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CDPHP Universal Benefits,® Inc.

www.cdphp.com
877-269-2134 or 518-641-3140

2022



IMPORTANT:
  • Rates
  • Changes for 2022
  • Summary of Benefits
  • Accreditations
A Prepaid Comprehensive Medical Plan (Standard Option)

This plan's health coverage qualifies as minimum essential coverage and meets the minimum value standard for the benefits it provides. See page 7 for details. This plan is accredited. See page 12.

Serving: Upstate, Hudson Valley, and Central New York

Enrollment in this plan is limited. You must live or work in our geographic service area to enroll. See page 13 for requirements.

Enrollment codes for this Plan

      SG4 Standard Option – Self Only
      SG6 Standard Option- Self Plus One
      SG5 Standard Option – Self and Family

 
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Important Notice

Important Notice from CDPHP UBI About
Our Prescription Drug Coverage and Medicare

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has determined that the CDPHP UBI prescription drug coverage is, on average, expected to pay out as much as the standard Medicare prescription drug coverage will pay for all plan participants and is considered Creditable Coverage. This means you do not need to enroll in Medicare Part D and pay extra for prescription drug coverage. If you decide to enroll in Medicare Part D later, you will not have to pay a penalty for late enrollment as long as you keep your FEHB coverage.

However, if you choose to enroll in Medicare Part D, you can keep your FEHB coverage and your FEHB plan will coordinate benefits with Medicare.

Remember: If you are an annuitant and you cancel your FEHB coverage, you may not re-enroll in the FEHB Program.

Please be advised

If you lose or drop your FEHB coverage and go 63 days or longer without prescription drug coverage that is at least as good as Medicare’s prescription drug coverage, your monthly Medicare Part D premium will go up at least 1 percent per month for every month that you did not have that coverage. For example, if you go 19 months without Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage, your premium will always be at least 19 percent higher than what many other people pay. You will have to pay this higher premium as long as you have Medicare prescription drug coverage. In addition, you may have to wait until the next Annual Coordinated Election Period (October 15 through December 7) to enroll in Medicare Part D.

Medicare’s Low Income Benefits

For people with limited income and resources, extra help paying for a Medicare prescription drug plan is available. Information regarding this program is available through the Social Security Administration (SSA) online at www.socialsecurity.gov, or call the SSA at 800-772-1213, (TTY:  800-325-0778). 

You can get more information about Medicare prescription drug plans and the coverage offered in your area from these places:

  • Visit www.medicare.gov for personalized help.
  • Call 800-MEDICARE 800-633-4227, TTY 877-486-2048.



Table of Contents

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Introduction

This brochure describes the benefits of CDPHP Universal Benefits,® Inc. (CDPHP UBI) under contract (CS 2901) between Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc. and the United States Office of Personnel Management, as authorized by the Federal Employees Health Benefits law. Customer service may be reached at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134 or through our website: www.cdphp.com. The address for CDPHP UBI administrative offices is:

CDPHP UBI
500 Patroon Creek Blvd.
Albany, NY 12206

This brochure is the official statement of benefits. No verbal statement can modify or otherwise affect the benefits, limitations, and exclusions of this brochure. It is your responsibility to be informed about your health benefits.

If you are enrolled in this Plan, you are entitled to the benefits described in this brochure. If you are enrolled in Self Plus One or Self and Family coverage, each eligible family member is also entitled to these benefits. You do not have a right to benefits that were available before January 1, 2022, unless those benefits are also shown in this brochure.

OPM negotiates benefits and rates with each Plan annually. Benefit changes are effective January 1, 2022, and changes are summarized on page 14. Rates are shown at the end of this brochure.




Plain Language

All FEHB brochures are written in plain language to make them easy to understand. Here are some examples: 

  • Except for necessary technical terms, we use common words. For instance, “you” means the enrollee and each covered family member, “we” means CDPHP UBI.
  • We limit acronyms to ones you know. FEHB is the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. OPM is the United States Office of Personnel Management. If we use others, we tell you what they mean.
  • Our brochure and other FEHB plans’ brochures have the same format and similar descriptions to help you compare plans.



Stop Health Care Fraud!

Fraud increases the cost of healthcare for everyone and increases your Federal Employees Health Benefits Program premium.

OPM’s Office of the Inspector General investigates all allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse in the FEHB Program regardless of the agency that employs you or from which you retired.

Protect Yourself From Fraud – Here are some things that you can do to prevent fraud:

  • Do not give your Plan identification (ID) number over the phone or to people you do not know, except for your healthcare providers, authorized health benefits plan, or OPM representative.
  • Let only the appropriate medical professionals review your medical record or recommend services.
  • Avoid using health care providers who say that an item or service is not usually covered, but they know how to bill us to get it paid.
  • Carefully review explanations of benefits (EOB) statements that you receive from us.
  • Periodically review your claim history for accuracy to ensure we have not been billed for services you did not receive.
  • Do not ask your doctor to make false entries on certificates, bills, or records in order to get us to pay for an item or service.
  • If you suspect that a provider has charged you for services you did not receive, billed you twice for the same service, or misrepresented any information, do the following:
  • Call the provider and ask for an explanation. There may be an error.
  • If the provider does not resolve the matter, call us at 518-641-3228 and explain the situation.  

        - If we do not resolve the issue:

CALL - THE HEALTHCARE FRAUD HOTLINE

877-499-7295

OR go to www.opm.gov/our-inspector-general/hotline-to-report-fraud-waste-or-abuse/complaint-form/

The online reporting form is the desired method of reporting fraud in order to ensure accuracy, and a quicker response time.

You can also write to:

United States Office of Personnel Management

Office of the Inspector General Fraud Hotline

1900 E Street NW Room 6400

Washington, DC 20415-1100

  • Do not maintain as a family member on your policy:
    • Your former spouse after a divorce decree or annulment is final (even if a court order stipulates otherwise).
    • Your child 26 or over (unless they are disabled and incapable of self -support prior to age 26).

A carrier may request that an enrollee verify the eligibility of any or all family members listed as covered under the enrollee's FEHB enrollment.

  • If you have any questions about the eligibility of a dependent, check with your personnel office if you are employed, with your retirement office (such as OPM) if you are retired, or with the National Finance Center if you are enrolled under Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC).
  • Fraud or intentional misrepresentation of material fact is prohibited under the Plan. You can be prosecuted for fraud and your agency may take action against you. Examples of fraud include, falsifying a claim to obtain FEHB benefits, trying to or obtaining service or coverage for yourself or for someone else who is not eligible for coverage, or enrolling in the Plan when you are no longer eligible. 
  • If your enrollment continues after you are no longer eligible for coverage (i.e. you have separated from Federal service) and premiums are not paid, you will be responsible for all benefits paid during the period in which premiums were not paid.  You may be billed for services received directly by your provider. You may be prosecuted for fraud for knowingly using health insurance benefits for which you have not paid premiums.  It is your responsibility to know when you or a family member is no longer eligible to use your health insurance coverage.



