Section 2008.APPENDIX L Plan
J or High Deductible Plan J (not available after May 31, 2010)
MEDICARE
(PART A) – Hospital Services – Per Benefit Period
Companies must add the current fixed dollar amount
authorized by Medicare where the brackets appear below. The dollar amount is
updated periodically by Medicare and companies must reflect these changes to
their outlines of coverage in a timely manner.
* A
benefit period begins on the first day you receive service as an inpatient in a
hospital and ends after you have been out of the hospital and have not received
skilled care in any other facility for 60 days in a row.
[** This high
deductible plan pays the same benefits as Plan J after one has paid a calendar
year [$_____] deductible. Benefits from high deductible Plan J will not begin
until out-of-pocket expenses are [$_____]. Out-of-pocket expenses for this
deductible are expenses that would ordinarily be paid by the policy. This
includes the Medicare deductibles for Part A and Part B, but does not include
the plan's separate foreign travel emergency deductible.]
SERVICES
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MEDICARE PAYS
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[AFTER YOU PAY [$___]
DEDUCTIBLE**] PLAN PAYS
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[IN ADDITION TO [$___]
DEDUCTIBLE**] YOU PAY
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HOSPITALIZATION*
Semiprivate
room and board, general nursing and miscellaneous services and supplies
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First
60 days
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All
but [$_______]
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[$________] (Part A
Deductible)
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$0
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61st
thru 90th day
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All
but [$_______] a day
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[$________] a day
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$0
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91st
day and after;
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- While using 60 lifetime reserve days
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All
but [$_______] a day
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[$________] a day
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$0
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- Once lifetime reserve days are used:
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- Additional 365 days
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$0
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100% of Medicare Eligible
Expenses
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$0***
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- Beyond the Additional 365 days
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$0
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$0
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All costs
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SKILLED
NURSING FACILITY CARE*
You
must meet Medicare's requirements, including having been in a hospital for at
least 3 days and entered a Medicare-approved facility within 30 days after
leaving the hospital
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First
20 days
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All approved amounts
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$0
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$0
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21st
thru 100th day
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All but [$________] a day
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Up to [$________] a day
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$0
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101st
day and after
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$0
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$0
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All costs
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BLOOD
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First
3 pints
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$0
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3 pints
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$0
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Additional
amounts
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100%
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$0
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$0
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HOSPICE
CARE
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Available
as long as your doctor certifies you are terminally ill and you elect to
receive these services
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All but very limited coinsurance
for out-patient drugs and in-patient respite care
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$0
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Balance
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***NOTICE:
When your Medicare Part A hospital benefits are exhausted, the insurer
stands in the place of Medicare and will pay whatever amount Medicare would
have paid for up to an additional 365 days as provided in the policy's
"Core Benefits." During this time the hospital is prohibited from
billing you for the balance based on any difference between its billed charges
and the amount Medicare would have paid."
(Plan J or High
Deductible Plan J Continued)
MEDICARE (PART B) –
Medical Services – Per Calendar Year
* Once you
have been billed $[100] of Medicare-Approved amounts for covered services
(which are noted with an asterisk), your Part B Deductible will have been met
for the calendar year.
[**This high
deductible plan pays the same benefits as Plan J after one has paid a calendar
year [$____] deductible. Benefits from the high deductible Plan J will not
begin until out-of-pocket expenses are [$____]. Out-of-pocket expenses for this
deductible are expenses that would ordinarily be paid by the policy. This
includes the Medicare deductibles for Part A and Part B, but does not include
the plan's separate outpatient prescription drug deductible or the plan's separate
foreign travel emergency deductible.]
SERVICES
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MEDICARE PAYS
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[AFTER YOU PAY [$____] DEDUCTIBLE**] PLAN PAYS
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[IN ADDITION TO [$___] DEDUCTIBLE**] YOU PAY
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MEDICAL EXPENSES - IN OR
OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL TREATMENT, such as Physician's
services, inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services and supplies,
physical and speech therapy, diagnostic tests, durable medical equipment.
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First
$[100] of Medicare Approved Amounts*
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$0
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$[100] (Part B Deductible)
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$0
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Remainder
of Medicare Approved Amounts
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generally 80%
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generally 20%
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$0
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Part B Excess Charges
(Above
Medicare Approved Amounts)
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$0
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100%
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$0
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BLOOD
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First
3 pints
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$0
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All costs
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$0
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Next
$[100] of Medicare Approved Amounts*
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$0
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$[100] (Part B Deductible)
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$0
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Remainder
of Medicare Approved Amounts
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80%
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20%
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$0
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CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES-
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TESTS
FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
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100%
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$0
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$0
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PARTS A & B
SERVICES
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MEDICARE PAYS
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[AFTER YOU PAY [$____] DEDUCTIBLE**] PLAN PAYS
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[IN ADDITION TO [$____] DEDUCTIBLE**] YOU PAY
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HOME HEALTH CARE
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MEDICARE APPROVED SERVICES
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- Medically necessary skilled care services and
medical supplies
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100%
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$0
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$0
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-
Durable medical equipment
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First
$[100] of Medicare Approved Amounts*
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$0
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$[100] (Part B Deductible)
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$0
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Remainder
of Medicare Approved Amounts
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80%
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20%
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$0
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AT-HOME RECOVERY
SERVICES-NOT COVERED BY MEDICARE
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Home
care certified by your doctor, for personal care during recovery from an
injury or sickness for which Medicare approved a Home Care Treatment Plan
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- Benefit for each visit
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$0
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Actual charges to $40 a
visit
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Balance
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- Number of visits covered (must be received within
8 weeks of last Medicare Approved visit)
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$0
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Up to the number of
Medicare Approved visits, not to exceed 7 each week
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- Calendar year maximum
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$0
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$1,600
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OTHER BENEFITS – NOT
COVERED BY MEDICARE
SERVICES
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MEDICARE PAYS
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[AFTER YOU PAY [$____] DEDUCTIBLE**] PLAN PAYS
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[IN ADDITION TO [$____] DEDUCTIBLE**] YOU PAY
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FOREIGN TRAVEL-NOT
COVERED BY MEDICARE
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Medically necessary
emergency care services beginning during the first 60 days of each trip
outside the USA
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First
$250 each calendar year
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$0
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$0
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$250
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Remainder
of Charges
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$0
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80% to a lifetime maximum
benefit of $50,000
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20% and amounts over the $50,000
lifetime maximum
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***PREVENTIVE MEDICAL
CARE BENEFIT-NOT COVERED BY MEDICARE
Some annual physical and
preventive tests and services administered or ordered by your doctor when not
covered by Medicare
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First
$120 each calendar year
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$0
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$120
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$0
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Additional
charges
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$0
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$0
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All costs
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*** Medicare
benefits are subject to change. Please consult the latest Guide to Health
Insurance for People with Medicare.
(Source: Amended at 33 Ill.
Reg. 8904, effective June 10, 2009)