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AvMed Health Plans Changes for 2004


This is a general description of the plan changes. This page is not an official statement of benefits. For that, go to the Benefits descriptions in the Plan Brochure. Also, we edited and clarified language throughout the brochure; any language change not shown here is a clarification that does not change benefits.

  • Your share of the non-Postal premium will increase by 17.0% for Self Only or 32.6% for Self and Family.

  • We have increased the Specialist physician copay to $25 per visit.

  • We have increased the hospital admission copay to $100 per day for the first 5 days, up to a $500 maximum.

  • We now require a $15 copay for generic drugs; $30 copay for preferred brand-name drugs and $50 copay for non-preferred brand-name drugs. Mail order is a 90-day supply for 3 copayments. Also, we now require a 30% coinsurance for injectables.
 
Page created October 16, 2003