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The

Loca

l Cho

ice:

Hig

h D

educ

tible

Hea

lth P

lan

(HD

HP)

Cov

erag

e Pe

riod:

0/01

/201

5 –

0/3

0/20

16Su

mm

ary

of B

enef

its a

nd C

over

age:

Wha

t thi

s Pl

an C

over

s &

Wha

t it C

osts

Cov

erag

e fo

r: In

divi

dual

/Fam

ily|P

lan

Type

: Hig

h D

educ

tible

1 o

f 8

This

is o

nly

a su

mm

ary.

If y

ou w

ant m

ore

deta

il ab

out y

our c

over

age

and

cost

s, yo

u ca

n ge

t the

com

plet

e te

rms i

n th

e po

licy

or p

lan

docu

men

t at w

ww

.thel

ocal

choi

ce.v

irgi

nia.

gov

or b

y ca

lling

1-8

88-6

42-4

414.

Impo

rtan

t Que

stio

ns

Answ

ers

Why

this

Mat

ters

:

Wha

t is

the

over

all

dedu

ctib

le?

Com

bine

d de

duct

ible

for i

n-ne

twor

k pr

ovid

ers $

2,80

0pe

rson

/$5

,600

fam

ilyD

oesn

’t ap

ply

to p

reve

ntiv

e ca

re

You

mus

t pay

all

the

cost

s up

to th

e de

duct

ible

am

ount

bef

ore

this

plan

beg

ins

to p

ay fo

r cov

ered

serv

ices

you

use

. Che

ck y

our p

olic

y or

pla

n do

cum

ent t

o se

e w

hen

the

dedu

ctib

le st

arts

ove

r (us

ually

, but

not

alw

ays,

Janu

ary

1st).

See

the

char

t sta

rting

on

page

2 fo

r how

muc

h yo

u pa

y fo

r cov

ered

serv

ices

afte

r you

m

eet t

he d

educ

tible

. A

re th

ere

othe

r de

duct

ible

s fo

r spe

cific

se

rvic

es?

No.

Y

ou d

on’t

have

to m

eet d

educ

tible

s fo

r spe

cific

serv

ices

, but

see

the

char

t st

artin

g on

pag

e 2

for o

ther

cos

ts fo

r ser

vice

s thi

s pla

n co

vers

.

Is th

ere

an o

ut–o

f–po

cket

lim

it on

my

expe

nses

?

Yes

. For

par

ticip

atin

g pr

ovid

ers $

5,00

0pe

rson

/$1

0,00

0fa

mily

For n

on-p

artic

ipat

ing

prov

ider

s $10

,000

pe

rson

/$2

0,00

0fa

mily

The

out-

of-p

ocke

t lim

it is

the

mos

t you

cou

ld p

ay d

urin

g a

cove

rage

per

iod

(usu

ally

one

yea

r) fo

r you

r sha

re o

f the

cos

t of c

over

ed se

rvic

es. T

his l

imit

help

s yo

u pl

an fo

r hea

lth c

are

expe

nses

. The

re a

re n

o ou

t-of-

netw

ork

bene

fits e

xcep

t in

an

emer

genc

y.

Wha

t is

not i

nclu

ded

in

the

out–

of–p

ocke

t lim

it?

Ded

uctib

le a

nd c

oins

uran

ce fo

r rou

tine

dent

al se

rvic

e an

d ad

ult r

outin

e vi

sion

serv

ices

Eve

n th

ough

you

pay

thes

e ex

pens

es, t

hey

don’

t cou

nt to

war

d th

e ou

t-of

-po

cket

lim

it.

Is th

ere

an o

vera

ll an

nual

lim

it on

wha

t th

e pl

an p

ays?

N

o.

The

char

t sta

rting

on

page

2 d

escr

ibes

any

lim

its o

n w

hat t

he p

lan

will

pay

for

specific

cov

ered

serv

ices

, suc

h as

off

ice

visit

s.

Doe

s th

is p

lan

use

a ne

twor

k of

pro

vide

rs?

