Health Alliance Plan http:/ www.
hapcorp. org 2002
Serving: Detroit and Southeastern Michigan
Enrollment in this Plan is limited. You must live or work
in our geographic area to enroll. See page 6 for requirements.
Enrollment codes for this Plan:
521 Self Only 522 Self and Family
This Plan has Excellent accreditation from
NCQA. See the 2002 Guide
for more
information on NCQA.
RI 73-015
For changes in benefits see
page 7.
A Health Maintenance Organization 1
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 2 Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
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4
Plain Language
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4
Inspector General
Advisory.............................................................................................................................................................
4
Section 1. Facts about this HMO
plan.............................................................................................................................................
6
How we pay providers
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6
Your
Rights...................................................................................................................................................................
6
Service
Area..................................................................................................................................................................
6
Section 2. How we change for 2002
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7
Program-wide
changes...................................................................................................................................................
7
Changes to this Plan
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7
Section 3. How you get care
..........................................................................................................................................................
8
Identification cards
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8
Where you get covered care
...........................................................................................................................................
8
Plan
providers..........................................................................................................................................................
8
Plan
facilities...........................................................................................................................................................
8
What you must do to get covered care
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8
Primary care
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8
Specialty care
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8
Hospital care
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9
Circumstances beyond our
control................................................................................................................................
10
Services requiring our prior approval
...........................................................................................................................
10
Section 4. Your costs for covered services
....................................................................................................................................
11
Copayments...........................................................................................................................................................
11
Deductible
.............................................................................................................................................................
11
Coinsurance...........................................................................................................................................................
11
Your out-of-pocket
maximum......................................................................................................................................
11
Section 5. Benefits
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12
Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................
12
(a) Medical services and supplies provided by
physicians and other health care professionals
.................................. 13
(b) Surgical and
anesthesia services provided by physicians and other health care professionals
............................... 22
(c) Services
provided by a hospital or other facility, and ambulance
services............................................................ 26
(d) Emergency services/
accidents............................................................................................................................
28
(e) Mental health and substance abuse benefits
........................................................................................................
30
(f) Prescription drug benefits
..................................................................................................................................
32
(g) Special features
................................................................................................................................................
34
Flexible benefits option
(h) Dental benefits
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 3 Table of Contents
(i) Non-FEHB benefits available to Plan members
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36
Section 6. General exclusions --things we don't
cover..................................................................................................................
37
Section 7. Filing a claim for covered services
...............................................................................................................................
38
Section 8. The disputed claims
process.........................................................................................................................................
39
Section 9. Coordinating benefits with other
coverage
...................................................................................................................
41
When you have…
Other health coverage
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41
Original
Medicare...................................................................................................................................................
41
Medicare managed care plan
..................................................................................................................................
43
TRICARE/ Workers' Compensation/ Medicaid
.............................................................................................................
43
Other Government agencies
.........................................................................................................................................
44
When others are responsible for
injuries.......................................................................................................................
44
Section 10. Definitions of terms we use in this
brochure
................................................................................................................
45
Section 11. FEHB facts ................Could not
acquire words on page 4
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46
Coverage
information.................................................................................................................................................
46
No pre-existing condition limitation
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46
Where you get information about enrolling in the
FEHB
Program.......................................................................
46
Types of coverage available for you and your
family
..........................................................................................
46
When benefits and premiums start
......................................................................................................................
47
Your medical and claims records are confidential
...............................................................................................
47
When you
retire.................................................................................................................................................
47
When you lose benefits
..............................................................................................................................................
47
When FEHB coverage
ends................................................................................................................................
47
Spouse equity coverage
.....................................................................................................................................
47
Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC)
.....................................................................................................
47
Converting to individual coverage
.....................................................................................................................
48
Getting a Certificate of Group Health Plan
Coverage
.........................................................................................
48 Index ................................................................................................................................................................................
50
Summary of benefits
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51
Rates
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Back cover 3
3 Page
4 5
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 5 Introduction/
Plain Language
Penalties for Fraud Anyone who falsifies a claim
to obtain FEHB Program benefits can be prosecuted for fraud. Also, the Inspector
General may investigate anyone who uses an ID card
if the person tries to
obtain services for someone who is not an eligible family
member, or is no
longer enrolled in the Plan and tries to obtain benefits. Your
agency may
also take administrative action against you. 5
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 6 Section 1
Section 1. Facts
about this HMO plan
This Plan is a health maintenance organization
(HMO). We require you to see specific physicians, hospitals, and other providers
that
contract with us. These Plan providers coordinate your health care
services.
HMOs emphasize preventive care such as routine office visits, physical exams,
well-baby care, and immunizations, in addition to
treatment for illness and
injury. Our providers follow generally accepted medical practice when
prescribing any course of treatment.
When you receive services from Plan providers, you will not have to submit
claim forms or pay bills. You only pay the copayments,
coinsurance, and
deductibles described in this brochure. When you receive emergency services from
non-Plan providers, you may
have to submit claim forms.
You should join an HMO because you prefer the plan's benefits, not because
a particular provider is available. You cannot change plans because a provider
leaves our Plan. We cannot guarantee that any one physician, hospital, or other
provider will
be available and/ or remain under contract with us.
How we
pay providers
We contract with individual physicians, medical groups,
and hospitals to provide the benefits in this brochure. These Plan providers
accept a negotiated payment from us, and you will only be responsible for
your copayments.
Your Rights
OPM requires all FEHB Plans to provide certain information to their FEHB members You may
get information about us, our
networks, providers and facilities. OPM's FEHB
website (www. opm. gov/ insure) lists the specific types of information that
we must
make available to you. Some of the required information is listed
below.
The Plan is federally-qualified and licensed by the State of Michigan as an
HMO.
The Plan has been licensed as an HMO since 1979.
The Plan is a
Michigan non-profit corporation.
If you want more information about us, call
313/ 872-8100 or 800/ 422-4641, or write to HAP at 2850 West Grand Boulevard,
Detroit,
MI 48202. You may also visit our website at www. hapcorp. org.
Service Area
To enroll in this Plan, you must live in or work in
our Service Area. This is where our providers practice. Our service areas
include
Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair,
Washtenaw and Wayne Counties.
Ordinarily, you must get your care from providers who contract with us. If
you receive care outside our service area, we will pay only
for emergency
care. We will not pay for any other health care services out of our service area
unless the services have prior plan
approval.
If you or a covered family member move outside of our service area, you can
enroll in another plan. If your dependents live out of the
area (for
example, if your child goes to college in another state), you should consider
enrolling in a fee-for-service plan or an HMO
that has agreements with
affiliates in other areas. If you or a family member move, you do not have to
wait until Open Season to
change plans. Contact your employing or retirement
office. 6
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8
2002 Health Alliance Plan 7 Section 2
Section 2. How we change for 2002
Do not rely on these change
descriptions; this page is not an official statement of benefits. For that, go
to Section 5 Benefits. Also, we edited and clarified language throughout the
brochure; any language change not shown here is a clarification that does not
change
benefits.
Program-wide changes
We changed the
address for sending disputed claims to OPM. (Section 8)
Changes to this
Plan
Your share of the non-Postal premium will increase by 29.4% for
Self Only or 64.8% for Self and Family.
We changed speech therapy benefits by removing the requirement that
services must be required to restore functional speech. (Section 5 (a))
We no longer limit total blood cholesterol tests to certain age groups.
(Section 5( a))
We not cover certain intestinal transplants. (Section 5
(b))
We clarified the Preventive care, adult benefits by removing the entry for
blood lead level testing for adults because it is a test more typically done for
children. (Section 5( a)) 7
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 8 Section 3
Section 3. How you
get care
Identification cards We will send you an identification (ID)
card when you enroll. You should carry your ID card with you at all times. You
must show it whenever you receive services from a Plan
provider, or fill a
prescription at a Plan pharmacy. Until you receive your ID card, use
your
copy of the Health Benefits Election Form, SF-2809, your health benefits
enrollment confirmation (for annuitants), or your Employee Express
confirmation letter.
If you do not receive your ID card within 30 days after the effective date of
your
enrollment, or if you need replacement cards, call us at 313/ 872-8100
or
800/ 422-4641.
Where you get covered care You get care from "Plan providers" and
"Plan facilities." You will only pay copayments, and you will not have to file
claims.
Plan providers Plan providers are physicians (internists, family
practicioners, general practitioners, pediatricians or specialists) and other
health care professionals in our service area that we
contract with to
provide covered services to our members. We credential Plan providers
according to national standards, National Committee on Quality Assurance
standards and
other applicable regulatory bodies.
We list Plan providers in the provider directory, which we update
periodically. The list is
also on our website.
Plan facilities Plan facilities are hospitals and other facilities
in our service area that we contract with to provide covered services to our
members. We list these in the provider directory, which
we update
periodically. The list is also on our website.
It depends on the type of
care you need. First, you and each family member must choose
a primary care
physician. This decision is important since your primary care physician
provides or arranges for most of your health care.
We offer the flexibility of selecting a PCP based on your needs. You may want
to select
a PCP located near your work, while a physician close to school or
home is better for
your children. Physician profiles are available through
the Member Services
Department's computerized system called "PCPSelect."
When you call Member
Services, a PCP Selection Assistant will assist you
with finding a PCP based on your
personal preferences. Simply call our
toll-free PCPSelect line at: 888/ PIC-A-PCP or
888/ 742-2727. You may also select a PCP using out on-line
PCPSelect services. Visit
HAP's website at www. hapcorp. org and choose
"PCPSelect On-Line."
