Coventry Health Plan of Florida
http://www.chcflorida.com
Customer service 1-800-575-1882
2013
A Health Maintenance Organization (High and Standard Option), and a
high deductible health plan
IMPORTANT
• Rates: Back Cover
• Changes for 2013: Page 14
• Summary of benefits: Page 117
Serving: South Florida (Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin, Palm
Beach and St. Lucie counties)
Enrollment in this plan is limited. You must live or work in our
Geographic service area to enroll. See page 13 for requirements.
Enrollment code for this Plan:
5E1 High Option - Self Only
5E2 High Option - Self and Family
5E4 Standard Option - Self Only
5E5 Standard Option - Self and Family
J41 High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) - Self Only
J42 High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) - Self and Family
RI 73-683
Important Notice from Coventry Health Plan of Florida About
Our Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare
OPM has determined that the Coventry Health Plan of Florida prescription drug coverage is, on average, expected to pay out
as much as the standard Medicare prescription drug coverage will pay for all plan participants and is considered Creditable
Coverage. Thus you do not need to enroll in Medicare Part D and pay extra for prescription drug benefit coverage. If you
decide to enroll in Medicare Part D later, you will not have to pay a penalty for late enrollment as long as you keep your
FEHB coverage.
However, if you choose to enroll in Medicare Part D, you can keep your FEHB coverage and your FEHB plan will
coordinate benefits with Medicare.
Remember: If you are an annuitant and you cancel your FEHB coverage, you may not re-enroll in the FEHB Program.
Please be advised
If you lose or drop your FEHB coverage and go 63 days or longer without prescription drug coverage that’s as least as good
as Medicare’s prescription drug coverage, your monthly premium will go up a least 1% per month for every month that you
did not have that coverage. For example, if you go 19 months without Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, your
premium will always be at least 19 percent higher than what many other people pay. You’ll have to pay this higher premium
as long as you have Medicare prescription drug coverage. In addition, you may have to wait until the Annual Coordinated
Election Period (October 15
th
through December 7
th
) to enroll in Medicare Part D.
Medicare’s Low Income Benefits
For people with limited income and resources, extra help paying for a Medicare prescription drug plan is available.
Information regarding this program is available through the Social Security Administration (SSA) online at www.
socialsecurity.gov, or call the SSA at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).
You can get more information about Medicare prescription drug plans and the coverage offered in your area from these
places:
Visit www.medicare.gov for personalized help.
Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) (TTY 1-877-486-2048).
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ..........................................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................3
Plain Language ..............................................................................................................................................................................3
Stop Health Care Fraud! ...............................................................................................................................................................3
Preventing Medical Mistakes ........................................................................................................................................................4
FEHB Facts ...................................................................................................................................................................................7
Coverage information .........................................................................................................................................................7
• No pre-existing condition limitation ...............................................................................................................................7
• Where you can get information about enrolling in the FEHB Program .........................................................................7
• Types of coverage available for you and your family ....................................................................................................7
• Children's Equity Act ......................................................................................................................................................8
• When benefits and premiums start .................................................................................................................................9
• When you retire ..............................................................................................................................................................9
When you lose benefits .......................................................................................................................................................9
• When FEHB coverage ends ............................................................................................................................................9
• Upon divorce ................................................................................................................................................................10
• Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) ...............................................................................................................10
• Converting to individual coverage ...............................................................................................................................10
• Getting a Certificate of Group Health Plan Coverage ..................................................................................................10
Section 1. How this plan works ...................................................................................................................................................11
How we pay providers ......................................................................................................................................................11
Your rights .........................................................................................................................................................................13
Service Area ......................................................................................................................................................................13
Section 2. Changes for 2013 .......................................................................................................................................................14
Changes to this Plan ..........................................................................................................................................................14
Section 3. How you get care .......................................................................................................................................................15
Identification cards ............................................................................................................................................................15
Where you get covered care ..............................................................................................................................................15
• Plan providers ...............................................................................................................................................................15
• Plan facilities ................................................................................................................................................................15
What you must do to get covered care ..............................................................................................................................15
• Primary care ..................................................................................................................................................................15
• Specialty care ................................................................................................................................................................15
• Hospital care .................................................................................................................................................................16
• If you are hospitalized when your enrollment begins ...................................................................................................16
You need prior Plan approval for certain services ............................................................................................................16
• Inpatient hospital services ............................................................................................................................................16
• Other services ...............................................................................................................................................................16
How to request precertification for an admission or get prior authorization for Other services ......................................18
• Non-urgent care claims .................................................................................................................................................18
• Urgent care claims ........................................................................................................................................................18
• Emergency inpatient admission ....................................................................................................................................19
• If your treatment needs to be extended .........................................................................................................................19
What happens when you do not follow the precertification rules when using non-network facilities .............................19
• To reconsider a non-urgent care claim ..........................................................................................................................19
• To reconsider an urgent care claim ...............................................................................................................................19
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• To file an appeal with OPM ..........................................................................................................................................20
Section 4. Your cost for covered services ...................................................................................................................................21
Copayments .......................................................................................................................................................................21
Deductible .........................................................................................................................................................................21
Your catastrophic protection out-of-pocket maximum .....................................................................................................21
Section 5. High and Standard Option Benefits Overview ..........................................................................................................25
Non-FEHB benefits available to Plan members .........................................................................................................................98
Section 6. General exclusions – services, drugs and supplies we do not cover ..........................................................................99
Section 7. Filing a claim for covered services ..........................................................................................................................100
Section 8. The disputed claims process .....................................................................................................................................102
Section 9. Coordinating benefits with Medicare other coverage ..............................................................................................105
When you have other health coverage ............................................................................................................................105
TRICARE and CHAMPVA ............................................................................................................................................105
Workers' Compensation ..................................................................................................................................................105
Medicaid ..........................................................................................................................................................................105
When other Government agencies are responsible for your care ...................................................................................105
When others are responsible for injuries .........................................................................................................................106
What is Medicare? ..........................................................................................................................................................106
• Should I enroll in Medicare? ......................................................................................................................................107
• The Original Medicare Plan (Part A or Part B) ...........................................................................................................107
• Medicare Advantage (Part C) .....................................................................................................................................108
• Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D) ...........................................................................................................108
Section 10. Definitions of terms we use in this brochure ..........................................................................................................110
Section 11. Other Federal Programs ..........................................................................................................................................112
The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program - FSAFEDS ......................................................................................112
The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program - FEDVIP ....................................................................114
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program - FLTCIP ...........................................................................................114
The Pre-Exisitng Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) ........................................................................................................115
Index ..........................................................................................................................................................................................116
Summary of benefits for the High Option of Coventry Health Plan of Florida 2013 ...............................................................117
Summary of benefits for the Standard Option of Coventry Health Plan of Florida 2013 .........................................................118
Summary of benefits for the HDHP for Coventry Health Plan of Florida 2013 .......................................................................119
2013 Rate Information for the Coventry Health Plan of Florida ..............................................................................................120
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Introduction
This brochure describes the benefits of Coventry Health Plan of Florida, Inc.under our contract (CS 2715) with the United
States Office of Personnel Management, as authorized by the Federal Employees Health Benefits law. Customer service may
be reached at 1/866-575-1882 or through our website: www.feds.chcflorida.com. The address for Coventry Health Plan of
Florida, Inc. administrative offices is:
Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc.
1340 Concord Terrace
Sunrise Florida 33323
This brochure is the official statement of benefits. No oral statement can modify or otherwise affect the benefits, limitations,
and exclusions of this brochure. It is your responsibility to be informed about your health benefits.
If you are enrolled in this Plan, you are entitled to the benefits described in this brochure. If you are enrolled in Self and
Family coverage, each eligible family member is also entitled to these benefits. You do not have a right to benefits that were
available before January 1, 2013, unless those benefits are also shown in this brochure.
OPM negotiates benefits and rates with each plan annually. Benefit changes are effective January 1, 2013, and changes are
summarized on page 14. Rates are shown at the end of this brochure.
Plain Language
All FEHB brochures are written in plain language to make them easy to understand. Here are some examples,
Except for necessary technical terms, we use common words. For instance, “you” means the enrollee or family member,
“we” means Coventry Health Plan of Florida, Inc.
We limit acronyms to ones you know. FEHB is the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. OPM is the United States
Office of Personnel Management. If we use others, we tell you what they mean first.
Our brochure and other FEHB plans’ brochures have the same format and similar descriptions to help you compare plans.
Stop Health Care Fraud!
Fraud increases the cost of health care for everyone and increases your Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
premium.
OPM’s Office of the Inspector General investigates all allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse in the FEHB Program
regardless of the agency that employs you or from which you retired.
Protect Yourself From Fraud – Here are some things that you can do to prevent fraud:
Do not give your plan identification (ID) number over the telephone or to people you do not know, except for your health
care providers, authorized health benefits plan, or OPM representative.
Let only the appropriate medical professionals review your medical record or recommend services.
Avoid using health care providers who say that an item or service is not usually covered, but they know how to bill us to
get it paid.
Carefully review explanations of benefits (EOBs) statements that you receive from us.
Periodically review your claim history for accuracy to ensure we have not been billed for services that you did not receive.
Do not ask your doctor to make false entries on certificates, bills or records in order to get us to pay for an item or service.
If you suspect that a provider has charged you for services you did not receive, billed you twice for the same service, or
misrepresented any information, do the following:
- Call the provider and ask for an explanation. There may be an error.
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- If the provider does not resolve the matter, call us at (866) 575-1882 and explain the situation.
- If we do not resolve the issue:
CALL - THE HEALTH CARE FRAUD HOTLINE
877-499-7295
OR go to www.opm.gov/oig
You can also write to:
United States Office of Personnel Management
Office of the Inspector General Fraud Hotline
1900 E Street NW Room 6400
Washington, DC 20415-1100
Do not maintain as a family member on your policy:
- Your former spouse after a divorce decree or annulment is final (even if a court order stipulates otherwise)
- Your child age 26 or over (unless he/she is disabled and incapable of self-support prior to age 26)
If you have any questions about the eligibility of a dependent, check with your personnel office if you are employed, with
your retirement office (such as OPM) if you are retired, or with the National Finance Center if you are enrolled under
Temporary Continuation of Coverage.
Fraud or intentional misrepresentation of material fact is prohibited under the Plan. You can be prosecuted for fraud and
your agency may take action against you. Examples of fraud include, falsifying a claim to obtain FEHB benefits, trying to
or obtaining service or coverage for yourself or for someone else who is not eligible for coverage, or enrolling in the Plan
when you are no longer eligible.
If your enrollment continues after you are no longer eligible for coverage (i.e. you have separated from Federal service)
and premiums are not paid, you will be responsible for all benefits paid during the period in which premiums were not
paid. You may be billed for services received directly by your provider. You may be billed by your provider for services
received. You may be prosecuted for fraud for knowingly using health insurance benefits for which you have not paid
premiums. It is your responsibility to know when you or a family member is no longer eligible to use your health
insurance coverage.
Preventing Medical Mistakes
An influential report from the Institute of Medicine estimates that up to 98,000 Americans die every year from medical
mistakes in hospitals alone. That’s about 3,230 preventable deaths in the FEHB Program a year. While death is the most
tragic outcome, medical mistakes cause other problems such as permanent disabilities, extended hospital stays, longer
recoveries, and even additional treatments. By asking questions, learning more and understanding your risks, you can
improve the safety of your own health care, and that of your family members. Take these simple steps:
1. Ask questions if you have doubts or concerns.
Ask questions and make sure you understand the answers.
Choose a doctor with whom you feel comfortable talking.
Take a relative or friend with you to help you ask questions and understand answers.
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2. Keep and bring a list of all the medicines you take.
Bring the actual medicines or give your doctor and pharmacist a list of all the medicines and dosage that you take,
including non-prescription (over-the-counter) medicines and nutritional supplements.
Tell your doctor and pharmacist about any drug allergies you have.
Ask about any risks or side effects of the medication and what to avoid while taking it. Be sure to write down what your
doctor or pharmacist says.
Make sure your medicine is what the doctor ordered. Ask the pharmacist about your medicine if it looks different than you
expected.
Read the label and patient package insert when you get your medicine, including all warnings and instructions.
Know how to use your medicine. Especially note the times and conditions when your medicine should and should not be
taken.
Contact your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
3. Get the results of any test or procedure.
Ask when and how you will get the results of tests or procedures.
Don’t assume the results are fine if you do not get them when expected, be it in person, by phone, or by mail.
Call your doctor and ask for your results.
Ask what the results mean for your care.
4. Talk to your doctor about which hospital is best for your health needs.
Ask your doctor about which hospital has the best care and results for your condition if you have more than one hospital to
choose from to get the health care you need.
Be sure you understand the instructions you get about follow-up care when you leave the hospital.
5. Make sure you understand what will happen if you need surgery.
Make sure you, your doctor, and your surgeon all agree on exactly what will be done during the operation.
Ask your doctor, “Who will manage my care when I am in the hospital?”
Ask your surgeon:
- "Exactly what will you be doing?"
- "About how long will it take?"
- "What will happen after surgery?"
- "How can I expect to feel during recovery?"
Tell the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and nurses about any allergies, bad reactions to anesthesia, and any medications you are
taking.
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Patient Safety Links
www.ahrq.gov/path/beactive.htm. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality makes available a wide-ranging list of
topics not only to inform consumers about patient safety but to help choose quality health care providers and improve the
quality of care you receive.
www.npsf.org. The National Patient Safety Foundation has information on how to ensure safer health care for you and
your family.
www.talkaboutrx.org. The National Council on Patient Information and Education is dedicated to improving
communication about the safe, appropriate use of medicines.
www.leapfroggroup.org. The Leapfrog Group is active in promoting safe practices in hospital care.
www.ahqa.org. The American Health Quality Association represents organizations and health care professionals working
to improve patient safety.
Never Events
You will not be billed for inpatient services related to treatment of specific hospital acquired conditions or for inpatient
services needed to correct Never Events, if you use Coventry Health Plan of Florida, Inc. preferred providers. This policy
helps to protect you from preventable medical errors and improve the quality of care you receive.
When you enter the hospital for treatment of one medical problem, you don’t expect to leave with additional injuries,
infections or other serious conditions that occur during the course of your stay. Although some of these complications may
not be avoidable, too often patients suffer from injuries or illnesses that could have been prevented if the hospital had taken
proper precautions.
We have a benefit payment policy that encourages hospitals to reduce the likelihood of hospital-acquired conditions such as
certain infections, severe bedsores and fractures; and reduce medical errors that should never happen called “Never Events.”
When a Never Event occurs, neither your FEHB plan nor you will incur costs to correct the medical error.
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FEHB Facts
Coverage information
We will not refuse to cover the treatment of a condition you had before you enrolled in
this Plan solely because you had the condition before you enrolled.
No pre-existing
condition limitation
See www.opm.gov/insure/health for enrollment information as well as:
Information on the FEHB Program and plans available to you
A health plan comparison tool
A list of agencies who participate in Employee Express
A link to Employee Express
Information on and links to other electronic enrollment systems
Also, your employing or retirement office can answer your questions, and give you a
Guide to Federal Benefits,
brochures for other plans, and other materials you need to
make an informed decision about your FEHB coverage. These materials tell you:
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
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. For
information on your premium deductions, you must also contact your employing or
retirement office.
Where you can get
information about
enrolling in the FEHB
Program
Self Only coverage is for you alone. Self and Family coverage is for you, your spouse, and
your dependent children, including any foster children your employing or retirement
office authorizes coverage for. Under certain circumstances, you may also continue
coverage for a disabled child 26 years of age or older who is incapable of self-support.
If you have a qualifying life event (QLE) – such as marriage, divorce, or the birth of a
child – outside of the Federal Benefits Open Season, you may be eligible to enroll in the
FEHB Program, change your enrollment, or cancel coverage. For a complete list of QLEs,
visit the FEHB website at www.opm.gov/insure/lifeevents. If you need assistance, please
contact your employing agency, personnel/payroll office, or retirement office.
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 benefits, nor will we. Please tell us immediately of changes in
family member status, including your marriage, divorce, annulment or when your child
reaches age 26.
Types of coverage
available for you and
your family
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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.
If you have a qualifying life event (QLE) - such as marriage, divorce, or birth of a child -
outside of the Federal Benefits Open Season, you may be eligible to enroll in the FEHB
Program, change your enrollment, or cancel coverage. For a complete list of OLEs, visit
the FEHB website at www.opm.gov/insure/lifeevents. If you need assistance, please
contact your employing agency, personnel/payroll office, or retirement office.
Family members covered under your Self and Family enrollment are your spouse
(including a valid common law marriage) and children as described in the chart below.
Children Coverage
Natural, adopted children, and stepchildren Natural, adopted children and stepchildren
are covered until their 26th birthday.
Foster Children Foster children are eligible for coverage
until their 26
th
birthday if you provide
documentation of your regular and
substantial support of the child and sign a
certification stating that your foster child
meets all the requirements. Contact your
human resources office or retirement system
for additional information.
Children Incapable of Self-Support Children who are incapable of self-support
because of a mental or physical disability
that began before age 26 are eligible to
continue coverage. Contact your human
resources office or retirement system for
additional information.
Married Children Married children (but NOT their spouses or
their own children) are covered until their
26
th
birthday.
Children with or eligible for employer-
provided health insurance
Children who are eligible for oe have their
own employer-provided health insurance are
covered until their 26
th
birthday.
You can find additional information at www.opm.gov/insure.
Family member
coverage
OPM has implemented the Federal Employees Health Benefits Children’s Equity Act of
2000. This law mandates that you be enrolled for Self and Family coverage in the FEHB
Program, if you are an employee subject to a court or administrative order requiring you
to provide health benefits for your child(ren).
If this law applies to you, you must enroll for Self and Family coverage in a health plan
that provides full benefits in the area where your children live or provide documentation
to your employing office that you have obtained other health benefits coverage for your
children. If you do not do so, your employing office will enroll you involuntarily as
follows:
If you have no FEHB coverage, your employing office will enroll you for Self and
Family coverage in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan’s Basic
Option;
If you have a Self Only enrollment in a fee-for-service plan or in an HMO that serves
the area where your children live, your employing office will change your enrollment
to Self and Family in the same option of the same plan; or
Children’s Equity Act
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If you are enrolled in an HMO that does not serve the area where the children live,
your employing office will change your enrollment to Self and Family in the Blue
Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan’s Basic Option.
As long as the court/administrative order is in effect, and you have at least one child
identified in the order who is still eligible under the FEHB Program, you cannot cancel
your enrollment, change to Self Only, or change to a plan that doesn’t serve the area in
which your children live, unless you provide documentation that you have other coverage
for the children. If the court/administrative order is still in effect when you retire, and you
have at least one child still eligible for FEHB coverage, you must continue your FEHB
coverage into retirement (if eligible) and cannot cancel your coverage, change to Self
Only, or change to a plan that doesn’t serve the area in which your children live as long as
the court/administrative order is in effect. Contact your employing office for further
information.
The benefits in this brochure are effective 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
January 1. If you changed plans or plan options during Open Season and you receive
care between January 1 and the effective date of coverage under your new plan or
option, your claims will be paid according to the 2013 benefits of your old plan or
option. However, if your old plan left the FEHB Program at the end of the year, you are
covered under that plan’s 2012 benefits until the effective date of your coverage with your
new plan. 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.
If your enrollment continues after you are no longer eligible for coverage (i.e. you have
separated from Federal service) and premiums are not paid, you will be responsible for all
benefits paid during the period in which premiums were not paid. You may be billed for
services received directly from your provider. You may be prosecuted for fraud for
knowingly using health insurance benefits for which you have not paid premiums. It is
your responsibility to know when you or a family member are no longer eligible to use
your health insurance coverage.
When benefits and
premiums start
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 retire
When you lose benefits
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.
Any person covered under the 31 day extension of coverage who is confined in a hospital
or other institution for care or treatment on the 31st day of the temporary extension is
entitiled to continuation of the benefits of the Plan during the continuance of the
confinement but not beyond the 60th day after the end of the 31 day temporary extension.
You may be eligible for spouse equity coverage or Temporary Continuation of Coverage
(TCC), or a conversion policy (a non-FEHB individual policy.)
When FEHB coverage
ends
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If you are divorced from a Federal employee or annuitant, you may not continue to get
benefits under your former spouse’s enrollment. This is the case even when the court has
ordered your former spouse to provide health coverage to you. However, you may be
eligible for your own FEHB coverage under either the spouse equity law or Temporary
Continuation of Coverage (TCC). 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 Benefits,
or other information about your coverage choices. You can also
download the guide from OPM’s Web site, www.opm.gov/insure.
Upon divorce
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 Federal job, if you are a covered dependent child and you turn
26, etc.
You may not elect TCC if you are fired from your Federal job due to gross misconduct.
Enrolling in TCC. Get the RI 79-27, which describes TCC, and the RI 70-5, the
Guide to
Federal Benefits,
from your employing or retirement office or from www.opm.gov/insure.
It explains what you have to do to enroll.
Temporary
Continuation of
Coverage (TCC)
You may convert to a non-FEHB individual policy if:
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.
Converting to
individual coverage
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a Federal
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 at www.opm.gov/insure/
health; refer to the “TCC and HIPAA” frequently asked questions. 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
information about Federal and State agencies you can contact for more information.
Getting a Certificate
of Group Health Plan
Coverage
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Section 1. How this plan works
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. The Plan is solely responsible for
the selection of these providers in your area. Contact the Plan for a copy of their most recent provider directory. We give you
a choice of enrollment in a High Option, or a Standard Option.
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 pay only 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.
General features of our High and Standard Options
We have Open Access benefits
Our HMO offers Open Access benefits. This means you can receive covered services from a participating provider without a
required referral from you primary care physician or by another participating provider in the network.
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 or coinsurance.
Preventive care services
Preventive care services are generally covered with no cost-sharing and are not subject to copayments, deductibles or annual
limits when received from a network provider.
Annual deductible
The annual deductible must be met before Plan benefits are paid for care other than preventive care services.
Catastrophic protection
We protect you against catastrophic out-of-pocket expenses for covered services. Your annual out-of-pocket expenses for
covered services, including deductibles and copayments, cannot exceed $1,500 for self only enrollment, or $3,000 family
coverage, under the High Option or $2,500 for self only enrollment, or $5,000 for family coverage, under the Standard
Option.
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General features of our High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
HDHPs have higher annual deductibles and annual out-of-pocket maximum limits than other types of FEHB plans. FEHB
Program HDHPs also offer health savings accounts or health reimbursement arrangements. Please see below for more
information about these savings features.
Preventive care services
Preventive care services are generally paid as first dollar coverage or after a small deductible or copayment. First dollar
coverage may be limited to a maximum dollar amount each year.
Annual deductible
The annual deductible must be met before Plan benefits are paid for care other than preventive care services.
Health Savings Account (HSA)
You are eligible for an HSA if you are enrolled in an HDHP, not covered by any other health plan that is not an HDHP
(including a spouse’s health plan, but does not include specific injury insurance and accident, disability, dental care, vision
care, or long-term coverage), not enrolled in Medicare, not received VA benefits within the last three months, not covered by
your own or your spouse’s flexible spending account (FSA), and are not claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return.
You may use the money in your HSA to pay all or a portion of the annual deductible, copayments, coinsurance, or other
out-of-pocket costs that meet the IRS definition of a qualified medical expense.
Distributions from your HSA are tax-free for qualified medical expenses for you, your spouse, and your dependents, even
if they are not covered by a HDHP.
You may withdraw money from your HSA for items other than qualified medical expenses, but it will be subject to income
tax and, if you are under 65 years old, an additional 20% penalty tax on the amount withdrawn.
For each month that you are enrolled in an HDHP and eligible for an HSA, the HDHP will pass through (contribute) a
portion of the health plan premium to your HSA. In addition, you (the account holder) may contribute your own money to
your HSA up to an allowable amount determined by IRS rules. Your HSA dollars earn tax-free interest.
You may allow the contributions in your HSA to grow over time, like a savings account. The HSA is portable – you may
take the HSA with you if you leave the Federal government or switch to another plan.
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
If you are not eligible for an HSA, or become ineligible to continue an HSA, you are eligible for a Health Reimbursement
Arrangement (HRA). Although an HRA is similar to an HSA, there are major differences.
An HRA does not earn interest.
An HRA is not portable if you leave the Federal government or switch to another plan.