Yes

. See

ww

w.a

nthe

m.c

om o

r cal

l 1-

800-

552-

2682

for a

list

of i

n-ne

twor

k pr

ovid

ers.

If y

ou u

se a

n in

-net

wor

k do

ctor

or o

ther

hea

lth c

are

prov

ider

, thi

s pla

n w

ill p

ay

som

e or

all

of th

e co

sts o

f cov

ered

serv

ices

. Be

awar

e, y

our i

n-ne

twor

k do

ctor

or

hos

pita

l may

use

an

out-o

f-ne

twor

k pr

ovid

er fo

r som

e se

rvic

es. P

lans

use

th

e te

rm in

-net

wor

k, p

refe

rred

, or p

artic

ipat

ing

for p

rovi

ders

in th

eir

netw

ork.

See

the

char

t sta

rting

on

page

2 fo

r how

this

plan

pay

s diff

eren

t kin

ds

of p

rovi

ders

.

Que

stio

ns: C

all 1

-888

-642

-441

4 or

visi

t us a

t ww

w.th

eloc

alch

oice

.vir

gini

a.go

v.

If y

ou a

ren’

t cle

ar a

bout

any

of t

he u

nder

lined

term

s use

d in

this

form

, see

the

Glo

ssar

y. Y

ou c

an v

iew

the

Glo

ssar

y at

ww

w.th

eloc

alch

oice

.vir

gini

a.go

v or

cal

l 1-8

88-6

42-4

414

to re

ques

t a c

opy.

22

2 o

f

Do

I ne

ed a

refe

rral

to

see

a sp

ecia

list?

N

o. Y

ou d

on’t

need

a re

ferr

al to

see

a sp

ecial

ist.

You

can

see

the

spec

ialis

t you

cho

ose

with

out p

erm

issio

n fr

om th

is pl

an.

Are

ther

e se

rvic

es th

is

plan

doe

sn’t

cove

r?

Yes

. So

me

of th

e se

rvice

s thi

s plan

doe

sn’t

cove

r are

liste

d on

pag

e 5.

See

you

r po

licy

or p

lan d

ocum

ent f

or a

dditi

onal

info

rmat

ion

abou

t exc

lude

d se

rvic

es.

Cop

aym

ents

are

fixe

d do

llar a

mou

nts (

for e

xam

ple,

$25)

you

pay

for c

over

ed h

ealth

car

e, us

ually

whe

n yo

u re

ceiv

e th

e se

rvice

.C

oins

uran

ce is

your

shar

e of

the

costs

of a

cov

ered

serv

ice, c

alcul

ated

as a

per

cent

of t

he a

llow

ed a

mou

nt fo

r the

serv

ice. F

or e

xam

ple,

ifth

e pl

an’s

allo

wed

am

ount

for a

n ov

erni

ght h

ospi

tal s

tay

is $1

,000

, you

r coi

nsur

ance

pay

men

t of 2

0% w

ould

be

$200

. Th

is m

ay c

hang

e if

you

have

n’t m

et y

our d

educ

tible

.Th

e am

ount

the

plan

pay

s for

cov

ered

serv

ices i

s bas

ed o

n th

e al

low

ed a

mou

nt. I

f an

out-o

f-net

wor

k pr

ovid

er c

harg

es m

ore

than

the

allo

wed

am

ount

, you

may

hav

e to

pay

the

diffe

renc

e. Fo

r exa

mpl

e, if

an o

ut-o

f-net

wor

k ho

spita

l cha

rges

$1,

500

for a

n ov

erni

ght s

tay

and

the

allo

wed

am

ount

is $

1,00

0, y

ou m

ay h

ave

to p

ay th

e $5

00 d

iffer

ence

. (Th

is is

calle

d ba

lanc

e bi

lling

.)Th

is pl

an m

ay e

ncou

rage

you

to u

se in

-net

wor

k pr

ovid

ers

by c

harg

ing

you

low

er d

educ

tible

s, co

paym

ents

and

coi

nsur

ance

am

ount

s.