Discrimination is Against the Law

The CDPHP UBI Plan complies with all applicable Federal civil rights laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the Office of Personnel Management by mail at: Office of Personnel Management Healthcare and Insurance Federal Employee Insurance Operations, Attention: Assistant Director FEIO, 1900 E Street NW, Suite 3400 S, Washington, DC 20415-3610




Preventing Medical Mistakes

Medical mistakes continue to be a significant cause of preventable deaths within the United States. While death is the most tragic outcome, medical mistakes cause other problems such as permanent disabilities, extended hospital stays, longer recoveries, and even additional treatments. Medical mistakes and their consequences also add significantly to the overall cost of healthcare. Hospitals and healthcare providers are being held accountable for the quality of care and reduction in medical mistakes by their accrediting bodies. You can also improve the quality and safety of your own healthcare and that of your family members by learning more about and understanding your risks. Take these simple steps:

1. Ask questions if you have doubts or concerns.

  • Ask questions and make sure you understand the answers.
  • Choose a doctor with whom you feel comfortable talking.
  • Take a relative or friend with you to help you take notes, ask questions and understand answers.

2. Keep and bring a list of all the medications you take.

  • Bring the actual medication or give your doctor and pharmacist a list of all the medicines and dosage that you take, including non-prescription (over-the-counter) medication and nutritional supplements.
  • Tell your doctor and pharmacist about any drug, food, and other allergies you have, such as to latex.
  • Ask about any risks or side effects of the medication and what to avoid while taking it. Be sure to write down what your doctor or pharmacist says.
  • Make sure your medication is what the doctor ordered. Ask the pharmacist about your medicine if it looks different than you expected.
  • Read the label and patient package insert when you get your medication, including all warnings and instructions.
  • Know how to use your medication. Especially note the times and conditions when your medication should and should not be taken.
  • Contact your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
  • Understand both the generic and brand names of your medication. This helps ensure you do not receive double dosing from taking both a generic and a brand. It also helps prevent you from taking a medication to which you are allergic.

3. Get the results of any test or procedure.

  • Ask when and how you will get the results of tests or procedures. Will it be in person, by phone, mail, through the Plan or Provider's portal?
  • Don’t assume the results are fine if you do not get them when expected. Contact your healthcare provider and ask for your results.
  • Ask what the results mean for your care.

4. Talk to your doctor about which hospital or clinic is best for your health needs.

  • Ask your doctor about which hospital or clinic has the best care and results for your condition if you have more than one hospital or clinic to choose from to get the healthcare you need.
  • Be sure you understand the instructions you get about follow-up care when you leave the hospital or clinic.

5. Make sure you understand what will happen if you need surgery.

  • Make sure you, your doctor, and your surgeon all agree on exactly what will be done during the operation.
  • Ask your doctor, “Who will manage my care when I am in the hospital?”
  • Ask your surgeon:
    • "Exactly what will you be doing?"
    • "About how long will it take?"
    • "What will happen after surgery?"
    • "How can I expect to feel during recovery?"
  • Tell the surgeon, anesthesiologist, and nurses about any allergies, bad reaction to anesthesia, and any medications or nutritional supplements you are taking.

Patient Safety Links

For more information on patient safety, please visit:

  • www.jointcommission/org/speakup.aspx. The Join Commission's Speak Up™ patient safety program.
  • www.jointcommission.org/topics/patient_safety.aspx. The Joint Commission helps healthcare organizations to improve the quality and safety of the care they deliver.
  • www.ahrq.gov/patients-consumer/. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality makes available a wide-ranging list of topics not only to inform consumers about patient safety but to help choose quality healthcare providers and improve the quality of care you receive.
  • www.bemedwise.org The National Council on Patient Information and Education is dedicated to improving communication about the safe, appropriate use of medications.
  • www.leapfroggroup.org. The Leapfrog Group is active in promoting safe practices in hospital care.
  • www.ahqa.org. The American Health Quality Association represents organizations and healthcare professionals working to improve patient safety.

Preventable Healthcare Acquired Conditions ("Never Events")

When you enter the hospital for treatment of one medical problem, you do not expect to leave with additional injuries, infections, or other serious conditions that occur during the course of your stay. Although some of these complications may not be avoidable, patients do suffer from injuries or illnesses that could have been prevented if doctors or the hospital had taken proper precautions. Errors in medical care that are clearly identifiable, preventable and serious in their consequences for patients, can indicate a significant problem in the safety and credibility of a healthcare facility. These conditions and errors are sometimes called "Never Events" or "Serious Reportable Events." 

We have a benefit payment policy that encourages hospitals to reduce the likelihood of hospital-acquired conditions such as certain infections, severe bedsores, and fractures, and to reduce medical errors that should never happen. When such an event occurs, neither you nor your FEHB plan will incur costs to correct the medical error. 

CDPHP UBI and its affiliates recognize the requirements, quality incentives and penalties established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and New York State Department of Health (DOH) in regard to Serious Adverse Events (SAE) and Never Events, Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC), and Present on Admission (POA) occurring during facility care for enrollees in all products.

In order to promote quality outcomes and prevent disability caused by adverse events such as surgery performed on the wrong site or wrong patient, medication errors, falls, burns, shocks, retention of foreign objects, incompatible blood products, and hospital acquired infections, additional measures are implemented to monitor, prevent, review reimbursement, and partner with providers regarding serious adverse events and hospital-acquired conditions.

CDPHP UBI requires participating hospitals and inpatient facilities to comply with the reporting and coding requirements of CMS and NYS DOH for SAE and HAC for enrollees. CDPHP UBI performs concurrent and retrospective reviews of all providers associated with cases reporting SAE and HAC for the purposes of ensuring patient safety, regulatory reporting requirements, and determination of service coverage, reimbursement, and quality improvement initiatives related to the SAE and HAC events reported by participating providers. Follow-up facility care necessitated by SAE, Never Events, and HAC will not be reimbursed by CDPHP UBI, and members will be held harmless.




FEHB Facts

Coverage information




TermDefinition
  • No pre-existing condition limitation
We will not refuse to cover the treatment of a condition you had before you enrolled in this Plan solely because you had the condition before you enrolled.
  • Minimum essential coverage (MEC)

Please visit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website at www.irs.gov/uac/Questions-and-Answers-on-the-Individual-Shared-Responsibility-Provision for more information on the individual requirement for MEC.