Catastrophic protection
We protect you against catastrophic out-of-pocket expenses for covered services. Your annual out-of-pocket expenses for
covered services, including deductibles and copayments, cannot exceed $6,250 for self only enrollment, or $12,500 family
coverage.
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Health education resources and accounts management tools
Your rights
OPM requires that all FEHB Plans provide certain information to their FEHB members. You may get information about us,
our networks, and our providers. 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.
Coventry Health Plan of Florida, Inc. is a for-profit entity and has been operational since 1984.
Coventry Health Plan of Florida received a three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory
Health Care, Inc.
Coventry Health Plan of Florida, Inc., is licensed by the Florida Financial Services Commission.
If you want more information about us, call 1-866-575-1882, or write to Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc., 1340
Concord Terrace, Sunrise, Florida 33323. You may also contact us by fax at 954-846-8873 or visit our website feds.
chcflorida.com.
Your medical and claims records are confidential
We will keep your medical and claims records confidential. Please note that we may disclose your medical and claims
information (including your prescription drug utilization) to any of your treating physicians or dispensing pharmacies.
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 area
covers South Florida – Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie 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 benefits. 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. Reciprocity arrangements do not exist in any other
Coventry Health Plan of Florida, Inc. networks. If you or a family member moves, you do not have to wait until Open Season
to change plans. Contact your employing or retirement office.
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Section 2. Changes for 2013
Do not rely only on these change descriptions; this Section 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
Removed annual limits on essential health benefits as described in section 1302 of the Affordable Care Act.
Plans must provide coverage for routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in
an approved clinical trial.
Coverage with no cost sharing for additional preventive care screenings for women provided in comprehensive guidelines
adopted by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Changes to High Option only
Your share of non-postal premium will increase for Self Only and Family. See page 120.
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder are now covered subject to a
$30 copay per visit.
Changes to Standard Option only
Your share of non-postal premium will increase for Self Only and Family. See page 120.
The inpatient hospital copayment is now $150 per day for the first 5 days after satisfaction of the $500 hospital deductible.
Previously, the benefit was $100 per day for the first 5 days.
Outpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a hospital when performed at a Outpatient hospital has a $75 copay after
deductible and $500 deductible per visit. Previously, the copayment was $50 after the $500 deductible.
Retail prescription drug benefit has expanded to 5 tiers from 4 tiers. Tier 1A covers select generic drugs subject to a $3
copayment per prescription. Copayments for the other tiers will remain at their current level.
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder are now covered subject to a
$50 copay per visit.
Changes to High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) Option only
Your share of non-postal premium will increase for Self Only and Family. See page 120.
Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder are now covered. Members
cost sharing is as follows. At a hospital, member pays 20% of charges after the $2,500 calendar year deductible. At a
freestanding facility, member pays $25 per visit after the $2,500 calendar year deductible.
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Section 3. How you get care
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 letter (for annuitants), or your electronic enrollment system (such as
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 1-866-575-1882 or write to us at
Coventry Health Care of Florida, Attn: Customer Service, 1340 Concord Terrace,
Sunrise, Florida 33323. You may also request replacement cards through our website at
feds.chcflorida.com.
Identification cards
If you use our Open Access program you can receive covered services from a participating
provider without a required referral from your primary care physician or by another
participating provider in the network.
Where you get covered
care
Plan providers are physicians 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.
We list Plan providers in the provider directory, which we update periodically. The list is
also on our Web site.
Plan providers
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 Web site.
Plan facilities
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.
What you must do to get
covered care
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.
Primary care
Here are some 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 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.
Specialty care
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If you have a chronic and 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 program Plan
- 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.
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.
Hospital care
We pay for covered services from the effective date of your enrollment. However, if you
are in the hospital when your enrollment in our Plan begins, call our Customer Service
Department immediately at 1-866-575-1882. If you are new to the FEHB Program, we
will arrange for you to receive care and provide benefits for your covered services while
you are in the hospital beginning on the effective date of your coverage.
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;
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. If your plan
terminates participation in the FEHB Program in whole or in part, or if OPM orders an
enrollment change, this continuation of coverage provision does not apply. In such cases,
the hospitalized family members benefits under the new plan begin on the effective date
of enrollment.
If you are hospitalized
when your enrollment
begins
Since your primary care physician arranges most referrals to specialists and inpatient
hospitalization, the pre-service claim approval process only applies to care shown under
Other services
.
You need prior Plan
approval for certain
services
Precertification is the process by which – prior to your inpatient hospital admission – we
evaluate the medical necessity of your proposed stay and the number of days required to
treat your condition.
Inpatient hospital
services
Your primary care physician has authority to refer you for most services. For certain
services, however, your physician must obtain prior approval from us. Before giving
approval, we consider if the service is covered, medically necessary, and follows generally
accepted medical practice. You must obtain prior authorization for:
Air ambulance (non-emergency)
Ambulance Transport (non-emergency)
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (A.I.C.D.)
Blepharoplasty
Bone Growth Stimulators
Breast Surgery for Benign Condition
Clinitron Bed
Other services
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Cosmetic Surgery
CTA/CCTA/CT
Customized Wheelchairs
DME
Echo Stress
Enhanced External Counter Pulsation
Experimental/Investigational Services
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy/Orthotripsy
Gastric Bypass/Banding
Home Health Services
Home Vents
Hospice Care
Hospital Admission
Hospital Outpatient Services (all, includes diagnostic testing)
Hyperbaric Treatments
Infertility Assessment/Treatment
Infusion/Home/Office Drug-Replacement
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Liquid Oxygen
Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Maternal fetal medicine
MRA/MRI
Neuropsychology
Non-participating providers
Nuclear Cardiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oral surgery
Pain Management
Panniculectomy/Abdominoplasty
PET Scans
Power Mobility Devices (power wheelchair and scooters)
Prosthetics/Braces/Orthotics
Rehabilitation Facility Inpatient Admission
Rehabilitation Therapies (PT, ST, OT)
Removal of Keloid/Lipomas
Reproductive Endocrinology
Rhinoplasty/Septoplasty
Sclerotherapy for Vericose Veins
Skilled Nursing Facility Admission
Sleep Studies
Transplant Evaluations/Transplants
Ultrasound, Pregnant Uterus, Transvaginal (76817)
Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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Vent/Sub-acute, Long Term Care Admission
Wound care centers (non-emergency)
Wound Vacs
Clinical information will be required to substantiate request. The above list is subject to
change.
First, your physician, your hospital, you, or your representative, must call us at
800-528-2705 or 954-858-3437 before admission or services requiring prior authorization
are rendered.
Next, provide the following information:
enrollee’s name and Plan identification number;
patient’s name, birth date, identification number and phone number;
reason for hospitalization, proposed treatment, or surgery;
name and phone number of admitting physician;
name of hospital or facility; and
number of planned days of confinement.
How to request
precertification for an
admission or get prior
authorization for
Other services
For non-urgent care claims, we will then tell the physician and/or hospital the number of
approved inpatient days, or the care that we approve for other services that must have
prior authorization. We will make our decision within 15 days of receipt of the pre-
service claim. If matters beyond our control require an extension of time, we may take up
to an additional 15 days for review and we will notify you of the need for an extension of
time before the end of the original 15 day period. Our notice will include the
circumstances underlying the request for the extension and the date when a decision is
expected.
If we need an extension because we have not received necessary information from you,
our notice will describe the specific information required and we will allow you up to 60
days from the receipt of the notice to provide the information.
Non-urgent care
claims
If you have an urgent care claim (i.e., when waiting for the regular time limit for your
medical care or treatment could seriously jeopardize your life, health, or ability to regain
maximum function, or in the opinion of a physician with knowledge of your medical
condition, would subject you to severe pain that cannot be adequately managed without
this care or treatment), we will expedite our review and notify you of our decision within
72 hours. If you request that we review your claim as an urgent care claim, we will
review the documentation you provide and decide whether it is an urgent care claim by
applying the judgment of a prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of
health and medicine.
If you fail to provide sufficient information, we will contact you within 24 hours after we
receive the claim to provide notice of the specific information we need to complete our
review of the claim. We will allow you up to 48 hours from the receipt of this notice to
provide the necessary information. We will make our decision on the claim within 48
hours of (1) the time we received the additional information or (2) the end of the time
frame, whichever is earlier.
We may provide our decision orally within these time frames, but we will follow up with
written or electronic notification within three days of oral notification.
Urgent care claims
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You may request that your urgent care claim on appeal be reviewed simultaneously by us
and OPM. Please let us know that you would like a simultaneous review of your urgent
care claim by OPM either in writing at the time you appeal our initial decision, or by
calling us at 866-575-1882. You may also call OPM's Health Insurance 3 at (202)
606-0737 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern time to ask for the simultaneous review. We
will cooperate with OPM so they can quickly review your claim on appeal. In addition, if
you did not indicate that your claim was a claim for urgent care, then call us at
866-575-1882. If it is determined that your claim is an urgent care claim, we will hasten
our review (if we have not yet responded to your claim).
If you have an emergency admission due to a condition that you reasonably believe puts
your life in danger or could cause serious damage to bodily function, you, your
representative, the physician, or the hospital must telephone us within two business days
following the day of the emergency admission, even if you have been discharged from the
hospital.
Emergency inpatient
admission
If you request an extension of an ongoing course of treatment at least 24 hours prior to the
expiration of the approved time period and this is also an urgent care claim, then we will
make a decision within 24 hours after we receive the claim.
If your treatment
needs to be extended
If prior approval is not given for services provided by a non-network facility/provider, the
Healthplan shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever, on account of services or
benefits sought or received by any member from any non-network physician, health
professional, hospital or other health care facility, or other person, institution or
organization.
What happens when you
do not follow the
precertification rules
when using non-network
facilities
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.
Circumstances beyond
our control
If you have a pre-service claim and you do not agree with our decision regarding
precertification of an inpatient admission or prior approval of other services, you may
request a review in accord with the procedures detailed below.
If you have already received the service, supply, or treatment, then you have a post-
service claim and must to follow the entire disputed claims process detailed in Section 8.
If you disagree with our
pre-service claim decision
Within 6 months of our initial decision, you may ask us in writing to reconsider our initial
decision. Follow Step 1 of the disputed claims process detailed in Section 8 of this
brochure.
In the case of a pre-service claim and subject to a request for additional information, we
have 30 days from the date we receive your written request for reconsideration to
1. Precertify your hospital stay, or, if applicable, arrange for the health care provider to
give you the care or grant your request for prior approval for a service, drug, or supply; or
2. Ask you or your provider for more information.
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 of the information was due. We will base our decision on the information we already
have. We will write to you with our decision.
Write to you and maintain our denial.
To reconsider a non-
urgent care claim
In the case of an appeal of a pre-service urgent care claim, within 6 months of our initial
decision, you may ask us in writing to reconsider our initial decision. Follow Step 1 of
the disputed claims process detailed in Section 8 of this brochure.
To reconsider an
urgent care claim
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Subject to a request for additional information, we will notify you of our decision within
72 hours after receipt of your reconsideration request. We will hasten the review process,
which allows oral or written requests for appeals and the exchange of information by
telephone, electronic mail, facsimile, or other expeditious methods.
After we reconsider your pre-service claim, if you do not agree with our decision, you
may ask OPM to review it by following Step 3 of the disputed claims process detailed in
Section 8 of this brochure.
To file an appeal with
OPM
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Section 4. Your cost for covered services
This is what you will pay out-of-pocket for covered care.
Cost-sharing is the general term used to refer to your out-of-pocket costs (e.g., deductible,
coinsurance, and copayments) for the covered care you receive.
Cost-sharing
A copayment is a fixed amount of money you pay to the provider, facility, pharmacy, etc.,
when you receive certain services.
Example: under the high option, when you see your primary care physician you pay a
copayment of $15 per office visit and when you go in the hospital, you pay $150 per
admission for the first 3 days.
Copayments
A deductible is a fixed expense you must incur for certain covered services and supplies
before we start paying benefits for them. Copayments do not count toward any deductible.
The hospital deductible is $250 covered per person under High Option and $500 per
covered person under Standard Option.
The hospital deductible is $2,500 covered per person and $5,000 per family
enrollment under High Deductible Health Plan.
Note: If you change plans during open season, you do not have to start a new deductible
under your old plan between January 1
st
and the effective date of your new plan. If you
change plans at another time during the year, you must begin a new deductible under your
new plan.
If you change options in this Plan during the year, we will credit the amount of covered
expenses already applied toward the deductible of your old option to the deductible of
your new option.
Deductible
Coinsurance is the percentage of our allowance that you must pay for your care.
Coinsurance does not begin until you have met your calendar year deductible.
Example: In our Plan, you pay 50% of our allowance for infertility services and durable
medical equipment.
Coinsurance
After your High Option (copayments and annual hospital deductible) total $1,500 per
person or $3,000 per family or, $2,500 per person or $5,000 per family enrollment on the
Standard Option in any calendar year, you do not have to pay any more for covered
services. However, prescription drugs and vision care copayments do not count toward
your catastrophic protection out-of-pocket maximum, and you must continue to pay
copayments for these services.
When you use network providers, your annual maximum for out-of-pocket expenses for
the High Deductible Health Plan (deductibles, coinsurance and copayments) for covered
services is limited to $5,000 per person or $10,000 per family enrollment. However,
prescription drugs and vision care copayments do not count toward your out-of-pocket
maximum and you must continue to pay these expenses once you reach your out-of-
pocket maximum (such as expenses in excess of the Plan's allowable amount or benefit
maximum).
Be sure to keep accurate records of your copayments since you are responsible for
informing us when you reach the maximum.
Your catastrophic
protection out-of-pocket
maximum
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Facilities of the Department Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense and the Indian
Health Services are entitled to seek reimbursement from us for certain services and
supplies they provide to you or a family member. They may not seek more than their
governing laws allow. You may be responsible to pay for certain services and charges.
Contact the government facility directly for more information.
When Government
facilities bill us
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High and Standard Option Benefits
See page 14 for how our benefits changed this year. Pages 117 and 118 are a benefits summary of each option. Make sure
that you review the benefits that are available under the option in which you are enrolled.
Section 5. High and Standard Option Benefits Overview ..........................................................................................................25
Section 5(a). Medical services and supplies provided by physicians and other health care professionals .................................26
Diagnostic and treatment services .....................................................................................................................................26
Lab, X-ray and other diagnostic tests ................................................................................................................................26
Preventive care, adult ........................................................................................................................................................27
Preventive care, children ...................................................................................................................................................28
Maternity care ...................................................................................................................................................................28
Family planning ................................................................................................................................................................29
Infertility services .............................................................................................................................................................29
Allergy care .......................................................................................................................................................................30
Treatment therapies ...........................................................................................................................................................30
Physical and occupational therapies .................................................................................................................................31
Hearing services (testing, treatment, and supplies) ...........................................................................................................31
Vision services (testing, treatment, and supplies) .............................................................................................................32
Foot care ............................................................................................................................................................................32
Orthopedic and prosthetic devices ....................................................................................................................................33
Durable medical equipment (DME) ..................................................................................................................................33
Home health services ........................................................................................................................................................34
Chiropractic .......................................................................................................................................................................35
Alternative treatments .......................................................................................................................................................35
Educational classes and programs .....................................................................................................................................35
Section 5(b). Surgical and anesthesia services provided by physicians and other health care professionals .............................36
Surgical procedures ...........................................................................................................................................................36
Reconstructive surgery ......................................................................................................................................................37
Oral and maxillofacial surgery ..........................................................................................................................................38
Organ/tissue transplants ....................................................................................................................................................39
Anesthesia .........................................................................................................................................................................44
Section 5(c). Services provided by a hospital or other facility, and ambulance services ...........................................................45
Inpatient hospital ...............................................................................................................................................................45
Outpatient hospital or ambulatory surgical center ............................................................................................................46
Extended care benefits/Skilled nursing care facility benefits ...........................................................................................46
Hospice care ......................................................................................................................................................................47
Ambulance ........................................................................................................................................................................47
Section 5(d). Emergency services/accidents ...............................................................................................................................48
Emergency within our service area ...................................................................................................................................49
Emergency outside our service area ..................................................................................................................................49
Ambulance ........................................................................................................................................................................49
Section 5(e). Mental health and substance abuse benefits ..........................................................................................................50
Professional services .........................................................................................................................................................50
Diagnostics ........................................................................................................................................................................51
Inpatient hospital or other covered facility .......................................................................................................................51
Not covered .......................................................................................................................................................................51
Preauthorization ................................................................................................................................................................51
Limitation ..........................................................................................................................................................................51
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Section 5(f). Prescription drug benefits ......................................................................................................................................52
Covered medications and supplies ....................................................................................................................................53
Section 5(g). Dental benefits .......................................................................................................................................................56
Accidental injury benefit ...................................................................................................................................................56
Section 5(h). Special features ......................................................................................................................................................57
Flexible benefits option .....................................................................................................................................................57
Services for deaf and hearing impaired .............................................................................................................................57
High risk pregnancies ........................................................................................................................................................57
Centers of excellence for transplants ................................................................................................................................57
Travel benefit/services overseas .......................................................................................................................................57
Summary of benefits for the High Option of Coventry Health Plan of Florida 2013 ...............................................................117
Summary of benefits for the Standard Option of Coventry Health Plan of Florida 2013 .........................................................118
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Section 5. High and Standard Option Benefits Overview
High and Standard Option
This Plan offers both a High and Standard Option. Both benefit packages are described in Section 5. Make sure that you
review the benefits that are available under the option in which you are enrolled.
The High and Standard Option Section 5 is divided into subsections. Please read
Important things you should keep in mind
at the beginning of the subsections. Also read the General exclusions in Section 6, they apply to the benefits in the following
subsections. To obtain claim forms, claims filing advice, or more information about High and Standard Option benefits,
contact us at 866-575-1882 or at our website at feds.chcflorida.com.
Each option offers unique features.
High Option The High Option has lower copayments and higher premiums.
Standard Option The Standard Option has higher copayments and lower premiums.
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Section 5(a). Medical services and supplies
provided by physicians and other health care professionals
High and Standard Option
Important things you should 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.
HMO Plans are Open Access.
Each member must satisfy a hospital deductible of $250 if on the High Option or $500 if on the
Standard Option for all services billed by a hospital, except emergency services. Facility
copayments also apply to surgical services that appear in this section but are performed in an
ambulatory surgical center or in the outpatient department of a hospital.
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.
Benefit Description You pay
Note: The hospital deductible applies to all inpatient and outpatient services at a hospital.
We say "(no deductible)" when it does not apply.
Diagnostic and treatment services High Option Standard Option
Professional services of physicians
In physician’s office
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per office visit to a specialist
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per office visit to a specialist
Professional services of physicians
In an urgent care center $40 per office visit $50 per office visit
During a hospital stay Nothing Nothing
In a skilled nursing facility Nothing Nothing
Office medical consultations $30 per office visit $50 per office visit
Second surgical opinion Nothing if performed by a plan
physician or 40% of UCR if
performed by a non-plan
physician
$20 if performed by a primary
care physician, $50 if
performed by a specialist or
40% of UCR if performed by a
non-plan physician
At home $15 per visit from your primary
care physician or $30 per visit
from a specialist
$20 per visit from your primary
care physician or $50 per visit
from a specialist
Lab, X-ray and other diagnostic tests High Option Standard Option
Tests, such as:
Blood tests
Urinalysis
Non-routine Pap tests
Pathology
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per office visit to a specialist
Nothing when performed at a
participating freestanding
laboratory or radiology center
Note: These services are
subject to the annual deductible
when performed in a hospital.
See Section 5(c).
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per office visit to a specialist
Nothing when performed at a
participating freestanding
laboratory or radiology center
Note: These services are
subject to the annual deductible
when performed in a hospital.
See Section 5(c).
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Lab, X-ray and other diagnostic tests (cont.) High Option Standard Option
X-rays
Non-routine Mammograms
Electrocardiogram and EEG
CAT Scans/MRI
Ultrasound
Nothing when performed at a
participating freestanding
labratory or radiology center
Note: These services are
subject to the annual deductible
when performed in a hospital.
See Section 5(c).
$100 if performed at a
participating freestanding
laboratory or radiology center
Note: These services are
subject to the annual deductible
when performed in a hospital.
See Section 5(c).
Preventive care, adult High Option Standard Option
Routine physical every year which includes
Routine screenings, such as:
Total Blood Cholesterol
Colorectal Cancer Screening , including
Fecal occult blood test
Sigmoidoscopy, screening – every five years
starting at age 50
Double contrast barium enema – every five
years starting at age 50
Colonoscopy screening – every ten years
starting at age 50
Nothing Nothing
Routine Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test - one
annually for men 40 and older
Nothing Nothing
Well woman - one annually; including, but not
limited to:
Routine pap test.
Human papillomavirus testing for women age 30
and up once every three years.
Counseling for sexually transmitted infections on
an annual basis.
Counseling and screening for human immune-
deficiency virus on an annual basis.
Contraceptive methods and counseling.
Screenings and counseling for interpersonal and
domestic violence.
Nothing Nothing
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
Nothing Nothing
Adult routine immunizations endorsed by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Nothing Nothing
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Preventive care, adult (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Not covered:
Physical exams and immunizations required for
obtaining or continuing employment or insurance,
attending schools or camp, or travel.
All Charges All Charges
Preventive care, children High Option Standard Option
Professional services, such as:
Well-child care charges for routine examinations,
immunizations and care (up to age 26)
Childhood immunizations recommended by the
American Academy of Pediatrics
Examinations, such as:
Eye exams through age 17 to determine the need
for vision correction
Hearing exams through age 17 to determine the
need for hearing correction
Nothing Nothing
Not covered:
Physical exams, required for obtaining or
continuing employment or insurance, attending
schools or camp, or travel.
Immunizations, boosters, and medications for
travel
All charges All charges
Maternity care High Option Standard Option
Complete maternity (obstetrical) care, such as:
Prenatal care
Delivery
Postnatal care
Nothing for prenatal care or the
first postpartum care visit; $30
per office visit for all
postpartum care visits
thereafter.
Nothing for inpatient
professional delivery services
One time $50 copay for
prenatal care and the first
postpartum care visit; $50 per
office visit for all postpartum
care visits thereafter.
Nothing for inpatient
professional delivery services
Screening for gestational diabetes for pregnant
women between 24-28 weeks gestation or first
prenatal visit for women at a high risk.
Nothing Nothing
Breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling for
each birth
Nothing Nothing
Note: Here are some things to keep in mind:
You do not need to precertify your normal delivery;
see page 16 for other circumstances, such as
extended stays for you on your baby.
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.
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Maternity care (cont.) High Option Standard Option
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. Surgical benefits, not maternity
benefits, apply to circumcision.
We pay hospitalization and surgeon services for
non-maternity care the same as for illness and
injury.
Family planning High Option Standard Option
Contraceptive counseling on an annual basis Nothing Nothing
A range of voluntary family planning services,
limited to:
Voluntary sterilization (See Surgical procedures
Section 5 (b)
Surgically implanted contraceptives
Injectable contraceptive drugs (such as Depo
provera)
Intrauterine devices (IUDs)
Diaphragms
Note: We cover oral contraceptives under the
presciption drug benefit.
Nothing Nothing
Not covered:
Reversal of voluntary surgical sterilization
Genetic counseling
All charges All charges
Infertility services High Option Standard Option
Diagnosis and treatment of infertility such as:
Artificial insemination:
- Intravaginal insemination (IVI)
- Intracervical insemination (ICI)
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
Fertility drugs
Note: We cover injectible fertility drugs under
medical benefits and oral fertility drugs under the
prescription drug benefit.
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Infertility services (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Not covered:
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures,
such as:
In vitro fertilization
Embryo transfer, gamate intra-fallopian transfer
(GIFT)
Zygote intra-fallopian transfer (ZIFT)
Services and supplies related to ART procedures
Drugs to treat infertility
Cost of donor sperm
Cost of donor egg
All charges All charges
Allergy care High Option Standard Option
Testing and treatment
Allergy injections
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per office visit to a specialist
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per office visit to a specialist
Allergy serum Nothing Nothing
Not covered: Provocative food testing and sublingual
allergy desensitization
All Charges All Charges
Treatment therapies High Option Standard Option
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy
Note: High dose chemotherapy in association with
autologous bone marrow transplants is limited to
those transplants listed under Organ/Tissue
Transplants on page 39.
