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HMO Blue Texas Plan 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 11.80% for Self Only or 13.90% for Self and Family.

  • We now provide benefits for osteoporosis screenings for women age 65 or older. If the member is at an increased risk for osteoporosis, the screening is covered age 60 for women at increased risk. (Section 5 (a))

  • We now provide benefits for autologous tandem transplants. This is the treatment of testicular and other germ cell tumors. (Section 5 (b))
 
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