Primary care Your primary care physician can be a family
practitioner, internist, general practitioner, or pediatrician. Your primary
care physician will provide most of your health care, or
give you a referral
to see a specialist.
If you want to change primary care physicians or if
your primary care physician leaves
the Plan, call us. We will help you
select a new one.
Specialty care Your primary care physician will refer you to a
specialist for needed care. When you receive a referral from your primary care
physician, you must return to the primary care
physician after the
consultation, unless your primary care physician authorized a certain
number
of visits without additional referrals. The primary care physician must provide
or
authorize all follow-up care. Do not go to the specialist for return
visits unless your
primary care physician gives you a referral. However, you
may see an obstetrician-gynecologist
for an annual office visit and routine
ob-gyn care without a referral.
What you must do
to get covered care 8
8
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2002
Health Alliance Plan 9 Section 3
Here are other things you should
know about specialty care:
If you need to see a specialist frequently
because of a chronic, complex, or serious medical condition, your primary care
physician will work with a specialist to develop
a treatment plan that
allows you to see your specialist for a certain number of visits
without
additional referrals. Your primary care physician will use our criteria when
creating your treatment plan (the physician may have to get an authorization
or
approval beforehand).
If you are seeing a specialist when you enroll in our Plan, talk to your
primary care physician. Your primary care physician will decide what treatment
you need. If he or
she decides to refer you to a specialist, ask if you can
see your current specialist. If
your current specialist does not participate
with us, you must receive treatment from a
specialist who does. Generally,
we will not pay for you to see a specialist who does
not participate with
our Plan.
If you are seeing a specialist and your specialist leaves the Plan, call
your primary care physician, who will arrange for you to see another specialist.
You may receive
services from your current specialist until we can make
arrangements for you to see
someone else.
If you have a chronic or disabling condition and lose access to your
specialist because we:
--terminate our contract with your specialist for other than cause; or
--drop out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and you
enroll in another FEHB Plan; or
--reduce our service area and you enroll in another FEHB Plan,
you may be
able to continue seeing your specialist for up to 90 days after you receive
notice of the change. Contact us or, if we drop out of the Program, contact
your new
plan.
If you are in the second or third trimester of pregnancy and you lose access
to your
specialist based on the above circumstances, you can continue to see
your specialist until
the end of your postpartum care, even if it is beyond
the 90 days.
Hospital care Your Plan primary care physician or specialist will
make necessary hospital arrangements and supervise your care. This includes
admission to a skilled nursing or other type of
facility.
If you are in
the hospital when your enrollment in our Plan begins, call our customer
service department immediately at 313/ 872-8100 or 800/ 422-4641. If you are
new to the
FEHB Program, we will arrange for you to receive care.
If you changed from another FEHB plan to us, your former plan will pay for
the hospital
stay until:
You are discharged, not merely moved to an alternative care center; or
The day your benefits from your former plan run out; or
The 92 nd
day after you become a member of this Plan, whichever happens first.
These
provisions apply only to the benefits of the hospitalized person. 9
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 10 Section 3
Circumstances beyond our control Under certain extraordinary
circumstances, such as natural disasters, we may have to delay your services or
we may be unable to provide them. In that case, we will make all
reasonable
efforts to provide you with the necessary care.
Your primary care physician
has authority to refer you for most services. For certain
services, however,
your physician must obtain approval from us. Before giving approval,
we
consider if the service is covered, medically necessary, and follows generally
accepted medical practice.
We call this review and approval process precertification. Your physician
must obtain
precertification for the following services such as:
Select Outpatient procedures
Diagnostic tests
Home Care
services
Durable medical equipment
Inpatient care Mental Health
and Substance Abuse (MH/ SA)
Failure to obtain precertification may result in financial liability on
behalf of the member
or the provider.
Physicians may contact us by phone, fax or electronically to submit new
requests or to
seek a renewal or extension of an existing referral.
Services requiring our
prior approval 10
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 11 Section 4
Section 4. Your costs for covered services
You must share
the cost of some services. You are responsible for:
Copayments A
copayment is a fixed amount of money you pay to the provider when you receive
services.
Example: When you see your primary care physician you pay a copayment of $10
per
office visit.
Deductible We do not have a deductible.
Coinsurance We do not have
coinsurance.
Your catastrophic protection We do not have an out-of-pocket maximum.
out-of-pocket maximum for deductibles, coinsurance, and
2002 Health Alliance Plan 12 Section 5
Section 5.
Benefits --OVERVIEW
(See page 7 for how our benefits
changed this year and page 51 for a benefits summary.)
NOTE: This benefits section is divided into subsections. Please read
the important things you should keep in mind at the beginning of each
subsection. Also read the General Exclusions in Section 6; they apply to the
benefits in the following subsections. To obtain
claims forms, claims filing advice, or more
information about our benefits, contact us at 313/ 872-8100 or 800/ 422-4641 or
at our
website at www. hapcorp. org .
(a) Medical services and supplies provided by physicians and other health
care professionals..................................................... 13-21
Diagnostic and treatment services
Lab, X-ray, and other diagnostic
tests
Preventive care, adult
Preventive care, children
Maternity
care
Family planning
Infertility services
Allergy care
Treatment therapies
Physical and occupational therapies
Speech therapy
Hearing services (testing, treatment, and supplies)
Vision services (testing, treatment, and supplies)
Foot care
Orthopedic and prosthetic devices
Durable medical equipment (DME)
Home health services
Chiropractic
Alternative treatments
Educational classes and programs
(b) Surgical and anesthesia services provided by physicians and other health
care professionals............................................... 22-25
Surgical procedures
Reconstructive surgery
Oral and maxillofacial
surgery
Organ/ tissue transplants
Anesthesia
(c) Services provided by a hospital or other facility, and ambulance services
...........................................................................
26-27
Inpatient hospital
Outpatient hospital or ambulatory surgical
center
Extended care benefits/ skilled nursing care facility benefits
Hospice care
Ambulance
(d) Emergency services/ accidents
...........................................................................................................................................
28-29
Medical emergency Ambulance
(e) Mental health and substance abuse benefits
.......................................................................................................................
30-31
(f) Prescription drug
benefits..................................................................................................................................................
32-33
(g) Special features
.....................................................................................................................................................................
34
Flexible benefits option
(h) Dental
benefits.......................................................................................................................................................................
35
(i) Non-FEHB benefits available to Plan members
.....................................................................................................................
36
Summary of benefits
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 13 Section 5(
a)
Section 5 (a). Medical services and supplies provided by
physicians
and other health care professionals
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Here are some important things to keep in mind about these benefits:
Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions,
limitations, and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we
determine they are medically necessary.
Plan physicians must provide or arrange your care.
Be sure to read
Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for valuable information
about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits
with other coverage, including with Medicare.
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Benefit Description You pay
Diagnostic and treatment services
Professional services of physicians
In physician's office
$10 per office visit
Professional services of physicians
In an urgent care center
During a hospital stay
In a skilled nursing facility
Office medical
consultations
Second surgical opinion
$10 per office visit
At home Nothing
Diagnostic and treatment services --continued on next
page 13
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 14
Section 5( a)
Lab, X-ray and other diagnostic tests
Tests,
such as:
Blood tests
Urinalysis
Non-routine pap tests
Pathology
X-rays
Non-routine Mammograms
Cat Scans/ MRI
Ultrasound
Electrocardiogram and EEG
Nothing if you receive these services
during your office visit;
otherwise, $10 per
office visit
Preventive care, adult
Routine screenings, such as:
Total
Blood Cholesterol – once every three years
Colorectal Cancer Screening,
including
--Fecal occult blood test
--Sigmoidoscopy, screening – every five years
starting at age 50
Nothing if you receive these services
during your office visit;
otherwise, $10 per
office visit
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA test) – one annually for men age 40 and older
Nothing if you receive these services
during your office visit; otherwise,
$10 per
office visit
Routine pap test
Note: The office visit is covered if pap test is
received on the same day;
see Diagnosis and Treatment, above.
Nothing if you receive these services
during your office visit;
otherwise, $10 per
office visit
Preventive Care -Adult --continued on next page 14
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 15 Section 5( a)
Preventive care, adult (continued) You pay
Routine mammogram –covered for women age 35 and older, as
follows:
From age 35 through 39, one during this five year period
From age 40
through 64, one every calendar year
At age 65 and older, one every two
consecutive calendar years
Anytime as prescribed medically necessary by an affiliated Plan provider
Nothing if you receive these services
during your office visit; otherwise
$10 per
office visit
Routine immunizations, limited to:
Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) booster –
once every 10 years, ages19 and over (except as provided for under Childhood
immunizations)
Influenza/ Pneumococcal vaccines, annually, age 65 and over
Any
immunizations prescribed as medically necessary by an affiliated Plan provider
Nothing if you receive these services
during your office visit;
otherwise, $10 per
office visit
Preventive care, children
Childhood immunizations recommended by
the American Academy of Pediatrics Nothing if you receive these services during
your office visit; otherwise, $10 per
office visit
Well-child care charges for routine examinations, immunizations and care
Examinations, such as:
--Eye exams to determine the need for vision
correction. --Ear exams to determine the need for hearing correction
--Examinations done on the day of immunizations ( under age 22)
$10 per office visit 15
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 16 Section 5( a)
Maternity
care You pay
Complete maternity (obstetrical) care, such as:
Prenatal care
Delivery
Postnatal care
Note: Here are some things
to keep in mind:
You may remain in the hospital up to 48 hours after a
regular delivery and 96 hours after a cesarean delivery. We will extend
your inpatient stay if medically necessary.