  • Minimum value standard

Our health coverage meets the minimum value standard of 60% established by the ACA. This means that we provide benefits to cover at least 60% of the total allowed costs of essential health benefits. The 60% standard is an actuarial value; your specific out-of-pocket costs are determined as explained in this brochure.

  • Where you can get information about enrolling in the FEHB Program

See www.opm.gov/insure/health for enrollment information as well as:

  • Information on the FEHB Program and plans available to you
  • A health plan comparison tool
  • A list of agencies that participate in Employee Express
  • A link to Employee Express
  • Information on and links to other electronic enrollment systems

Also, your employing or retirement office can answer your questions, and give you brochures for other plans, and other materials you need to make an informed decision about your FEHB coverage. These materials tell you:

  • When you may change your enrollment
  • How you can cover your family members
  • What happens when you transfer to another Federal agency, go on leave without pay, enter military service, or retire
  • What happens when your enrollment ends
  • When the next Open Season for enrollment begins

We do not determine who is eligible for coverage and, in most cases, cannot change your enrollment status without information from your employing or retirement office.  For information on your premium deductions, you must also contact your employing or retirement office.

Once enrolled in your FEHB Program Plan, you should contact your carrier directly for address updates and questions about your benefit coverage.

  • Types of coverage available for you and your family

Self Only coverage is only for the enrollee. Self Plus One coverage is for the enrollee and one eligible family member. Self and Family coverage is for the enrollee and one or more eligible family members. Family members include your spouse, and your dependent children under age 26, including any foster children authorized for coverage by your employing agency or retirement office. Under certain circumstances, you may also continue coverage for a disabled child 26 years of age or older who is incapable of self-support.

If you have a Self Only enrollment, you may change to a Self Plus One or Self and Family enrollment if you marry, give birth, or add a child to your family. You may change your enrollment 31 days before to 60 days after that event. The Self Plus One or Self and Family enrollment begins on the first day of the pay period in which the child is born or becomes an eligible family member. When you change to Self Plus One or Self and Family because you marry, the change is effective on the first day of the pay period that begins after your employing office receives your enrollment form. Benefits will not be available to your spouse until you are married. A carrier may request that an enrollee verify the eligibility of any or all family members listed as covered under the enrollee's FEHB enrollment. 

Contact your carrier to obtain a Certificate of Creditable Coverage (COCC) or to add a dependent when there is already family Coverage.

Contact your employing or retirement office if you are changing from Self to Self Plus One or Self and Family or to add a newborn if you currently have a Self Only plan.

Your employing or retirement office will not notify you when a family member is no longer eligible to receive benefits, nor will we. Please tell us immediately when you add or remove family members from your coverage for any reason, including your marriage, divorce, annulment,  or when your child reaches age 26. 

If you or one of your family members is enrolled in one FEHB plan, you or they cannot be enrolled in or covered as a family member by another enrollee in another FEHB plan.

If you have a qualifying life event (QLE) - such as marriage, divorce, or the birth of a child - outside of the Federal Benefits Open Season, you may be eligible to enroll in the FEHB Program, change your enrollment, or cancel coverage. For a complete list of QLEs, visit the FEHB website at www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/life-events. If you need assistance, please contact your employing agency, Tribal Benefits Officer, personnel/payroll office, or retirement office.

  • Family member coverage

Family members covered under your Self and Family enrollment are your spouse (including your spouse by valid common-law marriage from a state that recognizes common-law marriages) and children as described below. A Self Plus One enrollment covers you and your spouse, or one other eligible family member as described below.

Natural children, adopted children, and stepchildren
Coverage: Natural children, adopted children, and stepchildren are covered until their 26th birthday.

Foster children
Coverage: Foster children are eligible for coverage until their 26th birthday if you provide documentation of your regular and substantial support of the child and sign a certification stating that your foster child meets all the requirements. Contact your human resources office or retirement system for additional information.

Children incapable of self-support
Coverage: Children who are incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical disability that began before age 26 are eligible to continue coverage. Contact your human resources office or retirement system for additional information.

Married children
Coverage: Married children (but NOT their spouse or their own children) are covered until their 26th birthday.

Children with or eligible for employer-provided health insurance
Coverage: Children who are eligible for or have their own employer-provided health insurance are covered until their 26th birthday.

Newborns of covered children are insured only for routine nursery care during the covered portion of the mother's maternity stay.

You can find additional information at www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance.






TermDefinition
  • Children’s Equity Act

OPM has implemented the Federal Employees Health Benefits Children’s Equity Act of 2000.  This law mandates that you be enrolled for Self Plus One or Self and Family coverage in the FEHB Program, if you are an employee subject to a court or administrative order requiring you to provide health benefits for your child(ren).

If this law applies to you, you must enroll in Self Plus One or Self and Family coverage, in a health plan that provides full benefits in the area where your children live or provide documentation to your employing office that you have obtained other health benefits coverage for your children.  If you do not do so, your employing office will enroll you involuntarily as follows:

  • If you have no FEHB coverage, your employing office will enroll you for Self Plus One or Self and Family coverage, as appropriate, in the lowest-cost nationwide plan option as determined by OPM.
  • If you have a Self Only enrollment in a fee-for-service plan or in an HMO that serves the area where your children live, your employing office will change your enrollment to Self Plus One or Self and Family, as appropriate, in the same option of the same plan; or
  • If you are enrolled in an HMO that does not serve the area where the children live, your employing office will change your enrollment to Self Plus One or Self and Family, as appropriate, in the lowest-cost nationwide plan option as determined by OPM.

As long as the court/administrative order is in effect, and you have at least one child identified in the order who is still eligible under the FEHB Program, you cannot cancel your enrollment, change to Self Only, or change to a plan that does not serve the area in which your children live, unless you provide documentation that you have other coverage for the children.

If the court/administrative order is still in effect when you retire, and you have at least one child still eligible for FEHB coverage, you must continue your FEHB coverage into retirement (if eligible) and cannot cancel your coverage, change to Self Only, or change to a plan that does not serve the area in which your children live as long as the court/administrative order is in effect. Similarly, you cannot change to Self Plus One if the court/administrative order identifies more than one child. Contact your employing office for further information.




