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MEDICAL PLAN BENEFIT – See SECTIONS 5.1 THROUGH 5.18
Benefit Funded by the Trust
Lifetime Maximum Benefit
For Eligible Employee and their Dependents - $1,000,000
For Retired Participants and their Dependents - $500,000
Lifetime Maximum for Treatment of Substance Abuse - $50,000
Maximum Restoration of Benefits Paid in Calendar Year - $10,000
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| Calendar Year Deductible
For Eligible Employees and their Dependents
Per Participant - $100
Per Family - $200
For Retired Participant and their Dependents
Each Participant WITH Medicare - $200
Each Participant WITHOUT Medicare - $2,000
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Annual Out-of-Pocket Limit
For Eligible Employees and their Dependents
Per Participant - $2,000
Per Family - $4,000
For Retired Participant and their Dependents
Each Participant WITH Medicare - $1,500
Each Participant WITHOUT Medicare - $6,000
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| Hospital Services (inpatient and outpatient) |
Preferred Providers
% of Covered Expenses |
Non-Preferred Provider
% of contract rates
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| Hospitals in Alaska, in Anchorage |
80% |
70% of rate negotiated
with Preferred Provider;
after additional $1,000
inpatient deductible |
| Hospitals in Alaska, outside Anchorage |
80% |
70% |
| Hospitals outside of Alaska |
80% |
70% |
| Preadmission Testing |
100% |
100% |
| Professional Services and Supplies |
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| Physician visits (home, office, or hospital visits) |
80% |
70% |
| Surgeon and assistant surgeon |
80% |
70% |
| Diagnostic x-rays, laboratory testing |
80% |
70% |
Chiropractic office visits
(up to 10 visits per year) |
80% |
70% |
Physical or occupational therapy
(up to 20 visits per year) |
80% |
70% |
Speech therapy or cardiac rehabilitation
(up to 20 visits per year) |
80% |
70% |
| Medical equipment and prosthetics |
80% |
70% |
| Home Health Care Benefit |
80% |
70% |
All Hospital confinements are subject to Precertification Review.
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% of Covered Expense |
| Skilled Nursing Facility |
80%; up to 365 days |
Hospice Care
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80% |
Surgeries performed at a non-Preferred Provider facility in the Anchorage area may be payable at 70% of the rate negotiated with a Preferred Provider. In addition, certain Surgical procedures may be covered at 50% if performed on an inpatient basis.
Refer to the COVERED EXPENSES section of this Booklet. |
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% of Covered Expense |
Preventive Health Care (Refer to Section 5.14)
Routine Physical Examination
Well Child Care
Immunizations
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100%; up to $300 per calendar year; subject to UCR
100%; up to $300 per calendar year
100%; up to $500 per calendar year |
| Ambulance Service |
70% |
| Hearing Loss Benefit |
70%; up to $800 per ear during any
3 consecutive years |
| Treatment for Mental Illness/Substance Abuse |
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| Inpatient facility charge |
Paid as Hospital Service |
| Inpatient provider treatment |
50% of Covered Expenses, not subject to the annual deductible and balance does not apply to the annual out-of-pocket limit |
| Outpatient treatment |
50% of Covered Expenses, not subject to the annual deductible and balance does not apply to the annual out-of-pocket limit |
| Inpatient detoxification limitation |
3 days per confinement;
lifetime limit of 2 confinements |
| Inpatient treatment limitation |
30 days per calendar year |
| Outpatient treatment limitation |
26 visits per calendar year |
| Maximum Lifetime Benefit for Substance Abuse |
$50,000 per Participant |
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