Respiratory and inhalation therapy
Dialysis – hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
Intravenous (IV)/Infusion Therapy – Home IV and
antibiotic therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy for
Autism Spectram Disorder
Growth hormone therapy (GHT)
Note: Growth hormone is covered under the
prescription drug benefit.
Note: We only cover GHT when we preauthorize the
treatment. We will ask you to submit information that
establishes that the GHT is medically necessary. Ask
us to authorize GHT before you begin treatment. We
will only cover GHT services and related services and
supplies that we determine are medically necessary.
See
Other services under You need prior Plan
approval for certain services
on page 16.
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per office visit to a specialist
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per office visit to a specialist
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Treatment therapies (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Not covered:
Chelation therapy
Any furniture, plumbing, electrical or other fixtures
to perform dialysis at home.
All Charges All Charges
Physical and occupational therapies High Option Standard Option
60 visits per calendar year; no less than 2 consecutive
months of therapy for each condition for each of the
following services:
Qualified physical therapists
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 100 sessions.
$30 per office visit
Nothing per visit during
covered inpatient admission
Note: The annual deductible
and facility copayments apply
to services billed by a hospital.
$50 per office visit
Nothing per visit during
covered inpatient admission
Note: The annual deductible
and facility copayments apply
to services billed by a hospital.
Not covered:
Long-term rehabilitative therapy
Exercise programs
Pulmonary rehabilitation
All charges All charges
Speech therapy High Option Standard Option
60 visit per calendar year; no less than 2 consecutive
months of therapy for each condition.
$30 per office visit
Nothing per visit during
covered inpatient admission
Note: The annual deductible
and facility copayments apply
to services billed by a hospital.
$50 per office visit
Nothing per visit during
covered inpatient admission
Note: The annual deductible
and facility copayments apply
to services billed by a hospital.
Hearing services (testing, treatment, and
supplies)
High Option Standard Option
For treatment related to illness or injury; including
evaluation and diagnostic hearing tests performed
by a M.D., D.O. or audiologist.
Note: For routine hearing screening performed during
a child's preventive care visit, see Section 5(a)
Preventive care, children.
Nothing Nothing
External hearing aids
Implanted hearing-related devices, such as bone
anchored hearing aids (BAHA) and cochlear
implants
Note: For benefits for the devices, see Section 5(a)
Orthopedic and prosthetic devices.
Nothing Nothing
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Hearing services (testing, treatment, and
supplies) (cont.)
High Option Standard Option
Not covered:
Hearing services that are not shown as covered
All charges All charges
Vision services (testing, treatment, and
supplies)
High Option Standard Option
Annual eye refractions, including written lens
prescription.
Note: See
Preventive care, children
for eye exams for
children.
$19 per office visit at a
participating optometrist or $30
per office visit to a specialist
$19 per office visit at a
participating optometrist or $50
per office visit to a specialist
Frames (one pair of each calendar year from the
Coventry Health Care of Florida Standard
collection at a participating provider)
Nothing Nothing
One pair of frames or contact lenses to correct an
impairment directly caused by accidental ocular
injury or intraocular surgery (such as for cataracts)
$30 per office visit to a
specialist
$50 per office visit to a
specialist
Standard Select Plan Frames (preselected
collection)
Nothing Nothing
Single vision lenses $20 $20
Bifocal lenses $25 $25
Trifocal lenses $30 $30
Contact Lenses
Medically necessary contact lenses (evaluation and
fitting) in lieu of eyeglasses
Nothing Nothing
Daily wear contact lenses (Bausch & Lomb,
Biomedics)
$10 $10
Extended wear contact lenses (Bausch & Lomb) $15 $15
Disposable lenses (2 boxes of all clear spherical
lens)
$48 $48
All eyewear (including contact lenses) outside of
the Standard Select plan (preselected collection)
Retail cost minus 20% discount Retail cost minus 20% discount
Not covered:
Eye exercises and orthoptics
Radial keratotomy and other refractive surgery
All Charges All Charges
Foot care High Option Standard Option
Routine foot care when you are under active
treatment for a metabolic or peripheral vascular
disease, such as diabetes.
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Not covered
Cutting, triming or removal of corns, calluses or
the free edge of toenails, and similar routine
treatment of conditions of the foot, except as stated
above
All Charges All Charges
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Foot care (cont.) High Option Standard Option
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 All Charges
Orthopedic and prosthetic devices High Option Standard Option
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
External hearing aids
Implanted hearing-related devices, such as bone
anchored hearing aids (BAHA) and cochlear
implants
Internal prosthetic devices , such as artificial joints,
pacemakers, cochlear implants, and surgically
implanted breast implant following mastectomy.
Note: For information on the professional charges for
surgery to insert an implant, see Section 5(b) Surgical
procedures. For information on the hospital and/or
ambulatory surgery center benefits, see Section 5(c)
Services provided by a hospital or other facility, and
ambulance services.
Nothing Nothing
Not covered:
Orthopedic and corrective shoes, arch supports,
foot orthotics, heel pads and heel cups
Lumbosacral supports
Corsets, trusses, elastic stockings, suppor t h ose,
and other supportive devices
Prosthetic replacements provided less than 3 years
after the last one we covered
All Charges All Charges
Durable medical equipment (DME) High Option Standard Option
We cover rental or purchase of durable medical
equipment, at our option, including repair and
adjustment. Covered items include:
Oxygen
Dialysis equipment
Hospital beds
Wheelchairs
Crutches
Walkers
Nothing Nothing
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33 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(a)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Durable medical equipment (DME) (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Audible prescription reading devices
Speech generating devices
Blood glucose monitors
Insulin pumps
Note: Call us at (866) 575-1882 as soon as your Plan
physician prescribes this equipment. We will arrange
with a health care provider to rent or sell you durable
medical equipment at discounted rates and will tell
you more about this service when you call.
Nothing Nothing
Not covered:
Motorized wheelchairs unless medically necessary
to meet the minimum functional requirements of
the member
More than one device for the same body part or
more than one piece of equipment that serves the
same function
Spare or alternate use devices
Adjust, repair or maintenance of devices which are
worn or damaged as a result of abuse
Replacement of lost devices
Exercise equipment and bicycles
Elevators and chair lifts, plus home and automobile
modifications
Air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air
purifiers, pillows, whirlpools, spas, jacuzzis, and
saunas
Any equipment that does not serve a medical
purpose
All Charges All Charges
Home health services High Option Standard Option
Home health care ordered by a Plan physician and
provided by a registered nurse (R.N.), licensed
practical nurse (L.P.N.), or home health aide.
Services include oxygen therapy, intravenous
therapy and medications.
Note: See Section 5(a) Diagnostic and Treatment
Services for the amount you pay for physician visits
in the home.
Nothing 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 that
does not include a medical component and is not
diagnostic, therapeutic or rehabilitative.
All Charges All Charges
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Home health services (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Services primarily for hygiene, feeding, exercising,
moving the patient, homemaking, companionship
or giving oral medication.
All Charges All Charges
Chiropractic High Option Standard Option
Manipulation of the spine and extremities
Adjunctive procedures such as ultrasound,
electrical muscle stimulation, vibratory therapy,
and cold pack application
$30 per office visit $50 per office visit
Not covered: All services not deemed medically
necessary.
All charges All charges
Alternative treatments High Option Standard Option
Acupuncture - by a doctor of medicine or osteopathy
for:
anesthesia
pain relief
$30 per office visit $50 per office visit
Not covered:
Naturopathic services
Hypnotherapy
Biofeedback
All Charges All Charges
Educational classes and programs High Option Standard Option
Coverage is provided for:
Tobacco Cessation programs, including individual/
group/telephone counseling, and for over the counter
(OTC) and prescription drugs approved by the FDA
to treat tobacco dependence.
Nothing for two counseling
sessions for up to four quit
attempts per year.
Nothing for OTC and
prescription drugs approved by
the FDA to treat tobacco
dependence.
Nothing for two counseling
sessions for up to four quit
attempts per year.
Nothing for OTC and
prescription drugs approved by
the FDA to treat tobacco
dependence.
Diabetes self management $30 per office visit $50 per office visit
Childhood obesity education Nothing Nothing
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Section 5(b). Surgical and anesthesia services provided by physicians and other
health care professionals
High and Standard Option
Important things you should 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.
The hospital deductible is: for the High Option $250 per person and for the Standard Option $500
per person. The hospital deductible applies to almost all benefits in this Section. We added "(No
deductible)" to show when the hospital deductible does not apply.
The amounts listed below are for the charges billed by a physician or other health care professional
for your surgical care. We will also apply a facility copay to surgical services that appear in this
section but are performed in an ambulatory surgical center or in the outpatient department of a
hospital. Look in Section 5(c) for charges associated with the facility (i.e. hospital, surgical center,
etc.).
YOUR PHYSICIAN MUST GET PRECERTIFICATION FOR SOME SURGICAL
PROCEDURES. Please refer to the precertification information shown in Section 3 to be sure
which services require precertification and identify which surgeries require precertification.
Benefit Description You pay
Note: The hospital deductible applies to all inpatient and outpatient services at a hospital.
We say "(No deductible)" when it does not apply.
Surgical procedures High Option Standard Option
A comprehensive range of services, such as:
Operative procedures
Treatment of fractures, including casting
Normal pre- and post-operative care by a surgeon
Correction of amblyopia and strabismus
Endoscopy procedures
Biopsy procedures
Removal of tumors and cysts
Correction of congenital anomalies (see
Reconstructive surgery
)
Surgical treatment of morbid obesity (bariatric
surgery)
Insertion of internal prosthetic devices. See 5(a) -
Orthopedic and prosthetic devices
for device
coverage information
Note: Generally, we pay for internal prostheses
(devices) according to where the procedure is done.
For example, we pay Hospital benefits for pacemaker
and Surgery benefits for insertion of the pacemaker.
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
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36 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(b)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Surgical procedures (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Voluntary sterilization (e.g., vasectomy) $200 copayment
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The $250 annual
deductible applies to all
services billed by a hospital.
$200 copayment
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The $500 annual
deductible applies to all
services billed by a hospital.
Treatment of burns $15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
Surgical treatment of morbid obesity (bariatric
surgery)
Note: you must satisfy all of the following criteria in
order for us to consider the surgery:
Body mass Index (BMI) of 40 or more or a BMI of
35 if co-morbidities exist;
18 years old or have documentation of completion
of Bone Growth;
Failed attempted weight loss under the direction of
MD or Presurgical weight loss regime;
Pre-operative psychological evaluation.
Note: Bariatric surgery requires our prior approval.
See Services requiring our prior approval on page 16.
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician’s
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician’s
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
Not covered:
Reversal of voluntary sterilization
Routine treatment of conditions of the foot; see
Foot care
All Charges All Charges
Reconstructive surgery High Option Standard Option
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
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician’s
charge for surgery
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician’s
charge for surgery
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37 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(b)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Reconstructive surgery (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Surgery to correct a codition 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
palate; birth marks; and webbed fingers and toes.
All stages of breast recontruction surgery following
a mastectomy, such as:
- surgery to produce a symmetrical appearance of
breasts;
- 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.
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician’s
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician’s
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
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 All Charges
Oral and maxillofacial surgery High Option Standard Option
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
Other surgical procedures that do not involve the
teeth or their supporting structures.
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician’s
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician’s
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
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 All charges
38 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(b)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants High Option Standard Option
These solid organ transplants are subject to medical
necessity and experimental /investigational review by
the Plan. Refer to Other Services in Section 3 for
prior authorization procedures. Transplant services
must be performed at a participating Center of
Excellence. We approve and designate where all
transplants must be performed including hospitals for
specific transplant procedures. If you would like to
know about a specific facility, please contact
Customer Service.
We cover related medical and hospital expenses of
donor when the expenses are not covered by the
donor's insurance and when the transplant recipient is
a HealthAmerica member approved for transplant
services.
Solid organ transplants limited to:
Cornea
Heart
Heart/lung
Intestinal transplants
- Small intestine
- Small intestine with the liver
- Small intestine with multiple organs, such as the
liver, stomach, and pancreas
- Autologous pancreas islet cell transplant (as an
adjunct to toal or near total pancreatectomy)
only for patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Kidney
Liver
Lung: single/bilateral/lobar
Pancreas
Autologous pancreas islet cell transplant (as an
adjunct to total or near total pancreatectomy) only
for patients with chronic pancreatitis
* We limit the coverage for pancreas (only)
transplants to patients who have insulin dependent (or
Type 1) diabetes mellitus when we find that
exogenous treatment with insulin in ineffective.
These tandem blood or marrow stem cell
transplants for covered transplants are subject to
medical necessity review by the Plan. Refer to
Other
Services
in Section 3 for prior authorization
procedures. These transplants are limited to the stages
of the following diagnoses. The medical necessity is
considered satisfied if the patient meets the staging
description.
Autologous tandem transplants for
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery.
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery.
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
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39 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(b)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.) High Option Standard Option
- AL Amyloidosis
- Multiple myeloma (de novo and treated)
- Recurrent germ cell tumors (including testicular
cancer)
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery.
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery.
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
Blood or marrow stem cell transplants limited to
the stages of the following disgnoses. For the
diagnoses listed below, the medical necessity
limitation is considered satisfied if the patient meets
the staging description.
Allogeneic (donor) transplants for:
Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic (i.e.,
myelogenous) leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma with reoccurrence
(relapsed)
Advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with
reoccurrence (relapsed)
Acute myeloid leukemia
Advanced Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPDs)
Advanced neuroblastoma
Amyloidosis
Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma/small
lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
Hemoglobinopathy
Infant malignant osteopetrosis
Kostmann's syndrome
Leukocyte adhesion deficiencies
Marrow Failure and Related Disorders (i.e.,
Fanconi's PNH, Pure Red Cell Aplasia)
Mucolipidosis (e.g. Gaucher's disease,
metachromatic leukodystrophy,
adrenoleukodystrophy)
Mucopolysaccharidosis (e.g. Hunter's syndrome,
Hurler's syndrome, Sanfillippo's syndrome,
Maroteauxlamy syndrome variants)
Myelodysplasia/Myelodysplastic syndromes
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery.
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery.
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Phagocytic/Hemophagocytic deficiency diseases
(e.g., Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Severe or very severe aplastic anemia
Sickle cell anemia
X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome
Autologous transplants for
Acute lymphocytic or nonlymphocytic (i.e.,
myelogenous) leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma with reoccurrence
(relapsed)
Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with
reoccurrence (relapsed)
Amyloidosis
Breast Cancer
Ependymoblastoma
Epithelial ovarian cancer
Ewing's sarcoma
Multiple myeloma
Medulloblastoma
Pineoblastoma
Neuroblastoma
Testicular, Mediastinal, Retroperitoneal, and
ovarian germ cell tumors
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery.
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery.
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
Mini-transplants performed in a clinical trial
setting (non-myeloblative, reduced intensity
conditioning or RIC) for members with a diagnosis
listed below are subject to medical necessity review
by the Plan.
Refer to
Other Services
in Section 3 for prior
authorization procedures:
Allogenic transplants for
Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic (i.e.,
myelogenous) leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma with reoccurance
(relapsed)
Advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with
reoccurance (relapsed)
Acute myeloid leukemia
Advanced Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPDs)
Amyloidosis
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
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41 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(b)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic
lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
Hemoglobinopathy
Marrow failure and related disorders (i.e.,
Fanconi's, PNH, Pure Red Cell Aplasia)
Myelodysplasia/Myelodysplastic syndromes
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Homoglobinuria
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Severe or very severe aplastic anemia
Autologous transplants for
Acute lymphocytic or nonlymphocytic (i.e.,
myelogenous) leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma with reoccurence
(relapsed)
Advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with
reoccurence (relapsed)
Amyloidosis
Neuroblastoma
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
These blood or marrow stem cell transplants covered
only in a National Cancer Institute or National
Institutes of health approved clinical trial or a Plan-
designated center of excellence and if approved by
the Plan's medical director in accordance with the
Plan's protocols.
If you are a participant in a clinical trial, the Plan will
provide benefits for related routine care that is
medically necessary (such as doctor visits, lab tests,
x-rays and scans, and hospitalization related to
treating the patient's condition) if it is not provided by
the clinical trial. Section 9 has additional information
on costs related to clinical trials. We encourage you to
contact the Plan to discuss specific services if you
participate in a clinical trial.
These blood and marrow stem cell transplants are
covered if the following are met:
The trial is a NCI and/or NIH sponsored trial, or
The trial is conducted at an approved NCI center;
and
The trial is approved by the Plan's Medical
Director in accordance with the Plan's protocals.
Allogeneic transplants for
Advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma
Advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Beta Thalassemia Major
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
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42 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(b)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Chronic inflammatory demyelination
polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell
lymphocytic lymphoma
Multiple myeloma
Multiple sclerosis
Sickle Cell anemia
Mini-transplants (non-myeloblative allogenic,
reduced intensity conditioning or RIC) for
Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma
Advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Breast cancer
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Colon cancer
Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma / small
lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell
lymphocytic lymphoma
Multiple Myeloma
Multiple sclerosis
Myeloproliferative disorders (MDDs)
Myelodysplasia/Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Non-small lung cancer
Ovarian cancer
Prostate cancer
Renal cell carcinoma
Sarcomas
Sickle cell anemia
Autologous Transplants for
Advanced Childhood kidney cancers
Advanced Ewing sarcoma
Advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma
Advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Breast Cancer
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma / small
lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
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43 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(b)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell
lymphocytic lymphoma
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Mantle Cell (Non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
Multiple sclerosis
Small cell lung cancer
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Systemic sclerosis
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Nothing for the physician's
charge for surgery
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductibe. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
Coventry Transplant Network (CTN) -
NOTE: We cover related medical and hospital
expenses of the donor when we cover the recipient.
We cover donor screening tests and donor search
expenses for the actual solid organ or up to four bone
marrow/stem cell transplant donors in addition to the
testing of family members.
Not covered:
Donor screening tests and donor search expenses,
except as those shown above
Donor expenses related to donating organs or tissue
to a non-member recipient
Implants of artificial organs
Transplants not specifically listed as covered
All charges All charges
Anesthesia High Option Standard Option
Professional services provided in –
Hospital (inpatient)
Hospital outpatient department
Skilled nursing facility
Note: See Section 5 (c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
Note: See Section 5 (c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
Professional services provided in –
Office
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $30
per visit to a specialist
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician or $50
per visit to a specialist
Note: See Section 5(c) for
information on the applicable
facility copayment and annual
deductible. The deductible
applies to all services billed by
a hospital.
44 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(b)
Section 5(c). Services provided by a hospital or
other facility, and ambulance services
High and Standard Option
Important things you should 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 and you must be hospitalized in a Plan facility.
In this Section, unlike Sections 5(a) and 5(b), the hospital deductible applies to only a few benefits.
We added “(hospital deductible applies)” when it applies. The hospital deductible is: $250 per
person on the High Option or $500 per person on the Standard Option.
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 in Sections 5(a) or (b).
YOUR PHYSICIAN MUST GET PRECERTIFICATION FOR HOSPITAL STAYS. Please
refer to Section 3 to be sure which services require precertification.
Benefit Description You pay
Note: The hospital deductible applies only when we say below: "(hospital deductible applies)".
Inpatient hospital High Option Standard Option
Room and board, such as
Ward, semiprivate, or intensive care
accommodations
General nursing care
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.
$150 per day up to a maximum
of $450 after $250 hospital
deductible per person is
satisfied
$150 per day for the first five
days after $500 hospital
deductible per person is
satisfied
Other hospital services and supplies, such as:
Operating, recovery, maternity, and other treatment
rooms
Prescribed drugs and medicines
Diagnostic laboratory tests and X-rays
Dressings, splints, casts, and sterile tray services
Medical supplies and equipment, including oxygen
Blood or blood plasma, if not donated or replaced
Administration of blood and blood products
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: hospital deductible applies.)
Nothing after the inpatient
hospital copay and the $250
hospital deductible per person
Nothing after the inpatient
hospital copay and the $500
hospital deductible per person
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45 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(c)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Inpatient hospital (cont.) High Option Standard Option
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 All Charges
Outpatient hospital or ambulatory surgical
center
High Option Standard Option
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.
$50 copay for outpatient
surgery performed at a
freestanding participating
facility
$100 copay after the $250
hospital deductible for services
performed in a hospital setting
$150 copay for outpatient
surgery performed at a
freestanding participating
facility
$250 copay after the $500
hospital deductible for services
performed in a hospital setting
Not covered: Blood and blood derivatives replaced by
the member
All Charges All Charges
Extended care benefits/Skilled nursing care
facility benefits
High Option Standard Option
The plan provides a comprehensive range of benefits
for up to 100 days per calendar year when you are
hospitalized under the care of a Plan physician. All
medically necessary services are covered.
Bed, board and general nursing care
Drugs, biological, supplies and equipment
ordinarily provided or arranged by the skilled
nursing facility when prescribed by a Plan
physician.
Nothing Nothing
Not covered: Custodial care All Charges All Charges
46 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(c)
High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Hospice care High Option Standard Option
Hospice care: up to 210 days per lifetime
The Plan covers supportive and palliative care for a
terminally ill member. Coverage is provided in the
home or a hospice facility. Services include inpatient,
outpatient care and family counseling; these services
are provided under the direction of a Plan physician
who certifies that the patient is in terminal stages of
illness, with a life expectancy of approximately six
months or less.
Nothing Nothing
Not covered: Independent nursing, homemaker
services
All Charges All Charges
Ambulance High Option Standard Option
Local professional ambulance service when
medically appropriate
Air Ambulance limited to situation where ground
transportation is not medically appropriate – prior
plan authorization required.
Note: See 5(d) for non-emergency service.
Nothing Nothing
47 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Section 5(c)
Section 5(d). Emergency services/accidents
High and Standard Option
Important things you should 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 do not have a hospital deductible for emergency room services.
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.
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:
If you are in an emergency situation, please call your primary doctor. In extreme emergencies, if you are unable to contact
your 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 notified timely.
If you need to be hospitalized, the Plan must be notified within 48 hours or the first working day following your admission,
unless it is not reasonably possible to notify the Plan in 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
ambulance charges covered in full.
Emergencies within our service area: Benefits are available for care from non-Plan provider 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 or
provided by Plan providers.
Emergencies outside our service area: Benefits are available for any medically necessary service that is immediately
required because of injury or unforeseen illness.
If you need to be hospitalized, the Plan must be notified within 48 or on the first working day following your admission,
unless it was not reasonably possible to notify the Plan in 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.
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Emergency within our service area High Option Standard Option
Emergency care at a doctors office $15 per visit to primary care
physician / $30 per visit to
specialist
$20 per visit to primary care
physician / $50 per visit to
specialist
Emergency care at an urgent care center $40 per visit $50 per visit
Emergency care as an outpatient or inpatient at a
hospital, including doctors’ services
Note: We waive the ER copay if you are admitted to
the hospital.
$150 per visit $150 per visit
Not covered: Elective care or non-emergency care All Charges All Charges
Emergency outside our service area High Option Standard Option
Emergency care at a doctors office $15 per visit to PCP / $30 per
visit to Specialist
$20 per visit to PCP / $50 per
visit to Specialist
Emergency care at an urgent care center $40 per visit $50 per visit
Emergency care as an outpatient at a hospital,
including doctors' services
$150 per hospital emergency
room visit
$150 per hospital emergency
room visit
Not covered:
Elective care or non-emergency care and follow-up
care recommended by non-Plan providers that has
not been approved by the Plan or provided by Plan
providers
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 All Charges
Ambulance High Option Standard Option
Professional ambulance service when medically
appropriate.
Air Ambulance limited to situation where ground
transportation is not
medically appropriate – prior plan authorization
required.
Note: See 5(d) for non-emergency service.
Nothing Nothing
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Section 5(e). Mental health and substance abuse benefits
High and Standard Option
You need to get Plan approval (preauthorization) for services and follow a treatment plan we approve
in order to get benefits. When you receive services as part of an approved treatment plan, cost-sharing
and limitations for Plan mental health and substance abuse benefits are no greater than for similar
benefits for other illnesses and conditions.
Important things you should 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.
All services provided in a hospital setting are subject to the hospital deductible, $250 per person
under High Option or $500 per person under Standard Option. Daily copayments for inpatient
hospital admissions and other facility charges may also apply.