TermDefinition
  • When benefits and premiums start

The benefits in this brochure are effective January 1. If you joined this Plan during Open Season, your coverage begins on the first day of your first pay period that starts on or after January 1. If you changed plans or plan options during Open Season and you receive care between January 1 and the effective date of coverage under your new plan or option, your claims will be processed according to the 2022 benefits of your old plan or option. If you have met (or pay cost-sharing that results in your meeting) the out-of-pocket maximum under the prior plan or option, you will not pay cost-sharing for services covered between January 1 and the effective date of coverage under your new plan or option. However, if your prior plan left the FEHB Program at the end of the year, you are covered under that plan’s 2021 benefits until the effective date of your coverage with your new plan. Annuitants’ coverage and premiums begin on January 1. If you joined at any other time during the year, your employing office will tell you the effective date of coverage.

If your enrollment continues after you are no longer eligible for coverage, (i.e., you have separated from Federal service) and premiums are not paid, you will be responsible for all benefits paid during the period in which premiums were not paid. You may be billed for services received directly from your provider. You may be prosecuted for fraud for knowingly using health insurance benefits for which you have not paid premiums. It is your responsibility to know when you or a family member are no longer eligible to use your health insurance coverage.

  • When you retire

When you retire, you can usually stay in the FEHB Program. Generally, you must have been enrolled in the FEHB Program for the last five years of your Federal service. If you do not meet this requirement, you may be eligible for other forms of coverage, such as Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC).




When you lose benefits




TermDefinition
  • When FEHB coverage ends

You will receive an additional 31 days of coverage, for no additional premium, when:

  • Your enrollment ends, unless you cancel your enrollment; or
  • You are a family member no longer eligible for coverage.

Any person covered under the 31 day extension of coverage who is confined in a hospital or other institution for care or treatment on the 31st day of the temporary extension is entitled to continuation of the benefits of the Plan during the continuance of the confinement but not beyond the 60th day after the end of the 31 day temporary extension.

You may be eligible for spouse equity coverage or assistance with enrolling in a conversion policy (a non-FEHB individual policy). 

  • Upon divorce

If you are divorced from a Federal employee or annuitant, you may not continue to get benefits under your former spouse’s enrollment. This is the case even when the court has ordered your former spouse to provide health coverage to you. However, you may be eligible for your own FEHB coverage under either the spouse equity law or Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC). If you are recently divorced or are anticipating a divorce, contact your ex-spouse’s employing or retirement office to get information about your coverage choices. You can also visit OPM’s website at www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance /healthcare/plan-information/. A carrier may request that an enrollee verify the eligibility for any or all family members listed as covered under the enrollee's FEHB enrollment. 

  • Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC)

If you leave Federal service, Tribal employment, or if you lose coverage because you no longer qualify as a family member, you may be eligible for Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC). The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) did not eliminate TCC or change the TCC rules. For example, you can receive TCC if you are not able to continue your FEHB enrollment after you retire, if you lose your Federal job, or if you are a covered dependent child and you turn 26, regardless of marital status, etc. 

You may not elect TCC if you are fired from your Federal or Tribal job due to gross misconduct.

Enrolling in TCC. Get the RI 79-27, which describes TCC, from your employing or retirement office or from www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance. It explains what you have to do to enroll.

Alternatively, you can buy coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace where, depending on your income, you could be eligible for a new kind of tax credit that lowers your monthly premiums. Visit www.HealthCare.gov  to compare plans and see what your premium, deductible, and out-of-pocket costs would be before you make a decision to enroll.  Finally, if you qualify for coverage under another group health plan (such as your spouse's plan), you may be able to enroll in that plan, as long as you apply within 30 days of losing FEHB coverage.

  • Converting to individual coverage

If you leave Federal or Tribal service, your employing office will notify you of your right to convert. You must contact us in writing within 31 days after you receive this notice. However, if you are a family member who is losing coverage, the employing or retirement office will not notify you. You must contact us in writing within 31 days after you are no longer eligible for coverage.

Your benefits and rates will differ from those under the FEHB Program; however, you will not have to answer questions about your health, a waiting period will not be imposed, and your coverage will not be limited due to pre-existing conditions. When you contact us, we will assist you in obtaining information about health benefits coverage inside or outside the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplace in your state. For assistance in finding coverage, please contact us at 855-236-7113 or visit our website at www.cdphp.com

  • Health Insurance Marketplace

If you would like to purchase health insurance through the ACA's Health Insurance Marketplace, please visit www.HealthCare.gov.  This is a website provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that provides up-to-date information on the Marketplace.




Section 1. How This Plan Works

This Plan is a health maintenance organization (HMO) plan. This Plan is a prepaid comprehensive medical plan. We require you to see specific physicians, hospitals, and other providers that contract with us. You are encouraged to select a personal doctor within the Plan’s network. The Plan is solely responsible for the selection of these providers in your area. Contact the Plan for a copy of their most recent CDPHP UBI provider directory. OPM requires that FEHB plans be accredited to validate that plan operations and/or care management meet nationally recognized standards. CDPHP UBI holds the following accreditations:

  • CDPHP UBI, Inc. Commercial PPO - NCQA rating of Excellent, rated 4.5 out of 5
  • CDPHP UBI, Inc. Commercial HMO - NCQA rating of Excellent, rated 5 out of 5

To learn more about this plan's accreditations, please visit the following websites:
National Committee for Quality Assurance (www.ncqa.org)

We offer one plan from which to select. You may enroll in our prepaid comprehensive medical plan, the Standard Option.

General Features of our Standard Option

We have Open Access benefits

The Standard Option offer Open Access benefits. This means you can receive covered services from a participating provider without a required referral from your primary care physician or by another participating provider in the network.

Preventive care services

Preventive care services are generally covered with no cost-sharing and are not subject to copayments or annual limits when received from a network provider.

How we pay providers

When you receive services from Plan providers, you will not have to submit claim forms or pay bills. You pay only the cost sharing (copayments, coinsurance, deductible, and non-covered services and supplies) described in this brochure. When you receive emergency services from non-Plan providers, you may have to submit claim forms. With the exception of emergency services, all services by non-participating practitioners and providers must be authorized in advance by CDPHP UBI. When you choose a non-participating provider, and the care has not been preauthorized by CDPHP UBI, you will pay all charges.

You should join a prepaid plan because you prefer the plan’s benefits, not because a particular provider is available. You cannot change plans because a provider leaves our Plan. We cannot guarantee that any one physician, hospital, or other provider will be available and/or remain under contract with us.

Your rights and responsibilities

OPM requires that all FEHB plans provide certain information to their FEHB members. You may get information about us, our networks, and our providers. OPM’s FEHB website (www.opm.gov/insure) lists the specific types of information that we must make available to you. Some of the required information is listed below.