We cover routine nursery
care of the newborn child during the covered portion of the mother's maternity
stay. We will cover other
care of an infant who requires non-routine treatment only if we
cover the
infant under a Self and Family enrollment.
We pay hospitalization and surgeon services (delivery)
the same as for illness and injury. See Hospital benefits (Section 5c)
and
Surgery benefits (Section 5b).
$10 per office visit
Not covered: Routine sonograms to determine fetal age, size or sex All
charges.
Family planning
A broad range of voluntary family
planning services, limited to:
Voluntary sterilization
Surgically
implanted contraceptives (such as Norplant)
Injectable contraceptive drugs
(such as Depo provera)
Intrauterine devices (IUDs)
Diaphragms
Infertility injectable drugs limited to 3 cycles per lifetime
NOTE: We cover
oral contraceptives under the prescription drug
benefit.
$10 per office visit
Not covered: reversal of voluntary surgical sterilization, genetic
counseling, voluntary abortions
All charges. 16
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 17 Section 5( a)
Infertility services You pay
Diagnosis and treatment of
infertility, such as:
Artificial insemination (limited to one attempt per
lifetime):
--intravaginal insemination (IVI) --intracervical
insemination (ICI)
--intrauterine insemination (IUI)
Injectable fertility drugs
Note: We cover injectable fertility drugs under medical benefits and oral
fertility drugs under the prescription drug benefit.
$10 per office visit
Not covered:
Assisted reproductive technology (ART)
procedures, such as:
--in vitro fertilization --embryo
transfer, gamete GIFT and zygote ZIFT
--Zygote transfer
Services and supplies related to excluded
ART procedures
Cost of donor sperm
Cost of donor egg
All charges.
Allergy care
Testing and treatment
Allergy injection
$10
per office visit
Allergy serum (Must be provided in the physician's office) Nothing
Not
covered: provocative food testing and sublingual allergy
desensitization
All charges. 17
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 18
Section 5( a)
Treatment therapies You pay
Chemotherapy
and radiation therapy
Note: High dose chemotherapy in association with
autologous bone
marrow transplants are limited to those transplants listed
under
Organ/ Tissue Transplants on page 24.
Respiratory and inhalation therapy
Dialysis – Hemodialysis and
peritoneal dialysis
Intravenous (IV)/ Infusion Therapy – Home IV and
antibiotic therapy
Growth hormone therapy (GHT)
Note: Growth hormone is covered under the
prescription drug benefit.
Note: – We will only cover GHT when we
preauthorize the treatment.
Your physician will obtain this authorization
for you.
Nothing if you receive these services
during your office visit;
otherwise, $10
per office visit
Physical and occupational therapies
60 visits per condition for
the services of each of the following:
--physical therapists and
--occupational therapists.
Note: We only cover therapy to restore bodily function when there has
been a total or partial loss of bodily function due to illness or injury.
Cardiac rehabilitation following a heart transplant, bypass surgery or a
myocardial infarction, is provided for up to 12 sessions
$10 per office visit
$10 per outpatient visit
Not covered:
long-term rehabilitative therapy
exercise programs
Speech therapy
60 visits per condition for the services of
speech therapists. $10 per office visit $10 per outpatient visit 18
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 19 Section 5( a)
Hearing services (testing, treatment, and supplies) You pay
Hearing testing for all members $10 per office visit
Not covered:
hearing aid fittings
hearing aids,
testing and examinations for them
All charges.
Vision services (testing, treatment, and supplies)
One pair of
eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct an impairment directly caused by
accidental ocular injury or intraocular surgery
(such as for cataracts)
Charges over the Plan guidelines
Eye exam to determine the need for vision correction
Annual eye
refractions
$10 per office visit
Not covered:
Eyeglasses or contact lenses
Eye
exercises and orthoptics
Radial keratotomy and other refractive
surgeries
All charges.
Foot care
Routine foot care when you are under active treatment
for a metabolic
or peripheral vascular disease, such as diabetes.
See orthopedic and prosthetic devices for information on podiatric shoe
inserts.
$10 per office visit
Not covered:
Cutting, trimming or removal of corns, calluses,
or the free edge of toenails, and similar routine treatment of conditions of the
foot,
except as stated above
Treatment of weak, strained or flat
feet or bunions or spurs; and of any instability, imbalance or subluxation of
the foot (unless the
treatment is by open cutting surgery)
All charges. 19
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 20 Section 5( a)
Orthopedic and prosthetic
devices
Artificial limbs and eyes; stump hose
Externally worn
breast prostheses and surgical bras, including necessary replacements, following
a mastectomy
Corrective orthopedic appliances for non-dental treatment of
temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain dysfunction syndrome.
Nothing
Not covered:
orthopedic and corrective shoes
arch supports
foot orthotics
heel pads and heel
cups
lumbosacral supports
corsets, trusses, elastic
stockings, support hose, and other supportive devices
All charges.
Durable medical equipment (DME)
Rental or purchase, at our option,
including repair and adjustment, of
durable medical equipment prescribed by
your Plan physician, such as
oxygen and dialysis equipment. Under this
benefit, we also cover:
hospital beds;
wheelchairs; standard or motorized when criteria are
met;
crutches;
walkers;
blood glucose monitors; and
insulin pumps.
Nothing
Not covered:
Foot orthotics
Physician Equipment
Medical equipment needed only for
comfort and convenience
Replacement or repair of any medical
equipment or prosthetic or orthopedic device due to misuse
Eyeglasses or contact lenses including the fitting of contact lenses
except as necessary for the first pair of corrective lenses following
cataract surgery
All charges. 20
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 21 Section 5( a)
Home health services You pay
Home health care ordered by a Plan physician and provided by a
registered nurse (R. N.), licensed practical nurse (L. P. N.), licensed
vocational nurse (L. V. N.), or home health aide.
Services include
oxygen therapy, intravenous therapy and medications.
Nothing
Not covered:
Nursing care requested by, or for the
convenience of, the patient or the patient's family;
Home care primarily for personal assistance does not include a medical
component and is not diagnostic, therapeutic, or
rehabilitative.
All charges.
Chiropractic
No Benefit All charges.
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Not
covered:
Chiropractic services
Naturopathic services
Hypnotherapy
Biofeedback
Acupuncture
All charges.
Educational classes and programs
Coverage is limited to:
Smoking Cessation
Diabetes self-management
$10 per office visit 21
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 23 Section 5( b)
Reconstructive surgery
Surgery to correct a functional
defect
Surgery to correct a condition caused by injury or illness if:
--the condition produced a major effect on the member's appearance and
--the condition can reasonably be expected to be corrected by such surgery
Surgery to correct a condition that existed at or from birth and is a
significant deviation from the common form or norm. Examples of
congenital
anomalies are: protruding ear deformities; cleft lip; cleft
palate; birth
marks; webbed fingers; and webbed toes.
Nothing
All stages of breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy, such
as:
--surgery to produce a symmetrical appearance on the other breast;
--treatment of any physical complications, such as lymphedemas;
--breast
prostheses and surgical bras and replacements (see Prosthetic devices)
Note:
If you need a mastectomy, you may choose to have the procedure
performed on
an inpatient basis and remain in the hospital up to 48
hours after the
procedure.
See above.
Not covered:
Cosmetic surgery – any surgical procedure (or
any portion of a procedure) performed primarily to improve physical appearance
through change in bodily form, except repair of accidental injury
Surgeries related to sex transformation
All charges.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Oral surgical procedures, limited
to:
Reduction of fractures of the jaws or facial bones;
Surgical
correction of cleft lip, cleft palate or severe functional malocclusion;
Removal of stones from salivary ducts;
Excision of leukoplakia or
malignancies;
Excision of cysts and incision of abscesses when done as
independent procedures; and
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) treatment
Other surgical procedures
that do not involve the teeth or their supporting structures.
Nothing
Not covered:
Oral implants and transplants
Procedures that involve the teeth or their supporting structures (such as the
periodontal membrane, gingiva, and alveolar bone)
All charges. 23
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 24 Section 5( b)
Organ/ tissue transplants You
pay
Limited to:
Cornea
Heart
Heart/ lung
Kidney
Kidney/ Pancreas
Liver
Lung: Single –Double
Pancreas
Intestinal
Allogeneic (donor) bone marrow transplants
Autologous bone marrow transplants (autologous stem cell and peripheral stem
cell support) for the following conditions: acute
lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic leukemia; advanced Hodgkin's
lymphoma;
advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; advanced
neuroblastoma; breast cancer;
multiple myeloma; epithelial ovarian
cancer; and testicular, mediastinal,
retroperitoneal and ovarian germ
cell tumors
Intestinal transplants
(small intestine) and the small intestine with the liver or small intestine with
multiple organs such as the liver,
stomach, and pancreas
National Transplant Program (NTP)
Organ/ tissue transplants and other related services are covered when
prior authorized by the Plan's medical director when criteria are met.
Limited Benefits -Treatment for breast cancer, multiple myeloma, and
epithelial ovarian cancer may be provided in an NCI-or NIH-approved
clinical trial at a Plan-designated center of excellence and if approved
by the Plan's medical director in accordance with the Plan's protocols.