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 FOR THESE SERVICES. 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. The treatment plan may include
services, drugs, and supplies described elsewhere in this brochure. To be eligible to receive full
benefits, you must follow the preauthorization process and get Plan approval of your treatment plan:
We will provide medical review criteria or reasons for treatment plan denials to enrollees, members
or providers upon request or as otherwise required.
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.
Benefit Description You pay
Note: The hospital deductible applies to almost all benefits in this Section.
We say “(No deductible)” when it does not apply.
Professional services High Option Standard Option
When part of a treatment plan we approve, we cover
professional services by licensed professional mental
health and substance abuse practitioners when acting
within the scope of their license, such as psychiatrists,
psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed
professional counselors, or marriage and family
therapists.
Your cost-sharing
responsibilities are no greater
than for other illnesses or
conditions.
Your cost-sharing
responsibilities are no greater
than for other illnesses or
conditions.
Diagnosis and Treatment of psychiatric conditions,
mental illness, or mental disorders. Services include:
Diagnostic evaluation
Crisis intervention and stabilization for acute
episodes
Medication evaluation and management
(pharmacotherapy)
Psychological and neuropsychological testing
necessary to determine the appropriate psychiatric
treatment
Treatment and counseling (including individual or
group therapy visits)
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician and $30
per office visit to a specialist
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician and $50
per office visit to a specialist
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Professional services (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism and drug
abuse, including detoxification, treatment and
counseling
Professional charges for intensive outpatient
treatment in a provider's office or other
professional setting
Electroconvulsive therapy
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician and $30
per office visit to a specialist
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician and $50
per office visit to a specialist
Diagnostics High Option Standard Option
Outpatient Diagnostic tests provided and billed by
a licensed mental health and substance abuse
practitioner
Outpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a
laboratory, hospital or other covered facility
Inpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a
hospital or other covered facility
$15 per office visit to your
primary care physician and $30
per office visit to a specialist
Nothing when performed at a
participating free-standing
laboratory center
After the $250 hospital
deductible, nothing for services
performed and billed by a
hospital
$20 per office visit to your
primary care physician and $50
per office visit to a specialist
$50 when performed at a
participating free-standing
laboratory center
After the $500 hospital
deductible, nothing for services
performed and billed by a
hospital
Inpatient hospital or other covered facility High Option Standard Option
Inpatient services provided and billed by a hospital or
other covered facility
Room and board, such as semiprivate or intensive
accomodations, general nursing care, meals and
special diets, and other hospital services
$150 per day for the first three
(3) days per admission, after
you have satisfied a $250
hospital deductible
$150 per day for the first five
(5) days per admission, after
you have satisfied a $500
hospital deductible
Not covered High Option Standard Option
Services that are not part of a preauthorized approved
treatment plan.
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 All charges
To be eligible to receive these benefits you must obtain a treatment plan and follow all of
the following network authorization processes:
Prior to seeking mental health and substance abuse treatment, you must call Psych/Care at
1-800-221-5487. Psych/Care is a managed behavioral health care firm with over 500
providers in our service area. You do not need a referral from your primary care physician
or authorization from us. A Psych/Care provider will evaluate you and develop a treatment
plan.
Once the treatment plan has been approved, you must follow it. If you need inpatient care,
your Psych/Care provider will arrange it for you. Call Psych/Care for a list of participating
providers in your area.
Preauthorization
We may limit your benefits if you do not obtain a treatment plan. Limitation
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Section 5(f). Prescription drug benefits
High and Standard Option
Important things you should keep in mind about these benefits:
We cover prescribed drugs and medications, as described in the chart beginning on the next page.
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.
Certain drugs require prior authorization from us. Your physician must obtain our prior authorization
for certain drugs and all Tier IV high technology and self-administered drugs.
We do not have a calendar year deductible for prescription drugs.
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.
There are important features you should be aware of. These include:
Who can write your prescription. A licensed plan physician or licensed dentist must write the prescription.
Where you can obtain them. You may fill the prescription at a participating pharmacy. Please see the complete listing of
participating pharmacies in our provider directory.
We use a formulary. The formulary is a list of medications, both brand and generic, that we approve as covered
medication. Plan pharmacies dispense prescription medication to our members based on our formulary list. However, we
cover non-formulary drugs prescribed by a Plan doctor. You must pay a higher copay for non-formulary drugs. Our
formulary has 5 tiers of prescription drug coverage. Tier 1A includes low cost select generic drugs. Tier 1B includes low
cost generic formulary drugs. Tier 2 includes brand name formulary drugs. Tier 3 includes high cost, mostly brand name
non-formulary drugs that usually have generic or brand name alternatives in Tiers 1 or 2. Tier 4 includes high technology
and self-administered drugs, including growth hormone. Tier 4 drugs require our prior authorization. If you’d like a copy
of our formulary, please call us at 1-866-575-1882.
These are the dispensing limitations.You may obtain a 30-day supply at a Plan pharmacy or a 90-day supply via mail
order. Mail order is available for maintenance medications only. A 90-day vacation supply may also be obtained from a
Plan pharmacy once a year. Plan pharmacies will not dispense refills in excess of the number specified by the physician or
refill medication more than 12 months after the original date of the prescription. You may obtain a refill up to 6 days
before your prescription runs out. A generic equivalent will be dispensed if it is available, unless your physician
specifically requires a name brand drug. When your physician requires a name brand drug, the physician must specify
“Dispense as Written” on the prescription or you will have to pay the difference in cost between the name brand drug and
the generic.
Prior authorization process for medication other than self-injectable drugs. Our prescription drug formulary is based
on the principles of providing and promoting safe, efficacious and cost-effective medications for our members. In order to
monitor drug therapy duplication, abuse, misuse, and interactions, we administer a prior authorization (PA) requirement
for certain drugs. Our prior authorization program operates in the following manner.
We provide our participating physicians with a list of medications that require our prior authorization before they can be
dispensed by a Plan pharmacy. Your Plan physician must complete and submit a PA form to Coventry Health Care of Florida
(Coventry) to begin the authorization process. If you try to fill the prescription at a pharmacy and we have not authorized the
medication, the pharmacist will advise you that your physician must obtain prior authorization for the medication before it
can be dispensed. Your physician should call 1-866-847-8279 to obtain a PA form and must complete and fax it to
954-858-3386. If PA is urgent and you need the medication immediately, the physician can call the Rx phone number and
speak to a Coventry's clinical pharmacist during office hours. After office hours, pharmacies can call Coventry’s round-the-
clock Pharmacy Benefit Manager at 1-800-922-1557 to obtain an authorization for a one-time 7-day supply of a non-
formulary medication.
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Prior authorization process for self-injectable drugs. The prior approval process for requesting self-injectable
medication is very similar to PA for other medication. The only difference is that the prescription must be filled by a
Specialty Pharmacy. The physician completes a request form and faxes it to the Specialty Pharmacy and the specialty
pharmacy forwards it to Coventry’s Pharmacy Department for approval. If you have any questions about the prior
authorization process, please contact 1-866-575-1882.
Why use generic drugs? Generic drugs offer a safe and economic way to meet your prescription drug needs. The generic
name of a drug is its chemical name; the name brand is the name under which the manufacturer advertises and sells a drug.
Under federal law, generic and name brand drugs must meet the same standards for safety, purity, strength, and
effectiveness. A generic prescription costs you – and us – less than a name brand prescription.
When you do have to file a claim. There are no claims to file when you use a Plan pharmacy or our mail order program.
If you have an emergency while outside our service area, and you fill a prescription at a non-Plan pharmacy, you must
submit a claim for reimbursement. We will reimburse up to the amount we would have paid if you had used a plan
pharmacy.
If you are a military reservist called to active duty or are a member requiring a supply of medication during a
national emergency, call us at 1-866-847-8279 for assistance with obtaining your medication.
Benefit Description You pay
Covered medications and supplies High Option Standard Option
We cover the following medications and supplies
prescribed by a Plan physician and obtained from a
Plan pharmacy or through our mail order program:
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
Disposable needles and syringes for the
administration of covered medications
Diabetic supplies, including insulin syringes,
needles, glucose test tablets, test strips, and
solution
Drugs for sexual dysfunction
Note: Drugs for sexual dysfunctions have special
dispensing limits and guidelines. Please contact us for
details. These drugs are not available under our mail-
order program.
Note: Tier 4 includes: High technology and select
self-injectable specialty pharmacy medications. These
drugs are not available under our mail-order program.
Tier 4 drugs require our prior authorization. We
periodically review and update the list of
medications. Please contact us to verify if your drug
is on Tier 4. These drugs have specific characteristics
such as: usually injectable; high in cost; and require
special handling and special training to use.
Retail Pharmacy (up to 30-day
supply per prescription unit or
refill):
Tier 1A - $3; select generic
formulary;
Tier 1B - $20; generic
formulary;
Tier 2 - $40; name brand
formulary;
Tier 3 - $60; non-formulary;
Tier 4 - 20% of negotiated
rate up to $100 per month
out-of-pocket limit to a
maximum of $1,200 per
calendar year (except for
diabetic supplies). Tier 4
drugs require prior
authorization.
Note: If there is no generic
equivalent available, you will
still have to pay the brand name
or non-formulary copay.
Mail-Order Pharmacy (up to
a 90-day supply of maintenance
medication):
Tier 1A - $3; select generic
formulary;
Tier 1B - $60; generic
formulary;
Tier 2 - $120; name brand
formulary;
Retail Pharmacy (up to 30-day
supply per prescription unit or
refill):
Tier 1A - $3; select generic
formulary;
Tier 1B - $10; generic
formulary;
Tier 2 - $50; name brand
formulary;
Tier 3 - $70; non-formulary;
Tier 4 - 20% of negotiated
rate up to $100 per month
out-of-pocket limit to a
maximum of $1,200 per
calendar year (except for
diabetic supplies). Tier 4
drugs require prior
authorization.
Note: If there is no generic
equivalent available, you will
still have to pay the brand name
or non-formulary copay.
Mail-Order Pharmacy (up to
a 90-day supply of maintenance
medication):
Tier 1A - $3; select generic
formulary;
Tier 1 - $10 generic
formulary;
Tier 2 - $100 name brand
formulary;
Covered medications and supplies - continued on next page
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Covered medications and supplies (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Tier 3 - $180; non-formulary.
Note: We have no Tier 4 under
mail-order. Therefore, high
technology and self-injectable
specialty pharmacy medications
are available through Tier 4
retail.
Tier 3 - $210 non-formulary.
Note: We have no Tier 4 under
mail-order. Therefore, high
technology and self-injectable
specialty pharmacy medications
are available through Tier 4
retail.
Note: Over-the-counter and prescription drugs
approved by the FDA to treat tobacco dependence are
covered under the Tobacco cessation benefit and
require a written prescription by an approved provide
(See Page 35).
Drugs for smoking cessation
(combined with all Tobacco
cessation services) including
"Over the Counter" (OTC)
products require a script to
obtain with no charge.
Should the drug be indicated
for multiple purposes, members
are required to ask their doctor
to submit a Prior Authorization
Form with supporting
documentation as to the
indicated use of the medicine/
product.
All of the OTC Tobacco
cessation products are
approved for OTC use in
adults 18 years of age or
older.
Users under 18 years of age
are to consult with their
doctor prior to use.
Individuals who continue to
smoke, chew tobacco, use
snuff or use a nicotine patch
or other nicotine containing
products should not use.
All OTC products have the
same indication.
Drugs for smoking cessation
(combined with all smoking
cessation services) including
"Over the Counter" (OTC)
products require a script to
obtain with no charge.
Should the drug be indicated
for multiple purposes, members
are required to ask their doctor
to submit a Prior Authorization
Form with supporting
documentation as to the
indicated use of the medicine/
product.
All of the OTC smoking
cessation products are
approved for OTC use in
adults 18 years of age or
older.
Users under 18 years of age
are to consult with their
doctor prior to use.
Individuals who continue to
smoke, chew tobacco, use
snuff or use a nicotine patch
or other nicotine containing
products should not use.
All OTC products have the
same indication.
Women's contraceptive drugs and devices Nothing Nothing
Not covered
Drugs and supplies for cosmetic purposes
Drugs to enhance athletic performance
Fertility drugs
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
All Charges All Charges
Covered medications and supplies - continued on next page
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High and Standard Option
Benefit Description You pay
Covered medications and supplies (cont.) High Option Standard Option
Drugs given to you while you are a patient in a
hospital, skilled nursing facility, convalescent
hospital, hospice or other facility where drugs are
ordinarily provided by the facility to its patients.
Refills in excess of the number specified by the
physician or refills dispensed more than 12 months
after the the original date of the prescription.
Drugs provided to you by this plan, but which are
lost, stolen or destroyed.
Drugs for the treatment of obesity, unless
medically necessary for the treatment or morbid
obesity.
All Charges All Charges
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Section 5(g). Dental benefits
High and Standard Option
Important things you should 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.
If you are enrolled in a Federal Employees Dental/Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Dental
Plan, your FEHB Plan will be First/Primary payor of any Benefit payments and your FEDVIP Plan
is secondary to your FEHB Plan. See Section 9 Coordinating benefits with other coverage.
Plan dentists must provide or arrange your care.
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. See Section 5(c) for
inpatient hospital benefits. 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.
Benefit Desription You Pay
Accidental injury benefit High Option Standard Option
We cover restorative services and supplies necessary
to promptly repair (but not replace) sound natural
teeth. The need for these services must result from an
accidental injury.
$30 per office visit $50 per office visit
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Section 5(h). Special features
High and Standard Option
Feature Description
Under the flexible benefits option, we determine the most effective way to provide
services.
We may identify medically appropriate alternatives to regular contract benefits as a
less costly alternative. If we identify a less costly alternative, we will ask you to sign
an alternative benefits agreement that will include all of the following terms in
addition to other terms as necessary. Until you sign and return the agreement, regular
contract benefits will continue.
Alternative benefits will be made available for a limited time period and are subject to
our ongoing review. You must cooperate with the review process.
By approving an alternative benefit, we do not guarantee you will get it in the future.
The decision to offer an alternative benefit is solely ours, and except as expressly
provided in the agreement, we may withdraw it at any time and resume regular
contract benefits.
If you sign the agreement, we will provide the agreed-upon alternative benefits for the
stated time period (unless circumstances change). You may request an extension of the
time period, but regular contract benefits will resume if we do not approve your
request.
Our decision to offer or withdraw alternative benefits is not subject to OPM review
under the disputed claims process. However, if at the time we make a decision
regarding alternative benefits, we also decide that regular contract benefits are not
payable, then you may dispute our regular contract benefits decision under the OPM
disputed claim process (see Section 8).
Flexible benefits option
If you are hearing or speech impaired and use a telephone device for the deaf, you may
call 1-888-444-7352 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Services for deaf and
hearing impaired
Coventry Health Care of Florida offers a dedicated OB Case Management unit,
coordinating and monitoring all phases of care through the members pregnancy.
High risk pregnancies
Coventry Health Care of Florida utilizes Centers of Excellence for transplant services.
Please call us at 1-866-575-1882 for more information.
Centers of excellence for
transplants
Limited to ER services world-wide must submit translated documents. (E.R. notes,
receipts of paid services)
Travel benefit/services
overseas
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Table of contents
See page 14 for how our benefits changed this year. Pages 119 are a benefits summary of this option. Make sure that you
review the benefits that are available under the option in which you are enrolled.
Section 5. High Deductible Health Plan Benefits Overview ......................................................................................................60
Section 5. Savings – HSAs and HRAs ........................................................................................................................................63
Section 5. Preventive care ...........................................................................................................................................................68
Section 5. Traditional medical coverage subject to the deductible .............................................................................................71
Section 5(a). Medical services and supplies provided by physicians and other health care professionals .................................72
• Diagnostic and treatment services ................................................................................................................................72
• Lab, X-ray and other diagnostic tests ...........................................................................................................................72
• Maternity care ...............................................................................................................................................................72
• Family planning ............................................................................................................................................................73
• Infertility services .........................................................................................................................................................73
Allergy care ...................................................................................................................................................................74
• Treatment therapies .......................................................................................................................................................74
• Physical and occupational therapies .............................................................................................................................74
• Hearing services (testing, treatment, and supplies) ......................................................................................................75
• Vision services (testing, treatment, and supplies) .........................................................................................................75
• Foot care .......................................................................................................................................................................76
• Orthopedic and prosthetic devices ................................................................................................................................76
• Durable medical equipment (DME) .............................................................................................................................76
• Home health services ....................................................................................................................................................77
• Chiropractic ..................................................................................................................................................................77
Alternative treatments ...................................................................................................................................................78
• Educational classes and programs ................................................................................................................................78
Section 5(b). Surgical and anesthesia services provided by physicians and other health care professionals ............................79
• Surgical procedures ......................................................................................................................................................79
• Reconstructive surgery .................................................................................................................................................80
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery .....................................................................................................................................81
• Organ/tissue transplants ................................................................................................................................................81
Anesthesia .....................................................................................................................................................................85
Section 5(c). Services provided by a hospital or other facility, and ambulance services ...........................................................86
• Inpatient hospital ..........................................................................................................................................................86
• Outpatient hospital or ambulatory surgical center ........................................................................................................87
• Extended care benefits/Skilled nursing care facility benefits .......................................................................................87
• Hospice care .................................................................................................................................................................87
Ambulance ....................................................................................................................................................................87
Section 5(d). Emergency services/accidents ...............................................................................................................................88
• Emergency within our service area ...............................................................................................................................89
• Emergency outside our service area .............................................................................................................................89
Ambulance ....................................................................................................................................................................89
Section 5(e). Mental health and substance abuse benefits ..........................................................................................................90
• Professional services .....................................................................................................................................................90
• Diagnostics ...................................................................................................................................................................91
• Inpatient hospital or other covered facility ...................................................................................................................91
• Not covered ...................................................................................................................................................................91
Section 5(f). Prescription drug benefits ......................................................................................................................................92
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• Covered medications and supplies ...............................................................................................................................93
Section 5(g). Dental benefits .......................................................................................................................................................95
Accidental injury benefit ..............................................................................................................................................95
Section 5(h). Special features ......................................................................................................................................................96
• Flexible benefits option ................................................................................................................................................96
• Services for deaf and hearing impaired ........................................................................................................................96
• High risk pregnancies ...................................................................................................................................................96
• Centers of excellence ....................................................................................................................................................96
• Travel benefit/services overseas ...................................................................................................................................96
Summary of benefits for the HDHP for Coventry Health Plan of Florida 2013 .......................................................................119
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Section 5. High Deductible Health Plan Benefits Overview
This Plan offers a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP). The HDHP benefit package is described in this section.
Make sure that you review the benefits that are available under the benefit product in which you are enrolled.
HDHP Section 5, which describes the HDHP benefits, is divided into subsections. Please read
Important things you should
keep in mind about these benefits
at the beginning of each subsection. Also read the General Exclusions in Section 6; they
apply to benefits in the following subsections. To obtain claim forms, claims filing advice, or more information about HDHP
benefits, contact us at 866-575-1882 or at our Web site at feds.chcflorida.com.
Our HDHP option provides comprehensive coverage for high-cost medical events and a tax-advantaged way to help you
build savings for future medical expenses. The Plan gives you greater control over how you use your health care benefits.
When you enroll in this HDHP, we establish either a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Health Reimbursement
Arrangement (HRA) for you. We automatically pass through a portion of the total health Plan premium to your HSA or
credit an equal amount to your. HRA based upon your eligibility. Your full annual HRA credit will be available on your
effective date of enrollment.
With this Plan preventive care is covered in full. As you receive other non-preventive medical care, you must meet the Plan's
deductible before we pay benefits according to the benefit chart on page 68. You can choose to use funds available in your
HSA to make payments toward the deductible or you can pay toward your deductible entirely out-of-pocket, allowing your
savings to continue to grow.
This HDHP includes five key components: preventive care; traditional medical coverage health care that is subject to the
deductible; savings; catastrophic protection for out-of-pocket expenses; and health education resources and account
management tools.
The Plan covers preventive care services, such as periodic health evaluations (e.g., annual
physicals), screening services (e.g., mammograms), routine prenatal and well-child care,
child and adult immunizations, tobacco cessation programs, obesity weight loss programs,
disease management and wellness programs. These services are covered at 100% if you
use a network provider and the services are described in Section 5
Preventive care
.
You
do not have to meet the deductible before using these services.
Preventive care
After you have paid the Plan’s deductible, we pay benefits under traditional medical
coverage described in Section 5. The Plan typically pays 80% for in-network.
Covered services include:
Medical services and supplies provided by physicians and other health care
professionals
Surgical and anesthesia services provided by physicians and other health care
professionals
Hospital services; other facility or ambulance services
Emergency services/accidents
Mental health and substance abuse benefits
Prescription drug benefits
Dental benefits
Traditional medical
coverage
Health Savings Accounts or Health Reimbursement Arrangements provide a means to
help you pay out-of-pocket expenses (see page 63 for more details).
Savings
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By law, HSAs are available to members who are not enrolled in Medicare, cannot be
claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return, have not received VA Indian Health
Services (IHS) benefits within the last three months or do not have other health insurance
coverage other than another high deductible health plan. In 2013, for each month you are
eligible for an HSA premium pass through, we will contribute to your HSA $83.34 per
month for a Self Only enrollment or $166.67 per month for a Self and Family enrollment.
In addition to our monthly contribution, you have the option to make additional tax-free
contributions to your HSA, so long as total contributions do not exceed the limit
established by law, which is $3,250 for an individual and $6,450 for a family. See
maximum contribution information on page 66. You can use funds in your HSA to help
pay your health plan deductible. You own your HSA, so the funds can go with you if you
change plans or employment.
Federal tax tip: There are tax advantages to fully funding your HSA as quickly as
possible. Your HSA contribution payments are fully deductible on your Federal tax
return. By fully funding your HSA early in the year, you have the flexibility of paying
medical expenses from tax-free HSA dollars or after tax out-of-pocket dollars. If you
don’t deplete your HSA and you allow the contributions and the tax-free interest to
accumulate, your HSA grows more quickly for future expenses.
HSA features include:
Your HSA is administered by Health Equity
Your contributions to the HSA are tax deductible
You may establish pre-tax HSA deductions from your paycheck to fund your HSA up
to IRS limits using the same method that you use to establish other deductions (i.e.,
Employee Express, MyPay, etc.)
Your HSA earns tax-free interest
You can make tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical expenses for you, your
spouse and dependents (see IRS publication 502 for a complete list of eligible
expenses)
Your unused HSA funds and interest accumulate from year to year
It’s portable - the HSA is owned by you and is yours to keep, even when you leave
Federal employment or retire
When you need it, funds up to the actual HSA balance are available.
Important consideration if you want to participate in a Health Care Flexible Spending
Account (HCFSA): If you are enrolled in this HDHP with a Health Savings Account
(HSA), and start or become covered by a HCFSA health care flexible spending account
(such as FSAFEDS offers – see Section 11), this HDHP cannot continue to contribute to
your HSA. Similarly, you cannot contribute to an HSA if your spouse enrolls in an
HCFSA. Instead, when you inform us of your coverage in an HCFSA, we will establish
an HRA for you.
Health Savings Accounts
(HSA)
If you aren’t eligible for an HSA, for example, you are enrolled in Medicare or have
another health plan, we will administer and provide an HRA instead. You must notify us
that you are ineligible for an HSA.
In 2013, we will give you an HRA credit of $1,000 per year for a Self Only enrollment
and $2,000 per year for a Self and Family enrollment. You can use funds in your HRA to
help pay your health plan deductible and/or for certain expenses that don’t count toward
the deductible.
HRA features include:
For our HDHP option, the HRA is administered by.
Health Reimbursement
Arrangements (HRA)
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Entire HRA credit (prorated from your effective date to the end of the plan year) is
available from your effective date of enrollment.
Tax-free credit can be used to pay for qualified medical expenses for you and any
individuals covered by this HDHP.
Unused credits carryover from year to year.
HRA credit does not earn interest.
HRA credit is forfeited if you leave Federal employment or switch health insurance
plans.
An HRA does not affect your ability to participate in an FSAFEDS Health Care
Flexible Spending Account (HCFSA). However, you must meet FSAFEDS eligibility
requirements.