Com

mon

Med

ical

Eve

nt

Serv

ices

You

May

Ne

ed

Your

Cos

t If Y

ou

Use

an

In-N

etw

ork

Prov

ider

Your

Cos

t If Y

ou

Use

a

Non-

Netw

ork

Prov

ider

Lim

itatio

ns &

Exc

eptio

ns

If y

ou v

isit

a he

alth

ca

re p

rovi

der’s

offi

ce

or c

linic

Prim

ary

care

visi

t to

treat

an

inju

ry o

r illn

ess

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

Spec

ialist

visi

t 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Oth

er p

ract

ition

er o

ffice

vi

sit

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

Cove

rage

is li

mite

d to

30

visit

s ann

ual m

ax fo

r ch

iropr

actic

. Pr

even

tive c

are/

sc

reen

ing/

imm

uniza

tion

No

char

ge

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

If y

ou h

ave

a te

st

Diag

nost

ic te

st (x

-ray,

bloo

d w

ork)

20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Imag

ing

(CT/

PET

scan

s, M

RIs)

20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le Pr

e-au

thor

izat

ion

may

be

requ

ired.

23

3 o

f

Com

mon

Med

ical

Eve

nt

Serv

ices

You

May

Ne

ed

Your

Cos

t If Y

ou

Use

an

In-N

etw

ork

Prov

ider

Your

Cos

t If Y

ou

Use

a

Non-

Netw

ork

Prov

ider

Lim

itatio

ns &

Exc

eptio

ns

If y

ou n

eed

drug

s to

tr

eat y

our i

llnes

s or

co

nditi

on

Mor

e in

form

atio

n ab

out p

resc

riptio

n dr

ug c

over

age

is av

ailab

le at

w

ww

.ant

hem

.com

.

Gen

eric

drug

s 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le

Cove

rs u

p to

a 3

4-da

y su

pply

(reta

il pr

escr

iptio

n); 9

0 da

y su

pply

(hom

e de

liver

y pr

escr

iptio

n). I

f you

use

a n

on-n

etw

ork

phar

mac

y, yo

u pa

y th

e di

ffere

nce

betw

een

the

phar

mac

y ch

arge

and

the

plan

allo

wab

le ch

arge

.

Pref

erre

d br

and

drug

s 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le Pl

ease

see

limita

tions

in G

ener

ic dr

ugs.

Non

-pre

ferr

ed b

rand

dr

ugs

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

Plea

se se

e lim

itatio

ns in

Gen

eric

drug

s.

Spec

ialty

dru

gs

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

Plea

se se

e lim

itatio

ns in

Gen

eric

drug

s.

If y

ou h

ave

outp

atie

nt s

urge

ry

Facil

ity fe

e (e

.g.,

ambu

lator

y su

rger

y ce

nter

) 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Phys

ician

/sur

geon

fees

20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

If y

ou n

eed

imm

edia

te m

edic

al

atte

ntio

n

Em

erge

ncy

room

serv

ices

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

ducib

le.

Em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

will

be

cons

ider

ed at

th

e In

-Net

wor

k be

nefit

lev

el; h

owev

er, b

alanc

e bi

lling

may

still

occ

ur.

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

Em

erge

ncy

med

ical

trans

porta

tion

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

ducib

le.

Em

erge

ncy

serv

ices

will

be

cons

ider

ed at

th

e In

-Net

wor

k be

nefit

lev

el; h

owev

er, b

alanc

e bi

lling

may

still

occ

ur.