Note: We cover related medical and hospital expenses of the donor when we
cover the recipient.
Nothing
Not covered:
Donor screening tests and donor search expenses,
except those performed for the actual donor
Implants of artificial organs
Transplants not listed as
covered
All charges. 24
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 25 Section 5( b)
Anesthesia You pay
Professional services provided in –
Hospital (inpatient)
Nothing
Professional services provided in –
Hospital outpatient department
Skilled nursing facility
Ambulatory surgical center Office
Nothing 25
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 26
Section 5( c)
Section 5 (c). Services provided by a hospital or
other facility,
and ambulance services
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Here are some important things to remember about these benefits:
Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations,
and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we determine they are
medically necessary.
Plan physicians must provide or arrange your care and you must be
hospitalized in a Plan facility.
Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs
for covered services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works.
Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including
with Medicare.
The amounts listed below are for the charges billed by
the facility (i. e., hospital or surgical center) or ambulance service for your
surgery or care. Any costs associated with the professional charge
(i. e., physicians, etc.) are covered in Sections 5( a) or (b).
YOU
MUST GET PRECERTIFICATION OF HOSPITAL STAYS. Please refer to Section 3 to be
sure which services require precertification.
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Benefit Description You pay
Inpatient hospital
Room and board,
such as
ward, semiprivate, or intensive care accommodations;
general
nursing care; and
meals and special diets.
NOTE: If you want a private room when it is not medically necessary,
you
pay the additional charge above the semiprivate room rate.
Nothing
Other hospital services and supplies, such as:
Operating, recovery,
maternity, and other treatment rooms Prescribed drugs and medicines
Diagnostic laboratory tests and X-rays
Administration of blood and
blood products
Blood or blood plasma, if not donated or replaced
Dressings, splints, casts, and sterile tray services
Medical supplies and
equipment, including oxygen
Anesthetics, including nurse anesthetist
services
Take-home items
Medical supplies, appliances, medical
equipment, and any covered items billed by a hospital for use at home (Note:
calendar year
deductible applies.)
Nothing
Not covered:
Custodial care
Non-covered
facilities, such as nursing homes, schools
Personal comfort items,
such as telephone, television, barber services, guest meals and beds
Private nursing care
All charges. 26
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 27 Section 5( c)
Outpatient hospital or ambulatory
surgical center You Pay
Operating, recovery, and other treatment rooms
Prescribed drugs and medicines
Diagnostic laboratory tests, X-rays,
and pathology services
Administration of blood, blood plasma, and other
biologicals
Blood and blood plasma, if not donated or replaced
Pre-surgical testing Dressings, casts, and sterile tray services
Medical supplies, including oxygen
Anesthetics and anesthesia service
NOTE: – We cover hospital services and supplies related to dental
procedures when necessitated by a non-dental physical impairment. We
do
not cover the dental procedures.
Nothing
Extended care benefits/ skilled nursing care facility benefits
Extended care benefit:
The Plan provides a comprehensive range of benefits when full-time
skilled nursing care is necessary and confinement in a skilled nursing
facility is medically appropriate as determined by a Plan doctor. The
Plan pays for up to 730 days each continuous period of confinement or
for successive periods separated by less than 60 days. This 730 day
period will be reduced by two days for every inpatient hospital day prior
to admission to a skilled nursing facility. A new period of 730 days
will begin after at least 60 days have elapsed from the last date of
discharge. You pay nothing. All necessary services are covered,
including:
Bed, board and general nursing care
Drugs, biologicals, supplies and
equipment ordinarily provided or arranged by the skilled nursing facility when
prescribed by a Plan
doctor.
Nothing
Not covered: custodial care All charges.
Hospice care
Supportive and palliative care for a terminally ill member is covered in
the home or hospice facility. Services include inpatient and outpatient
care, and family counseling; those services which are provided under
the
direction of a Plan doctor who certified that the patient is in the
terminal
stages of illness, with a life expectancy of approximately six
months or
less. This benefit is limited to 210 days per member per
lifetime.
Nothing
Not covered: Independent nursing, homemaker services All charges.
Ambulance
Local professional ambulance service when
medically appropriate Nothing 27
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 28 Section 5( d)
Section 5 (d). Emergency
services/ accidents
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Here are some important things to keep in mind about these benefits:
Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations,
and exclusions in this brochure.
Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for
valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about
coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with Medicare.
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
What is a medical emergency?
A medical emergency is the sudden and unexpected onset of a condition or
an injury that you believe endangers your life or
could result in serious
injury or disability, and requires immediate medical or surgical care. Some
problems are emergencies
because, if not treated promptly, they might become
more serious; examples include deep cuts and broken bones. Others are
emergencies because they are potentially life-threatening, such as heart
attacks, strokes, poisonings, gunshot wounds, or
sudden inability to
breathe. There are many other acute conditions that we may determine are medical
emergencies – what
they all have in common is the need for quick action.
What to do in case of emergency:
Emergencies within our service area: If you are in an emergency
situation, please call your Plan physician. In extreme emergencies, if you are
unable to contact a doctor, contact the local emergency system (e. g., the 911
telephone
system) or go to the nearest hospital emergency room. Be sure to
tell the emergency room personnel that you are a Plan
member so they can
notify the Plan. You or a family member should notify the Plan within 48 hours
unless it is not
reasonably possible to do so. It is your responsibility to
ensure that the Plan has been timely notified.
If you need to be hospitalized, the Plan must be notified within 48 hours or
on the first working day following your
admission, unless it is not
reasonably possible to notify the Plan within that time. If you are hospitalized
in non-Plan
facilities and Plan doctors believe care can be better provided
in a Plan hospital, you will be transferred when medically
feasible with any
ambulance charges covered in full.
Benefits are available for any care from non-Plan providers in a medical
emergency only if delay in reaching a Plan provider
would result in death,
disability, or significant jeopardy to your condition.
To be covered by this Plan, any follow-up care recommended by non-Plan
providers must be approved by the Plan and
provided by the Plan providers.
Emergencies outside our service area: Benefits are available for any
medically necessary health service that is immediately required because of
injury or unforeseen illness.
If you need to be hospitalized, the Plan must
be notified within 48 hours or on the first working day following your
admission, unless it is not reasonably possible to notify the Plan within
that time. If a Plan doctor believes care can be better
provided in a Plan
hospital, you will be transferred when medically feasible with any ambulance
charges covered in full.
To be covered by this Plan, any follow-up care recommended by non-Plan
providers must be approved by the Plan and
provided by Plan providers. 28
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 29 Section 5( d)
Benefit
Description You pay
Emergency within our service area
Emergency
care at a doctor's office
Emergency care at an urgent care center
Emergency care as an
outpatient or inpatient at a hospital, including doctors' services
$10 per office visit
Nothing
Nothing
Not covered: Elective care or non-emergency care All charges.
Emergency outside our service area
Emergency care at a
doctor's office
Emergency care at an urgent care center
Emergency
care as an outpatient or inpatient at a hospital, including doctors' services
$10 per office visit
Nothing
Nothing
Not covered:
Elective care or non-emergency care
Emergency care provided outside the service area if the need for care could
have been foreseen before leaving the service area
Medical and hospital costs resulting from a normal full-term delivery of
a baby outside the service area
All charges.
Ambulance
Professional ambulance service when medically
appropriate.
See 5 (c) for non-emergency service. 29
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 30 Section 5(
e)
Section 5 (e). Mental health and substance abuse benefits
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
When you get our approval for services and follow a treatment plan we
approve, cost-sharing and limitations
for Plan mental health and substance
abuse benefits will be no greater than for similar benefits for other
illnesses and conditions.
Here are some important things to keep in mind about these benefits:
All benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and
exclusions in this brochure.
Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for
covered services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works.
Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including
with
Medicare.
YOU MUST GET PREAUTHORIZATION OF THESE SERVICES. See
the instructions after the benefits description below.
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Benefit Description You pay
Mental health and substance abuse benefits
All diagnostic and treatment services recommended by a Plan provider
and contained in a treatment plan that we approve. The treatment plan
may include services, drugs, and supplies described elsewhere in this
brochure.
Note: Plan benefits are payable only when we determine the care is
clinically appropriate to treat your condition and only when you receive
the care as part of a treatment plan that we approve.
Your cost sharing responsibilities are no
greater than for other illness
or conditions.
Professional services, including individual or group therapy by
providers such as psychiatrists, psychologists, or clinical social
workers
Medication management
$10 per visit
Mental health and substance abuse benefits -continued on next page 30
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 31 Section 5( e)
Mental health and substance abuse benefits (continued)
You pay
Diagnostic tests $10 per office visit
Services provided by a hospital or other facility
Services in
approved alternative care settings such as partial
hospitalization, half-way
house, residential treatment, full-day
hospitalization, facility based
intensive outpatient treatment
Nothing
Not covered: Services we have not approved.
Note: OPM will base its
review of disputes about treatment plans on the
treatment plan's clinical
appropriateness. OPM will generally not
order us to pay or provide one
clinically appropriate treatment plan in
favor of another.
All charges.
Preauthorization To be eligible to receive these benefits you must
follow your treatment plan and all the following authorization processes:
You may directly access services by contacting Coordinated Behavioral Health
Management at 800/ 444-5755
Limitation We may limit your benefits if you do not follow your
treatment plan. 31
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 32 Section 5( f)
Section 5
(f). Prescription drug benefits
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Here are some important things to keep in mind about these benefits:
We cover prescribed drugs and medications, as described in the chart
beginning on the next page.
