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2026
BlueCHiP for Medicare
Essential

Monthly premium

$0.00

Designed for those who are on a tight budget and who have minimal health needs. This plan requires higher out-of-pocket costs when care is needed. It has a Part B deductible.

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Medical

  • $160 annual Part B deductible
  • $0 PCP visits after deductible
  • $0-$50 specialist visits after deductible
  • $0 labs after deductible
  • $25 X-rays after deductible
  • $0-$50 physical/speech/occupational therapy after deductible
  • Out-of-network coverage

Prescription Drugs

  • $615 pharmacy deductible (Tiers 3-5)
  • $0 Tier 1 prescription copay
  • $2 Tier 2 prescription copay

Dental/Vision/Hearing

  • $500/year dental benefit maximum
  • $0 cost preventive dental
  • No coverage for comprehensive dental (fillings, root canals, crowns)
  • $0 cost annual vision exam
  • $100/year eyewear allowance
  • $0 cost annual hearing exam
  • No coverage for hearing aids

Extras

  • $0-$40 fitness center membership
  • No over-the-counter (OTC) allowance

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Coverage
Copays & Details
Outpatient Care and Services1,2

Part B deductible

$160/year

Ambulance

$200/trip after deductible

Dental Services

Medicare-covered
In-network: 20% of the cost
Out-of-network: 40% of the cost

Preventive: $0
Comprehensive: Not Covered

$500 limit on all covered preventative dental services.  All preventative services must be provided by an in network plan contracted dentist.

Diabetes Supplies and Services

 

In-network
$0

You must use Abbott plan-designated monitors and test strips.

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

In-network
$0 for Lab services after deductible
$25 for X-Rays after deductible
$50 for Diagnostic tests after deductible
$0-$250 for High tech radiology services (Ex. MRIs) after deductible

Out-of-network
40% of the cost

Emergency Care

$130 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: 40% of the cost

Non-routine hearing
In-network: $50 copay per visit
Out-of-network: 40% of the cost

Outpatient Hospital/Surgery

In-network
Up to $450 copay per visit for ambulatory surgical center-based services after deductible
Up to $550 copay per visit for hospital-based services after deductible

Out-of-network
40% of the cost

Primary Care Provider Visit

In-network
$0 PCP copay per visit after deductible

Out-of-network
40% of the cost

Specialist Visit

In-network
$0-$50 copay per visit after deductible
 

Out-of-network
40% of the cost

Referral is required for specialist visits.

Vision Visit

Routine vision
In-network: $0
Out-of-network: 40% of the cost

Non-routine vision
In-network: $50 copay per visit
Out-of-network: 40% of the cost

Vision hardware
Our plan offers a $100/year allowance for vision hardware.

Preventive Care

In-network 
$0

Out-of-network
40% of the cost

Inpatient Care1,2

Inpatient Hospital Care

In-network
$458 copay per day for days 1-6
$0 Days 7+

Out-of-network
40% of the cost

Our plan covers an unlimited number of days for an in-network inpatient hospital stay.

Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)

In-network
$10 copay per day for days 1-20
$218 copay per day for days 21-100

Out-of-network
40% of the cost

Our plan covers up to 100 days in a SNF.

 
Standard
Preferred Mail Order (100-day Supply)

Prescription Deductible

$615 (tiers 3-5)

Initial Coverage (up to 30-day supply)3

Tier 1 (Preferred Generic)

$0 copay

$0 copay

Tier 2 (Non-preferred Generic)

$2 copay

$0 copay

Tier 3 (Preferred Brand)

25% coinsurance

25% coinsurance

Tier 4 (Non-preferred Drug)

30% coinsurance

30% coinsurance

Tier 5 (Specialty Tier)

25% coinsurance

N/A

Insulins (30-day Supply)

$35 copay

1The 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 Essential (HMO-POS), BlueCHiP for Medicare Enhanced (HMO-POS) BlueCHiP for Medicare Extra (HMO-POS), or the BlueCHiP for Medicare Access (HMO-POS) plan. If you select the BlueCHiP for Medicare Essential (HMO-POS), BlueCHiP for Medicare Enhanced (HMO-POS), BlueCHiP for Medicare Extra (HMO-POS), or the BlueCHiP for Medicare Access (HMO-POS) 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.

2A 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.

3You 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 Summary of Benefits or 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 Initial Coverage stage and the Catastrophic level stage.