Medical/dental plans
Administrative changeover
effective January 1 1989
The dental
claims will be
processed at the
BCWP facilities
at Camp Hill, PA,
near Harrisburg,
which is the
largest center in
the world and
processes in ex
cess of a quarter
of a million
claims per day.
The medical
claims will be
processed in
Pittsburgh.
"1 would encourage
go ahead and submit
Dan Holtz (left), senior director of national ac
counts at Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania
(BCWP) and Pennsylvania Blue Shield, and Carol
Ferraco, director of the USAir administration unit
at BCWP, plan for the changeover of the Piedmont
medical and dental plans to BCWP on January 1,
1989.
employees to
any outstand-
Effective January 1. 1989, Blue
Cross of Western Pennsylvania
(BCWP) and Pennsylvania Blue
Shield will begin administering Pied
mont’s medical and dental plans.
“We will have the identical medi
cal and dental plan we have now
with Aetna, we’ll just have a differ
ent carrier handling the adminis
tration of the plan,” said Joe
Wilson, assistant vice president-
benefits administration.
USAir selected Blue Cross of
Western Pennsylvania (BCWP) and
Pennsylvania Blue Shield to admin
ister the medical and dental bene
fits for the combined companies in
the early spring of this year. In
addition to USAir. BCWP also ad
ministers benefit programs for
other large national accounts such
as Westinghouse Electric, U.S.
Steel, H.J. Heinz, Rite-Aid Discount
Pharmacies, and Hershey Foods.
Coverage for USAir employees be
came effective April 1. 1988, and
April 9, 1988, for Pacific Southwest
Airlines employees. No changes in
the plan of benefits for Piedmont
employees will be implemented un
til after the actual operational
merger date.
“We're starting the changeover to
BCWP now because of the amount
of time it is going to require to work
out all the details. We want as little
disruption as possible in service to
our employees," said Wilson.
In preparation of the January 1
effective date, each participating
employee will receive a mailing in
mid-December at his/her home
address.
“Employees are encouraged to
keep their home address up-to-date
with the payroll department so that
they will be sure to receive all the
mailings,’’ said Cheryl Scharff,
manager-benefits systems and
procedures.
The mailing will provide the group
number, which designates USAir as
a client of BCWP: the participant’s
identification number, which is the
same as the social security number;
toll-free numbers to call at BCWP to
make inquiries; and information on
where to mail the medical and dental
claims. The new group number will
be effective for any claims incurred
on or after December 23, 1988. Par
ticipants will also learn when to ex
pect to receive their individual
identification cards.
Aetna will continue to accept and
process claims until December 23.
1988. After that date, employees
should send claims to BCWP. Clai
mants can continue to use the
Aetna claims forms until they re
ceive a supply of the BCWP forms
at their homes.
ing claims as soon as possible be
fore December 23. We'd like to
avoid a backlog of claims at Aetna
before we change over to BCWP.”
said Scharff
Aetna will also continue to verify
coverage to providers of medical ser
vices such as doctors or hospitals,
until December 31, 1988, after which
BCWP will provide the verification.
“None of these changes will ef
fect the health maintenance organi
zation (HMOs) plans. We expect the
HMOs to continue as they have in
the past, subject to the normal con
tract review process,” said Wilson.
Dan Holtz, senior director-
Anderson, David
Flight Attendant. SYR
Arrington, Jeff
Sr. Lincman-GAG, OKF-P'B
Austin, Bill
Captain, F28. CLT
Baucom, Bill
Cust. Svcs. Coord.-GAG. INT-FB
Beddow, Diane
Sr. Sta. Agi.. PUL
Bell, Alan
Svr. Mgr.-GAG, EQY
Birdsong, Gil
Mechanic. INT
Blume, Roger
Captain, B737. CLT
Brondou, Simone
Sr. Sta, Agt.. GSO
Buckner, John, Jr.
Mechanic. INT
Burtt, Ken
Sr. Engineer. INT
Croasdale, Rick
Captain. B737. BWI
Dailey, Mike
Sr. Sla. Agt,. CLT
Davis, Steve
Sales Rep.. KIC-C
Dean, Paul
Captain. B737. GSO
Eanes, Paul, Jr.
Mgr.. Internal Audit., INT
East, David
Sr. Sta. Agt.. CL'F
Edmonds, Billy, Jr.