All benefits are subject to the definitions,
limitations and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we
determine they are medically necessary.
Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for
valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about
coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with Medicare.
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
There are important features you
should be aware of. These include:
Who can write your prescription.
A licensed physician must write the prescription.
Where you can
obtain them. You must fill the prescription at a Plan pharmacy; you may fill
the prescription by mail for a maintenance medication.
We use a formulary. A Plan formulary is a list of Plan-approved
prescription drugs. We cover non-formulary drugs prescribed by a Plan doctor.
We have an open formulary. If your physician believes a name brand product
is necessary or there is no
generic available, your physician may prescribe
a name brand drug from a formulary list. This list of name
brand drugs is a
preferred list of drugs that we selected to meet patient needs at a lower cost.
These are the dispensing limitations. Prescription drugs prescribed
by a Plan or referral doctor and obtained at a Plan pharmacy will be dispensed
for up to a 30-day supply; you pay a $2 copay per prescription unit or
refill. Generic maintenance drugs are covered up to a 100-unit dose or a
30-day supply, whichever is a
greater, for the $2 copay per prescription
unit or refill. The cost of prescriptions filled at non-Plan pharmacies
are
reimbursable to the enrollee only for out-of-service emergencies, minus the $2
copay per prescription or
refill.
A generic equivalent will be dispensed if it is available, unless your
physician specifically requires a name
brand. If you receive a name brand
drug when a Federally-approved generic drug is available, and your
physician
has not specified Dispense as Written for the name brand drug, you have to pay
the difference in
cost between the name brand drug and the generic.
Why use generic drugs? Generic drugs contain the same active
ingredients and are equivalent in strength and dosage to the original brand name
product. Generic drugs cost you and your plan less money than a
name-brand
drug.
When you have to file a claim. See Section 7
for information of filing a claim for the prescription drug benefits. 32
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 33 Section 5( f)
Benefit
Description You pay
Covered medications and supplies
We cover the
following medications and supplies prescribed by a Plan
physician and
obtained from a Plan pharmacy or through our mail order
program:
Contraceptive drugs, including injectable contraceptive drugs, and devices
that require a prescription (such as a diaphragm)
Drugs and medicines that by Federal law of the United States require a
physician's prescription for their purchase, except those
listed as Not
covered.
Insulin
Compounded dermatological preparations
Implanted time-release medications, such as Norplant. For
Norplant, you pay a $10 office visit copay per prescription. For
other
internally implanted time-release medications, you pay a $10
office visit
copay. There is no charge when the device is implanted
during a covered
hospitalization.
Disposable needles and syringes needed to inject covered
prescribed medication
Intravenous fluids and medication for home use are covered under Medical
and Surgical Benefits
Injectable medications
Limited as to number
of month's supply:
Smoking cessation drugs and medications including
nicotine patches (up to a three-month supply per year)
Drugs for sexual dysfunction (Viagra) limited to 4 tablets every 28 days
Oral infertility drugs
Growth Hormone
$2 per prescription for a 30-day supply of
generic and brand-name drugs
(if the
physician has indicated Dispense As
Written on the prescription)
at Plan
pharmacies
Not covered:
Drugs and supplies for cosmetic purposes
Drugs to enhance athletic performance
Drugs obtained
at a non-Plan pharmacy; except for out-of-area emergencies
Vitamins, nutrients and food supplements even if a physician prescribes
or administers them
Nonprescription medicines
Medical
supplies such as dressings and antiseptics
Drugs available without
a prescription or for which there is a nonprescription equivalent available
All charges. 33
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 34 Section 5( g)
Section 5 (g). Special features
Feature Description
Flexible benefits option Under the flexible benefits option, we
determine the most effective way to provide services.
We may identify
medically appropriate alternatives to traditional care and coordinate other
benefits as a less costly alternative benefit.
Alternative benefits are subject to our ongoing review.
By approving
an alternative benefit, we cannot guarantee you will get it in the future.
The decision to offer an alternative benefit is solely ours, and we may
withdraw it at any time and resume regular contract benefits.
Our decision
to offer or withdraw alternative benefits is not subject to OPM review under the
disputed claims process. 34
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 35 Section 5( h)
Section 5 (h). Dental benefits
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Here are some important things to keep in mind about these benefits:
Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions,
limitations, and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we
determine they are medically necessary.
We cover hospitalization for dental procedures only when a non-dental
physical impairment exists which makes hospitalization necessary to safeguard
the health of the patient; we do not cover the dental procedure unless it is
described below.
Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered
services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read
Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with
Medicare.
I M
P O
R T
A N
T
Accidental injury benefit You pay
We cover restorative services and supplies necessary to promptly repair
(but not replacement of) sound natural teeth. The need for these
services must result from an accidental injury.
Nothing
Dental benefits
We have no other dental benefits. 35
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 36 Section 5( i)
Section 5 (i). Non-FEHB benefits available to Plan members
The benefits on this page are not part of the FEHB contract or premium,
and you cannot file an FEHB disputed
claim about them. Fees you pay
for these services do not count toward FEHB deductibles or out-of-pocket
maximums.
A Mail-Order Prescription Drug Program is also available for a $4
copayment up to a 90-day supply. Please contact the Plan for information about
the Mail Order Program.
Medicare prepaid plan enrollment – This Plan
offers Medicare recipients the opportunity to enroll in the Plan through
Medicare. As indicated on page 43, annuitants and former spouses with FEHB
coverage and Medicare Part B
may elect to drop their FEHB coverage and
enroll in a Medicare prepaid plan where one is available in their area.
They
may then later reenroll in the FEHB Program. Most Federal annuitants have
Medicare Part A. Those without
Medicare Part A may join this Medicare
prepaid plan but will probably have to pay for hospital coverage in addition
to the Part B premium. Before you join the Plan, ask whether the Plan covers
hospital benefits and, if so, what you
will have to pay. Contact your
retirement system for information on dropping your FEHB enrollment and changing
to
a Medicare prepaid plan. Contact us at 313/ 872-8100 or 800/ 422-4641for
information on the Medicare prepaid Plan
and the cost of that enrollment.
If you are Medicare eligible and are interested in enrolling in a Medicare
HMO sponsored by this Plan without
dropping your enrollment in this Plan's
FEHB Plan, call 313/ 872-8100 or 800-422-4641for information on the benefits
available under the Medicare HMO. 36
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2002 Health
Alliance Plan 37 Section 6
Section 6. General exclusions
--things we don't cover
The exclusions in this section apply to all
benefits. Although we may list a specific service as a benefit, we will not
cover it
unless your Plan doctor determines it is medically necessary to
prevent, diagnose, or treat your illness, disease, injury, or condition.
We do not cover the following:
Care by non-Plan providers except for
authorized referrals or emergencies (see Emergency Benefits);
Services,
drugs, or supplies you receive while you are not enrolled in this Plan;
Services, drugs, or supplies that are not medically necessary;
Services,
drugs, or supplies not required according to accepted standards of medical,
dental, or psychiatric practice;
Experimental or investigational
procedures, treatments, drugs or devices;
Services, drugs, or supplies
related to abortions, except when the life of the mother would be endangered if
the fetus were carried to term;
Services, drugs, or supplies related to sex transformations;
Services, drugs, or supplies you receive from a provider or facility barred from
the FEHB Program; or
Expenses you incurred while you were not enrolled in
this Plan. 37
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 38
Section 7
Section 7. Filing a claim for covered services
When you see Plan physicians, receive services at Plan hospitals and
facilities, or obtain your prescription drugs at Plan pharmacies,
you will
not have to file claims. Just present your identification card and pay your
copayment.
You will only need to file a claim when you receive emergency services from
non-Plan providers. Sometimes these providers bill us
directly. Check with
the provider. If you need to file the claim, here is the process:
Medical, hospital, drug benefits In most cases, providers and
facilities file claims for you. Physicians must file on the form HCFA-1500,
Health Insurance Claim Form. Facilities will file on the UB-92 form.
For
claims questions and assistance, call us at 313/ 872-8100 or 800/ 422-4641.
When you must file a claim --such as for out-of-area care --submit it on the
HCFA-1500
or a claim form that includes the information shown below. Bills
and receipts should be
itemized and show:
Covered member's name and ID number;
Name and address of the
physician or facility that provided the service or supply;
Dates you
received the services or supplies;
Diagnosis;
Type of each service
or supply;
The charge for each service or supply;
A copy of the
explanation of benefits, payments, or denial from any primary payer --such as
the Medicare Summary Notice (MSN); and
Receipts, if you paid for your services.
Submit your claims to:
HAP
2850 W. Grand Boulevard
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Deadline for filing your claim Send us all of the documents for your
claim as soon as possible. You must submit the claim by December 31 of the year
after the year you received the service, unless timely
filing was prevented by administrative operations of Government or legal
incapacity,
provided the claim was submitted as soon as reasonably possible.