  • CDPHP UBI is an affiliate of Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc. (CDPHP®), a health plan that has been in existence for 38 years.
  • CDPHP UBI is a not-for-profit health services corporation.

You are also entitled to a wide range of consumer protections and have specific responsibilities as a member of this Plan. You can view the complete list of these rights and responsibilities by visiting our website, CDPHP UBI at www.cdphp.com. You can also contact us to request that we mail a copy to you.

If you want more information about us, call 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134, or write to CDPHP UBI, 500 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany, NY 12206. You may also visit our website at www.cdphp.com.

By law, you have the right to access your protected health information (PHI). For more information regarding access to PHI, visit our website at www.cdphp.com to obtain our Notice of Privacy Practice. You can also contact us to request that we mail you a copy of that Notice. 

Your medical and claims records are confidential

We will keep your medical and claims records confidential. Please note that we may disclose your medical and claims information (including your prescription drug utilization) to any of your treating physicians or dispensing pharmacies.

Service Area

To enroll in this Plan, you must live in or work in our Service Area. This is where our providers practice. Our service area is: Albany, Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Tioga, Ulster, Warren, and Washington counties.

Ordinarily, you must get your care from providers who contract with us. If you receive care outside our service area, we will pay only for emergency care benefits. We will not pay for any other healthcare services out of our service area unless the services have prior plan approval.

If you or a covered family member moves outside of our service area, you can enroll in another plan. If your dependents live out of the area (for example, if your child goes to college in another state), you should consider enrolling in a fee-for-service plan or a HMO that has agreements with affiliates in other areas. If you or a family member moves, you do not have to wait until Open Season to change plans. Contact your employing or retirement office.




Section 2. Changes for 2022

Do not rely only on these change descriptions; this Section is not an official statement of benefits. For that, go to Section 5. Benefits. Also, we edited and clarified language throughout the brochure; any language change not shown here is a clarification that does not change benefits.

Program-wide changes

Effective in 2022, premium rates are the same for Non-Postal and Postal employees.

Changes to Standard Option

  • Your share of the premiums will increase under the Standard Option Plan. See back cover.
  • We will no longer apply a copayment for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. See section 5(a) for details.
  • We will no longer apply a copayment for chronic heart failure walk in visits at preferred cardiology providers, otherwise, $50 per office visit. See section 5(a) for details.
  • You have access to MovN Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation app. See section 5(h) for details.
  • You have access to Aptihealth Mental Health and Substance Use app. See section 5(a) for details.
  • You have access to Valera Mental Health and Substance Use app. See section 5(a) for details.
  • We will no longer reimburse $600 for hearing aids every three years. You now have a copay structure of $599 for a premium hearing aid or $899 for a premier hearing aid through Hearing Care Solutions. See section 5(a) for details.
  • Childbirth Education Reimbursement has been changed to Maternal Health Reimbursement and has expanded to include in person or digital maternal health reimbursement classes. See section 5(h) for details.
  • You have access to Ovia Women's and Family Health app. See section 5(h) for details.
  • ER Anywhere will no longer be a covered provider for Telemedicine services.  See section 5(a) for details.
  • Expanded the service area to include St. Lawrence, Lewis, and Jefferson counties. See section 1 for details.
  • Language updates to include nutritional formulas for treatment of phenylketonuria, branched-chain ketonuria, galactosemia and homocystinuria. See section 5(f) for details.
  • Language updates related to Iatrogenic Infertility. See section 5(a) for details.



Section 3. How You Get Care

TermDefinition

Identification cards

We will send you an identification (ID) card when you enroll. You should carry your ID card with you at all times. You must show it whenever you receive services from a Plan provider, or fill a prescription at a Plan pharmacy. Until you receive your ID card, use your copy of the Health Benefits Election Form, SF-2809, your health benefits enrollment confirmation (for annuitants), or your electronic enrollment system (such as Employee Express) confirmation letter.

If you do not receive your ID card within 30 days after the effective date of your enrollment, or if you need replacement cards, call us at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134 or write to us at 500 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany, NY 12206. You may also request replacement cards through our website at www.cdphp.com.

Where you get covered care

You get care from “Plan providers” and “Plan facilities.” You will only pay copayments, deductibles, and/or coinsurance, if you use our point-of-service program, you can also get care from non-Plan providers but it will cost you more. If you use our Open Access program you can receive covered services from a participating provider without a required referral from your primary care physician or by another participating provider in the network.

Balance Billing Protection

FEHB Carriers must have clauses in their in-network (participating) providers agreements. These clauses provide that, for a service that is a covered benefit in the plan brochure or for services determined not medically necessary, the in-network provider agrees to hold the covered individual harmless (and may not bill) for the difference between the billed charge and the in network contracted amount. If an in-network provider bills you for covered services over your normal cost share (deductible, copay, co-insurance) contact your Carrier to enforce the terms of its provider contract.

Plan providers

Plan providers are physicians and other healthcare professionals in our service area that we contract with to provide covered services to our members. We credential Plan providers according to national standards set by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

We list Plan providers in the CDPHP UBI provider directory, which we update periodically. The list is also available at Find-A-Doc on our website at findadoc.cdphp.com.

This plan recognizes that transsexual, transgender, and gender-nonconforming members require health care delivered by healthcare providers experienced in transgender health. While gender reassignment surgeons (benefit details found in Section 5(b)) and hormone therapy providers (benefit details found in Section 5(f)) play important roles in preventive care, you should see a primary care provider familiar with your overall health care needs. Benefits described in this brochure are available to all members meeting medical necessity guidelines. 

Plan facilitiesPlan facilities are hospitals and other facilities in our service area that we contract with to provide covered services to our members. We list these in the CDPHP UBI provider directory, which we update periodically. The list is also available at Find-A-Doc on our website at findadoc.cdphp.com.

What you must do to get covered care

It depends on the type of care you need. You can go to any participating provider you want, but we must approve some care in advance for the Standard Option.

Primary careYou are encouraged to select a personal doctor within the network to coordinate your care, but you are not required to notify us of your selection. Your primary care provider can be an internist, family practitioner, general practitioner, or pediatrician (for children).
Specialty care
  • Participating specialists are listed in our CDPHP UBI directory and in Find-A-Doc at our website at findadoc.cdphp.com.
  • No referral is necessary to visit a participating specialist.
  • If you have a chronic and disabling condition and lose access to your specialist because we: 

          - Terminate our contract with your specialist for other than cause;

          - Drop out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and 
             you enroll in another FEHB program Plan; or

         -  Reduce our service area and you enroll in another FEHB Plan,

you may be able to continue seeing your specialist for up to 90 days after you receive notice of the change. Contact us, or if we drop out of the Program, contact your new plan.