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

Urg

ent c

are

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

24

4 o

f

Com

mon

Med

ical

Eve

nt

Serv

ices

You

May

Ne

ed

Your

Cos

t If Y

ou

Use

an

In-N

etw

ork

Prov

ider

Your

Cos

t If Y

ou

Use

a

Non-

Netw

ork

Prov

ider

Lim

itatio

ns &

Exc

eptio

ns

If y

ou h

ave

a ho

spita

l sta

y

Facil

ity fe

e (e

.g.,

hosp

ital

room

) 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Phys

ician

/sur

geon

fee

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

If y

ou h

ave

men

tal

heal

th, b

ehav

iora

l he

alth

, or s

ubst

ance

ab

use

need

s

Men

tal/

Beha

vior

al he

alth

outp

atien

t ser

vice

s 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Men

tal/

Beha

vior

al he

alth

inpa

tient

serv

ices

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

Subs

tanc

e us

e di

sord

er

outp

atien

t ser

vice

s 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Subs

tanc

e us

e di

sord

er

inpa

tient

serv

ices

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

Em

ploy

ee A

ssist

ance

Pr

ogra

m (E

AP)

N

o Ch

arge

40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le Co

vers

up

to 4

visi

ts p

er in

ciden

t with

in a

12

mon

th p

erio

d.

If y

ou a

re p

regn

ant

Pren

atal

and

postn

atal

care

20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Deli

very

and

all i

npat

ient

serv

ices

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

If y

ou n

eed

help

re

cove

ring

or h

ave

othe

r spe

cial

hea

lth

need

s

Hom

e he

alth

care

20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le Co

vera

ge is

lim

ited

to 9

0 vi

sits m

ax. p

er

cove

rage

per

iod.

Reha

bilit

atio

n se

rvice

s 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Hab

ilita

tion

serv

ices

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

––––

––––

–––n

one–

––––

––––

––

Skill

ed n

ursin

g ca

re

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

Cove

rage

is li

mite

d to

180

day

s max

. per

co

vera

ge p

erio

d.

Dur

able

med

ical

equi

pmen

t 20

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le 40

% c

oins

uran

ce a

fter

dedu

ctib

le ––

––––

––––

–non

e–––

––––

––––

Hos

pice

serv

ice

20%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

40%

coi

nsur

ance

afte

r de

duct

ible

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––––

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––

25

5 o

f

If y

our c

hild

nee

ds

dent

al o

r eye

car

e

Eye

exa

m

$15

copa

y N

ot C

over

ed

Lim

it on

e ex

am p

er p

lan y

ear

Glas

ses

$20

copa

y fo

r len

ses,

balan

ce o

ver $

100

for

fram

es

Not

Cov

ered

Se

e yo

ur fo

rmal

cont

ract

for c

ompl

ete

deta

ils

Den

tal c

heck

-up

No

Char

ge

Prov

ider

Cha

rge

in

exce

ss o

f plan

’s co

ntra

ctua

l rat

e

Den

tal c

over

age

adm

inist

ered

by

Delt

a D

enta

l of

Virg

inia,

ww

w.d

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dent

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or c

all

1-88

8-33

5-82

96.

Excl

uded

Ser

vice

s &

Oth

er C

over

ed S

ervi

ces:

Serv

ices

You

r Pla

n Do

es N

OT

Cove

r (T

his

isn’

t a c

ompl

ete

list.

Che

ck y

our p

olic

y or

pla

n do

cum

ent f

or o

ther

exc

lude

d se

rvic

es.)

Acu

punc

ture

Cosm

etic

surg

ery

Hea

ring

aids

Infe

rtilit

y tre

atm

ent

Long

-term

car

e

Rout

ine

eye

care

Rout

ine

foot

car

e (e

xcep

t for

som

e di

abet

ictre

atm

ent –

plea

se se

e yo

ur m

embe

rha

ndbo

ok fo

r com

plet

e de

tails

)

Weig

ht lo

ss p

rogr

ams

Oth

er C

over

ed S

ervi

ces

(Thi

s is

n’t a

com

plet

e lis

t. C

heck

you

r pol

icy

or p

lan

docu

men

t for

oth

er c

over

ed s

ervi

ces

and

your

cos

ts fo

r the

se

serv

ices

.)

Baria

tric

surg

ery

Chiro

prac

tic c

are

Den

tal c

are

Mos

t cov

erag

e pr

ovid

ed o

utsid

e th

e U

nite

dSt

ates

. See

ww

w.a

nthe

m.c

om/t

lc

Non

-em

erge

ncy

care

whe

n tra

velin

g ou

tside

the

U.S

.