When you use network providers, your annual maximum for out-of-pocket expenses
(deductibles, coinsurance and copayments) for covered services is limited to $5,000 per
person or $10,000 per family enrollment. However, certain expenses do not count toward
your out-of-pocket maximum and you must continue to pay these expenses once you
reach your out-of-pocket maximum (such as expenses in excess of the Plan’s allowable
amount or benefit maximum). Refer to Section 4 Your catastrophic protection out-of-
pocket maximum and HDHP Section 5
Traditional medical coverage subject to the
deductible
for more details.
Catastrophic protection
for out-of-pocket
expenses
HDHP Section 5(i) describes the health education resources and account management
tools available to you to help you manage your health care and your health care dollars.
Health education
resources and account
management tools
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Section 5. Savings – HSAs and HRAs
Feature Comparison Health Savings Account (HSA) Health Reimbursement
Arrangement (HRA)
The Plan will establish an HSA for you with
Coventry Consumer Choice, this HDHP’s fiduciary
(an administrator, trustee or custodian as defined by
Federal tax code and approved by IRS.)
Health Equity
15 West Scenic Pointe Drive
Suite 400
Draper, UT 84020
Please refer to the number on your ID card
is the HRA fiduciary for this
Plan.
Administrator
Set-up fee is paid by the HDHP. None. Fees
You must:
Enroll in this HDHP
Have no other health insurance coverage (does
not apply to specific injury, accident, disability,
dental, vision or long-term care coverage)
Not be enrolled in Medicare
Not be claimed as a dependent on someone
else’s tax return
Not have received VA benefits in the last three
months
Complete and return all banking paperwork.
You must enroll in this HDHP.
Eligibility is determined on the
first day of the month following
your effective day of enrollment
and will be prorated for length of
enrollment.
Eligibility
If you are eligible for HSA contributions, a portion
of your monthly health plan premium is deposited to
your HSA each month. Premium pass through
contributions are based on the effective date of your
enrollment in the HDHP.
In addition, you may establish pre-tax HSA
deductions from your paycheck to fund your HSA
up to IRS limits using the same method that you use
to establish other deductions (i.e., Employee
Express, MyPay, etc.).
Eligibility for the annual credit
will be determined on the first
day of the month and will be
prorated for length of enrollment.
The entire amount of your HRA
will be available to you upon
your enrollment.
Funding
For 2013, a monthly premium pass through of
$83.34 will be made by the HDHP directly into your
HSA each month.
For 2013, your HRA annual
credit is $1,000 (prorated for
mid-year enrollment).
Self Only enrollment
For 2013, a monthly premium pass through of
$166.67 will be made by the HDHP directly into
your HSA each month.
For 2013, your HRA annual
credit is $2,000 (prorated for
mid-year enrollment).
Self and Family
enrollment
The full HRA credit will be
available, subject to proration, on
the effective date of enrollment.
The HRA does not earn interest.
Contributions/credits
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The maximum that can be contributed to your HSA
is an annual combination of HDHP premium pass
through and enrollee contribution funds, which
when combined, do not exceed the maximum
contribution amount set by the IRS of $3,250 for an
individual and $6,450 for a family for a family.
If you enroll during Open Season, you are eligible to
fund your account up to the maximum contribution
limit set by the IRS. To determine the amount you
may contribute, subtract the amount the Plan will
contribute to your account for the year from the
maximum allowable contribution.
You are eligible to contribute up to the IRS limit for
partial year coverage as long as you maintain your
HDHP enrollment for 12 months following the last
month of the year of your first year of eligibility. To
determine the amount you may contribute, take the
IRS limit and subtract the amount the Plan will
contribute to your account for the year.
If you do not meet the 12 month requirement, the
maximum contribution amount is reduced by 1/12
for any month you were ineligible to contribute to
an HSA. If you exceed the maximum contribution
amount, a portion of your tax reduction is lost and a
10% penalty is imposed. There is an exception for
death or disability.
You may rollover funds you have in other HSAs to
this HDHP HSA (rollover funds do not affect your
annual maximum contribution under this HDHP).
HSAs earn tax-free interest (does not affect your
annual maximum contribution).
Catch-up contribution discussed on page 66.
You may make an annual maximum contribution of
$2,250.
You cannot contribute to the
HRA.
Self Only enrollment
You may make an annual maximum contribution of
$4,450.
You cannot contribute to the
HRA.
Self and Family
enrollment
You can access your HSA by the following methods:
Debit card
Withdrawal form
Checks
For qualified medical expenses
under your HDHP, you will be
automatically reimbursed when
claims are submitted through the
HDHP. For expenses not covered
by the HDHP, such as
orthodontia, a reimbursement
form will be sent to you upon
your request.
Access funds
You can pay the out-of-pocket expenses for yourself,
your spouse or your dependents (even if they are not
covered by the HDHP) from the funds available in
your HSA. See IRS Publication 502 for a list of
eligible medical expenses.
You can pay the out-of-pocket
expenses for qualified medical
expenses for individuals covered
under the HDHP.
Distributions/
withdrawals
Medical
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Non-reimbursed qualified
medical expenses are allowable if
they occur after the effective date
of your enrollment in this Plan.
See
Availability of funds
below
for information on when funds
are available in the HRA.
See IRS Publication 502 for a list
of eligible medical expenses.
Physician prescribed over-the-
counter drugs and Medicare
premiums are also reimbursable.
Most other types of medical
insurance premiums are not
reimbursable.
If you are under age 65, withdrawal of funds for
non-medical expenses will create a 20% income tax
penalty in addition to any other income taxes you
may owe on the withdrawn funds.
When you turn age 65, distributions can be used for
any reason without being subject to the 20% penalty,
however they will be subject to ordinary income tax.
Not applicable – distributions
will not be made for anything
other than non-reimbursed
qualified medical expenses.
Non-medical
Funds are not available for withdrawal until all the
following steps are completed:
Your enrollment in this HDHP is effective
(effective date is determined by your agency in
accord with the event permitting the enrollment
change).
The HDHP receives record of your enrollment
and initially establishes your HSA account with
the fiduciary by providing information it must
furnish and by contributing the minimum
amount required to establish an HSA.
The fiduciary sends you HSA paperwork for you to
complete and the fiduciary receives the completed
paperwork back from you
The entire amount of your HRA
will be available to you upon
your enrollment in the HDHP.
Funds are not available for
withdrawal until all the following
steps are completed:
Your enrollment in this
HDHP is effective (effective
date is determined by your
agency in accord with the
event permitting the
enrollment change).
The HDHP receives record of
your enrollment and initially
establishes your HSA account
with the fiduciary by
providing information it must
furnish and by contributing
the minimum amount
required to establish an HSA.
The fiduciary sends you HSA
paperwork for you to complete
and the fiduciary receives the
completed paperwork back from
you.
Availability of funds
FEHB enrollee HDHP Account owner
You can take this account with you when you
change plans, separate or retire.
Portable
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If you do not enroll in another HDHP, you can no
longer contribute to your HSA. See page 63 for
HSA eligibility.
If you retire and remain in this
HDHP, you may continue to use
and accumulate credits in your
HRA.
If you terminate employment or
change health plans, only eligible
expenses incurred while covered
under the HDHP will be eligible
for reimbursement subject to
timely filing requirements.
Unused funds are forfeited.
Yes, accumulates without a maximum cap. Yes, accumulates without a
maximum cap.
Annual rollover
If you have an HSA
All contributions are aggregated and cannot exceed the maximum contribution amount set
by the IRS. You may contribute your own money to your account through payroll
deductions, or you may make lump sum contributions at any time, in any amount not to
exceed an annual maximum limit. If you contribute, you can claim the total amount you
contributed for the year as a tax deduction when you file your income taxes. Your own
HSA contributions are either tax-deductible or pre-tax (if made by payroll deduction).
You receive tax advantages in any case. To determine the amount you may contribute,
subtract the amount the Plan will contribute to your account for the year from the
maximum contribution amount set by the IRS. You have until April 15 of the following
year to make HSA contributions for the current year.
If you newly enroll in an HDHP during Open Season and your effective data is after
January 1st or you otherwise have partial year coverage, you are eligible to fund your
account up to the maximum contribution limit set by the IRS as long as you maintain your
HDHP enrollment for 12 months following the last month of the year of your first year of
eligibility. If you do not meet this requirement, a portion of your tax reduction is lost and
a 10% penalty is imposed. There is an exception for death or disability.
Contributions
If you are age 55 or older, the IRS permits you to make additional “catch-up”
contributions to your HSA. The allowable catch-up contribution is $1,000. Contributions
must stop once an individual is enrolled in Medicare. Additional details are available on
the U.S. Department of Treasury Web site at www.ustreas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/ .
Catch-up contributions
If you do not have a named beneficiary, if you are married, it becomes your spouse’s
HSA; otherwise, it becomes part of your taxable estate.
If you die
You can pay for “qualified medical expenses,” as defined by IRS Code 213(d). These
expenses include, but are not limited to, medical plan deductibles, diagnostic services
covered by your plan, long-term care premiums, health insurance premiums if you are
receiving Federal unemployment compensation, physician prescribed over-the-counter
drugs, LASIK surgery, and some nursing services.
When you enroll in Medicare, you can use the account to pay Medicare premiums or to
purchase health insurance other than a Medigap policy. You may not, however, continue
to make contributions to your HSA once you are enrolled in Medicare.
For a detailed list of IRS-allowable expenses, request a copy of IRS Publication 502 by
calling 1-800-829-3676, or visit the IRS Web site at www.irs.gov and click on “Forms and
Publications.” Note: Although physician prescribed over-the-counter drugs are not listed
in the publication, they are reimbursable from your HSA. Also, insurance premiums are
reimbursable under limited circumstances.
Qualified expenses
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You may withdraw money from your HSA for items other than qualified health expenses,
but it will be subject to income tax and if you are under 65 years old, an additional 20%
penalty tax on the amount withdrawn.
Non-qualified expenses
You will receive a periodic statement that shows the “premium pass through”,
withdrawals, and interest earned on your account. In addition, you will receive an
Explanation of Payment statement when you withdraw money from your HSA.
Tracking your HSA
balance
You can request reimbursement in any amount. However, funds will not be disbursed
until your reimbursement totals at least $25.
Minimum
reimbursements from
your HSA
If you have an HRA
If you don’t qualify for an HSA when you enroll in this HDHP, or later become ineligible
for an HSA, we will establish an HRA for you. If you are enrolled in Medicare, you are
ineligible for an HSA and we will establish an HRA for you. You must tell us if you
become ineligible to contribute to an HSA.
Why an HRA is
established
Please review the chart on page 63 which details the differences between an HRA and an
HSA. The major differences are:
you cannot make contributions to an HRA
funds are forfeited if you leave the HDHP
an HRA does not earn interest
HRAs can only pay for qualified medical expenses, such as deductibles, copayments, and
coinsurance expenses, for individuals covered by the HDHP. FEHB law does not permit
qualified medical expenses to include services, drugs, or supplies related to abortions,
except when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term,
or when the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
How an HRA differs
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Section 5. Preventive care
High Deductible Health Plan
Important things you should keep in mind about these benefits:
Preventive care services listed in this Section are not subject to the deductible.
You must use providers that are part of our network.
For all other covered expenses, please see Section 5 –
Traditional medical coverage subject to the deductible
.
Benefit Description You Pay
Preventive care, adult
Routine screenings, such as:
Blood tests
Urinalysis
Total Blood Cholesterol
Routine Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test - one
annually for men age 50 and older
Colorectal Cancer Screening , including:
- Fecal occult blood test yearly starting at age 50
- Sigmoidoscopy screening – every five years
starting at age 50
- Double contrast barium enema – every five
years starting at age 50
- Colonoscopy screening – every ten years starting
at age 50
Routine annual digital rectal exam (DRE) for men
age 40 and older
Nothing
Well woman - one annually; including, but not
limited to:
- Routine pap test
- Human papillomavirus testing for women age 30
and up once every three years
- Counseling for sexually transmitted infections
on an annual basis.
- Counseling and screening for human immune-
deficiency virus on an annual basis
- Contraceptive methods and counseling
- Screening and counseling for interpersonal and
domestic violence
Nothing
Adult routine immunizations endorsed by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Nothing
Routine mammogram - covered for women age 35
and older, as follows:
- From age 35 through 39, one during this five
year period
Nothing
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You Pay
Preventive care, adult (cont.)
- From age 40 through 64, one every calendar
year
- At age 65 and older, one every two consecutive
calendar years
Nothing
Routine physicals which include:
- One exam every 24 months up to age 65
- One exam every 12 months age 65 and older
Routine exams limited to:
- One routine eye exam every 12 months
- One routine OB/GYN exam every 12 months
including 1 Pap smear and related services
- One routine hearing exam every 24 months
Nothing
Not covered:
Physical exams required for obtaining or
continuing employment or insurance, attending
schools or camp, athletic exams or travel.
Immunizations, boosters, and medications for
travel or work-related exposure.
All charges
Preventive care, children
Professional services, such as:
Well-child care charges for routine examinations,
immunizations and care (up to age 26)
Childhood immunizations recommended by the
American Academy of Pediatrics
Examinations, such as:
Eye exam through age 17 to determine the need for
vision correction
Hearing exams through age 17 to determine the
need for hearing correction
Nothing
Not covered:
Physical exams required for obtaining or
continuing employment or insurance, attending
schools or camp, or travel.
Immunizations, boosters, and medications for
travel.
All charges
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You Pay
Dental Preventive Care
Preventive care limited to:
Prophylaxis (cleaning of teeth) – limited to 2
treatments per calendar year
Fluoride applications (limited to 1 treatment per
calendar year and for children under age 16)
Sealants – (once every 3 years, from the last date
of service, on permanent molars for children under
age 16)
Space maintainer (primary teeth only)
Bitewing x-rays (one set per calendar year)
Complete series x-rays (one complete series every
3 years)
Periapical x-rays
Routine oral evaluations (limited to 2 per calendar
year)
Nothing
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Section 5. Traditional medical coverage subject to the deductible
High Deductible Health Plan
Important things you should 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.
In-network preventive care is covered at 100% (see page 68) and is not subject to the calendar year deductible.
The deductible is $2,500 per person or $5,000 per family enrollment. The family deductible can be satisfied by one or
more family members. The deductible applies to almost all benefits under Traditional medical coverage. You must pay
your deductible before your Traditional medical coverage may begin.
Under Traditional medical coverage, you are responsible for your coinsurance and copayments for covered expenses.
When you use network providers, you are protected by an annual catastrophic maximum on out-of-pocket expenses for
covered services. After your coinsurance, copayments and deductibles total $5,000 per person or $10,000 per family
enrollment in any calendar year, you do not have to pay any more for covered services from network providers. However,
certain expenses do not count toward your out-of-pocket maximum and you must continue to pay these expenses once you
reach your out-of-pocket maximum (such as expenses in excess of the Plan’s benefit maximum, or if you use out-of-
network providers, amounts in excess of the Plan allowance).
In-network benefits apply only when you use a network provider. When a network provider is not available, out-of-
network benefits apply.
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.
Benefits Header You Pay
Deductible before Traditional medical
coverage begins
The deductible applies to almost all benefits in this
Section. In the You pay column, we say “No
deductible” when it does not apply. When you
receive covered services from network providers, you
are responsible for paying the allowable charges until
you meet the deductible.
100% of allowable charges until you meet the deductible of
$2,500 per person or $5,000 per family enrollment
After you meet the deductible, we pay the allowable
charge (less your coinsurance or copayment) until
you meet the annual catastrophic out-of-pocket
maximum.
In-network: After you meet the deductible, you pay the indicated
coinsurance or copayments for covered services. You may choose
to pay the coinsurance and copayments from your HSA or HRA,
or you can pay for them out-of-pocket.
Out-of-network: After you meet the deductible, you pay the
indicated coinsurance based on our Plan allowance and any
difference between our allowance and the billed amount.
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Section 5(a). Medical services and supplies provided by physicians and other health
care professionals
High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You pay
Diagnostic and treatment services
Professional services of physicians
In physician’s office
Office medical consultations
Second surgical opinion
At home
After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
In an urgent care center After deductible, $25 copay
During a hospital stay
In a skilled nursing facility
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
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
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Maternity care
Complete maternity (obstetrical) care, such as:
Prenatal care
Delivery
Postnatal care
After deductible, a one time $25 copay
Screening for gestational diabetes for pregnant women between 24-28
weeks gestation or first prenatal visit for women at a high risk.
Breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling for each birth
Nothing
Note: Here are some things to keep in mind:
You do not need to precertify your normal delivery; see page 16 for other
circumstances, such as extended stays for you or your baby.
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.
Maternity care - continued on next page
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You pay
Maternity care (cont.)
We cover routine nursery care of the newborn child during the covered
portion of the mothers 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. Surgical benefits, not maternity benefits, apply to
circumcision.
We pay hospitalization and surgeon services for non-maternity care the same
as for illness and injury.
Family planning
Contraceptive counseling on an annual basis Nothing
A range of voluntary family planning services, limited to:
Surgically implanted contraceptives
Injectable contraceptive drugs (such as Depo provera)
Intrauterine devices (IUDs)
Diaphragms
Voluntary sterilization
Note: We cover oral contraceptives under the prescription drug benefit.
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At freestanding facility: After deductible,
$200 copay
Not covered:
Reversal of voluntary surgical sterilization
Genetic counseling.
All Charges
Infertility services
Diagnosis and treatment of infertility such as:
Artificial insemination:
Intravaginal insemination (IVI)
Intracervical insemination (ICI)
Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
Fertility drugs
Note: We cover Injectable fertility drugs under medical benefits and oral
fertility drugs under the prescription drug benefit.
After deductible, $25 copay
Not covered:
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures, such as:
-
In vitro fertilization
-
Embryo transfer, gamete intra-fallopian transfer (GIFT) and zygote intra-
fallopian transfer (ZIFT)
Services and supplies related to ART procedures
Cost of donor sperm
Cost of donor egg
All charges
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You pay
Allergy care
Testing and treatment
Allergy injections
After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
Allergy serum Nothing
Not covered: Proactive food testing and sublingual allergy desensitization All charges
Treatment therapies
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy
Note: High dose chemotherapy in association with autologous bone marrow
transplants is limited to those transplants listed under Organ/Tissue Transplants
on page 81.
Respiratory and inhalation therapy
Dialysis – hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
Intravenous (IV)/Infusion Therapy – Home IV and antibiotic therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Growth hormone therapy (GHT)
Note: Growth hormone is covered under the prescription drug benefit.
Note: We only cover GHT when we preauthorize the treatment. We will ask
you to submit information that establishes that the GHT is medically necessary.
Ask us to authorize GHT before you begin treatment. We will only cover GHT
services and related services and supplies that we determine are medically
necessary. See
Other services under You need prior Plan approval for certain
services
on page 18.
After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At freestanding facility: After deductible,
$25 copay
Not covered:
Chelation therapy
Any furniture, plumbing, electrical or other fixtures to perform dialysis at
home.
All charges
Physical and occupational therapies
60 visits per calendar year; no less than 2 consecutive months of therapy for
each condition for each of the following services:
Qualified physical therapists
Speech therapists
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 100 sessions.
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At freestanding facility: After deductible,
$25 copay
Not covered:
Long-term rehabilitative therapy
Exercise programs
Pulmonary rehabilitation
All charges
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You pay
Speech therapy
60 visits per calendar year; no less than 2 consecutive months of therapy for
each condition.
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At freestanding facility: After deductible,
$25 copay
Hearing services (testing, treatment, and supplies)
For treatment related to illness or injury, including evaluation and diagnostic
hearing tests performed by an M.D., D.O., or audiologist
Note: For routine hearing screening performed during a child’s preventive care
visit, see Section 5(a)
Preventive care, children
.
After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At freestanding facility: After deductible,
$25 copay
External hearing aids
Implanted hearing-related devices, such as bone anchored hearing aids
(BAHA) and cochlear implants
Note: For benefits for the devices, see Section 5(a)
Orthopedic and prosthetic
devices.
After deductible, $25 copay
Vision services (testing, treatment, and supplies)
Annual eye refractions, including written lens prescription.
Note: see Preventive care, children for eye exams for children.
$19
Frames (one pair each calendar year from the Coventry Health Care of Florida
Standard collection at a participating provider)
Nothing
One pair of frames to correct an impairment directly caused by accidental
ocular injury or intraocular (such as for cataracts)
Nothing
Single vision lenses
Bifocal lenses
Trifocal lenses
$20
$25
$30
Contact Lenses
Medically necessary contact lenses (evaluation and fitting) in lieu of
eyeglasses
Daily wear contact lenses (Bausch & Lomb, Biomedics)
Extended wear contact lenses (Bausch & Lomb)
Disposable lenses (2 boxes of all clear spherical lens)
Nothing
$10
$15
$48
All eyewear (including contact lenses) outside of the Standard Select plan
(preselected collection)
Retail cost minus 20% discount
Not covered:
Eye exercises and orthoptics
Radial keratotomy and other refractive surgery
All charges
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You pay
Foot care
Routine foot care when you are under active treatment for a metabolic or
peripheral vascular disease, such as diabetes.
After deductible, $25 per office visit to a
specialist
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
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.
External hearing aids
Implanted hearing-related devices, such as bone anchored hearing aids
(BAHA) and cochlear implants
Internal prosthetic devices, such as artificial joints, pacemakers, and
surgically implanted breast implant following mastectomy.
Note: For information on the professional charges for the surgery to insert an
implant, see Section 5(b)
Surgical and anesthesia services.
For information on
the hospital and/or ambulatory surgery center benefits, see Section 5(c)
Services provided by a hospital or other facility, and ambulance services
.
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
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
Prosthetic replacements provided less than {3} years after the last one we
covered
All charges
Durable medical equipment (DME)
We cover rental or purchase of durable medical equipment, at our option,
including repair and adjustment. Covered items include:
Oxygen
Dialysis equipment
Hospital beds
Wheelchairs
Crutches
Walkers
Audible prescription reading devices
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Diabetes supplies: After deductible,
same as Rx Brand copay per month
Durable medical equipment (DME) - continued on next page
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You pay
Durable medical equipment (DME) (cont.)
Speech generating devices
Blood glucose monitors, test strips, lancet
Insulin pumps
Note: Call us at 866-575-1882 as soon as your Plan physician prescribes this
equipment. We will arrange with a health care provider to rent or sell you
durable medical equipment at discounted rates and will tell you more about
this service when you call.
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Diabetes supplies: After deductible,
same as Rx Brand copay per month
Not covered:
Motorized wheelchairs unless medically necessary to meet the minimum
functional requirements of the member
More than one device for the same body part or more than one piece of
equipment that serves the same function
Spare or alternate use devices
Adjust, repair or maintenance of devices which are worn or damaged as a
result of abuse
Replacement of lost devices
Exercise equipment and bicycles
Elevators and chair lifts, plus home and automobile modifications
Air conditioners, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air purifiers, pillows,
whirlpools, spas, jacuzzis, and saunas
Any equipment that does not serve a medical purpose
All charges
Home health services
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.
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Not covered:
Nursing care requested by, or for the convenience of, the patient or the
patient’s family.
Home care primarily for personal assistance that does not include a medical
component and is not diagnostic, therapeutic, or rehabilitative.
Services primarily for hygiene, feeding, exercising, moving the patient,
homemaking, companionship or giving oral medication.
All charges
Chiropractic
Manipulation of the spine and extremities
Adjunctive procedures such as ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation,
vibratory therapy, and cold pack application
After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
Not covered:
All services not deemed medically necessary.
All charges
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You pay
Alternative treatments
Acupuncture – by a doctor of medicine or osteopathy for:
anesthesia,
pain relief
After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
Not covered:
Naturopathic services
Hypnotherapy
Biofeedback
All charges
Educational classes and programs
Coverage is provided for:
Tobacco Cessation programs, including individual/group/telephone counseling,
and for over the counter (OTC) and prescription drugs approved by the FDA to
treat tobacco dependence
Nothing for counseling for up to two quit
attempts per year.
Nothing for OTC and prescription drugs
approved by the FDA to treat tobacco
dependence.
Diabetes self managemen
Childhood obesity education
Nothing
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Section 5(b). Surgical and anesthesia services
provided by physicians and other health care professionals
High Deductible Health Plan
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.
The deductible is $2,500 for Self Only enrollment and $5,000 for Self and Family enrollment each
calendar year. The Self and Family deductible can be satisfied by one or more family members.
The deductible applies to almost all benefits in this Section.
After you have satisfied your deductible, your Traditional medical coverage begins.
