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INSURED BENEFITS (For Active Employees only) |
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| Life Insurance Benefit Amount |
$15,000 |
| Accidental Death & Dismembership Insurance (full amount) |
$10,000 |
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RETIREE DEATH BENEFIT (For Eligible Retirees only) |
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| Death benefit amount |
$1,000 |
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DEATH & DISMEMBERMENT BENEFITS (For Dependents of Active Employees only) |
| Death Benefit for spouse and children age 14 days but less than 19 years |
$1,000 |
| Accidental Death & Dismemberment Benefit (full amount) |
$2,000 |
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| For Eligible Dependents - Full Amount |
$2,000 |
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WEEKLY DISABILITY BENEFIT (For Active Employees Only) |
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| Weekly Benefit Amount |
$250 |
| Maximum Period Benefits are payable |
Up to 26 weeks |
| When disability benefits start |
8th day after first day of treatment |
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NEWBORN CARE BENEFIT (For Covered Dependent Children of Active Employees Only) |
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| Maximum benefit for hospital and physician expenses for routine newborn care (in-hospital or follow-up office visits) during the first 7 days of life for a well newborn |
$2,500 |
| Plan payment percentage |
100% |
| (Covered medical expenses for hospital and physician care of a sick newborn are covered under the Comprehensive Benefit) |
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WELLNESS BENEFIT (For Covered Dependent Children of Active Employees Only) |
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| Maximum benefit for for exams and tests per person per calendar year: |
| Employees, retirees. spouses, and children from birth through age 5 |
$300 |
Routine childhood immunizations (birth through age 5) (Plan benefits for immunizations do not apply toward the $300 maximum.) |
100% |
| Children age 6-22 |
$100 |
| Plan payment percentage |
$100 |
| (Wellness Benefits are for routine examinations and tests. No Wellness Benefits are payable when the treatment is for a sickness or injury, or when the person has symptoms of a sickness or injury.) |
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| COMPREHENSIVE BENEFIT |
Benefit Reductions and Exclusions Certain benefit reductions and exclusions apply when the precertification is not obtained. |
| Lifetime maximum benefit per person |
$1,000,000 |
Deductibles: Calendar year deductibles: |
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| Individual deductible |
$250 |
| Family deductible (can be satisfied by 3 or more family members) |
$750 |
| Out-of-network hospital deductible |
$250 |
| (The out-of-network hospital deductible applies to each non-emergency hospital confinement and each occurrence of non-emergency outpatient treatment in an out-of-network hospital (some exceptions apply). Any such deductibles are in addition to the calendar year deductibles.) |
| Out-of-pocket limit per person per calendar year after the calendar year deductible is met |
$2,000* |
| *$2,250 including deductible. This could be less if all or part of your deductible is waived due to meeting the family deductible limit, or if part of your deductible was carried over from the prior year. |
| (Only PPO covered medical expenses apply toward your out-of-pocket limit. Amounts in excess of reasonable and customary charges or any other non-covered charges do not apply.) |
| Plan co-pay/payment percentages payable per person for covered medical expenses incurred during a calendar year: |
| Second or third surgical opinions recommended by Med-Care (ONLY when recommended by Med-Care) |
100% |
| Hearing Aids (Active Plan only) |
50% |
| All other covered medical expenses (unless an exception is given in the "Special Benefits and Limitations" section below) |
| UNTIL out-of-pocket limit is reached |
90% |
| AFTER out-of-pocket limit is reached |
100% |
| Special Benefits and Limitations |
| Chiropractic care* - calendar year maximum benefit per person (includes x-rays, lab and all chiropractic-related physical therapy) |
$750 |
| Podiatry* |
| Calendar year maximum benefit per person for all professional podiatry fees, surgical and non-surgical treatment combined |
$750 |
| Calendar year maximum benefit for all surgical facility feesFacility fees must be precertified by Med-Care |
$3,000 |
| TMJ* - calendar year maximum benefit per person: |
| Non-surgical treatment |
$750 |
| Surgical treatmentMaximums do not apply to covered hospital expenses. |
$3,000 |
| Speech therapy* - maximum benefit per person (does not apply if therapy is required due to an organic cuase): |