Priv

ate-

duty

nur

sing

26

6 o

f

Your

Rig

hts

to C

ontin

ue C

over

age:

If y

ou lo

se c

over

age

unde

r the

plan

, the

n, d

epen

ding

upo

n th

e cir

cum

stan

ces,

Fede

ral a

nd S

tate

law

s may

pro

vide

pro

tect

ions

that

allo

w y

ou to

kee

p he

alth

cove

rage

. Any

such

righ

ts m

ay b

e lim

ited

in d

urat

ion

and

will

requ

ire y

ou to

pay

a p

rem

ium

, whi

ch m

ay b

e sig

nific

antly

hig

her t

han

the

prem

ium

you

pay

w

hile

cove

red

unde

r the

plan

. Oth

er li

mita

tions

on

your

righ

ts to

con

tinue

cov

erag

e m

ay a

lso a

pply.

For m

ore

info

rmat

ion

on y

our r

ight

s to

cont

inue

cov

erag

e, co

ntac

t the

plan

at 1

-888

-642

-441

4. Y

ou m

ay a

lso c

onta

ct y

our s

tate

insu

ranc

e de

partm

ent,

the

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Lab

or, E

mpl

oyee

Ben

efits

Sec

urity

Adm

inist

ratio

n at

1-8

66-4

44-3

272

or w

ww

.dol

.gov

/ebs

a, o

r the

U.S

. Dep

artm

ent o

f Hea

lth a

nd

Hum

an S

ervi

ces a

t 1-8

77-2

67-2

323

x615

65 o

r ww

w.c

ciio

.cm

s.go

v.

Your

Grie

vanc

e an

d Ap

peal

s Ri

ghts

:If

you

hav

e a

com

plain

t or a

re d

issat

isfied

with

a d

enial

of c

over

age

for c

laim

s und

er y

our p

lan, y

ou m

ay b

e ab

le to

app

eal o

r file

a gr

ieva

nce.

For

qu

estio

ns a

bout

you

r rig

hts,

this

notic

e, or

ass

istan

ce, y

ou c

an c

onta

ct:

Dire

ctor

, Dep

artm

ent o

f Hum

an R

esou

rce

Man

agem

ent,

101

Nor

th 1

4th S

treet

12th F

loor

, Rich

mon

d, V

irgin

ia 23

219-

3657

. Mar

k en

velo

pe C

onfid

entia

l-App

eal E

nclo

sed.

Tel

epho

ne: 1

-888

-642

-441

4.

Does

this

Cov

erag

e Pr

ovid

e M

inim

um E

ssen

tial C

over

age?

Th

e A

fford

able

Care

Act

requ

ires m

ost p

eopl

e to

hav

e he

alth

care

cov

erag

e th

at q

ualif

ies a

s “m

inim

um e

ssen

tial c

over

age.”

Thi

s pl

an o

r pol

icy

does

pr

ovid

e m

inim

um e

ssen

tial c

over

age.

Does

this

Cov

erag

e M

eet t

he M

inim

um V

alue

Sta

ndar

d?Th

e A

fford

able

Care

Act

est

ablis

hes a

min

imum

valu

e st

anda

rd o

f ben

efits

of a

hea

lth p

lan.

The

min

imum

valu

e st

anda

rd is

60%

(act

uaria

l valu

e). T

his

heal

th c

over

age

does

mee

t the

min

imum

val

ue s

tand

ard

for t

he b

enef

its it

pro

vide

s.