If you are in the second or third trimester of pregnancy and you lose access to your specialist based on the above circumstances, you can continue to see your specialist until the end of your postpartum care, even if it is beyond the 90 days.

Hospital care

Your Plan primary care physician or specialist will make necessary hospital arrangements and supervise your care. This includes admission to a skilled nursing or other type of facility.

  • If you are hospitalized when your enrollment begins

We pay for covered services from the effective date of your enrollment. However, if you are in the hospital when your enrollment in our Plan begins, call our customer service department immediately at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134. If you are new to the FEHB Program, we will arrange for you to receive care and provide benefits for your covered services while you are in the hospital beginning on the effective date of your coverage.

If you changed from another FEHB Plan to us, your former plan will pay for the hospital stay until:

  • you are discharged, not merely moved to an alternative care center;
  • the day your benefits from your former plan run out; 
  • the 92nd day after you become a member of this Plan, whichever happens first.

These provisions apply only to the benefits of the hospitalized person. If your plan terminates participation in the FEHB Program in whole or in part, or if OPM orders an enrollment change, this continuation of coverage provision does not apply. In such cases, the hospitalized family member’s benefits under the new Plan begin on the effective date of enrollment.

How to get approval for...

How to get approval for...

You need prior Plan approval for certain services

 

Since your primary care physician arranges most referrals to specialists and inpatient hospitalization, the pre-service claim approval process only applies to care shown under Other services.

  • Inpatient hospital admission
Precertification is the process by which – prior to your inpatient hospital admission – we evaluate the medical necessity of your proposed stay and the number of days required to treat your condition. 
  • Other services

Your primary care physician has authority to refer you for most services.  For certain services, however, your physician must obtain prior approval from us.  Before giving approval, we consider if the service is covered, medically necessary, and follows generally accepted medical practice.  You must obtain prior authorization for:  

  • Transplants
  • Skilled Nursing Facility (including cardiac and pulmonary rehab)
  • Inpatient rehabilitation or facility services
  • Inpatient residential treatment
  • Gender reassignment treatment
  • Genetic testing
  • Hormone therapy (including growth hormone therapy)
  • Durable Medical Equipment (DME) over $1,000
  • Prosthetics and Orthotics (P & O) over $1,000
  • Certain prescription drugs and supplies
  • Non-emergent care for full-time students out of the area
  • Reconstructive surgery
  • Accidental dental services
  • Sleep studies (facility based)
  • Non-emergency ambulance
  • Autologous blood banking
  • Clinical trials
  • Infusion therapy
  • Certain provider administered drugs
  • Second opinions
  • Assistive communication devices for Austism spectrum disorder 
How to request precertification for an admission or get prior authorization for Other Services

First, your physician, your hospital, you, or your representative, must call us at 800-274-2332 before admission or services requiring prior authorization are rendered.

Next, provide the following information:

  • enrollee’s name and Plan identification number;
  • patient’s name, birth date, identification number and phone number;
  • reason for hospitalization, proposed treatment, or surgery;
  • name and phone number of admitting physician;
  • name of hospital or facility; and
  • number of days requested for hospital stay
  • Non-urgent care claims

For non-urgent care claims, we will tell the physician and/or hospital the number of approved inpatient days, or the care that we approve for other services that must have prior authorization. We will make our decision within 15 days of receipt of the pre-service claim. If matters beyond our control require an extension of time, we may take up to an additional 15 days for review and we will notify you of the need for an extension of time before the end of the original 15-day period. Our notice will include the circumstances underlying the request for the extension and the date when a decision is expected.

If we need an extension because we have not received necessary information from you, our notice will describe the specific information required and we will allow you up to 60 days from the receipt of the notice to provide the information.

  • Urgent care claims

If you have an urgent care claim (i.e., when waiting for the regular time limit for your medical care or treatment could seriously jeopardize your life, health, or ability to regain maximum function, or in the opinion of a physician with knowledge of your medical condition, would subject you to severe pain that cannot be adequately managed without this care or treatment), we will expedite our review and notify you of our decision within 72 hours.  If you request that we review your claim as an urgent care claim, we will review the documentation you provide and decide whether or not it is an urgent care claim by applying the judgment of a prudent layperson that possesses an average knowledge of health and medication.

If you fail to provide sufficient information, we will contact you within 24 hours after we receive the claim to let you know what information we need to complete our review of the claim.  You will then have up to 48 hours to provide the required information.  We will make our decision on the claim within 48 hours of (1) the time we received the additional information or (2) the end of the time frame, whichever is earlier.

We may provide our decision orally within these time frames, but we will follow up with written or electronic notification within three days of oral notification.

You may request that your urgent care claim on appeal be reviewed simultaneously by us and OPM.  Please let us know that you would like a simultaneous review of your urgent care claim by OPM either in writing at the time you appeal our initial decision, or by calling us at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134. You may also call OPM’s FEHB 2 at 202-606-3818 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time to ask for the simultaneous review.  We will cooperate with OPM so they can quickly review your claim on appeal.  In addition, if you did not indicate that your claim was a claim for urgent care,  call us at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134. If it is determined that your claim is an urgent care claim, we will expedite our review (if we have not yet responded to your claim).

  • Concurrent care claims

A concurrent care claim involves care provided over a period of time or over a number of treatments.  We will treat any reduction or termination of our pre-approved course of treatment before the end of the approved period of time or number of treatments as an appealable decision. This does not include reduction or termination due to benefit changes or if your enrollment ends.  If we believe a reduction or termination is warranted, we will allow you sufficient time to appeal and obtain a decision from us before the reduction or termination takes effect. 

If you request an extension of an ongoing course of treatment at least 24 hours prior to the expiration of the approved time period and this is also an urgent care claim, we will make a decision within 24 hours after we receive the claim.

The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program- FSAFEDS

  • HealthCare FSA (HCFSA) - Reimburses you for eligible out-of-pocket healthcare expenses (such as copayments, deductibles, physician prescribed over-the-counter drugs and medications, vision and dental expenses, and much more) for you and your tax dependents, including adult children (through the end of the calendar year in which they turn 26). 

  • FSAFEDS offers paperless reimbursement for your HCFSA through a number of FEHB and FEDVIP plans. This means that when or your provider files claims with your FEHB or FEDVIP plan, FSAFEDS will automatically reimburse you eligible out-of-pocket expenses based on the claim information it receives from your plan. 

