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HEALTH CARE BENEFITS

Active clergy, lay employees & retirees less than age 65

HealthFlex is offered through the Wespath Benefits & Investments, a general agency of the denomination. HealthFlex is an integrated, wellness-driven health program focused on you. Just as John Wesley encouraged healthy living, HealthFlex supports participants like you to improve the quality of your health. HealthFlex is more than just a health insurance plan—it’s a comprehensive approach to healthier living.

Eligibility for HealthFlex
Pastors appointed at 75% time or more are eligible for HealthFlex benefits. Lay employees of local churches and district offices must work at least 30 hours per week to be eligible for HealthFlex benefits. To sponsor HealthFlex for lay employees a HealthFlex sub-adoption agreement must be completed by employer.

E-mail Robin Whitacre, Benefits director, to request the HealthFlex enrollment form and HealthFlex sub-adoption agreement, if applicable.

2027 Healthcare Options

Open enrollment for selecting your 2027 healthcare plan opens Wednesday, October 28 and closes Thursday, November 12, 2026.

For your planning, you should know that the available medical/behavioral health/Rx plans have been simplified from the six offered in 2026 to these four for 2027:

H2000 with HSA (Participants not selecting a plan during the election period will be automatically enrolled in the H2000 plan.)
H5000 with HSA (The H5000 plan no longer has a credit to pay for dental or vision elections.)
C2000 with HRA
B1000

If an eligible healthcare participant does not make any elections during the HealthFlex annual open enrollment period, coverage defaults to:

• NO dental plan
• NO pre-tax personal contributions into an HSA or an FSA

View the 2027 HealthFlex plans comparison.
View the Center of Health introduction.
View HSA Medicare considerations.
View the guide to accessing your HealthFlex benefits.
How do I choose my HealthFlex plans?

Retirees age 65 and over benefits click here.

The HealthFlex decision support tool ALEX was sunset on August 14, but there is a new tool embedded in the online election portal to help participants with questions. Participants can continue to contact their care coordinators for assistance prior to Annual Enrollment.

HealthFlex Plan Premiums

2027 HealthFlex Plan Premiums

East Ohio Conference participant’s elections in HealthFlex are deductions from their monthly compensation. Letters have been sent to the churches and employers detailing the election choices for their participant(s)/employee(s).

The conference’s monthly health care & pension statement will include the billing for participant’s Health Flex buy-up elections.

All benefit premium deductions from compensation and the contributions to participant’s HSA and FSA (MRA & DCA) are pre-tax deductions.

Preferred Provider

The Conference sponsored plans with HealthFlex will use the national BlueCard PPO network.

Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) preferred provider search page

Select BlueCard PPO/EPO in the “Choose your Network” drop down (see below). 

BCBS has excellent coverage throughout the country. Participants can access in network providers in any state and still be in Network.

HealthFlex Contacts

Updates and Questions

This 2027 Health Benefits Plan page will have the latest information, as it is available. Please direct questions to Robin Whitacre.