving, growth, and spending on qualified medical expenses anytime, from today throughout your retirement — something you can’t get from other retirement accounts.