Lang

uage

Acc

ess

Serv

ices

:

––––

––––

––––

––––

––––

––To

see e

xamp

les of

how

this

plan

migh

t cov

er cos

ts for

a sa

mple

medi

cal s

ituat

ion, s

ee th

e nex

t pag

e.–––

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––––

––––

––––

–––

27

7 o

f

Havi

ng a

bab

y (n

orm

al de

liver

y)

Man

agin

g ty

pe 2

dia

bete

s (ro

utin

e main

tena

nce o

f a w

ell-c

ontro

lled

cond

ition

)

Abou

t the

se C

over

age

Exam

ples

: Th

ese e

xam

ples

show

how

this

plan

mig

ht co

ver

med

ical c

are i

n gi

ven

situa

tions

. Use

thes

e ex

ampl

es to

see,

in g

ener

al, h

ow m

uch

finan

cial

prot

ectio

n a s

ampl

e pat

ient m

ight

get

if th

ey ar

e co

vere

d un

der d

iffer

ent p

lans.

Amou

nt o

wed

to p

rovi

ders

: $7,

540

Plan

pay

s $3

,790

Patie

nt p

ays

$3,7

50

Sam

ple

care

cos

ts:

Hos

pita

l cha

rges

(mot

her)

$2,7

00

Rout

ine o

bste

tric c

are

$2,1

00

Hos

pita

l cha

rges

(bab

y)

$900

A

nesth

esia

$900

La

bora

tory

tests

$5

00

Pres

crip

tions

$2

00

Radi

olog

y $2

00

Vac

cines

, oth

er p

reve

ntiv

e $4

0 T

otal

$7

,540

Patie

nt p

ays:

D

educ

tibles

$2

,800

Co

pays

$0

Co

insu

ranc

e $9

50

Lim

its o

r exc

lusio

ns

$0

Tot

al

$3,7

50

Amou

nt o

wed

to p

rovi

ders

: $5,

400

Plan

pay

s $2

,100

Patie

nt p

ays

$3,3

00

Sam

ple

care

cos

ts:

Pres

crip

tions

$2

,900

M

edica

l Equ

ipm

ent a

nd S

uppl

ies

$1,3

00

Offi

ce V

isits

and

Proc

edur

es

$700

Ed

ucat

ion

$300

La

bora

tory

tests

$1

00

Vac

cines

, oth

er p

reve

ntiv

e $1

00

Tot

al

$5,4

00

Patie

nt p

ays:

D

educ

tibles

$2

,800

Co

pays

$0

Co

insu

ranc

e $5

00

Lim

its o

r exc

lusio

ns

$0

Tot

al

$3,3

00

This

is

not a

cos

t es

timat

or.

Don

’t us

e the

se ex

ampl

es to

es

timat

e you

r act

ual c

osts

unde

r thi

s plan

. The

actu

al ca

re yo

u re

ceiv

e will

be

diffe

rent

from

thes

e ex

ampl

es, a

nd th

e cos

t of

that

care

will

also

be

diffe

rent

.

See t

he n

ext p

age f

or

impo

rtant

info

rmat

ion

abou

t th

ese e

xam

ples

.

28

8 o

f

Que

stio

ns a

nd a

nsw

ers

abou

t the

Cov

erag

e Ex

ampl

es:

Wha

t are

som

e of

the

assu

mpt

ions

beh

ind

the

Cove

rage

Exa

mpl

es?

Costs

don

’t in

clude

pre

miu

ms.

Sam

ple

care

costs

are

base

d on

nat

iona

lav

erag

es su

pplie

d by

the U

.S.

Dep

artm

ent o

f Hea

lth an

d H

uman

Serv

ices,

and

aren

’t sp

ecifi

c to

apa

rticu

lar g

eogr

aphi

c ar

ea o

r hea

lth p

lan.

The

patie

nt’s

cond

ition

was

not

anex

clude

d or

pre

exist

ing

cond

ition

.A

ll se

rvice

s and

trea

tmen

ts sta

rted

and

ende

d in

the

sam

e co

vera

ge p

erio

d.Th

ere

are

no o

ther

med

ical e

xpen

ses f

oran

y m

embe

r cov

ered

und

er th

is pl

an.

Out

-of-p

ocke

t exp

ense

s are

bas

ed o

nly

on tr

eatin

g th

e co

nditi

on in

the

exam

ple.

The

patie

nt re

ceiv

ed al

l car

e fro

m in

-ne

twor

k pr

ovid

ers.

