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CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. Plan Changes for 2004


This is a general description of the plan changes. This page is not an official statement of benefits. For that, go to the Benefits descriptions in the Plan Brochure. Also, we edited and clarified language throughout the brochure; any language change not shown here is a clarification that does not change benefits.

  • Your share of the non-Postal premium will increase by 17.2% for Self Only or 17.5% for Self and Family

  • You now pay an inpatient hospital copay of $100 per day up to a maximum of $500 per admission. (Section 5(c), Section 5(e))

  • You now pay a $100 copay for emergency care visits at non-participating urgent care centers or an emergency room inside or outside our service area. (Section 5 (d))

  • You no longer are responsible for a $100 deductible per person per year for prescription drugs. (Section 5 (f))

  • You now pay $10 for generic prescriptions, $25 for prescriptions on our formulary brand name list, and $40 for non-formulary brand name prescriptions. (Section 5 (f))
 
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