When we need more information Please reply promptly when we ask for
additional information. We may delay processing or deny your claim if you do not
respond. 38
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 39
Section 8
Section 8. The disputed claims process
Follow
this Federal Employees Health Benefits Program disputed claims process if you
disagree with our decision on your claim or
request for services, drugs, or
supplies – including a request for preauthorization:
Step Description
1 Ask us in writing to reconsider our initial decision. You must: (a)
Write to us within 6 months from the date of our decision; and
(b) Send your
request to us at: 2850 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48202; and
(c)
Include a statement about why you believe our initial decision was wrong, based
on specific benefit provisions in this
brochure; and
(d) Include copies of documents that support your claim, such as physicians'
letters, operative reports, bills, medical records,
and explanation of
benefits (EOB) forms.
2 We have 30 days from the date we receive your request to: (a) Pay
the claim (or, if applicable, arrange for the health care provider to give you
the care); or
(b) Write to you and maintain our denial --go to step 4; or
(c) Ask you or your provider for more information. If we ask your provider,
we will send you a copy of our request— go to
step 3.
3 You or your provider must send the information so that we receive it
within 60 days of our request. We will then decide within 30 more days. If we do
not receive the information within 60 days, we will decide within 30 days of the
date the information was due. We
will base our decision on the information
we already have.
We will write to you with our decision.
4 If you do not agree with our decision, you may ask OPM to review it.
You must write to OPM within:
90 days after the date of our letter
upholding our initial decision; or
120 days after you first wrote to us
--if we did not answer that request in some way within 30 days; or
120
days after we asked for additional information.
Write to OPM at: Office of Personnel Management, Office of Insurance
Programs, Contracts Division 3, 1900 E Street, NW,
Washington, DC
20415-3630. 39
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 40
Section 8
The Disputed Claims process (Continued)
Send OPM the following information:
A statement about why you
believe our decision was wrong, based on specific benefit provisions in this
brochure;
Copies of documents that support your claim, such as physicians'
letters, operative reports, bills, medical records, and explanation of benefits
(EOB) forms;
Copies of all letters you sent to us about the claim;
Copies of all
letters we sent to you about the claim; and
Your daytime phone number and
the best time to call.
Note: If you want OPM to review different claims, you must clearly identify
which documents apply to which claim.
Note: You are the only person who has
a right to file a disputed claim with OPM. Parties acting as your
representative, such
as medical providers, must include a copy of your
specific written consent with the review request.
Note: The above deadlines may be extended if you show that you were unable to
meet the deadline because of reasons
beyond your control.
5 OPM will review your disputed claim request and will use the
information it collects from you and us to decide whether our decision is
correct. OPM will send you a final decision within 60 days. There are no other
administrative appeals.
6 If you do not agree with OPM's decision, your only recourse is to
sue. If you decide to sue, you must file the suit against OPM in Federal court
by December 31 of the third year after the year in which you received the
disputed services, drugs, or supplies or from the year in which you were denied
precertification or prior approval. This is the only deadline that may not
be extended.
OPM may disclose the information it collects during the
review process to support their disputed claim decision. This
information
will become part of the court record.
You may not sue until you have completed the disputed claims process.
Further, Federal law governs your lawsuit, benefits,
and payment of
benefits. The Federal court will base its review on the record that was before
OPM when OPM decided to
uphold or overturn our decision. You may recover
only the amount of benefits in dispute.
NOTE: If you have a serious or life threatening condition (one that
may cause permanent loss of bodily functions or death if not treated as soon as
possible), and
(a) We haven't responded yet to your initial request for care
or preauthorization/ prior approval, then call us at 313/ 872-8100 or
800/
422-4641 and we will expedite our review; or
(b) We denied your initial request for care or preauthorization/ prior
approval, then:
If we expedite our review and maintain our denial, we will
inform OPM so that they can give your claim expedited treatment too, or
You can call OPM's Health Benefits Contracts Division 3 at 202/ 606-0737
between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. eastern time. 40
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2002
Health Alliance Plan 41 Section 9
Section 9. Coordinating
benefits with other coverage
When you have other health coverage You
must tell us if you are covered or a family member is covered under another
group health plan or have automobile insurance that pays health care expenses
without regard to
fault. This is called "double coverage."
When you have
double coverage, one plan normally pays its benefits in full as the
primary
payer and the other plan pays a reduced benefit as the secondary payer. We, like
other insurers, determine which coverage is primary according to the
National
Association of Insurance Commissioners' guidelines.
When we are the primary payer, we will pay the benefits described in this
brochure.
When we are the secondary payer, we will determine our allowance.
After the primary
plan pays, we will pay what is left of our allowance, up
to our regular benefit. We will
not pay more than our allowance. If we are
the secondary payer, we may be entitled to
receive payment from your primary
plan.
What is Medicare? Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for:
People 65 years of age and older.
Some people with disabilities, under 65
years of age.
People with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney
failure requiring dialysis or a transplant).
Medicare has two parts:
Part A (Hospital Insurance). Most people do not
have to pay for Part A. If you or your spouse worked for at least 10 years in
Medicare-covered employment, you
should be able to qualify for premium-free Part A insurance. (Someone who was
a
Federal employee on January 1, 1983, or since automatically qualifies).
Otherwise,
if you are age 65 or older, you may be able to buy it. Contact
1-800-MEDICARE for
more information.
Part B (Medical Insurance). Most people pay monthly for Part B. Generally,
Part B premiums are withheld from your monthly Social Security check or your
retirement
check.
If you are eligible for Medicare, you may have choices in how you get your
health care.
Medicare + Choice is the term used to describe the various
health plan choices available
to Medicare beneficiaries. The information in
the next few pages shows how we
coordinate benefits with Medicare, depending
on the type of Medicare managed care plan
you have.
The Original Medicare Plan (Original Medicare) is available everywhere in the
United
States. It is the way everyone used to get Medicare benefits and is
the way most people
get their Medicare Part A and Part B benefits now. You
may go to any doctor, specialist,
or hospital that accepts Medicare. The
Original Medicare Plan pays its share and you
pay your share. Some things
are not covered under Original Medicare, like prescription
drugs.
When you are enrolled in Original Medicare along with this Plan, you still
need to follow
the rules in this brochure for us to cover your care. Your
care must continue to be
authorized by your Plan PCP. We will not waive any
of our copayments.
(Primary payer chart begins on next page.)
The Original Medicare Plan (Part A or Part B 41
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 42 Section 9
The following chart illustrates whether the Original Medical Plan
or this Plan should be the primary payer for you according to
your
employment status and other factors determined by Medicare. It is critical that
you tell us if you or a covered family member
has Medicare coverage so we
can administer these requirements correctly.
Primary Payer Chart
Then the primary payer is… A. When either you --or
your covered spouse --are age 65 or over and …
Original Medicare This Plan
1) Are an active employee with the
Federal government (including when you or a
family member are eligible for
Medicare solely because of a disability),
2) Are an annuitant,
3) Are a reemployed annuitant with the Federal government when…
a)
The position is excluded from FEHB, or
b) The position is not excluded from FEHB
(Ask your employing office
which of these applies to you.)
4) Are a Federal judge who retired under title 28, U. S. C., or a Tax Court
judge who retired under Section 7447 of title 26, U. S. C. (or if your
covered spouse is this type of judge),
5) Are enrolled in Part B only, regardless of your employment status, (for
Part B services) (for other services)
6) Are a former Federal employee
receiving Workers' Compensation and
the Office of Workers' Compensation
Programs has determined that
you are unable to return to duty,
(except for claims
related to Workers'
Compensation.)
B. When you --or a covered family member --have Medicare based on end
stage renal disease (ESRD) and…
1) Are within the first 30 months of eligibility to receive Part A benefits
solely because of ESRD,
2) Have completed the 30-month ESRD coordination period and are still
eligible for Medicare due to ESRD,
3) Become eligible for Medicare due to ESRD after Medicare became
primary
for you under another provision,
C. When you or a covered family member have FEHB and…
1) Are
eligible for Medicare based on disability, and
a) Are an annuitant, or
b) Are an active employee, or
c) Are a former spouse of an annuitant,
or
d) Are a former spouse of an active employee … 42
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 43 Section 9
Claims process
when you have the Original Medicare Plan --You probably will never have to
file a claim form when you have both our Plan and the Original Medicare Plan.
When we are the primary payer, we process the claim first.
When
Original Medicare is the primary payer, Medicare processes your claim first.
In most cases, your claims will be coordinated automatically and we will pay
the
balance of covered charges. You will not need to do anything. To find
out if you
need to do something about filing your claims, call us at 313/
872-8100 or 800/ 422-
4641, or you may write to the Plan at 2850 W. Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202.
You
may also contact the Plan on our website at www. hapcorp. org.
We do not waive any costs when you have Medicare.
Medicare managed care plan If you are eligible for Medicare, you
may choose to enroll in and get your Medicare benefits from another type of
Medicare + Choice plan --a Medicare managed care plan.
These are health care
choices (like HMOs) in some areas of the country. In most
Medicare managed
care plans, you can only go to doctors, specialists, or hospitals that
are
part of the plan. Medicare managed care plans provide all the benefits that
Original
Medicare covers. Some cover extras, like prescription drugs. To
learn more about
enrolling in a Medicare
managed care plan, contact Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-
800-633-4227)
or at www. medicare. gov.
If you enroll in a Medicare managed care plan, the following options are
available to you:
This Plan and our Medicare managed care plan: You
may enroll in our Medicare managed care plan and also remain enrolled in our
FEHB plan. In this case, we do not
waive any of our copayments, coinsurance,
or deductibles for your FEHB coverage.