Sr. Sta. Agt-. CLT
Elliott, Ken
Captain, B727, CLT
Everhart, Denise
Sr. Sta. Agt.. CLT
Foster, David
Second OtTicer. B727. CLT
Fowler, Gilbert
Sr. Lineman-GAG. EQY
Frawley, Ronald
Captain. B737. GSO
Garrison, Lee, III
Captain, B737. BWI
Gaskin, Karl
Sr. Sta. Agt. GSO
Getman, Robert
Mechanic (Aulo.). SYR
Goldman, David
Captain. F28. SYR
Goldych, Martin
Mechanic (Auto.), SYR
Hendrix, Jim
Captain, B727. CLT
Henry, Janine
Sr. Sta. Agt.. ROC
Hilton, Dennis
Mgr.. Line Service-GAG. EQY
Huskey, Mary Ann
Sr. Sta. Agt., FAY
Jamison, Cary
Sr. Sta. Agt.. MYR
Kessler, Bob
Captain, B737. BWI
Kowalski, Richard
Sr, Sta- Agt-. TPA
national accounts at Blue Cross of
Western Pennsylvania and Pennsyl
vania Blue Shield, will be the com
pany’s representative at the BCWP
facilities in Pittsburgh.
“We have created a designated
administrative unit at our facility to
serve the USAir Group employees
exclusively,” said Holtz, “Even
though we will be dealing with a
number of new Piedmont partici
pants, we want each person to feel
he/she is receiving individual atten
tion and prompt service. Eighty-five
percent of the claims we receive are
processed within ten days, and
we’re going to make every effort to
maintain that percentage.”
Jl
service awards
years
Foster, Dick
Lead Avionics Mech.. INT
Gray, Gene
Mechanic. ORF
Stover, Willie
Lead Cleaner. DCA
years
Edwards, Gerald
Fuel Quality Controller. INI'
Howell, Barry
Mechanic (Auto.). TFA
Lucas, Joe
Sta. Supvr.. ROA
McGee, John
Lead Mechanic. GSO
Senick, Mike
Stock Clerk. INT
years
Atkinson, Lois
Sr. Res. Agt., INT
Broadwell, Don
Captain. B727. CLT
Brown, George
Ground School Instr. INT
Caudill, Barbara
Rcv- Auditor, INT
Caudill, Jerry
Sta. Mgr,. DEN
Donald, Tbmmy
Sta. Supvr.. ATL
Ferguson, Blaine
Sr. Sta. Agt.. GSO
Foltz, Mary
Sr. Sta. Agt-. CVG
Gibson, Greg
Pit. Chk. Armn.. B737-300, CLT
Gray, Evelyn
Shift Supvr.. F/A Sched., INT
Haynes, Bryan
Sr. Sta. Agt., AVL
Holland, Barbara
Flight Attendant. CLT
Hood, Beverly
Sr. Sta. Agt.. MCO
Kinder, Jim
Sr. Sta. Agt.. CRW
Knipple, Paul
Sr, Sta. Agt,. SDF
Logan, Jean
Supvr.. Data Entr>’, INT
McGraw, Chuck
Ground School Instr., INT
McLaurin, Jeannie
Sr, Sta. Agt., ATL
Morales, Jose, Jr.
Sr. Sales Rep.. DCA-C
Saleet, Phil
Sr. Instr.. Sta. Tt-ng.. INT
Sellers, John, HI
Sr. Sta. Agt-. ATL
Starling, Karen
Rcv- Auditor, INT
Stecker, John
Supvr.. Line Maint,, DCA
Steel, Judy
Flight Attendant. ORF
T^te, Ray, Jr.
Captain. B737, CLT
Triplett, Donna
Res. Supvr.. INT
Walker, Deane
Flight Attendant. GSO
Williams, Carolyn
Flight Attendant. ORF
years
Carter, Shawn
Sr. Sta. Agt.. CRW
Dillender, Sam
Mgr.. Pension Admin.. INT
Dissen, Pam
Flight Attendant. BWI
Ellerbe, Tbm
Sr. Sta. Agt.. MYR
Harris, Wayne
Mechanic. INT
Lowery, Gary
I.^ad Mechanic. DCA
years
Anderson, Ttrrie
Flight Attendant. ORF
Banks, Pat
Pilot Chk. Armn.. B737. CLT
Bent, Tracy
Sta. Supvr., ORD
Boston, Susan
Fhght Attendant. ORF
Carmin, Doug
Mechanic. MCO
Chandler, Charlie
Supvr, Line Maint.. BWI
Clarke, Bruce
Captain. B737. CLT
Cox, Kathy
Flight Attendant. ORF
Coy, Jess
Sta. Supvr.. LEX
Daniell, Ron
Captain. B737. BWI
Danielsen, Steve
Captain. B737. GSO
Dannelly, Chris
Dir.. Quality Assurance. INT
Elswick, Mike
Sr. Sta. Agt,. JAX
Garner, Crystal
Flight Attendant. ORF
Gilbert, Bill
Sr. Sta. Agt.. ORF
Gill, Tad
Sr. Sta, Agt.. ATL
Gray, Wayne
Sta. Supvr.. JAX
Haas, Diane
Flight Attendant. CLT
Hall, Gary
Captain. B737. GSO
Holland, Ibny
Lead Mech. (Auto,). CLT
Houser, Earl
Sr, Sta, Agt.. LYH
Jennings, Dorothea
Flight Attendant- MIA
Johnson, Candy
Flight Attendant. ORF
Lacquement, Carson
Captain. B727. GSO
Longo, Susan
Sr. Res, Agt.. UCA
Marshall, Keith
Lead Flight Sirn, P3ngr., CLT
Martin, Donna
Flight Attendant. ORF
McClellon, Ailene
Sta. Supvr., DFW
Mundy, Jenice
Captain. B737. BWI
Nelson, Steve
Sr. Sta. Agt.. ROA
Remis, Ron
Captain, B737. CLT
Seifu, Bisrat
Sr. Engineer. INT
Shoaf, Macklin, Jr.
