Your Benefits Guide, alex
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Meet ALEX, your personal and confidential benefits pro.
Smart. Simple. Personalized.
Just answer a few quick questions about your unique health needs, and ALEX will crunch the numbers, analyze the data, and help you find the best plan for your budget.
- Your benefits or human resources department will provide you a link to visit Alex.
What Is ALEX?
ALEX is a friendly, easy-to-use digital assistant that walks you through your benefits and helps you make informed decisions. It explains your choices in plain language — no jargon, no guessing.
What ALEX Can Help You With
Medical plans — helps you compare costs and coverage. Just enter your estimates of what kinds of healthcare you might be receiving in the coming year and ALEX does the rest.
ALEX will provide a comparison of the total costs of each available plan. Total cost includes the amount of your employee contributions as well as estimates of your out-of-pocket expenses. Is the OC2 plan right for you? Is the OC3 or OC4 plan a better choice? Run as many scenarios as you like – in just minutes!
Why Use ALEX?
- Fast — most people finish in under 10 minutes
- Personalized — tailored guidance based on your inputs
- Confidential — your answers stay secure
- Mobile-friendly — use it anytime, anywhere
- Jargon-free — benefits made clear and easy
Important Points Before You Meet with Alex
- The contributions that Alex displays are all monthly amounts. Your benefits or human resources department will provide the actual deduction amounts that correspond to your individual situation.
- Your employer may offer additional benefits such as dental or vision insurance. Your benefits or human resources department will provide those as part of the open enrollment communications. Alex can display and only help with your medical and pharmacy plans.
- Your benefits or human resources department will provide you a link to visit Alex. Each entity that is part of the Bucks and Montgomery County Schools (BMCS) Health Care Consortium has different benefits so you will need to use the link provided.
How to Get Ready
Think about how often you visit doctors or use prescriptions. Talk to your spouse or other family members about their needs. Identify any upcoming events in your life such a new baby, surgery, or hospitalizations. Take your time — you can revisit ALEX anytime You will want to use ALEX before you start your official benefits enrollment.
How to Get Started
Each entity that is part of the Consortium has different benefits, and we want to be sure the information ALEX provides matches the exact plans which are available for you.
Visit ALEX at the web link provided by your benefits or HR staff during their open enrollment communications.