This Plan and another plan's
Medicare managed care plan: You may enroll in another plan's Medicare
managed care plan and also remain enrolled in our FEHB plan.
We will still
provide benefits when your Medicare managed care plan is primary, but we
will not waive any of our copayment, coinsurance, or deductibles. If you
enroll in a
Medicare managed care plan, tell us. We will need to know
whether you are in the
Original Medicare Plan or in a Medicare managed care
plan so we can correctly
coordinate benefits with Medicare.
Suspended FEHB coverage to enroll in a Medicare managed care plan: If
you are an annuitant or former spouse, you can suspend your FEHB coverage to
enroll in a Medicare
managed care plan, eliminating your FEHB premium. (OPM
does not contribute to your
Medicare managed care plan premium.) For
information on suspending your FEHB
enrollment, contact your retirement
office. If you later want to re-enroll in the FEHB
Program, generally you
may do so only at the next open season unless you involuntarily
lose
coverage or move out of the Medicare managed care plan's service area.
If you do not have one or both Parts of Medicare, you can still be
covered under the FEHB Program. We will not require you to enroll in Medicare
Part B and, if you can't
get premium-free Part A, we will not ask you to
enroll in it.
TRICARE TRICARE is the health care program for eligible dependents of
military persons and retirees of the military. TRICARE includes the CHAMPUS
program. If both TRICARE
and this Plan cover you, we pay first. See your
TRICARE Health Benefits Advisor if you
have questions about TRICARE
coverage.
If you do not enroll in Medicare Part A or Part B 43
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 44 Section 9
Workers' Compensation We do not cover services that:
you
need because of a workplace-related illness or injury that the Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) or a similar Federal or State agency
determines they
must provide; or
OWCP or a similar agency pays for through a third
party injury settlement or other similar proceeding that is based on a claim you
filed under OWCP or similar laws.
Once OWCP or similar agency pays its maximum benefits for your treatment, we
will
cover your care. You must use our providers.
Medicaid When you have this Plan and Medicaid, we pay first.
When other Government agencies We do not cover services and supplies
when a local, State,
are responsible for your care or Federal
Government agency directly or indirectly pays for them.
When others are responsible When you receive money to compensate you
for medical or hospital care for
for injuries injuries or illness
caused by another person, you must reimburse us for any expenses we paid.
However, we will cover the cost of treatment that exceeds
the amount you received in the settlement.
If you do not seek damages you
must agree to let us try. This is called subrogation. If
you need more
information, contact us for our subrogation procedures. 44
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 45 Section 10
Section 10.
Definitions of terms we use in this brochure
Calendar year January 1
through December 31 of the same year. For new enrollees, the calendar year
begins on the effective date of their enrollment and ends on December 31 of the
same
year.
Copayment A copayment is a fixed amount of money you
pay when you receive covered services. See page 11.
Covered services Care we provide benefits for, as described in this
brochure.
Custodial care Domiciliary care, or basic care including
physician services and other ancillary services in a residential, institutional,
or other setting or durable medical equipment provided in
such settings
which is primarily for the purpose of meeting a member's personal needs
and
which could be provided by persons without professional skills or training.
Examples of custodial care include, but are not limited to, assistance with
the activities of
daily living such as bathing, dressing, eating, walking,
getting in and out of bed, and
taking medication.
For the purposes of this Contract HAP bases its determination of whether or
not a drug,
treatment, device, procedure, service or benefit is experimental
or investigational in
nature if it meets any of the following criteria:
It cannot be lawfully marketed without the approval of the FDA and such
approval has not been granted at the time of its use or its proposed use; or is
the subject of
current investigational new drugs or device applications with
the FDA.
It is being provided pursuant to Phase I or Phase II clinical
trial or as the experimental or research arm of Phase III clinical trial; or is
the subject of written
protocol which describes its objective,
determinations of safety, efficacy, efficacy in
comparison to conventional
alternatives of toxicity.
It is being delivered or should be delivered subject to the approval and
supervision of an Institutional Review Board as required and defined by federal
regulations,
particularly those to the FDA or the Department of Health and
Human Service.
The predominant opinion among experts as expressed in the
published authoritative literature is that the usage should be substantially
confined to research settings; or it
is not investigational in itself
pursuant to any of the foregoing criteria, and would not
be medically
necessary, but for the provision of a drug, device treatment, or
procedure
which is "investigational or experimental."
Medical services which are generally regarded by the medical community to
be unusual, infrequently provided and not necessary for the protection of
health.
Us/ We Us, we and Plan refer to Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
You
You refers to the enrollee and each covered family member.
Experimental or
investigational services 45
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 46 Section 11
Section 11. FEHB
facts
No pre-existing condition We will not refuse to cover the
treatment of a condition that you had
limitation before you enrolled
in this Plan solely because you had the condition before you enrolled.
Where you can get information See www.
opm. gov/ insure. Also, your employing or retirement office can answer
about enrolling in the your questions, and give you a Guide to
Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans, FEHB Program brochures for
other plans, and other materials you need to make an informed decision
about:
When you may change your enrollment;
How you can cover
your family members;
What happens when you transfer to another Federal
agency, go on leave without pay, enter military service, or retire;
When your enrollment ends; and
When the next open season for
enrollment begins.
We don't determine who is eligible for coverage and, in
most cases, cannot change your
enrollment status without information from
your employing or retirement office.
Types of coverage available Self Only coverage is for you alone. Self
and Family coverage is for you, your spouse,
for you and your family
and your unmarried dependent children under age 22, including any foster
children or stepchildren your employing or retirement office authorizes coverage
for. Under certain
circumstances, you may also continue coverage for a disabled child 22 years
of age or
older who is incapable of self-support.
If you have a Self Only enrollment, you may change to a Self and Family
enrollment if
you marry, give birth, or add a child to your family. You may
change your enrollment 31
days before to 60 days after that event. The Self
and Family enrollment begins on the
first day of the pay period in which the
child is born or becomes an eligible family
member. When you change to Self
and Family because you marry, the change is effective
on the first day of
the pay period that begins after your employing office receives your
enrollment form; benefits will not be available to your spouse until you
marry.
Your employing or retirement office will not notify you when a family
member is no
longer eligible to receive health benefits, nor will we. Please
tell us immediately when
you add or remove family members from your coverage
for any reason, including
divorce, or when your child under age 22 marries
or turns 22.
If you or one of your family members is enrolled in one FEHB plan, that
person may not
be enrolled in or covered as a family member by another FEHB
plan. 46
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Section 11
When benefits and Premiums start The benefits in
the brochure are effective on January 1. If you joined this Plan during
Open
Season, your coverage begins on the first day of your first pay period that
starts on
or after January1. Annuitants' coverage and premiums begin on
January 1. If you joined
at any other time during the year, your employing
office will tell you the effective date of
coverage.
Your medical and claims We will keep your medical and claims
information confidential. Only the following
records are confidential
will have access to it:
OPM, this Plan, and subcontractors when they administer this contract;
This Plan and appropriate third parties, such as other insurance plans and
the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), when coordinating benefit
payments and
subrogating claims;
Law enforcement officials when investigating and/
or prosecuting alleged civil or criminal actions;
OPM and the General Accounting Office when conducting audits;
Individuals involved in bona fide medical research or education that does not
disclose your identity; or
OPM, when reviewing a disputed claim or defending litigation about a claim.
When you retire When you retire, you can usually stay in the FEHB
Program. Generally, you must have been enrolled in the FEHB Program for the last
five years of your Federal service. If you
do not meet this requirement, you
may be eligible for other forms of coverage, such as
temporary continuation
of coverage (TCC).
When you lose benefits
When FEHB coverage ends You will
receive an additional 31 days of coverage, for no additional premium, when:
Your enrollment ends, unless you cancel your enrollment, or
You are
a family member no longer eligible for coverage.
You may be eligible for
spouse equity coverage or Temporary Continuation of Coverage.
Spouse
equity If you are divorced from a Federal employee or annuitant, you may not
continue to coverage get benefits under your former spouse's enrollment.
But, you may be eligible for your
own FEHB coverage under the spouse equity law. If you are recently divorced
or are
anticipating a divorce, contact your ex-spouse's employing or
retirement office to get RI
70-5, the Guide to Federal Employees Health
Benefits Plans for Temporary Continuation
of Coverage and Former Spouse
Enrollees, or other information about your coverage
choices.
Temporary continuation of coverage (TCC) If you leave Federal
service, or if you lose coverage because you no longer qualify as a
family
member, you may be eligible for Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC).
For example, you can receive TCC if you are not able to continue your FEHB
enrollment
after you retire, if you lose your job, if you are a covered
dependent child and you turn
22, or marry etc.
You may not elect TCC if you are fired from your Federal job due to gross
misconduct. 47
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 48 Section 11
Enrolling in
TCC. Get the RI 79-27, which describes TCC, and the RI 70-5, the Guide to
Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans for Temporary Continuation of Coverage
and Former Spouse Enrollees,
from your employing or retirement office or from
www. opm. gov/
insure. It explains what you have to do to enroll.
Converting to You may convert to a non-FEHB individual policy if:
individual coverage
Your coverage under TCC or the spouse equity
law ends (If you canceled your coverage or did not pay your premium, you cannot
convert);
You decided not to receive coverage under TCC or the spouse equity law; or
You are not eligible for coverage under TCC or the spouse equity law.
If you leave Federal service, your employing office will notify you of your
right to
convert. You must apply in writing to us within 31 days after you
receive this notice.