If th

e pa

tient

had

rece

ived

care

from

out

-of-n

etw

ork

prov

ider

s, co

sts w

ould

hav

e be

en h

ighe

r.

Wha

t doe

s a

Cove

rage

Exa

mpl

e sh

ow?

For e

ach

treat

men

t situ

atio

n, th

e Co

vera

ge

Exam

ple

help

s you

see

how

ded

uctib

les,

copa

ymen

ts, a

nd c

oins

uran

ce c

an ad

d up

. It

also

help

s you

see

wha

t exp

ense

s mig

ht b

e lef

t up

to y

ou to

pay

bec

ause

the

serv

ice o

r tre

atm

ent i

sn’t

cove

red

or p

aym

ent i

s lim

ited.

Does

the

Cove

rage

Exa

mpl

e pr

edic

t my

own

care

nee

ds?

No.

Tre

atm

ents

show

n ar

e ju

st ex

ampl

es.

The

care

you

wou

ld re

ceiv

e fo

r thi

s co

nditi

on c

ould

be

diffe

rent

bas

ed o

n yo

ur

doct

or’s

advi

ce, y

our a

ge, h

ow se

rious

you

r co

nditi

on is

, and

man

y ot

her f

acto

rs.

Does

the

Cove

rage

Exa

mpl

e pr

edic

t my

futu

re e

xpen

ses?

No.

Cov

erag

e Exa

mpl

es ar

e no

t cos

tes

timat

ors.

You

can’

t use

the

exam

ples

to

estim

ate

costs

for a

n ac

tual

cond

ition

. The

y ar

e fo

r com

para

tive

purp

oses

onl

y. Yo

ur

own

costs

will

be

diffe

rent

dep

endi

ng o

n th

e ca

re y

ou re

ceiv

e, th

e pr

ices y

our

prov

ider

s ch

arge

, and

the

reim

burs

emen

t yo

ur h

ealth

plan

allo

ws.

Can

I use

Cov

erag

e Ex

ampl

es

to c

ompa

re p

lans

?

Yes

. Whe

n yo

u lo

ok at

the

Sum

mar

y of

Bene

fits a

nd C

over

age

for o

ther

plan

s,yo

u’ll

find

the

sam

e Co

vera

ge E

xam

ples

.W

hen

you

com

pare

plan

s, ch

eck

the

“Pat

ient P

ays”

box

in e

ach

exam

ple.

The

small

er th

at n

umbe

r, th

e m

ore

cove

rage

the

plan

pro

vide

s.

Are

ther

e ot

her c

osts

I sh

ould

co

nsid

er w

hen

com

parin

g pl

ans?

Yes

. An

impo

rtant

cos

t is t

he p

rem

ium

you

pay.

Gen

erall

y, th

e lo

wer

you

rpr

emiu

m, t

he m

ore

you’

ll pa

y in

out

-of-

pock

et c

osts,

such

as c

opay

men

ts,

dedu

ctib

les,

and

coin

sura

nce.

You

shou

ld al

so c

onsid

er c

ontri

butio

ns to

acco

unts

such

as h

ealth

savi

ngs a

ccou

nts

(HSA

s), fl

exib

le sp

endi

ng ar

rang

emen

ts(F

SAs)

or h

ealth

reim

burs

emen

t acc

ount

s(H

RAs)

that

help

you

pay

out

-of-p

ocke

tex

pens

es.

29

Hig

h D

educ

tible

Hea

lth P

lan

Empl

oyee

Mon

thly

Rat

es

Hig

h D

educ

tible

Hea

lth P

lan

with

Pre

vent

ativ

e D

enta

l

Empl

oyee

Onl

y$0

.00

Empl

oyee

+ O

ne$1

34.0

0

Fam

ily$2

68.0

0

Hig

h D

educ

tible

Hea

lth P

lan

with

Com

preh

ensi

ve D

enta

l

Empl

oyee

Onl

y$0

.00

Empl

oyee

+ O

ne$1

58.0

0

Fam

ily$3

03.0

0

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