Under your Traditional medical coverage, you will be responsible for your coinsurance amounts or
copayments for eligible medical expenses and prescriptions.
The amounts listed below are for the charges billed by a physician or other health care professional
for your surgical care. Look in Section 5(c) for charges associated with the facility (i.e. hospital,
surgical center, etc.).
YOUR PHYSICIAN MUST GET PRECERTIFICATION FOR SOME SURGICAL
PROCEDURES. Please refer to the precertification information shown in Section 3 to be sure
which services require precertification and identify which surgeries require precertification.
Benefits Description You pay
Surgical procedures
A comprehensive range of services, such as:
Operative procedures
Treatment of fractures, including casting
Normal pre- and post-operative care by the surgeon
Correction of amblyopia and strabismus
Endoscopy procedures
Biopsy procedures
Removal of tumors and cysts
Correction of congenital anomalies (see
Reconstructive surgery
)
Insertion of internal prosthetic devices . See 5(a)
Orthopedic and prosthetic
devices
for device coverage information
Treatment of burns
Note: Generally, we pay for internal prostheses (devices) according to where
the procedure is done. For example, we pay Hospital benefits for a pacemaker
and Surgery benefits for insertion of the pacemaker.
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At ambulatory surgical center: After
deductible, $50 copay
Voluntary sterilization (e.g., tubal ligation, vasectomy) At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At freestanding facility: After deductible,
$200 copay
Treatment of burns After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
Surgical treatment of morbid obesity (bariatric surgery) After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
Surgical procedures - continued on next page
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefits Description You pay
Surgical procedures (cont.)
Note: you must satisfy all of the following criteria in order for us to consider
the surgery:
Body mass Index (BMI) of 40 or more or a BMI of 35 if co-morbidities
exist;
18 years old or have documentation of completion of Bone Growth;
Failed attempted weight loss under the direction of MD or Presurgical
weight loss regime;
Pre-operative psychological evaluation.
Note: Bariatric surgery requires our prior approval. See Services requiring our
prior approval on page 16.
After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician; $25 per
office visit to a specialist
Not covered:
Reversal of voluntary sterilization
Routine treatment of conditions of the foot; see Foot care
All charges
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 members 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;
birthmarks; and webbed fingers and toes.
All stages of breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy, such as:
surgery to produce a symmetrical appearance of breasts;
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.
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At ambulatory surgical center: After
deductible, $50 copay
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
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Benefits Description You pay
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
Other surgical procedures that do not involve the teeth or their supporting
structures.
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At ambulatory surgical center: After
deductible, $50 copay
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
Organ/tissue transplants
These solid organ transplants are subject to medical necessity and experimental
/investigational review by the Plan. Refer to Other Services in Section 3 for
prior authorization procedures. Transplant services must be performed at a
participating Center of Excellence. We approve and designate where all
transplants must be performed including hospitals for specific transplant
procedures. If you would like to know about a specific facility, please contact
Customer Service.
* We limit the coverage for pancreas (only) transplants to patients who have
insulin dependent (or Type 1) diabetes mellitus when we find that exogenous
treatment with insulin in ineffective.
We cover related medical and hospital expenses of donor when the expenses
are not covered by the donor's insurance and when the transplant recipient is a
HealthAmerica member approved for transplant services.
Solid organ transplants limited to:
Cornea
Heart
Heart/lung
Intestinal transplants
Small intestine
Small intestine with the liver
Small intestine with multiple organs, such as the liver, stomach, and
pancreas
Kidney
Liver
Lung: single/bilateral/lobar
Pancreas
Autologous pancreas islet cell transplant (as an adjunct to total or near total
pancreatectomy) only for patients with chronic pancreatitis
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
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Benefits Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.)
These tandem blood or marrow stem cell transplants for covered
transplants are subject to medical necessity review by the Plan. Refer to
Other services
in Section 3 for prior authorization procedures.
Autologous tandem transplants for
AL Amyloidosis
Multiple myeloma (de novo and treated)
Recurrent germ cell tumors (including testicular cancer)
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
These blood or marrow stem cell transplants are not subject to medical
necessity review by the Plan. Physicians measure many features of leukemia or
lymphoma cells to gain insight into its aggressiveness or likelihood of response
to various therapies. Some of these include the presence or absence of normal
and abnormal chromosomes, the extension of the disease throughout the body,
and how fast the tumor cells can grow. These analyses may allow physicians to
determine which diseases will respond to chemotherapy or which ones will not
respond to chemotherapy and may require a transplant.
Allogeneic (donor) transplants for:
Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma with reoccurrence (relapsed)
Advanced non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with reoccurrence (relapsed)
Acute myeloid leukemia
Advanced Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPDs)
Advanced neuroblastoma
Amyloidosis
Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
Hemoglobinopathy
Infant malignant osteopetrosis
Kostmann's syndrome
Leukocyte adhesion deficiencies
Marrow Failure and Related Disorders (i.e., Fanconi's PNH, Pure Red Cell
Aplasia)
Mucolipidosis (e.g. Gaucher's disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy,
adrenoleukodystrophy)
Mucopolysaccharidosis (e.g. Hunter's syndrome, Hurler's syndrome,
Sanfillippo's syndrome, Maroteauxlamy syndrome variants)
Myelodysplasia/Myelodysplastic syndromes
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Phagocytic/Hemophagocytic deficiency diseases (e.g., Wiskott-Aldrich
syndrome)
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Severe or very severe aplastic anemia
Sickle cell anemia
X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
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Benefits Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.)
Autologous transplants for
Acute lymphocytic or nonlymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma with reoccurrence (relapsed)
Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with reoccurrence (relapsed)
Amyloidosis
Breast Cancer
Ependymoblastoma
Epithelial ovarian cancer
Ewing's sarcoma
Multiple myeloma
Medulloblastoma
Pineoblastoma
Neuroblastoma
Testicular, Mediastinal, Retroperitoneal, and ovarian germ cell tumors
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Mini-transplants performed in a clinical trial setting (non-myeloablative,
reduced intensity conditioning or RIC) for members with a diagnosis listed
below are subject to medical necessity review by the Plan.
Refer to
Other services
in Section 3 for prior authorization procedures:
Allogeneic transplants for
Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma with reoccurrence (relapsed)
Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with reoccurrence (relapsed)
Acute myeloid leukemia
Advanced Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPDs)
Amyloidosis
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
Hemoglobinopathy
Marrow failure and related disorders (i.e., Fanconi’s, PNH, Pure Red Cell
Aplasia)
Myelodysplasia/Myelodysplastic syndromes
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Severe or very severe aplastic anemia
Autologous transplants for
Acute lymphocytic or nonlymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma with reoccurrence (relapsed)
Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with reoccurrence (relapsed)
Amyloidosis
Neuroblastoma
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
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Benefits Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.)
These blood or marrow stem cell transplants are covered only in a National
Cancer Institute or National Institutes of health approved clinical trial or a
Plan-designated center of excellence and if approved by the Plan’s medical
director in accordance with the Plan’s protocols.
If you are a participant in a clinical trial, the Plan will provide benefits for
related routine care that is medically necessary (such as doctor visits, lab tests,
x-rays and scans, and hospitalization related to treating the patient’s condition)
if it is not provided by the clinical trial. Section 9 has additional information
on costs related to clinical trials. We encourage you to contact the Plan to
discuss specific services if you participate in a clinical trial.
Allogeneic transplants for
- Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Beta Thalassemia Major
- Chronic inflammatory demyelination polyneuropathy (CIDP)
- Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple sclerosis
- Sickle Cell anemia
Mini-transplants (non-myeloablative allogeneic, reduced intensity
conditioning or RIC) for
- Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
- Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Breast cancer
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Colon cancer
- Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/
SLL)
- Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple sclerosis
- Myeloproliferative disorders (MDDs)
- Myelodysplasia/Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Sarcomas
- Sickle cell anemia
Autologous Transplants for
- Advanced Childhood kidney cancers
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
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Benefits Description You pay
Organ/tissue transplants (cont.)
- Advanced Ewing sarcoma
- Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Breast Cancer
- Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia
- Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/
SLL)
- Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
- Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
- Mantle Cell (Non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Small cell lung cancer
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systemic sclerosis
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Coventry Transplant Network (CTN) -
NOTE: We cover related medical and hospital expenses of the donor when we
cover the recipient. We cover donor screening tests and donor search expenses
for the actual solid organ or up to four bone marrow/stem cell transplant
donors in addition to the testing of family members.
Not covered:
Donor screening tests and donor search expenses, except as those shown
above
Donor expenses related to donating organs or tissue to a non-member
recipient
Implants of artificial organs
Transplants not specifically listed as covered
All charges
Anesthesia
Professional services provided in –
Hospital (inpatient)
Hospital outpatient department
Skilled nursing facility
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Professional services provided in -
Office
After deductible, $50 copay
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Section 5(c). Services provided by a hospital or other facility,
and ambulance services
High Deductible Health Plan
Important things you should 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 and you must be hospitalized in a Plan facility.
The deductible is $2,500 for Self Only enrollment and $5,000 for Self and Family enrollment each
calendar year. The Self and Family deductible can be satisfied by one or more family members.
The deductible applies to all benefits in this Section.
After you have satisfied your deductible, your Traditional medical coverage begins.
Under your Traditional medical coverage, you will be responsible for your coinsurance amounts or
copayments for eligible medical expenses and prescriptions.
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 in Sections 5(a) or (b).
YOUR PHYSICIAN MUST GET PRECERTIFICATION FOR HOSPITAL STAYS. Please
refer to Section 3 to be sure which services require precertification.
Benefit Description You pay
Inpatient hospital
Room and board, such as
Ward, semiprivate, or intensive care accommodations;
General nursing care
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.
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Other hospital services and supplies, such as:
Operating, recovery, maternity, and other treatment rooms
Prescribed drugs and medicines
Diagnostic laboratory tests and X-rays
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.)
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Not covered:
Custodial care
Non-covered facilities, such as nursing homes, schools
All charges
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Benefit Description You pay
Inpatient hospital (cont.)
Personal comfort items, such as telephone, television, barber services, guest
meals and beds
Private nursing care
All charges
Outpatient hospital or ambulatory surgical center
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
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.
At hospital: After deductible, 20%
coinsurance
At ambulatory surgical center: After
deductible, $50 copay
Not covered: Blood and blood derivatives not replaced by the member All charges
Extended care benefits/Skilled nursing care facility benefits
The plan provides a comprehensive range of benefits for up to 100 days per
calendar year when you are hospitalized under the care of a Plan physician. All
medically necessary services are covered.
Bed, board and general nursing care
Drugs, biological, supplies and equipment ordinarily provided or arranged
by the skilled nursing facility when prescribed by a Plan physician.
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Not covered: Custodial care All charges
Hospice care
Hospice care: up to 210 days per lifetime
The Plan covers supportive and palliative care for a terminally ill member.
Coverage is provided in the home or a hospice facility. Services include
inpatient, outpatient care and family counseling; these services are provided
under the direction of a Plan physician who certifies that the patient is in
terminal stages of illness, with a life expectancy of approximately six months
or less.
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Not covered: Independent nursing, homemaker services All charges
Ambulance
Local professional ambulance service when medically appropriate
Air Ambulance limited to situation where ground transportation is not
medically appropriate – prior plan authorization required.
Note: See 5(d) for non-emergency service.
After deductible, no copay
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Section 5(d). Emergency services/accidents
High Deductible Health Plan
Important things you should 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.
The deductible is $2,500 for Self Only enrollment and $5,000 for Self and Family enrollment each
calendar year. The Self and Family deductible can be satisfied by one or more family members.
The deductible applies to all benefits in this Section.
After you have satisfied your deductible, your Traditional medical coverage begins.
Under your Traditional medical coverage, you will be responsible for your coinsurance amounts and
copayments for eligible medical expenses and prescriptions.
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.
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:
If you are in an emergency situation, please call your primary doctor. In extreme emergencies, if you are unable to contact
your 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 notified timely.
If you need to be hospitalized, the Plan must be notified within 48 hours or the first working day following your admission,
unless it is not reasonably possible to notify the Plan in 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
ambulance charges covered in full.
Emergencies within our service area: Benefits are available for care from non-Plan provider 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 or
provided by Plan providers.
Emergencies outside our service area: Benefits are available for any medically necessary service that is immediately
required because of injury or unforeseen illness.
If you need to be hospitalized, the Plan must be notified within 48 or on the first working day following your admission,
unless it was not reasonably possible to notify the Plan in 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.
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Benefit Description You pay
Emergency within our service area
Emergency care at a doctors office After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician or $25 per
office visit to a specialist
Emergency care at an urgent care center After deductible, $25 copay
Emergency care as an outpatient in a hospital, including doctors’ services
Note: We waive the ER copay if you are admitted to the hospital
After deductible, $50 copay
Not covered: Elective care or non-emergency care All charges
Emergency outside our service area
Emergency care at a doctor's office After deductible, $10 per office visit to
your primary care physician or $25 per
office visit to a specialist
Emergency care at an urgent care center After deductible, $25 copay
Emergency care as an outpatient in a hospital, including doctors’ services
Note: We waive the ER copay if you are admitted to the hospital.
After deductible, $50 copay
Not covered:
Elective care or non-emergency care and follow-up care recommended by
non-Plan providers that has not been approved by the Plan or provided by
Plan providers
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.
Air Ambulance limited to situation where ground transportation is not
medically appropriate – prior plan authorization required.
Note: See 5(d) for non-emergency service.
After deductible, no copay
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Section 5(e). Mental health and substance abuse benefits
High Deductible Health Plan
You need to get Plan approval (preauthorization) for services and follow a treatment plan we approve in order to get benefits.
When you receive services as part of an approved treatment plan, cost-sharing and limitations for Plan mental health and
substance abuse benefits are no greater than for similar benefits for other illnesses and conditions.
Important things you should 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.
The calendar year deductible or, for facility care, the inpatient deductible applies to almost all benefits in this Section. We
added “(No deductible)” to show when a deductible does not apply.
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 FOR THESE SERVICES. 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. The treatment plan may include services, drugs, and supplies described elsewhere in this brochure. To be
eligible to receive full benefits, you must follow the preauthorization process and get Plan approval of your treatment plan:
We will provide medical review criteria or reasons for treatment plan denials to enrollees, members or providers upon
request or as otherwise required.
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.
Benefit Description You pay
Professional services
We cover professional services by licensed professional mental health and
substance abuse practitioners when acting within the scope of their license,
such as psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed
professional counselors, or marriage and family therapists.
Your cost-sharing responsibilities are no
greater than for other illnesses or
conditions
Diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions, mental illness, or mental
disorders. Services include:
Diagnostic evaluation
Crisis intervention and stabilization for acute episodes
Medication evaluation and management (pharmacotherapy)
Psychological and neuropsychological testing necessary to determine the
appropriate psychiatric treatment
Treatment and counseling (including individual or group therapy visits)
Diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism and drug abuse, including
detoxification, treatment and counseling
Professional charges for intensive outpatient treatment in a providers office
or other professional setting
Electroconvulsive therapy
After deductible, $25 copay
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Benefit Description You pay
Diagnostics
Outpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a licensed mental health
and substance abuse practitioner
Outpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a laboratory, hospital or
other covered facility
Inpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a hospital or other covered
facility
After deductible, $25 copay
Inpatient hospital or other covered facility
Inpatient services provided and billed by a hospital or other covered facility
Room and board, such as semiprivate or intensive accommodations, general
nursing care, meals and special diets, and other hospital services
After deductible, 20% coinsurance
Not covered
Services that are not part of a preauthorized approved treatment plan.
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
To be eligible to receive these benefits you must obtain a treatment plan and follow all of
the following network authorization processes:
Prior to seeking mental health and substance abuse treatment, you must call Psych/Care at
1-800-221-5487. Psych/Care is a managed behavioral health care firm with over 500
providers in our service area. You do not need a referral from your primary care physician
or authorization from us. A Psych/Care provider will evaluate you and develop a treatment
plan.
Once the treatment plan has been approved, you must follow it. If you need inpatient care,
your Psych/Care provider will arrange it for you. Call Psych/Care for a list of participating
providers in your area.
Preauthorization
We may limit your benefits if you do not obtain a treatment plan. Limitation
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Section 5(f). Prescription drug benefits
High Deductible Health Plan
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.
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.
The deductible is $2,500 for Self Only enrollment and $5,000 for Self and Family enrollment each
calendar year. The Self and Family deductible can be satisfied by one or more family members.
The deductible applies to all benefits in this Section.
After you have satisfied your deductible, your Traditional medical coverage begins.
Under your Traditional medical coverage, you will be responsible for your coinsurance amounts for
eligible medical expenses or copayments for eligible prescriptions.
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.
There are important features you should be aware of. These include:
Who can write your prescription. A licensed plan physician or licensed dentist must write the prescription.
Where you can obtain them. You may fill the prescription at a participating pharmacy. Please see the complete listing of
participating pharmacies in our provider directory.
We use a formulary. The formulary is a list of medications, both brand and generic, that we approve as covered
medication. Plan pharmacies dispense prescription medication to our members based on our formulary list. However, we
cover non-formulary drugs prescribed by a Plan doctor. You must pay a higher copay for non-formulary drugs. Our
formulary has 4 tiers of prescription drug coverage. Tier 1 includes low cost generic formulary drugs. Tier 2 includes brand
name formulary drugs. Tier 3 includes high cost, mostly brand name non-formulary drugs that usually have generic or
brand name alternatives in Tiers 1 or 2. Tier 4 includes high technology and self-administered drugs, including growth
hormone. Tier 4 drugs require our prior authorization. If you’d like a copy of our formulary, please call us at
1-866-575-1882.
These are the dispensing limitations. You may obtain a 30-day supply at a Plan pharmacy or a 90-day supply via mail
order. Mail order is available for maintenance medications only. A 90-day vacation supply may also be obtained from a
Plan pharmacy once a year. Plan pharmacies will not dispense refills in excess of the number specified by the physician or
refill medication more than 12 months after the original date of the prescription. You may obtain a refill up to 6 days
before your prescription runs out. A generic equivalent will be dispensed if it is available, unless your physician
specifically requires a name brand drug. When your physician requires a name brand drug, the physician must specify
“Dispense as Written” on the prescription or you will have to pay the difference in cost between the name brand drug and
the generic.
Prior authorization process for medication other than self-injectable drugs. Our prescription drug formulary is based
on the principles of providing and promoting safe, efficacious and cost-effective medications for our members. In order to
monitor drug therapy duplication, abuse, misuse, and interactions, we administer a prior authorization (PA) requirement
for certain drugs. Our prior authorization program operates in the following manner.
We provide our participating physicians with a list of medications that require our prior authorization before they can be
dispensed by a Plan pharmacy. Your Plan physician must complete and submit a PA form to Coventry Health Care of Florida
(Coventry) to begin the authorization process. If you try to fill the prescription at a pharmacy and we have not authorized the
medication, the pharmacist will advise you that your physician must obtain prior authorization for the medication before it
can be dispensed. Your physician should call 1-866-847-8279 to obtain a PA form and must complete and fax it to
954-858-3386. If PA is urgent and you need the medication immediately, the physician can call the Rx phone number and
speak to a Coventry's clinical pharmacist during office hours. After office hours, pharmacies can call Coventry’s round-the-
clock Pharmacy Benefit Manager at 1-800-922-1557 to obtain an authorization for a one-time 7-day supply of a non-
formulary medication.
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Prior authorization process for self-injectable drugs. The prior approval process for requesting self-injectable
medication is very similar to PA for other medication. The only difference is that the prescription must be filled by a
Specialty Pharmacy. The physician completes a request form and faxes it to the Specialty Pharmacy and the specialty
pharmacy forwards it to Coventry’s Pharmacy Department for approval. If you have any questions about the prior
authorization process, please contact 1-866-575-1882.
Why use generic drugs? Generic drugs offer a safe and economic way to meet your prescription drug needs. The generic
name of a drug is its chemical name; the name brand is the name under which the manufacturer advertises and sells a drug.
Under federal law, generic and name brand drugs must meet the same standards for safety, purity, strength, and
effectiveness. A generic prescription costs you – and us – less than a name brand prescription.
When you do have to file a claim. There are no claims to file when you use a Plan pharmacy or our mail order program.
If you have an emergency while outside our service area, and you fill a prescription at a non-Plan pharmacy, you must
submit a claim for reimbursement. We will reimburse up to the amount we would have paid if you had used a plan
pharmacy.
If you are a military reservist called to active duty or are a member requiring a supply of medication during a
national emergency, call us at 1-866-847-8279 for assistance with obtaining your medication.
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:
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
Disposable needles and syringes for the
administration of covered medications
Drugs for sexual dysfunction
Note: Drugs for sexual dysfunctions have special
dispensing limits and guidelines. Please contact us for
details. These drugs are not available under our mail-
order program.
Note: Tier 4 includes: High technology and select
self-injectable specialty pharmacy medications. These
drugs are not available under our mail-order program.
Tier 4 drugs require our prior authorization. We
periodically review and update the list of
medications. Please contact us to verify if your drug
is on Tier 4. These drugs have specific characteristics
such as: usually injectable, high in cost; and require
special handling and special training to use.
Retail Pharmacy (up to 30-day supply per prescription unit or
refill):
Tier 1 - After deductible - $5; select generic formulary
Tier 2 - After deductible - $35; name brand formulary
Tier 3 - After deductible - $50; non-formulary
Tier 4 - After deductible - 20% of negotiated rate up to $100 per
month out-of-pocket limit to a maximum of $1,200 per calendar
year (except for diabetic supplies). Tier 4 drugs require prior
authorization.
Note: If there is no generic equivalent available, you will still have
to pay the brand name or non-formulary copay.
Mail-Order Pharmacy (up to a 90-day supply of maintenance
medication):
Tier 1 - After deductible - $15; select generic formulary
Tier 2 - After deductible - $105; name brand formulary
Tier 3 - After deductible - $150; non-formulary
Note: We have no Tier 4 under mail-order. Therefore, high
technology and self-injectable specialty pharmacy medications are
available through Tier 4 retail.
Note: If there is no generic equivalent available, you will still have
to pay the name brand copay.
Women's contraceptive drugs and devices Nothing
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High Deductible Health Plan
Benefit Description You pay
Covered medications and supplies (cont.)
Note: Over-the-counter and prescription drugs
approved by the FDA to treat tobacco dependence are
covered under the Tobacco cessation benefit and
require a written prescription by an approved
physician. (See page 91).
Drugs for smoking cessation (combined with all Tobacco
cessation services) including "Over the Counter" (OTC)
products require a script to obtain with no charge.
Should the drug be indicated for multiple purposes, members are
required to ask their doctor to submit a Prior Authorization Form
with supporting documentation as to the indicated use of the
medicine/product.
All of the OTC Tobacco cessation products are approved for
OTC use in adults 18 years of age or older.
Users under 18 years of age are to consult with their doctor
prior to use.
Individuals who continue to smoke, chew tobacco, use snuff or
use a nicotine patch or other nicotine containing products
should not use.
All OTC products have the same indication.
Not covered:
Drugs and supplies for cosmetic purposes
Drugs to enhance athletic performance
Fertility drugs
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
Drugs given to you while you are a patient in a
hospital, skilled nursing facility, convalescent
hospital, hospice or other facility where drugs are
ordinarily provided by the facility to its patients.
Refills in excess of the number specified by the
physician or refills dispensed more than 12 months
after the original date of the prescription.
Drugs provided to you by this plan, but which are
lost, stolen or destroyed.
Drugs for the treatment of obesity, unless
medically necessary for the treatment or morbid
obesity.
All charges
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Section 5(g). Dental benefits
High Deductible Health Plan
Important things you should 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.
If you are enrolled in a Federal Employees Dental/Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Dental
Plan, your FEHB Plan will be First/Primary payor of any Benefit payments and your FEDVIP Plan
is secondary to your FEHB Plan. See Section 9 Coordinating benefits with other coverage.
Plan dentists must provide or arrange your care.
Under your Traditional medical coverage, you will be responsible for your coinsurance amounts and
copayments for eligible medical expenses and prescriptions.
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. See Section 5(c) for
inpatient hospital benefits. 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.
Benefit Description You pay
Accidental injury benefit
We cover restorative services and supplies necessary
to promptly repair (but not replace) sound natural
teeth. The need for these services must result from an
accidental injury.