| Per calendar year |
$1,500 |
| Per lifetime |
$3,000 |
| Hospice care* - lifetime maximum benefit per person |
$10,000 |
| Hearing aids: |
Active Plan: Maximum benefit payable per person In a 5-year calendar period |
$2,500 |
| Plan co-payment percentage |
50% |
| Retiree Comprehensive Plan - Maximum benefit payable per person |
$500 (lifetime) |
| Calendar year deductible does not apply. Out-of-pocket expenses do not apply to the out-of-pocket limit, and will not be paid at 100% if the person’s out-of-pocket limit was previously met. |
| * Must be precertified by Med-Care. Calendar year deductible does not apply. Out-of-pocket expenses do not apply to the out-of-pocket limit, and will not be paid at 100% if the person’s out-of-pocket limit was previously met. |
| Smoking cessation - lifetime maximum benefit per personCalendar year deductible does not apply. |
$500 |
| Chemical dependency and mental/nervous disorders:* |
| Maximum allowable number of outpatient/office treatments per person per calendar year (for mental/nervous disorders and chemical dependency combined) |
60 |
Mental/nervous disorders only: Lifetime maximum allowable number of days of hospital inpatient and/or intensive outpatient treatment |
30 days |
Chemical dependency only: Lifetime maximum benefit payable per family for all inpatient and outpatient treatment |
$50,000 |
| (Amounts applied to this maximum, plus benefits paid for outpatient professional treatment, also apply to the Comprehensive Benefit lifetime maximum benefit.) |
| Maximum allowable course of inpatient and/or intensive outpatient treatment: |
| During a 24-month period |
2 |
| During a person's lifetime |
4 |
| Maximum benefits payable for outpatient/office professional treatment: |
| During a calendar year |
$1,250 |
| During a person's lifetime |
$5,000 |
| * Must be precertified by Med-Care. Out-of-pocket expenses do not apply to the out-of-pocket limit, and will not be paid at 100% if the person’s out-of-pocket limit was previously met. The out-of-network hospital deductible does not apply to inpatient confinements for these conditions. |
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| PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS |
| Sav-Rx Drug Card Program for up to a 30-day supply of a covered prescription drug obtained from a participating pharmacy:Calendar year deductible: |
| Per person |
$50 |
| Per family (can be satisfied by 2 or more family members) |
$100 |
| Plan co-pay percentage per person per calendar year after satisfaction of the deductible |
90% |
| Refill limits under the Drug Card Program |
| Short-term or acute drugs |
2 refills |
| Maintenance or long-term drugs |
no refills |
| (If the prescribing doctor allows use of a generic drug and you get a brand name drug when a generic equivalent is available, you pay 10% of the cost of the generic drug plus the difference in cost between the brand name drug and the remaining generic cost. The amounts paid out-of-pocket for the difference in cost don’t count toward satisfying the $50 deductible.) |
| Sav-Rx Mail Service and Walgreens Walk-in Programs - Dispensing fee per prescription for up to a 90-day supply for both generic and brand name drugs (the Plan pays the rest) |
$5 per prescription |
| (If the prescribing doctor allows use of a generic drug and you get a brand name drug when a generic equivalent is available, you pay the difference in cost between the brand name drug and the generic drug in addition to the $5 dispensing fee.) |
| Maximum for Retirees and Their Dependents - Maximum benefit per calendar year per person for ALL prescription drugs (applies to Card, Mail and Walk-In Programs) |
$4,000 |
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| VISION BENEFIT |
| Maximum payable per person per calendar year:Complete vision examination |
$40 |
| Frame |
$50 |
| Eyeglass lenses (per pair): |
| Single vision ($20 each) |
$40 |
| Bifocal ($30 each) |
$60 |
| Trifocal ($35 each) |
$70 |
| Contact lenses in lieu of eyeglasses (per pair, or for all sets of disposable contacts purchased during a calendar year) |
$90 |
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| DENTAL BENEFIT |
| Dental HMO Plan (First Commonwealth Dental HMO) |
| Diagnostic and preventive sevices (check-ups and cleanings) and x-rays |
Provided at no charge |
| All other covered dental procedures |
Provided in full after a scheduled co-payment per procedure |
| (When you enroll in the First Commonwealth Dental HMO, you will be sent a brochure that has a fee schedule showing the exact co-payment that covered persons must pay for each covered dental procedure.) |
| Dental Indemnity Plan |
| Calendar year maximum benefit payable per person |
$1,500 |
| Lifetime maximum benefit payable per person for orthodontia |
$2,000 |
| Calendar year deductible per person (does not apply to diagnostic and preventive care) |
$25 |
| Plan co-pay percentage |
80% |