HealthMate for Medicare PPO

HealthMate for Medicare

PPO

Consider this plan if you frequently receive care outside of RI. This plan offers the freedom to choose the providers you see. The flexibility of having your health insurance travel with you when you travel nationwide. And the most comprehensive benefits with your health in mind.

No referrals
National Blue Cross & Blue Shield PPO network
$0 copay for PCMH PCP visits
$25 specialist visits
$0 for routine hearing and vision screenings
$0 labs/X-rays
$0 drug deductible
$0 Tier 1 and Tier 2 prescription copays at preferred pharmacies
Tier 1 & 2 gap coverage
$20 insulin copay (30-day supply) with Insulin Savings Program*
$2,000 dental benefit
Flat dollar outpatient surgery copay
Flat dollar copays on most out-of-network services
$75/quarter over-the-counter (OTC) benefit (Flexible Benefit Card)
$150 annual wellness reimbursement
$300/year allowance for dental, hearing, and vision (Flexible Benefit Card)
$0 fitness benefit
$0 rides
$0 virtual doctors’ visits 24/7
$0 peer recovery services
$15 acupuncture benefit
$50 caregiver reimbursement
60 hours/year of household help
$4,250 combined in/out-of-network out-of-pocket max

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Call 1-800-505-2583 (TTY: 711)

Monthly premium

$132^.00

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Come back at the start of the Annual Election Period (October 15) to select and enroll in a plan.

What's covered

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Medical & Hospital Benefits

Outpatient Care and Services^1,2

Ambulance

$150/trip

Dental Services

Medicare-covered:
In-network: 20% of the cost
Out-of-network: 50% of the cost
Preventive & Comprehensive:
In-network: $0
Out-of-network: 50% of the cost
$2,000 limit on all covered dental services for preventive and comprehensive dental services.

Diabetes Supplies and Services

In-network: $0
Out-of-network: $25 copay
You must use OneTouch plan-designated monitors and test strips.

Diagnostic Tests, Lab and Radiology Services, and X-Rays

In-network:
$0 for lab services
$0 for diagnostic tests and X-rays
$100 for high-tech radiology services (for example, MRIs)
Out-of-network:
$10 for lab services
$10 for diagnostic tests and X-rays
$200 for high-tech radiology services (for example, MRIs)

Emergency Care

$90 copay per visit
If you are admitted to the hospital within 24 hours, you do not have to pay your share of the cost for emergency care.

Hearing Services

Routine hearing:
In-network: $0
Out-of-network: $50 copay per visit
Non-routine hearing:
In-network: $25 copay per visit
Out-of-network: $50 copay per visit
Hearing aids:
In-network: $200-$1,675 copay per hearing aid (2 aids every 3 years)
Out-of-network: 50% coinsurance for hearing aids and visits up to $300 per ear (2 aids every 3 years)

Outpatient Hospital/Surgery

In-network: Up to $200 copay per visit
Out-of-network: Up to $500 copay per visit

Primary Care Physician Visit

In-network: $0 PCMH or $10 non-PCMH copay per visit
Out-of-network: $25 copay per visit

Specialist Visit

In-network: $25 copay per visit
Out-of-network: $50 copay per visit

Vision Visit

Routine vision:
In-network: $0
Out-of-network: $50 copay per visit
Non-routine vision:
In-network: $25 copay per visit
Out-of-network: $50 copay per visit
Vision hardware:
$300/year allowance for dental, hearing, and vision (Flexible Benefit Card)

Preventive Care

In-network: $0
Out-of-network: $25

Inpatient Care^1,2

Inpatient Hospital Care

In-network: $300 copay per day for days 1-5 $0 Days 6+
Out-of-network: 20% of the cost
Our plan covers an unlimited number of days for an in-network inpatient hospital stay.

Skilled Nursing Facility

In-network:
$0 copay per day for days 1-20
$150 copay per day for days 21-45
$0 copay per day for days 46-100
Out-of-network: 20% of the cost
Our plan covers up to 100 days in a SNF.

Prescription Drug Benefits

Prescription Deductible

No deductible

Initial Coverage (up to 30-day supply)³

Tier 1 (Preferred Generic)

$0 copay

$8 copay

Tier 2 (Non-preferred Generic)

$0 copay

$16 copay

Tier 3 (Preferred Brand)

$47 copay

Tier 4 (Non-Preferred Drug)

$100 copay

Tier 5 (Specialty Tier)

33% of the cost

Mail Order (90-day Supply)

$0 for Tiers 1 and 2

Gap Coverage

$0 for Tiers 1 and 2

$8 for Tier 1 and $16 for Tier 2

Insulin Savings Program*

$20 (30 days)

Plan Documents

* The Insulin Savings Program is not available to members who qualify for a low-income subsidy (LIS).

¹ The out-of-pocket maximum includes only Medicare-covered services. This is the most a member would pay for these services during a calendar year. You must receive all routine care from plan providers unless you select the BlueCHiP for Medicare Value (HMO-POS), BlueCHiP for Medicare Extra, BlueCHiP for Medicare Preferred (HMO-POS), or the HealthMate for Medicare (PPO) plan. If you select the BlueCHiP for Medicare Value, BlueCHiP for Medicare Extra, BlueCHiP for Medicare Preferred, or the HealthMate for Medicare plan, with the exception of emergency or urgent care, ambulance, or dialysis services, it may cost more to get care from out-of-network providers.

² A preauthorization may be required. Review may include but is not limited to pre-authorization and/or continued treatment by the plan and/or plan designee. Contact Plan for details.

³ You must use network pharmacies to access your prescription drug benefit, except under non-routine circumstances, quantity limitations and restrictions may apply. Please refer to the Evidence of Coverage for prescription drug cost share information in a long-term care setting, mail order and extended day retail supplies as well as detailed benefit information concerning the Deductible stage, Initial Coverage stage, Coverage Gap stage and the Catastrophic level stage.