After deductible, $25 copay
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Section 5(h). Special features
Feature Description
Under the flexible benefits option, we determine the most effective way to provide
services.
We may identify medically appropriate alternatives to regular contract benefits as a
less costly alternative. If we identify a less costly alternative, we will ask you to sign
an alternative benefits agreement that will include all of the following terms in
addition to other terms in addition to other terms as necessary. Until you sign and
return the agreement, regular contract benefits will continue.
Alternative benefits will be made available for a limited time period and are subject to
our ongoing review. You must cooperate with the review process.
By approving an alternative benefit, we do not guarantee you will get it in the future.
The decision to offer an alternative benefit is solely ours, and except as expressly
provided in the agreement, we may withdraw it at any time and resume regular
contract benefits.
If you sign the agreement, we will provide the agreed-upon alternative benefits for the
stated time period (unless circumstances change). You may request an extension of
the time period, but regular contract benefits will resume if we do not approve your
request.
Our decision to offer or withdraw alternative benefits is not subject to OPM review
under the disputed claims process. However, if at the time we make a decision
regarding alternative benefits, we also decide that regular contract benefits are not
payable, then you may dispute our regular contract benefits decision under the OPM
disputed claim process (see Section 8).
Flexible benefits option
If you are hearing or speech impaired and use a telephone device for the deaf, you may
call 1-888-444-7352 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Services for deaf and
hearing impaired
Coventry Health Care of Florida offers a dedicated OB Case Management unit,
coordinating and monitoring all phases of care through the members pregnancy.
High risk pregnancies
Coventry Health Care of Florida utilizes Centers of Excellence for transplant services.
Please call us at 1-866-575-1882 for more information.
Centers of excellence
Limited to ER services world-wide must submit translated documents. (E.R. notes,
receipts of paid services)
Travel benefit/services
overseas
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Section 5(i). Health education resources and account management tools
HDHP
Special Features Description
We publish an e-newsletter to keep you informed on a variety of issues related to your
good health. Visit our Web site at feds.chcflorida.com for the
Visit our on our Web site at feds.chcflorida.com for information on:
General health topics
Links to health care news
Cancer and other specific diseases
Drugs/medication interactions
Kids’ health
Patient safety information
Several helpful web site links
Health education
resources
For each HSA and HRA account holder, we maintain a complete claims payment history
online through feds.chcflorida.com.
Your balance will also be shown on your explanation of benefits (EOB) form.
You will receive an EOB after every claim.
If you have an HSA:
You will receive a outlining your account balance and activity for the month.
You may also access your account on-line at feds.chcflorida.com.
If you have an HRA:
Your HRA balance will be available online through feds.chcflorida.com.
Your balance will also be shown on your EOB form.
Account management
tools
As a member of this HDHP, you may choose any provider. However, you will receive
discounts when you see a network provider. Directories are available online at feds.
chcflorida.com.
Pricing information for medical care is available at feds.chcflorida.com. Pricing
information for prescription drugs is available at feds.chcflorida.com.
Link to online pharmacy through feds.chcflorida.com.
Educational materials on the topics of HSAs, HRAs and HDHPs are available at feds.
chcflorida.com
Consumer choice
information
Patient safety information is available online at feds.chcflorida.com.
Case Managers
Care support
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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 catastrophic protection out-of-pocket
maximums. These programs and materials are the responsibility of the Plan, and all appeals must follow their guidelines. For
additional information contact the Plan at, 866-575-1882 or visit their website at feds.chcflorida.com.
Over-the-Counter Value Added Benefit
$120 on over-the-counter products, a $10 value per subscriber per month. Mail order available.
Coventry WellBeing Program
Free Fitness Club Membership - receive a basic gym membership at participating fitness centers.
Tobacco Cessation Program- an online behavioral support program to help people quit smoking.
Online Wellness Program - an online program that promotes healthy eating and fitness management.
Coventry WellBeing CAM Program - receive discounts of up to 30% for various alternative therapies through American
WholeHealth Network (AWHN) of practitioners.
Disease Management and Wellness Incentives
Members enrolled in a Disease Management program receive a $50 Wellness Incentive if they complete the at-home
biometric screening and online HRA. Disease Management programs are available to members diagnosed with asthma,
diabetes and/or congestive heart failure, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.
Weight Loss Plan Discounts
Members have access to discounts at Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers for weight loss programs.
HEARx Discounts
Through HEARx convenient store locations, Coventry members including children and newborns are offered up to a 20%
discount with a 30-day satisfaction guarantee return policy and a limited warranty on all purchases.
LASIK Surgery services at Preferred Rates
Direct access to affordable vision correction for members who are nearsighted or have astigmatism and wear glasses or
contacts.
Medicare Advantage
Coventry Health Care of Florida offers Medicare Advantage plans to individuals who live in Miami-Dade, Broward,
Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties and are entitled to Medicare Part A and enrolled in Medicare Part B. For more
information call 1-800-826-1013, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. or TDD 1-888-444-7352 if you are
hearing or speech impaired.
Individual Products
Coventry Health Care of Florida offers Individual HMO and PPO plans to individuals who live in Miami-Dade, Broward,
Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. For more information call 1-888-275-2700, Monday through Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Section 6. General exclusions – services, drugs and supplies we do not cover
The exclusions in this section apply to all benefits. There may be other exclusions and limitations listed in Section 5 of this
brochure. Although we may list a specific service as a benefit, we will not cover it unless it is medically necessary to
prevent, diagnose, or treat your illness, disease, injury, or condition. For information on obtaining prior approval for
specific services, such as transplants, see Section 3
When you need prior Plan approval for certain services.
We do not cover the following:
Care by non-Plan providers except for authorized referrals or emergencies (see
Emergency services/accidents
)
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 or when the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest
Services, drugs, or supplies related to sex transformations
Services, drugs, or supplies you receive from a provider or facility barred from the FEHB Program
Services, drugs, or supplies you receive without charge while in active military service
Services provided to you without charge or that would normally be provided without charge if you were not covered under
this Plan or under any other insurance, and care rendered by your immediate family members.
Extra care costs - costs related to taking part in a clinical trial such as additional tests that a patient may need as part of the
trial, but not as part of the patient's routine care. This plan does not cover these costs.
Research costs - costs related to conducting the clinical trial such as research physician and nurse time, analysis of results,
and clinical tests performed only for research purposes. This plan does not cover these costs.
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Section 7. Filing a claim for covered services
This Section primarily deals with post-service claims (claims for services, drugs or supplies you have already received). See
Section 3 for information on pre-service claims procedures (services, drugs or supplies requiring prior Plan approval),
including urgent care claims procedures. 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 copay, coinsurance, or deductible.
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:
In most cases, providers and facilities file claims for you. Physicians must file on the form
CMS-1500, Health Insurance Claim Form. Your facility will file on the UB-04 form. For
claims questions and assistance, contact us at 1-866-575-1882, or at our Web site at feds.
chcflorida.com.
When you must file a claim – such as for services you received outside the Plan’s service
area – submit it on the CMS-1500 or a claim form that includes the information shown
below. Bills and receipts should be itemized and show:
Covered member’s name, date of birth, address, phone number 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 payor –
such as the Medicare Summary Notice (MSN)
Receipts, if you paid for your services
Note: Canceled checks, cash register receipts, or balance due statements are not
acceptable substitutes for itemized bills.
Submit your claims to:
Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc.
Attn: FEHB Claims Department
P.O. Box 7807
London, KY 40742
Medical and hospital
benefits
You do not file claims when you use Plan pharmacies or the plan’s mail order service to
fill your prescriptions. You use your identification card and pay the appropriate copay. If
you fill a prescription at a non-Plan pharmacy in an emergency, you must submit a
Pharmacy Reimbursement Form for reimbursement. Include your itemized prescription
receipt from the pharmacy along with your cash register receipt showing the amount you
paid and explain why you filled the prescription at a non-Plan pharmacy. Pharmacy
Reimbursement forms may be obtained by calling our Customer Service Department at
1-866-575-1882.
Submit your reimbursement form to:
Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc.
PO Box 459011
Sunrise, FL 33345-9011
Prescription drugs
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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.
Deadline for filing your
claim
We will notify you of our decision within 30 days after we receive your post-service
claim. If matters beyond our control require an extension of time, we may take up to an
additional 15 days for review and we will notify you before the expiration of the original
30-day period. Our notice will include the circumstances underlying the request for the
extension and the date when a decision is expected.
If we need an extension because we have not received necessary information from you,
our notice will describe the specific information required and we will allow you up to 60
days from the receipt of the notice to provide the information.
If you do not agree with our initial decision, you may ask us to review it by following the
disputed claims process detailed in Section 8 of this brochure.
Post-service claims
procedures
You may designate an authorized representative to act on your behalf for filing a claim or
to appeal claims decisions to us. For urgent care claims, a health care professional with
knowledge of your medical condition will be permitted to act as your authorized
representative without your express consent. For the purposes of this section, we are also
referring to your authorized representative when we refer to you.
Authorized
Representative
If you live in a county where at least 10 percent of the population is literate only in a non-
English language (as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services), we will
provide language assistance in that non-English language. You can request a copy of your
Explanation of Benefits (EOB) statement, related correspondence, oral language services
(such as telephone customer assistance), and help with filing claims and appeals
(including external reviews) in the applicable non-English language. The English versions
of your EOBs and related correspondence will include information in the non-English
language about how to access language services in that non-English language.
Any notice of an adverse benefit determination or correspondence from us confirming an
adverse benefit determination will include information sufficient to identify the claim
involved (including the date of service, the health care provider, and the claim amount, if
applicable), and a statement describing the availability, upon request, of the diagnosis and
procedure codes.
Notice Requirements
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Section 8. The disputed claims process
You may be able to appeal directly to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) if we do not follow required claims
processes. For more information about situations in which you are entitled to immediately appeal to OPM, including
additional requirements not listed in Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this brochure, please visit feds.chcflorida.com.
Please follow this Federal Employees Health Benefits Program disputed claims process if you disagree with our decision on
your post-service claim (a claim where services, drugs or supplies have already been provided). In Section 3
If you disagree
with our pre-service claim decision,
we describe the process you need to follow if you have a claim for services, referrals,
drugs or supplies that must have prior Plan approval, such as inpatient hospital admissions.
To help you prepare your appeal, you may arrange with us to review and copy, free of charge, all relevant materials and Plan
documents under our control relating to your claim, including those that involve any expert review(s) of your claim. to make
your request, please contact our Customer Service Department by writing Coventry Health Care of Florida, 1340 Concord
Terrace, Sunrise, FL 33323 or calling (866) 575-1882.
Our reconsideration will take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by you
relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit
determination.
When our initial decision is based (in whole or in part) on a medical judgement (i.e, medical necessity, experimental/
investigational), we will consult with a health care professional who has appropriate training and experience in the field of
medicine involved in the medical judgement and who was not involved in making the initial decision.
Our reconsideration decision will not afford deference to the initial decision and will be conducted by a plan representative
who is neither the individual who made the initial decision that is subject of the reconsideration, nor the subordinate of that
individual.
We will not make our decisions regarding hiring, compensation, termination, promotion, or other similar matters with respect
to any individual (such as a claim adjudicator or medical expert) based upon the likelihood that the individual will support
the denial of benefits.
Disagreements between you and the HDHP fiduciary regarding the administration of an HSA or HRA are not subject to the
disputed claims process.
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:
Coventry Health Care of Florida
Grievance and Appeal
1340 Concord Terrace
Sunrise, Florida 33323
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.
e) Include your email address (optional for member), if you would like to receive our decision via email.
Please note that by giving us your email, we may be able to provide our decision more quickly.
We will provide you, free of charge and in a timely manner, with any new or additional evidence considered,
relied upon, or generated by us or at our direction in connection with your claim and any new rationale for
our claim decision. We will provide you with this information sufficiently in advance of the date that we are
required to provide you with our reconsideration decision to allow you a reasonable opportunity to respond
to us before that date. However, our failure to provide you with new evidence or rationale in sufficient time
to allow you to timely respond shall not invalidate our decision on reconsideration. You may respond to that
new evidence or rationale at the OPM review stage described in step 4.
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In the case of a post-service claim, we have 30 days from the date we receive your request to:
a) Pay the claim or
b) Write to you and maintain our denial or
c) Ask you or your provider for more information.
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.
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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: United States Office of Personnel Management, Insurance Operations, Health Insurance 3,
1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415.
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.
Your email address, if you would like to receive OPM's decision via email. Please note that by providing
your email address, you may receive OPM's decision more quickly.
Note: If you want OPM to review more than one claim, 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. However, for urgent care claims, a health care professional with knowledge of your medical
condition may act as your authorized representative without your express consent.
Note: The above deadlines may be extended if you show that you were unable to meet the deadline because
of reasons beyond your control.
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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.
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.
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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 you did not indicate that your claim was a claim for urgent care, then call us at (866)
575-1882. We will hasten our review (if we have not yet responded to your claim); or we will inform OPM so they can
quickly review your claim on appeal. You may call OPM's Health Insurance 3 at (202) 606-0755 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
eastern time.
Please remember that we do not make decisions about plan eligibility issues. For example, we do not determine whether you
or a dependent is covered under this plan. You must raise eligibility issues with your Agency personnel/payroll office if you
are an employee, your retirement system if you are an annuitant or the Office of Worker's Compensation programs if you are
receiving Worker's Compensation benefits.
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Section 9. Coordinating benefits with Medicare other coverage
You must tell us if you or a covered family member has coverage under any other health
plan or has 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
payor and the other plan pays a reduced benefit as the secondary payor. We, like other
insurers, determine which coverage is primary according to the National Association of
Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) guidelines. For more information on NAIC rules
regarding the coordinating of benefits, visit the NAIC web site at http://www/NAIC.org.
When we are the primary payor, we will pay the benefits described in this brochure.
When we are the secondary payor, 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.
When you have other
health coverage
TRICARE is the health care program for eligible dependents of military persons, and
retirees of the military. TRICARE includes the CHAMPUS program. CHAMPVA
provides health coverage to disabled Veterans and their eligible dependents. IF TRICARE
or CHAMPVA and this Plan cover you, we pay first. See your TRICARE or CHAMPVA
Health Benefits Advisor if you have questions about these programs.
Suspended FEHB coverage to enroll in TRICARE or CHAMPVA: If you are an
annuitant or former spouse, you can suspend your FEHB coverage to enroll in one of
these programs, eliminating your FEHB premium. (OPM does not contribute to any
applicable plan premiums.) 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 under TRICARE or CHAMPVA.
TRICARE and
CHAMPVA
We do not cover services that:
You (or a covered family member) 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.
Workers’ Compensation
When you have this Plan and Medicaid, we pay first.
Suspended FEHB coverage to enroll in Medicaid or a similar State-sponsored
program of medical assistance: If you are an annuitant or former spouse, you can
suspend your FEHB coverage to enroll in one of these State programs, eliminating your
FEHB 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 under the State
program.
Medicaid
We do not cover services and supplies when a local, State, or Federal government agency
directly or indirectly pays for them.
When other Government
agencies are responsible
for your care
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When you receive money to compensate you for medical or hospital care for 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.
When others are
responsible for injuries
Some FEHB plans already cover some dental and vision services. When you are covered
by more than one vision/dental plan, coverage provided under your FEHB plan remains as
your primary coverage. FEDVIP coverage pays secondary to that coverage. When you
enroll in a dental and/or vision plan on BENEFEDS.com, you will be asked to provide
information on your FEHB plan so that your plans can coordinate benefits. Providing your
FEHB information may reduce your out-of-pocket cost.
When you have Federal
Employees Dental and
Vision Insurance Plan
(FEDVIP) coverage
An approved clinical trial includes a phase I, phase II, phase III, or phase IV clinical trial
that is conducted in relation to the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer or other
life-threatening disease or condition and is either Federally funded; conducted under an
investigational new drug application reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration; or is
a drug trial that is exempt from the requirement of an investigational new drug
application.
If you are a participant in a clinical trial, this healthplan will provide related care as
follows, if it is not provided by the clinical trial:
Routine care costs - costs for routine services such as doctor visits, lab tests, x-rays
and scans and hospitalizations related to treating the patient's condition, whether the
patient is in a clinical trial or is receiving standard therapy. These costs are covered by
this plan.
Extra care costs - costs related to taking part in a clinical trial such as additional tests
that a patient may need as part of the trial, but not as part of the patient's routine care.
This plan does not cover these costs.
Research costs - costs related to conducting the clinical trial such as research physician
and nurse time, analysis of results and clinical tests performed only for research
purposes. These costs are generally covered by the clinical trials, this plan does not
cover these costs.
Clinical Trials
When you have Medicare
Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for:
People 65 years of age or 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 four 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. (If you were a Federal employee at
any time both before and during January 1983, you will receive credit for your Federal
employment before January 1983.) Otherwise, if you are age 65 or older, you may be
able to buy it. Contact 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) (TTY 1-877-486-2048)
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.
What is Medicare?
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Part C (Medicare Advantage). You can enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan to get
your Medicare benefits. We offer a Medicare Advantage plan. Please review the
information on coordinating benefits with Medicare Advantage plans on the next page.
Part D (Medicare prescription drug coverage). There is a monthly premium for Part D
coverage. If you have limited savings and a low income, you may be eligible for
Medicare’s Low-Income Benefits. For people with limited income and resources, extra
help in paying for a Medicare prescription drug plan is available. Information
regarding this program is available through the Social Security Administration (SSA).
For more information about this extra help, visit SSA online at www.socialsecurity.
gov, or call them at 1-800-772-1213, (TTY 1-800-325-0778). Before enrolling in
Medicare Part D, please review the important disclosure notice from us about the
FEHB prescription drug coverage and Medicare. The notice is on the first inside page
of this brochure. The notice will give you guidance on enrolling in Medicare Part D.
The decision to enroll in Medicare is yours. We encourage you to apply for Medicare
benefits 3 months before you turn age 65. It’s easy. Just call the Social Security
Administration toll-free number 1-800-772-1213, (TTY 1-800-325-0778), to set up an
appointment to apply. If you do not apply for one or more Parts of Medicare, you can still
be covered under the FEHB Program.
If you can get premium-free Part A coverage, we advise you to enroll in it. Most Federal
employees and annuitants are entitled to Medicare Part A at age 65 without cost. When
you don’t have to pay premiums for Medicare Part A, it makes good sense to obtain the
coverage. It can reduce your out-of-pocket expenses as well as costs to the FEHB, which
can help keep FEHB premiums down.
Everyone is charged a premium for Medicare Part B coverage. The Social Security
Administration can provide you with premium and benefit information. Review the
information and decide if it makes sense for you to buy the Medicare Part B coverage.If
you do not sign up for Medicare Part B when you are first eligible, you may be charged a
Medicare Part B late enrollment penalty of a 10% increase in premium for every 12
months you are not enrolled. If you didn't take Part B at age 65 because you were covered
under FEHB as an active employee (or you were covered under your spouse's group
health insurance plan and he/she was an active employee), you may sign up for Part B
(generally without an increased premium) within 8 months from the time you or your
spouse stop working or are no longer covered by the group plan. You also can sign up at
any time while you are covered by the group plan.
If you are eligible for Medicare, you may have choices in how you get your health care.
Medicare Advantage is the term used to describe the various private health plan choices
available to Medicare beneficiaries. The information in the next few pages shows how we
coordinate benefits with Medicare, depending on whether you are in the Original
Medicare Plan or a private Medicare Advantage plan.
Should I enroll in
Medicare?
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.
All physicians and other providers are required by law to file claims directly to Medicare
for members with Medicare Part B, when Medicare is primary. This is true whether or not
they accept Medicare.
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.
The Original
Medicare Plan (Part
A or Part B)
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Claims process when you have the Original Medicare PlanYou will probably not
need to file a claim form when you have both our Plan and the Original Medicare Plan.
When we are the primary payor, we process the claim first.
When Original Medicare is the primary payor, Medicare processes your claim first. In
most cases, your claim will be coordinated automatically and we will then provide
secondary benefits for covered charges. To find out if you need to do something to file
your claim, call us at 1-866-575-1882 or see our Web site at feds.chcflorida.com.
Coventry coordinates if the original Medicare plan is your primary payor and also
liable for Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
Note: All plan deductible and penalties apply.
We do not waive any costs if the Original Medicare Plan is your primary payor.
You can find more information about how our plan coordinates benefits with Medicare at
www.summithealthplan.com.
You must tell us if you or a covered family member has Medicare coverage and let us
obtain information about services denied or paid under Medicare if we ask. You must also
tell us about other coverage you or your family members may have as this coverage may
affect the primary/secondary status of this Plan and Medicare.
Tell us about your
Medicare coverage
If you are eligible for Medicare, you may choose to enroll in and get your Medicare
benefits from a Medicare Advantage plan. These are private health care choices (like
HMOs and regional PPOs) in some areas of the country. To learn more about Medicare
Advantage plans, contact Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) (TTY
1-877-486-2048), or at www.medicare.gov.
If you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, the following options are available to you:
This Plan and our Medicare Advantage plan:
This Plan and another plan’s Medicare Advantage plan: You may enroll in another
plan’s Medicare Advantage plan and also remain enrolled in our FEHB plan. We will still
provide benefits when your Medicare Advantage plan is primary, even out of the Medicare
Advantage plan’s network and/or service area (if you use our Plan providers), but we will
not waive any of our copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles. If you enroll in a Medicare
Advantage plan, tell us. We will need to know whether you are in the Original Medicare
Plan or in a Medicare Advantage plan so we can correctly coordinate benefits with
Medicare.
Suspended FEHB coverage to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan: If you are an
annuitant or former spouse, you can suspend your FEHB coverage to enroll in a Medicare
Advantage plan, eliminating your FEHB premium. (OPM does not contribute to your
Medicare Advantage 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 Advantage plan’s service area.
Medicare Advantage
(Part C)
When we are the primary payor, we process the claim first. If you enroll in Medicare Part
D and we are the secondary payor, we will review claims for your prescription drug costs
that are not covered by Medicare Part D and consider them for payment under the FEHB
plan.
Medicare prescription
drug coverage (Part
D)
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Medicare always makes the final determination as to whether they are the primary payor. The following chart illustrates
whether Medicare or this Plan should be the primary payor 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. (Having coverage under more than two health plans may change the order of
benefits determined on this chart.)
Primary Payor Chart
A. When you - or your covered spouse - are age 65 or over and have Medicare and you... The primary payor for the
individual with Medicare is...
Medicare This Plan
1) Have FEHB coverage on your own as an active employee
2) Have FEHB coverage on your own as an annuitant or through your spouse who is an
annuitant
3) Have FEHB through your spouse who is an active employee
4) Are a reemployed annuitant with the Federal government and your position is excluded from
the FEHB (your employing office will know if this is the case) and you are not covered under
FEHB through your spouse under #3 above
5) Are a reemployed annuitant with the Federal government and your position is not excluded
from the FEHB (your employing office will know if this is the case) and...
You have FEHB coverage on your own or through your spouse who is also an active
employee
You have FEHB coverage through your spouse who is an annuitant
6) 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) and
you are not covered under FEHB through your spouse under #3 above
7) Are enrolled in Part B only, regardless of your employment status
for Part B
services
for other
services
8) Are a Federal employee receiving Workers' Compensation disability benefits for six months
or more
*
B. When you or a covered family member...
1) Have Medicare solely based on end stage renal disease (ESRD) and...
It is within the first 30 months of eligibility for or entitlement to Medicare due to ESRD
(30-month coordination period)
It is beyond the 30-month coordination period and you or a family member are still entitled
to Medicare due to ESRD
2) Become eligible for Medicare due to ESRD while already a Medicare beneficiary and...
This Plan was the primary payor before eligibility due to ESRD (for 30 month
coordination period)
Medicare was the primary payor before eligibility due to ESRD
3) Have Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) and...
Medicare based on age and disability
Medicare based on ESRD (for the 30 month coordination period)
Medicare based on ESRD (after the 30 month coordination period)
C. When either you or a covered family member are eligible for Medicare solely due to
disability and you...
1) Have FEHB coverage on your own as an active employee or through a family member who
is an active employee
2) Have FEHB coverage on your own as an annuitant or through a family member who is an
annuitant
D. When you are covered under the FEHB Spouse Equity provision as a former spouse
*Workers' Compensation is primary for claims related to your condition under Workers' Compensation.
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Section 10. Definitions of terms we use in this brochure
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.