However, if you are a family member who is losing
coverage, the employing or
retirement office will not notify you. You
must apply in writing to us within 31 days
after you are no longer eligible
for coverage.
Your benefits and rates will differ from those under the FEHB Program;
however, you
will not have to answer questions about your health, and we
will not impose a waiting
period or limit your coverage due to pre-existing
conditions.
Getting a Certificate of The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a Federal
Group Health Plan
Coverage law that offers limited Federal protections for health coverage
availability and continuity to people who lose employer group coverage. If you
leave the FEHB Program, we will
give you a Certificate of Group Health Plan Coverage that indicates how long
you have
been enrolled with us. You can use this certificate when getting
health insurance or other
health care coverage. Your new plan must reduce or
eliminate waiting periods,
limitations, or exclusions for health related
conditions based on the information in the
certificate, as long as you
enroll within 63 days of losing coverage under this Plan. If you
have been
enrolled with us for less than 12 months, but were previously enrolled in other
FEHB plans, you may also request a certificate from those plans.
For more information, get OPM pamphlet RI 79-27, Temporary Continuation of
Coverage (TCC) under the FEHB Program. See also the FEHB web site
(www. opm. gov/ insure/ health);
refer to the "TCC and HIPAA" frequently asked question.
These highlight
HIPAA rules, such as the requirement that Federal employees must
exhaust
any TCC eligibility as one condition for guaranteed access to individual health
coverage under HIPAA, and have information about Federal and State agencies
you can
contact for more information. 48
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 49 Long Term Care Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance Is Coming Later in 2002!
The Office
of Personnel Management (OPM) will sponsor a high-quality long term care
insurance program effective in October
2002. As part of its educational
effort, OPM asks you to consider these questions:
It's insurance to help pay for long term care services you may need if you
can't take care of yourself because of an extended illness or injury, or an
age-related disease
such as Alzheimer's.
LTC insurance can provide
broad, flexible benefits for nursing home care, care in an assisted living
facility, care in your home, adult day care, hospice care, and more.
LTC insurance can supplement care provided by family members, reducing the
burden you place on them.
Welcome to the club!
76% of Americans believe they will never need
long term care, but the facts are that about half them will. And it's not just
the old folks. About 40% of people needing
long term care are under age 65. They may need chronic care due to a serious
accident, a stroke, or developing multiple sclerosis, etc.
We hope you
will never need long term care, but everyone should have a plan just in case.
Many people now consider long term care insurance to be vital to their
financial and retirement planing.
Yes, it can be very expensive.
A year in a nursing home can exceed $50,000. Home care for only three 8-hour
shifts a week can exceed $20,000 a year. And that's
before inflation!
Long term care can easily exhaust your savings. Long term care insurance can
protect your savings.
Not FEHB. Look at the "Not covered" blocks in sections 5( a) and 5(
c) of your FEHB brochure. Health plans don't cover custodial care or a stay in
an assisted
living facility or a continuing need for a home health aide to
help you get in and out
of bed and with other activities of daily living.
Limited stays in skilled nursing
facilities can be covered in some
circumstances.
Medicare only covers skilled nursing home care (the highest
level of nursing care) after a hospitalization for those who are blind, age 65
or older or fully disabled. It
also has a 100-day limit.
Medicaid covers long term care for those who
meet their state's poverty guidelines, but has restrictions on covered services
and where they can be received. Long term
care insurance can provide choices of care and preserve your independence.
Employees will get more information from their agencies during the LTC
open enrollment period in the late summer/ early fall of 2002.
Retirees
will receive information at home.
Our toll-free teleservice center will
begin in mid-2002. In the meantime, you
can learn more about the program on our web site at www. opm. gov/ insure/
ltc.
Many FEHB enrollees think that their health plan and/ or Medicare will
cover their long-term care needs. Unfortunately, they are WRONG!
How are YOU planning to pay for the future custodial or chronic care you may
need? You should consider buying long-term care insurance.
What is long term care
(LTC) insurance?
I'm healthy. I won't need
long term care. Or, will I?
Is long term care expensive?
But won't my FEHB plan, Medicare or
Medicaid cover
my long term care?
When will I get more information on how to apply for this new
insurance coverage?
How can I find out more about the
program NOW? 49
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2002 Health Alliance Plan 50 Index
Index
Do not rely on this page; it is for your convenience
and may not show all pages where the terms appear.
Accidental injury
35 Allergy tests 17
Alternative treatment 21 Allogeneic (donor) bone marrow
transplant 24
Ambulance 27, 29 Anesthesia 29
Autologous bone marrow
transplant 24 Biopsies 22
Blood and blood plasma 26 Breast cancer
screening 14,15
Casts 26 Changes for 2002 07
Chemotherapy 18 Childbirth
16
Chiropractic 21 Cholesterol tests 14
Claims 38 Coinsurance 11
Colorectal cancer screening 14 Congenital anomalies 22
Contraceptive
devices and drugs 16, 33 Coordination of benefits 41
Crutches 20
Deductible 11 Definitions 45
Dental care 35 Diagnostic services 13
Disputed claims review 39 Donor
expenses (transplants) 24
Dressings 26 Durable medical equipment (DME) 20
Educational classes and programs 21 Emergency 28
Experimental or
investigational 37 Eyeglasses 19
Family planning 16 Fecal occult
blood test 14
General Exclusions 37
Hearing services 19 Home health services 21
Hospice care 27 Home
nursing care 21
Hospital 26 Immunizations 15
Infertility 17
Inhospital physician care 13
Inpatient Hospital Benefits 26 Insulin 33
Laboratory and pathological services 14, 27
Magnetic Resonance
Imagings (MRIs) 14
Mail Order Prescription Drugs 36 Mammograms 14, 15
Maternity Benefits 16 Medicaid 44
Medicare 41 Mental Conditions/ Abuse
Benefits 30 Newborn care 16
Non-FEHB Benefits 36 Nurse
Licensed
Practical Nurse 21 Nurse Anesthetist 26
Registered Nurse 21 Nursery charges
16
Obstetrical care 16 Occupational therapy 18
Ocular injury 19
Office visits 13
Oral and maxillofacial surgery 23 Orthopedic devices 20
Out-of-pocket expenses 11 Outpatient facility care 27
Oxygen 26, 27
Pap test 14
Physical examination 13, 15 Physical therapy 18
Physician 13
Pre-admission testing 27
Precertification 10, 26 Preventive care, adult 14
Preventive care, children 15 Prescription drugs 32
Preventive services
14, 15 Prostate cancer screening 14
Prosthetic devices 20 Psychologist 30
Radiation therapy 18 Room and board 26
Second surgical
opinion 13 Skilled nursing facility care 27
Smoking cessation 21 Speech
therapy 18
Splints 26 Sterilization procedures 22
Subrogation 44
Substance abuse 30
Surgery 22 Anesthesia 25
Oral 23 Outpatient 27
Reconstructive 23 Syringes 33
Temporary continuation of
coverage 47
Transplants 24 Treatment therapies 18
Vision services 19 Well-child care 15
Wheelchairs 20
Workers' compensation 43
X-rays 14 50
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2002
Health Alliance Plan 51 Summary
Summary of benefits for Health
Alliance Plan -2002
Do not rely on this chart alone. All
benefits are provided in full unless indicated and are subject to the
definitions,
limitations, and exclusions in this brochure. On this page we
summarize specific expenses we cover; for more detail,
look inside.
If you want to enroll or change your enrollment in this Plan, be sure to
put the correct enrollment code from the cover on
your enrollment form.
We only cover services provided or arranged by Plan physicians, except in
emergencies.
Benefits You Pay Page
Medical services provided by physicians:
Diagnostic and treatment services provided in the office................
Office visit copay: $10 primary care; $10 specialist 13
Services provided by a hospital:
Inpatient
.......................................................................................
Outpatient.....................................................................................
Nothing 26
27
Emergency benefits:
In-area.........................................................................................
Out-of-area..................................................................................
Nothing 29
29
Mental health and substance abuse treatment
................................... Regular cost sharing. 30
Prescription
drugs
............................................................................. $2
copay per prescription unit or refill 32
Dental Care
...................................................................................
For accidental injuries, you pay no copayment
for the office visit. 35
Vision Care
...................................................................................
$10 per office visit 19 51
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2002 Rate Information for
Health Alliance Plan
Non-Postal rates apply to most non-Postal enrollees. If you are in a
special enrollment category, refer
to the FEHB Guide for that category or
contact the agency that maintains your health benefits
enrollment.
Postal rates apply to career Postal Service employees. Most employees
should refer to the FEHB
Guide for United States Postal Service Employees,
RI 70-2. Different postal rates apply and special
FEHB guides are published
for Postal Service Nurses, RI 70-2B; and for Postal Service Inspectors and
Office of Inspector General (OIG) employees (see RI 70-2IN).
Postal rates do not apply to non-career postal employees, postal retirees, or
associate members of any
postal employee organization who are not career
postal employees. Refer to the applicable FEHB
Guide.
Non-Postal Premium Postal Premium
Biweekly Monthly Biweekly
Type
of Enrollment Code Gov't Share Your Share Gov't Share Your Share USPS Share Your
Share
Self Only 521 $92.80 $30.93 $201.06 $67.02 $109.81 $13.92
Self and
Family 522 $233.41 $104.42 $484.06 $226.24 $263.75
$64.08 52