Health plan & appeal guide

Dte Energy Corporate Services, LLC

Detroit, MI · Form 5500 filing, plan year 2024

For current employees

Both kinds Dte Energy Company Comprehensive Non-health Welfare Benefit Plan · 9,438 people · judged with 1 other filing

This employer has both kinds of coverage. The company on your insurance card decides which rules apply to you.

How we know · medium confidence
  • This employer files 2 health plans for this group; we judged them together.
  1. Dte Energy Company Comprehensive Non-health Welfare Benefit Plan · 9,438 people · Self-funded · federal rules

    • The filing says benefits are paid from the employer's general assets.
    • The filing says benefits are paid from a trust the plan controls.
    • No medical insurance contract is on file (Schedule A).
  2. Dte Energy Company Comprehensive Group Health Care Plan · 8,902 people · Both kinds

    • The filing says benefits are paid from the employer's general assets.
    • Medical insurance bought from Blue Care Network Of Michigan, Health Alliance Plan, Priority Health is on file, covering about 8,390 people.
    • We ignored 1 low-cost supplemental policy(ies) such as accident or hospital cover; they don't decide how your medical claims are handled.
    • Medical insurance is on file, but the plan also pays benefits from the employer's own money, so some options are likely self-funded.

Double-check in 30 seconds: “Self-funded”, “administered by” or “ASO” on your card or plan summary means self-funded. “Insured by” or “underwritten by” means insured.

  1. Which company is on your insurance card?

    It’s printed on the front of the card. The filing shows which companies sell insured options here and which ones run the self-funded plan.

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For retirees

Both kinds Dte Energy Company Comprehensive Retiree Group Health Care Plan · 5,105 people · judged with 1 other filing

This employer has both kinds of coverage. The company on your insurance card decides which rules apply to you.

How we know · medium confidence
  • This employer files 2 health plans for this group; we judged them together.
  1. Dte Energy Company Comprehensive Retiree Group Health Care Plan · 5,105 people · Both kinds

    • The filing says benefits are paid from the employer's general assets.
    • The filing says benefits are paid from a trust the plan controls.
    • Medical insurance bought from Blue Care Network Of Michigan, Health Alliance Plan, Priority Health, Aetna is on file, covering about 1,761 people.
    • We ignored 1 low-cost supplemental policy(ies) such as accident or hospital cover; they don't decide how your medical claims are handled.
    • We ignored a small insurance contract with Humana covering about 2 people; it is too small to be the main plan.
    • Medical insurance is on file, but the plan also pays benefits from the employer's own money, so some options are likely self-funded.
  2. Dte Supplemental Retiree Benefit Plan · 4,593 people · Self-funded · federal rules

    • The filing says benefits are paid from a trust the plan controls.
    • No medical insurance contract is on file (Schedule A).

Not counted

  • Dte Energy Retiree Reimbursement Arrangement Plan (5,001 people): The plan name shows a spending account or employee assistance program, not medical coverage.

Double-check in 30 seconds: “Self-funded”, “administered by” or “ASO” on your card or plan summary means self-funded. “Insured by” or “underwritten by” means insured.

  1. Which company is on your insurance card?

    It’s printed on the front of the card. The filing shows which companies sell insured options here and which ones run the self-funded plan.

  2. Send your appeal here

    Unlocks after you answer the question above

  3. Know your deadlines

    Unlocks after you answer the question above

  4. What happens next

    Unlocks after you answer the question above

  5. Get free help

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