Calendar year
Routine care costs - costs for routine services such as doctor visits, lab tests, x-rays
and scans, and hospitalizations related to treating the patient's condition whether the
patient is in a clinical trial or is receiving standard therapy.
Extra care costs - costs related to taking part in a clinical trial such as additional tests
that a patient may need as part of the trial, but not as part of the patient's routine care.
Research costs - costs related to conducting the clinical trial such as research physician
and nurse time, analysis of results and clinical tests performed only for research
purposes.
Clinical Trials Cost
Categories
Coinsurance is the percentage of our allowance that you must pay for your care. You may
also be responsible for additional amounts. See page 21.
Coinsurance
A partnership, corporation, association, Independent Practice Association, medical group
or other legal entity which has entered in a service arrangement (or arrangements), with
licensed physicians or other health care providers, a majority or all of whom are licensed
to practice medicine, and which has a written agreement with us to arrange for the
provision of covered services to our members.
Contracting Medical
Group (CMG)
A copayment is a fixed amount of money or a percentage of the negotiated rated that you
pay when you receive covered services. See page 21.
Copayment
Cost-sharing is the general term used to refer to your out-of-pocket costs (e.g., deductible,
coinsurance, and copayments) for the covered care you receive.
Cost-sharing
Medically necessary medical, surgical, hospital, and other services or supplies rendered by
Contracting Providers, and Emergency Services and Care and supplies provided by non-
Contracting Providers, which are specified as being covered in this brochure.
Covered services
Services to support and generally maintain the patient’s condition, provide for the
patient’s comfort or ensure the manageability of the patient. Custodial care that lasts 90
days or more is sometimes known as Long Term Care.
Custodial care
A deductible is a fixed amount of covered expenses you must incur for certain covered
services and supplies before we start paying benefits for those services. See page 18.
Deductible
Services, supplies, drugs and procedures, which have not demonstrated to be safe,
effective, medically appropriate for use in the treatment of illness or injury. Also include
service supplies, drugs and procedures that are determined to be the subject of clinical
trial.
Experimental or
investigational service
Services which are necessary and appropriate for the treatment of an illness or injury
according to professionally recognized standards of practice and are consistent with
Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc. medical policies.
Group health coverage
A physician or other health care professional licensed, accredited, or certified to perform
specified health services consistent with state law.
Health care professional
Services which are necessary and appropriate for the treatment of an illness or injury
according to professionally recognized standards of practice and are consistent with
Coventry Health Care of Florida, Inc. medical policies.
Medical necessity
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The rate of compensation for a particular covered service, payable on a fee-for-service or
per diem basis, which Coventry Health Care of Florida pays to the Contracting Provider
providing the covered service, or where the provider is paid by the CMG, the rate paid to
the provider by the CMG.
Negotiated Rate
Any claims that are not pre-service claims. In other words, post-service claims are those
claims where treatment has been performed and the claims have been sent to us in order to
apply for benefits.
Post-service claims
Those claims (1) that require precertification, prior approval, or a referral and (2) where
failure to obtain precertification, prior approval, or referral results in a reduction of
benefits.
Pre-service claims
Any contracting physician who has the responsibility for providing initial and primary
care to Members, maintaining the continuity of patient care, initiating referral for
specialist care, and who is listed in the current Contracting Provider Directly for your area
as a PCP.
Primary Care Physician
(PCP)
The requirement that a Members attending physician requests approval of coverage from
us prior to the member obtaining certain Covered Services.
Prior Authorization
A physician or other health care professional licensed, accredited, or certified to perform
specified health services consistent with state law.
A claim for medical care or treatment is an urgent care claim if waiting for the regular
time limit for non-urgent care claims could have one of the following impacts:
Waiting could seriously jeopardize your life or health;
Waiting could seriously jeopardize your ability to regain maximum function; or
In the opinion of a physician with knowledge of your medical condition, waiting
would subject you to severe pain that cannot be adequately managed without the care
or treatment that is the subject of the claim.
Urgent care claims usually involve Pre-service claims and not Post-service claims. We
will judge whether a claim is an urgent care claim by applying the judgement of a prudent
layperson who possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine.
If you believe your claim qualifies as an urgent care claim, please contact our Customer
Service Department at 866-575-1882. You may also prove that your claim is an urgent
care claim by providing evidence that a physician with knowledge of your medical
condition has determined that your claim involves urgent care.
Urgent care claims
Us and We refer to Coventry Health Care of Florida. Us/We
The usual charge is that price normally charged, for a given service or supply, by a health
care provider to the providers private patients. A charge is customary when it is within the
range of usual prices charged by health care providers of similar training and experience,
for the same service or supply within the same specific and limited geographic area, as
determined by us through a professional review process.
Usual and Customary
You refers to the enrollee and each covered family member. You
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Section 11. Other Federal Programs
Please note, the following programs are not part of your FEHB benefits. They are separate Federal programs that
complement your FEHB benefits and can potentially reduce your annual out-of-pocket expenses. These programs are offered
independent of the FEHB Program and require you to enroll separately with no government contribution.
First, the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program, also known as FSAFEDS, lets
you set aside pre-tax money from your salary to reimburse you for eligible dependent care
and/or health care expenses. You pay less in taxes so you save money. the result can be a
discount of 20% to more than 40% on service/products you routinely pay for out-of-
pocket.
Second, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
provides comprehensive dental and vision insurance at competitive group rates. There are
several plans from which to choose. Under FEDVIP you may choose self only, self plus
one, or self and family coverage for yourself and any eligible dependents.
Third, the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) can help cover long
term care costs, which are not covered under the FEHB Program.
Important information
about three Federal
programs that
complement the FEHB
Program
The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program –
FSAFEDS
It is a tax-favored benefit that allows you to set aside pre-tax money from your paychecks
to pay for a variety of eligible expenses. Annuitants are not eligible to enroll.
There are three types of FSAs offered by FSAFEDS. Each type has a minimum annual
election of $250. The maximum annual election for a health care flexible spending
account (HCFSA) or a limited expense health care spending account (LEX HCFSA) is
$2,500.
Health Care FSA (HCFSA) –Reimburses you for eligible health care expenses (such
as copayments, deductibles, insulin, products, physician prescribed over-the-counter
drugs and medications, vision and dental expenses, and much more) for you and your
tax dependents, including adult children (through the end of the calendar year in which
they turn 26) which are not covered or reimbursed by FEHBP or FEDVIP coverage or
any other insurance.
FSAFEDS offers paperless reimbursement for your HCFSA through a number of FEHB
and FEDVIP plans. This means that when you or your provider file claims with your
FEHB or FEDVIP plan, FSAFEDS will automatically reimburse your eligible out-of-
pocket expenses based on the claim information it receives from your plan.
Limited Expense Health Care FSA (LEX HCFSA) – Designed for employees
enrolled in or covered by a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings
Account. Eligible expenses are limited to dental and vision care expenses for you and
your tax dependents including adult children (through the end of the calendar year in
which they turn 26) which are not covered or reimbursed, by FEHBP or FEDVIP
coverage or any other insurance.
Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA) – Reimburses you for non medical daycare
expenses for your child(ren) under age 13 or for any person you claim as a dependent
on your Federal Income Tax return who is mentally or physically incapable of self-
care. You (and your spouse if married) must be working, looking for work (income
must be earned during the year), or attending school full-time to be eligible for
DCFSA.
If you are a new or newly eligible employee, you have 60 days from your hire date to
enroll in an HCFSA or LEX HCFSA and/or DCFSA, but you must enroll before
October 1. If you are hired or become eligible on or after October 1, you must wait
and enroll during the Federal Benefits Open Season held each fall.
What is an FSA?
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Visit www.FSAFEDS.com or call an FSAFEDS Benefits Counselor toll-free at 1-877-
FSAFEDS (1-877-372-3337), Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. until 9 p.m., Eastern Time.
TTY: (1-800-952-0450).
Where can I get more
information about
FSAFEDS?
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The Federal Empolyees Dental and Vision Insurance Program –
FEDVIP
The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) is separate and
different from the FEHB Program, and was established by the Federal Employee Dental
and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004. This Program provides comprehensive
dental and vision insurance at competitive group rates with no pre-existing condition
limitations for enrollment.
FEDVIP is available to eligible Federal and Postal Service employees, retirees, and their
eligible family members on an enrollee-pay-all basis. Employee premiums are withheld
from salary on a pre-tax basis.
Important Information
All dental plans provide a comprehensive range of services, including:
Class A (Basic) services, which include oral examinations, prophylaxis, diagnostic
evaluations, sealants and x-rays.
Class B (Intermediate) services, which include restorative procedures such as fillings,
prefabricated stainless steel crowns, periodontal scaling, tooth extractions, and denture
adjustments.
Class C (Major) services, which include endodontic services such as root canals,
periodontal services such as gingivectomy, major restorative services such as crowns,
oral surgery, bridges and prosthodontic services such as complete dentures.
Class D (Orthodontic) services with up to a 24-month waiting period for dependent
children up to age 19.
Dental Insurance
All vision plans provide comprehensive eye examinations and coverage for lenses, frames
and contact lenses. Other benefits such as discounts on LASIK surgery may also be
available.
Vision Insurance
You can find a comparison of the plans available and their premiums on the OPM website
at www.opm.gov/insure/vision and www.opm.gov/insure/dental. These sites also provide
links to each plan’s website, where you can view detailed information about benefits and
preferred providers.
Additional Information
You enroll on the Internet at www.BENEFEDS.com. For those without access to a
computer, call 1-877-888-3337, (TTY 1-877-889-5680).
How do I enroll?
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program - FLTCIP
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) can help pay for the
potentially high cost of long term care services, which are not covered by FEHB plans.
Long term care is help you receive to perform activities of daily living - such as bathing or
dressing yourself - or supervision you receive because of a severe cognitive impairment
such as Alzheimer's disease. For example, long term care can be received in your home
from a home health aide, in a nursing home, in an assisted living facility or in adult day
care. To qualify for coverage under the FLTCIP, you must apply and pass a medical
screening (called underwriting). Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees and
annuitants, active and retired members of the uniformed services, and qualified relatives,
are eligible to apply. Certain medical conditions, or combinations of conditions, will
prevent some people from being approved for coverage. You must apply to know if you
will be approved for enrollment. For more information, call 1-800-LTC-FEDS
(1-800-582-3337) (TTY 1-800-843-3557) or visit www.ltcfeds.com.
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Pre-existing Condition Insurance Program (PCIP)
An individual is eligible to buy coverage in PCIP if:
He or she has a pre-existing medical condition or has been denied coverage because of
health condition;
He or she has been without health coverage for at least the last six months. (If the
individual currently has insurance coverage that does not cover the pre-exisiting
condition or is enrolled in a state high risk pool then that person is not eligible for
PCIP.);
He or she is a citizen or national of the United States or resides in the U.S. legally.
The Federal govenrment administers PCIP in the following states: Alabama, Arizona,
District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. To
find out about eligibility, visit www.pcip.gov and /or www.healthcare.gov or call
1-866-717-5826 (TTY): 1-866-561-1604.
Do you know someone
who needs health
insurance but can't get
it? The Pre-Existing
Condition Insurance Plan
(PCIP) may help.
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Index
Index
Accidental injury ...32, 38, 56, 75, 80, 95,
118, 119
Allergy tests ...............................................30
Allogeneic (donor) bone marrow transplant
........................................................41, 43
Alternative treatments ....................16, 35, 78
Ambulance ...........................................49, 87
Anesthesia ..........5, 35, 36, 44, 46, 76, 79, 87
Autologous bone marrow transplant ...30, 39,
43, 82, 84
Biopsy ..................................................36, 79
Blood and plasma .....................45, 46, 86, 87
Casts ........................................45, 46, 86, 87
Catastrophic protection (out-of-pocket
maximum) ...11, 12, 21, 60, 62, 98, 117, 118,
119
Changes for 2013 .......................................14
Chemotherapy ................................30, 74, 82
Chiropractic ..........................................35, 77
Cholesterol tests ...................................27, 68
Claims ......................13, 18, 19, 25, 102, 110
Coinsurance ................11, 13, 21, 79, 86, 108
Colorectal cancer screening .................27, 68
Congenital anomalies ...............36, 38, 79, 80
Contraceptive drugs and devices .........29, 73
Cost-sharing ......11, 21, 50, 90, 110, 118, 119
Covered charges .........................................21
Crutches ...............................................33, 76
Deductible ...11, 12, 21, 66, 71, 98, 108, 112
Definitions ................................................110
Dental care ...12, 32, 33, 38, 46, 56, 60, 63,
75, 76, 95, 106, 112, 114, 117, 118, 119
Diagnostic services ...14, 26, 27, 31, 34, 45,
46, 50, 66, 72, 75, 77 86, 87, 90, 91, 114,
117, 118, 119
Donor expenses ...30, 39, 40, 44, 73, 81, 82,
85
Dressings ..................................45, 46, 86, 87
Durable medical equipment ...21, 33, 34, 76,
77
Effective date of enrollment ...9, 15, 16, 21,
60, 62, 63, 65, 92, 110
Emergency ...11, 13, 16, 19, 26, 48, 49, 53,
60, 88, 89, 93
Family planning .................................29, 73
Fecal occult blood test .........................27, 68
Fraud ....................................................3, 4, 9
General exclusions ...................3, 25, 60, 99
Hearing services ...8, 31, 32, 33, 57, 69, 75,
76
Home health services .....................17, 35, 77
Hospital ................................................16, 86
Immunizations ............11, 27, 28, 60, 68, 69
Infertility ............................17, 21, 29, 30, 73
Inpatient hospital benefits ....................16, 86
Insulin .........................34, 53, 77, 81, 93, 112
Magnetic Resonance Imagings (MRIs)
..................................................17, 27, 72
Mammogram ......................26, 27, 60, 68, 72
Maternity benefits ..........................28, 29, 72
Medicaid ..................................................105
Medically necessary .................16, 26, 71, 99
Medicare ..................105, 106, 107, 108, 109
Members ...............................98, 99, 110, 111
Members, Associate .................................120
Members, Family .................................4, 7, 8
Members, Plan ...........................................98
Mental Health/Substance Abuse Benefits
......................................90, 117, 118, 119
Newborn care ...............................29, 73, 98
Non-FEHB benefits ...................................98
Nurse ....................5, 34, 45, 77, 86, 106, 110
Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) ...34,
77
Nurse, Nurse Anesthetist (NA) ............45, 86
Nurse, Registered Nurse (RN) .............34, 77
Occupational therapy ........................31, 74
Ocular injury ........................................32, 75
Office visits ................................................11
Oral and maxillofacial surgical ............38, 81
Out-of-pocket expenses ..................11, 12, 21
Oxygen .......17, 33, 34, 45, 46, 76, 77, 86, 87
Pap test ..............................26, 27, 68, 69, 72
Physician ......................11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 21
Precertification .....................................18, 19
Prescription drugs ..................14, 21, 92, 108
Preventive care, adult ...........................27, 68
Preventive care, children ......................28, 69
Preventive services ...............................12, 68
Prior approval .................................13, 16, 19
Prosthetic devices ...........................17, 33, 76
Psychologist .........................................50, 90
Radiation therapy ..............................30, 74
Room and board ...................................45, 86
Second surgical opinion .....................26, 72
Skilled nursing facility care ...16, 17, 46, 87
Social worker .......................................50, 90
Speech therapy .....................................31, 75
Splints ..................................................45, 86
Subrogation ..............................................106
Substance abuse ...................................50, 90
Surgery .......................................5, 17, 80, 81
Surgery, Anesthesia ...5, 35, 36, 44, 46, 60,
76, 78, 79, 85, 87
Surgery, Oral ..................................17, 38, 81
Surgery, Outpatient ...............46, 87, 117, 118
Surgery, Reconstructive .......................37, 80
Syringes ................................................53, 93
Temporary Continuation of Coverage
(TCC) ......................................9, 10, 109
Transplants ...........................................39, 57
Treatment therapies ........................30, 31, 74
Vision care ...........................................75, 98
Vision services .....................................32, 75
Wheelchairs ......................17, 33, 34, 76, 77
Workers Compensation ............................105
X-rays ...26, 42, 45, 46, 70, 72, 84, 86, 87,
106, 110
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Summary of benefits for the High Option of Coventry Health Plan of Florida 2013
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.
Below, an asterisk (*) means the item is subject to the $250 hospital deductible .
High Option Benefits You pay Page
Medical services provided by physicians:
Office visit copay: $15 primary care; $30 specialist 26 Diagnostic and treatment services provided in the
office
Services provided by a hospital:*
$150 per admission copay up to a maximum of $450 after $250
hospital deductible has been met.
45 Inpatient
$50 copay per outpatient surgery when performed at a freestanding
participating facility. $100 copay at a participating hospital after
$250 hospital deductible has been met.
46 Outpatient
$40 per urgent care center visit or $150 per hospital emergency
room visit
48 Emergency benefits: In-area or out-of-area
Regular cost-sharing 50 Mental health and substance abuse
treatment:*
52 Prescription drugs:
Tier 1A -$3 select generic formulary /Tier 1B -$20 generic
formulary / Tier 2 - $40 brand name formulary / Tier 3 - $60 non-
formulary / Tier 4 - 20% of negotiated price up to $100 per month
specialty drugs.
53 Retail pharmacy (up to a 30-day supply)
Plan's Mail-Order Pharmacy: Tier 1A - $3 select generic formulary;
Tier 1B - $60 generic formulary; Tier 2 - $120 name brand
formulary; and Tier 3 - $180 non-formulary. We do not cover Tier 4
injectables and specialty drugs under our mail order program.
53 Mail order (up to a 90-day supply of
maintenance medication)
$30 to specialist 56 Dental care:
$19 copay for eye exam and various copays/discounts on frames
and lenses at a participating optometrist
32 Vision care: Annual eye refraction and other
vision care services
57 Special features: Flexible benefits option;
Services for deaf and hearing impaired, High risk
pregnancies, Centers of excellence for
transplants, Case Management programs and
Disease State Management programs
$1,500/Self Only enrollment or $3,000/Family enrollment for
medical care and $1,200 per person for Tier 4 prescription
medication
21 Protection against catastrophic costs (annual
out-of-pocket maximum): Some costs do not
count toward this protection.
117 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Summary
Summary of benefits for the Standard Option of Coventry Health Plan of Florida
2013
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.
Below, an asterisk (*) means the item is subject to the $500 hospital deductible .
Standard Option Benefits You pay Page
Medical services provided by physicians:
Office visit copay: $20 primary care; $50 specialist 26 Diagnostic and treatment services provided in the
office
Services provided by a hospital: *
$150 per admission copay up to a maximum of $750 after $500
hospital deductible has been met.
45 Inpatient
$150 copay per outpatient surgery when performed at a
freestanding participating facility. $250 copay at a participating
hospital after $500 hospital deductible has been met.
46 Outpatient
$50 per urgent care center visit or $150 per hospital emergency
room visit
48 Emergency benefits: In-area or out-of-area
Regular cost-sharing 50 Mental health and substance abuse
treatment:*
52 Prescription drugs:
Tier 1A -$3 select generic formulary /Tier 1B -$10 generic
formulary / Tier 2 - $50 brand name formulary / Tier 3 - $70 non-
formulary / Tier 4 - 20% of negotiated price up to $100 per month
specialty drugs.
53 Retail pharmacy (up to a 30-day supply)
Plan's Mail-Order Pharmacy: Tier 1A - $3 select generic formulary;
Tier 1B - $10 generic formulary; Tier 2 - $100 name brand
formulary; and Tier 3 - $210 non-formulary. We do not cover Tier 4
injectables and specialty drugs under our mail order program.
53 Mail order (up to a 90-day supply of
maintenance medication)
$50 to specialist 56 Dental care: Accidental injury coverage
$19 copay for eye exam and various copays/discounts on frames
and lenses at a participating optometrist
32 Vision care: Annual eye refraction and other
vision care services
57 Special features: Flexible benefits option;
Services for deaf and hearing impaired, High risk
pregnancies, Centers of excellence for
transplants, Case Management programs and
Disease State Management programs
$2,500/Self Only enrollment or $5,000/Family enrollment for
medical care and $1,200 per person for Tier 4 prescription
medication.
21 Protection against catastrophic costs (out-of-
pocket maximum):
118 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Summary
Summary of benefits for the HDHP for Coventry Health Plan of Florida 2013
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.
Below, an asterisk (*) means the item is subject to the $2,500 hospital deductible .
HDHP Option Benefits You pay Page
Nothing In-network medical and dental preventive care
Medical services provided by physicians:
After deductible, $10 primary care; $25 specialist 72 Diagnostic and treatment services provided in the
office
Services provided by a hospital: *
After deductible, 20% coinsurance. 86 Inpatient
At hospital: After deductible, 20% coinsurance; At ambulatory
surgical center: After deductible, $50 copay.
87 Outpatient
After deductible, $25 per urgent care center visit or $50 per
hospital emergency room visit
88 Emergency benefits: In-area or out-of-area
Regular cost-sharing 90 Mental health and substance abuse
treatment:*
92 Prescription drugs:
After deductible: Tier 1 -$5 generic formulary / Tier 2 - $35 brand
name formulary / Tier 3 - $50 non-formulary / Tier 4 - 20% of
negotiated price up to $100 per month specialty drugs.
93 Retail pharmacy (up to a 30-day supply)
After deductible: Plan's Mail-Order Pharmacy- Tier 1 - $15 generic
formulary; Tier 2 - $105 name brand formulary; and Tier 3 - $150
non-formulary. We do not cover Tier 4 injectables and specialty
drugs under our mail order program.
93 Mail order (up to a 90-day supply of
maintenance medication)
After deductible, $25 copay 95 Dental care: Accidental injury
$19 copay for eye exam and various copays/discounts on frames
and lenses
75 Vision care: Annual eye refraction and other
vision care services
96 Special features: Flexible benefits option;
Services for deaf nd hearing impaired, High risk
pregnancies, Centers of exellence for transplants,
Case Management programs and Disease State
Management programs
$5,000/ Self Only enrollment or $10,000/Family enrollment for
medical care and $1,200 per person for Tier 4 prescription
medication.
62 Protection against catastrophic costs (out-of-
pocket maximum):
119 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida
2013 Rate Information for the Coventry Health Plan of Florida
Non-Postal rates apply to most non-Postal employees. If you are in a special enrollment category, refer to the
Guide to
Federal Benefits
for that category or contact the agency that maintains your health benefits enrollment.
Postal Category 1 rates apply to career employees covered by the National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU),
National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and Postal Police bargaining units.
Postal Category 2 rates apply to other non-APWU, non-PCES, non-law enforcement Postal Service career employees,
including management employees, and employees covered by the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association bargaining unit.
Special Guides to Benefits are published for American Postal Workers Union (APWU) employees (see RI 70-2A) including
Material Distribution Center, Operating Services and Information Technology/Accounting Services employees and Nurses;
Postal Service Inspectors and Office of Inspector General (OIG) law enforcement employees (see RI 70-2IN), Postal Career
Executive Service (PCES) employees (see RI 70-2EX), and noncareer employees (see RI 70-8PS).
Career APWU employees hired before May 23, 2011, will have the same rates as the Category 2 rates shown below. In the
Guide to Benefits for APWU Employees (RI 70-2A) this will be referred to as the "Current" rate; otherwise, "New" rates
apply.
For further assistance, Postal Service employees should call:
Human Resources Shared Service Center
1-877-477-3273, option 5
TTY: 1-866-260-7507
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
Guide to Federal Benefits
.
Type of
Enrollment
Enrollment
Code
Non-Postal Premium Postal Premium
Biweekly Monthly Biweekly
Gov't
Share
Your
Share
Gov't
Share
Your
Share
Category 1
Your Share
Category 2
Your Share
High Option Self
Only
5E1 $190.84 $71.80 $413.49 $155.56 $50.60 $55.90
High Option Self
and Family
5E2 $424.95 $205.41 $920.73 $445.05 $158.19 $170.00
Standard Option
Self Only
5E4 $180.56 $60.18 $391.20 $130.40 $39.72 $45.14
Standard Option
Self and Family
5E5 $424.95 $197.06 $920.73 $426.96 $149.84 $161.65
HDHP Option
Self Only
J41 $179.72 $59.90 $389.39 $129.79 $39.54 $44.93
HDHP Option
Self and Family
J42 $424.95 $169.64 $920.73 $367.55 $122.42 $134.23
120 2013 Coventry Health Plan of Florida Rates