  • Emergency inpatient admission

If you have an emergency admission due to a condition that you reasonably believe puts your life in danger or could cause serious damage to bodily function, you, your representative, the physician, or the hospital must phone us within two business days following the day of the emergency admission, even if you have been discharged from the hospital

Treament for gender reassignment

Gender reassignment surgery and related services, determined to be medically necessary, will be covered under the enrollee’s medical benefit unless such services are specifically identified as a contract exclusion. Preauthorization and medical review must be obtained in advance in order for gender reassignment services to be covered. A specific list of genital reconstruction procedures the plan will cover include but are not limited to:  mastectomy, reduction mammoplasty,  hysterectomy, salpingo-oophorectomy, colpectomy (removal of the vagina) and metoidioplasty (construction of a penis) include vaginoplasty, penile inversion to create a vagina and clitoris, penectomy, colovaginoplasty (creation of vagina from sigmoid colon), orchiectomy, clitoroplasty, and labiaplasty. 

Note: Refer to Section 5(b) for a list of gender reassignment surgical exclusions.

  • If your treatment needs to be extended

If you request an extension of an ongoing course of treatment at least 24 hours prior to the expiration of the approved time period and this is also an urgent care claim, we will make a decision within 24 hours after we receive the claim.

What happens when you do not follow the precertification rules when using non-network facilities

If no one contacts us, we will decide whether the service was medically necessary. If we determine that the service was medically  necessary, we will reduce our normal allowance by 50 percent, not to exceed $500 for each service. If we determine that  it was not medically necessary, we will not pay benefits.

Within the exception of emergency care, you must obtain prior authorization for providers and facilities that do not participate with us if you enroll in the Standard Option. The number to call is 800-274-2332.

Circumstances beyond our control Under certain extraordinary circumstances, such as natural disasters, we may have to delay your services or we may be unable to provide them. In that case, we will make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the necessary care.

If you disagree with our pre-service claim decision

If you have a pre-service claim and you do not agree with our decision regarding precertification of an inpatient admission or prior approval of other services, you may request a review in accord with the procedures detailed below.

If you have already received the service, supply, or treatment, then you have a post-service claim and must follow the entire disputed claims process detailed in Section 8.

  • To reconsider a
    non-urgent care claim

Within 6 months of our initial decision, you may ask us in writing to reconsider our initial decision.  Follow Step 1 of the disputed claims process detailed in Section 8 of this brochure. 

In the case of a pre-service claim and subject to a request for additional information, we have 30 days from the date we receive your written request for reconsideration to

1. Precertify your hospital stay, or, if applicable, arrange for the healthcare provider to give you the care or grant your request for prior approval for a service, drug, or supply; or

2. Ask you or your provider for more information.

You or your provider must send the information so that we receive it within 60 days of our request.  We will then decide within 30 more days.

If we do not receive the information within 60 days, we will decide within 30 days of the date the information was due.  We will base our decision on the information we already have.  We will write to you with our decision.

3. Write to you and maintain our denial

  • To reconsider an urgent care claim

In the case of an appeal of a pre-service urgent care claim, within 6 months of our initial decision, you may ask us in writing to reconsider our initial decision.  Follow Step 1 of the disputed claims process detailed in Section 8 of this brochure. 

Unless we request additional information, we will notify you of our decision within 72 hours after receipt of your reconsideration request.  We will expedite the review process, which allows oral or written requests for appeals and the exchange of information by phone, electronic mail, facsimile, or other expeditious methods.

  • To file an appeal with OPM
After we reconsider your pre-service claim, if you do not agree with our decision, you may ask OPM to review it by following Step 3 of the disputed claims process detailed in Section 8 of this brochure.



Section 4. Your Costs for Covered Services

This is what you will pay out-of-pocket for covered care:



TermDefinition

Cost-sharing

Cost-sharing is the general term used to refer to your out-of-pocket costs (e.g., deductible, coinsurance and copayments) for the covered care you receive.

Copayments

A copayment is a fixed amount of money you pay to the provider, facility, pharmacy, etc., when you receive certain services.

Example: For the Standard Option when you see your primary care physician, you pay a copayment of $30 per office visit, and when you go in the hospital, you pay $500 per admission plus 10% of the plan allowance, after the annual deductible has been satisfied.

Deductible

A deductible is a fixed expense you must incur for certain covered services and supplies before we start paying benefits for them. Copayments do not count toward any deductible.

  • The calendar year deductible is $350 per person under the Standard Option. Under a Self Only enrollment, the deductible is considered satisfied and benefits are payable for you when your covered expenses applied to the calendar year deductible for your enrollment reach $350 under the Standard Option. Under a Self Plus One enrollment, the deductible is considered satisfied and benefits are payable for you and one other eligible family member when the combined covered expenses applied to the calendar year deductible for your enrollment reach $700 under the Standard Option. Under a Self and Family enrollment, the deductible is considered satisfied and benefits are payable for all family members when the combined covered expenses applied to the calendar year deductible for family members reach $700 under the Standard Option.

Note: If you change plans during Open Season, you do not have to start a new deductible under your old prior plan between January 1 and the effective date of your new plan. If you change plans at another time during the year, you must begin a new deductible under your new plan.

Coinsurance

Coinsurance is the percentage of our allowance that you must pay for your care. Example: In our Standard Option Plan, you pay 50 percent of our allowance for durable medical equipment.

Differences between our Plan allowance and the bill

Network providers agree to accept our Plan allowance so if you use a network provider, you never have to worry about paying the difference between our Plan allowance and the billed amount for covered services.

Non-Network providers: If you use a non-network provider, you will have to pay the difference between our Plan allowance and the billed amount.

You should also see section Important Notice About Surprise Billing – Know Your Rights below that describes your protections against surprise billing under the No Surprises Act.

Your catastrophic protection out-of-pocket maximum

On the Standard Option, after your deductible, copayments, and coinsurance total $5,500 for Self Only or $5,500 per person for Self Plus One, or $11,000 per Self and Family enrollment in any calendar year, you do not have to pay any more for covered services. However, the following services do not count toward your catastrophic protection out-of-pocket maximum:

  • Non-covered services
  • Amounts that exceed our allowable charge for a covered service
  • Precertification penalties

Carryover

If you changed to this Plan during Open Season from a plan with a catastrophic protection benefit and the effective date of the change was after January 1, any expenses that would have applied to that plan’s catastrophic protection benefit during the prior year will be covered by your old plan if they are for care you received in January before your effective date of coverage in this Plan. If you have already met your old plan’s catastrophic protection benefit level in full, it will continue to apply until the effective date of your coverage in this Plan. If you have not met this expense level in full, your old plan will first apply your covered out-of-pocket expenses until the prior year’s catastrophic level is reached and then apply the catastrophic protection benefit to covered out-of-pocket expenses incurred from that point until the effective date of your coverage in this Plan. Your old plan will pay these covered expenses according to this year’s benefits; benefit changes are effective January 1.

