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"Basic"
Benefit Structure

"Expanded
Benefit Structure

Prescription Benefit Management
 
   
"Expanded" Benefit Structure
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Plan Feature

Network Benefit

Out-of-Network Benefit

LIFETIME MAXIMUM
Except for Chemical Dependency and/or Substance Abuse Conditions

$1,000,000

$1,000,000

CALENDAR YR. DEDUCTIBLE

Single = $250 /
Family = $750

Single = $750 /
Family = $2,250

Applicable to Calendar Year Deductible:
  • Outpatient Hospital Expenses
  • Maternity (prenatal/outpatient services)
  • Diagnostic X-Rays & Labs
  • Convalescent Facility Expenses
  • Private Duty Nursing
  • Chemical Dependency/Substance Abuse Disorders
  • Chiropractic Care
  • Fertility Testing
  • Short-Term Rehab
  • Ambulance
  • Anesthetics
  • DME & Oxygen
  • Prosthetics
  • Hearing Aids
  • Surgery
  • Partial Hospitalization
  • Inpatient Hospital Services
  • Speech Therapy
  • Home Health
  • Hospice
  • Allergy Testing

COINSURANCE LIMIT
Maximum Out of Pocket

Single = $1,500 /
Family = $3,000

Single = $3,000 /
Family = $6,000

PHYSICIAN OFFICE VISITS
PRIMARY CARE

  • Excludes X-Ray & Labs
  • Excludes Chemical Dependency and/or Substance Abuse

$25 Copay

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

PHYSICIAN OFFICE VISIT
SPECIALIST

  • Excludes X-Ray and Lab Services
  • Excludes Chemical Dependency and/or Substance Abuse

$25 Copay

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

ROUTINE WELL CHILD EXAM & IMMUNIZATION

  • Up to age 6
  • Maximum $500/Child

$25 Copay

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAMS

  • Coverage limited to $300/member/year
  • Applicable to Employees and Covered Dependents

Applicable Copay --
$25 Primary Care
$25 Specialist

NO COVERAGE

DIAGNOSTIC X-RAYS, LABORATORY, ALLERGY TESTING and ALLERGY MEDICATIONS - Unrelated to Office Visit

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

HOSPITAL EXPENSES
 ** Conditions OTHER than Mental, Nervous, or Substance Abuse
  • Inpatient
  • Outpatient




80% Coinsurance after Inpatient Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible





60% Coinsurance after Inpatient Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM

  • Waived if admitted within 24 hours

$75 Copay

$150 Copay

$75 if out of town on business

MATERNITY

  • Prenatal - Outpatient

  • Inpatient

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible


60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

SURGERY

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

SPEECH THERAPY

  • Lifetime Maximum = $15,000
  • Services must be provided by qualified speech therapist for medically determinable conditions

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

CONVALESCENT FACILITY EXPENSES
  • 3 days of prior hospitalization required.
  • Must begin within 14 days following end of confinement
  • Maximum 60 days/calendar year

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

HOME HEALTH CARE

  • Prior hospital confinement NOT required
  • Nurses Aide Visits 4 Hours = 1 Visit
  • Maximum 100 Visits/Calendar Year

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

HOSPICE EXPENSES

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

CHIROPRACTIC CARE

  • Maximum $500/Calendar Year

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

FERTILITY TESTING

  • Minimum 12 months coverage under this Plan
  • Family Maximum = $25,000

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

HEARING AIDS
  • Initial device{s} covered only if necessary to restore hearing lost due to accidental injury while covered under the Plan

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

PRIVATE DUTY NURSING
(RN Only)

  • Maximum 70 shifts/calendar year.
  • 1 shift = 8 hours of Private Duty Nursing by RN only

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

AMBULANCE

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

ANESTHETICS

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & OXYGEN

  • Coverage for rental up to purchase price

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

SHORT-TERM REHABILITATION

  • Maximum 60 days/calendar year

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

PRECERTIFICATION - INPATIENT
 ** Conditions OTHER than Mental, Nervous or Substance Abuse

  • Precertification requested & approved

  • Precertification requested & denied (stay not necessary)

  • Precertification not requested






No Penalty
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible







No Penalty
60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

PRECERTIFICATION - OUTPATIENT
Required for all Designated Procedures

 ** Conditions OTHER than Mental, Nervous or Substance Abuse

  • Precertification requested & approved
  • Precertification requested & procedure deemed appropriate
  • Precertification not requested & procedure deemed unnecessary






80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

70% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

NO COVERAGE







60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

60% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

NO COVERAGE

TREATMENT FOR MENTAL or NERVOUS CONDITIONS

OFFICE VISITS

  • Treatment by MD (including Psychiatrist) or Psychologist (PhD)
  • Maximum 25 Visits per calendar year

$25 Copay

25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

PRECERTIFICATION - INPATIENT

 ** Days must be precertified and under case management
 ** Maximum 10 days per calendar year
  • Precertification requested & approved

  • Precertification requested & denied (stay not necessary)

  • Precertification not requested


 ** PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION
  • Outpatient Program
  • Conversion to Inpatient Day Limit






No Penalty
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible



80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

2 for 1







No Penalty
25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible



25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

1 for 1

TREATMENT FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY or SUBSTANCE ABUSE

LIFETIME MAXIMUM - Chemical Dependency or Substance Abuse

$10,000 / Individual
$20,000 / Family

$10,000 / Individual
$20,000 / Family

OFFICE VISITS

  • Treatment by MD (including Psychiatrist) or Psychologist (PhD)
  • Maximum 25 Visits per calendar year

$25 Copay

25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

PRECERTIFICATION - INPATIENT


 ** Days must be precertified and under case management
 ** Maximum 10 days per calendar year
  • Precertification requested & approved

  • Precertification requested & denied (stay not necessary)

  • Precertification not requested


 ** PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION
  • Intensive Outpatient

  • Outpatient Hospital & Inpatient Physician
  • Intensive Outpatient Conversion to Inpatient Day Limit









No Penalty
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible



80% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

50% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

3 for 1










No Penalty
25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

$500 Penalty +
25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible



25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

25% Coinsurance after Calendar Year Deductible

2 for 1

Blue notations may be customized by Plan Sponsor. A coinsurance differential of 20% must be maintained between Network and Out of Network benefits.

OTHER:

  1. Non-Duplication of Benefits is recommended rather than Coordination of Benefits
  2. Plan Sponsor (employer) may customize prenatal education and incentives for their employees
  3. Plan Sponsor (employer) is responsible for HIPAA compliance within Plan Document
  4. Plan Sponsor (employer) may select its prescription manager or utilize PHC's preferred prescription management vendor - Express Scripts.