Lead Cleaner. INT
Sillman, Joan
Flight Attendant, CLT
Skinner, Mike
Captain. B727. CLT
Smith, Duane
Sta. Supvr.. PBl
Spain, Johnny
Sr. Sta. Agt.. OAJ
Turner, Vickie
Flight Attendant, GSO
Williams, John
Captain. B737, CLT
Wood, Jeffery
Captain. F28. SYR
years
Able, Steve
Sr, Sta. Agt-, CHS
Lakeman, Nancy
Roberson, Roger
Asst. Mgr,-EQY-GAG, EQY
Sr. Lineman GAG, ORF-FB
Lawson, Robert
Rosen, Rick
Captain, B737. CLT
Mechanic. GSO
Lemmon, Rod
Rowland, Bonnie
Sr. Sfa, Agt.. CAK
Admin, Secretarv-. DAY
Lempicke, Tbm
Ruby, Charlie
Captain, B727. CLT
Mechanic, EWR
Lewis, Marvin
Sansone, Susan
First Officer, B727. CLT
Flight Attendant. SYR
Logan, John
Schrock, Derel
Captain, B737, BWI
Captain, B727. CLT
Lonas, Bruce
Schultz, Bruce
Avionics Mech,. GSO
Sta. Supvr.. CLE
Lucas, John
Shiflett, Ed
Captain, B737. BWI
Captain. B737. BWI
Martin, Sam
Smith, Mary
Sr. Sta- Agt,. CTO. ORF
Sr. Sta. Agt., SYR
McBee, John, II
Smothers, Johnny
Captain, B737. BWI
Tech. III-GAG. EQY
McKenzie, Rita
Stark, Robert
Acctg. Clerk- INT
Captain. B727. GSO
Morton, Joe
Stauffer, John
Tcch- Pub. Sr. Drftsmn/Illus.. INT
Second Officer. B727. GSO
Mullis, Mike
Stuart, Pam
Sr. Sta. Agt,. CLT
Sta. Supvr. CLE
Neill, Bob
Tfesterman, Art, Jr.
Captain. B737, GSO
Mechanic. DCA
O’Donnell, Thomas
Tillman, Tbny
Captain. F28. SYR
Mechanic. INT
Oates, Ralph
Timm, Bob, Jr.
Captain, B737. BWI
Sr. Sta. Agt.. CLT
Parry, Bob
Venning, Charles
Captain. B727. GSO
Captain. B727. CLT
Pate, Cynthia
Villarosa, Al, Jr.
Flight Attendant, GSO
Mechanic. LGA
Paterson, Jim
Vinson, Lindell
Captain, B737, BWI
Captain. B727, CLT
Phillips, Ray
Whiting, Scott
Avionics Mech.. GSO
Inspector. INT
Platts, Hercules
Wildman, Fred
Inspector, UCA
Captain. B737. CLT
Powell, John
Wilfong, Jack
Captain, B727. CLT
Sr, Sta. Agt.. ORF
Price, C.R.
Young, Barbara
Mechanic. GSO
Ix>an Officer-C/U. INT
November 1988 Volume 39, Number 10
Published for and about Piedmont people
by the Public Affairs Department.
One Piedmont Plaza
Winston-Salem, NC 27156-1000
919/770-8283
Holly A. Coffey, acting editor
Claudette McCullough, assistant editor
Piedmont Aviation is a subsidiary of USAir Group, Inc.
Piedmonitor • November 1988