When Government facilities bill usFacilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense and the Indian Health Services are entitled to seek reimbursement from us for certain services and supplies they provide to you or a family member. They may not seek more than their governing laws allow.  You may be responsible to pay for certain services and charges.  Contact the government facility directly for more information.

Important Notice About Surprise Billing - Know Your Rights

The No Surprises Act (NSA) is a federal law that provides you with protections against “surprise billing” and “balance billing” under certain circumstances. A surprise bill is an unexpected bill you receive from a nonparticipating health care provider, facility, or air ambulance service for healthcare. Surprise bills can happen when you receive emergency care – when you have little or no say in the facility or provider from whom you receive care. They can also happen when you receive non-emergency services at participating facilities, but you receive some care from nonparticipating providers.

Balance billing happens when you receive a bill from the nonparticipating provider, facility, or air ambulance service for the difference between the nonparticipating provider's charge and the amount payable by your health plan.

Your health plan must comply with the NSA protections that hold you harmless from unexpected bills. 

In addition, your health plan adopts and complies with the surprise billing laws of New York State and NSA.

For specific information on surprise billing, the rights and protections you have, and your responsibilities go to www.cdphp.com or contact the health plan at (518) 641-3140 or 1-877-269-2134. TTY/TDD users may call 711.




Section 5. Standard Option Benefits (Section 5. Standard Option )

See page 14 for how our benefits changed this year. Pages 83 contains a benefits summary of the Standard Option.




(Page numbers solely appear in the printed brochure)




Section 5. Standard Option Benefits Overview (Standard Option)

This Plan offers a Standard Option. The benefit package is described in Section 5. Make sure that you review the benefits that are available under the Standard Option. 

The Standard Option Section 5 is divided into subsections. Please read Important things you should keep in mind at the beginning of the subsections. Also read the General Exclusions in Section 6; they apply to the benefits in the following subsections. To obtain claim forms, claims filing advice, or more information about Standard Option benefits, contact us at 877-269-2134 or on our website at www.cdphp.com.

Standard Option features:

  • Deductible applies to facility services only, such as inpatient, outpatient facility surgery, and emergency rooms.
  • Deductible does not apply to office services.
  • Deductible does not apply to prescription services.
  • You pay nothing for telemedicine/telehealth services by Doctor on Demand, or CDPHP participating providers.
  • You pay nothing for laboratory and radiology services at preferred provider locations.
  • No referrals for in-network specialty care.
  • Primary care physician recommended but not required.
  • Many preventive services at no charge.
  • Deep discounts on preferred generic drugs at Rx for Less participating pharmacies.
  • Moderate premium costs.

 




Section 5(a). Medical Services and Supplies Provided by Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals (Standard Option)

Important things you should keep in mind about these benefits:

  • Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we determine they are medically necessary.
  • Plan physicians must provide or arrange your care. You pay all charges for non-participating providers.
  • A facility copay applies to services that appear in this section but are performed in the ambulatory surgical center or the outpatient department of a hospital.
  • The calendar year deductible does not apply to benefits in this Section. 
  • Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with Medicare.



Benefit Description : Diagnostic and treatment servicesStandard Option (You pay)

Professional services of physicians

  • In a physician's office

$30 per visit for primary care

$50 per visit for specialist

Professional services of physicians

  • Chronic heart failure walk-in visits

Nothing if you receive these services at a preferred facility; otherwise, $50 per office visit.

Professional services of physicians

  • In an urgent care center

$50 per visit

  • During a hospital stay
  • In a skilled nursing facility
Nothing
  • Office medical consultations
  • Second surgical opinion/inpatient consultation

$30 per office visit

$50 per visit for specialist

At home

$30 per visit

Advance care planning

$30 per visit for primary care
$50 per visit for specialist

Not covered:

  • Surgery primarily for cosmetic purposes
  • Homemaker services
All charges
Benefit Description : Telehealth servicesStandard Option (You pay)

Telehealth services must be provided through an interactive audio and video telecommunications system that permits real-time communication between the practitioner at the distant site and the patient at the originating site. Providers performing telehealth services must be participating with CDPHP UBI. 

In addition to providing covered services via Telehealth, we cover online internet consultations between you and providers who participate in our Telemedicine program for medical conditions that are not an emergency condition. Our Telemedicine program, Doctor on Demand, allows members to communicate with providers through two-way video and can be easily accessed through our website at www.cdphp.com or by going directly to  www.doctorondemand.com.

CDPHP® has partnered with aptihealth to expand our network of mental health care providers, offering members 18 years+ quick, affordable access to mental health and substance use services from a video-enabled smartphone, laptop, or tablet. The 90 day program has proven success in decreased ER department visits/admissions and costs. For more information or to sign up, visit www.aptihealth.com/CDPHP.

CDPHP® has partnered with Valera Health to offer increased access to mental health through telemedicine visits. Telemedicine appointments are available with a behavioral health coach, licensed clinical social worker, licensed mental health counselor, nurse practitioner, psychiatrist, or psychologist. To get started, visit www.valerawellness.com to request a free consultation with a Valera Health coach.

Nothing

Benefit Description : Lab, X-ray and other diagnostic testsStandard Option (You pay)

Tests, such as:

  • Blood tests
  • Urinalysis
  • Non-routine pap test
  • Pathology
  • X-ray
  • CT/CAT Scan (other than breast MRI)
  • MRI
  • Ultrasounds (other than breast ultrasound)

Nothing if you receive these services at a preferred facility; otherwise, $50 per office visit

  • Non-routine mammograms
  • Breast MRI
  • Breast ultrasound
  • Digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammogram) when billed in conjunction with routine mammogram screening

Nothing

Electrocardiogram and EEG

$50 per provider visit

Lung cancer screening – Note: Annual low dose computed tomography in adults ages 50 to 80 years who have a 30 pack per year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years

Nothing
Benefit Description : Preventive care, adultStandard Option (You pay)
  • Routine physical every calendar year

The following preventive services are covered at the time interval recommended at each of the links below:

  • Immunizations such as Pneumococcal, influenza, shingles, tetanus/DTaP, and human papillomavirus (HPV). For a complete list of immunizations go to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/
  • Screenings such as cancer, osteoporosis, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, total blood cholesterol, HIV, and colorectal cancer screening. For a complete list of screenings go to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) website at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
  • Individual counseling on prevention and reducing health risks
  • Well woman care such as Pap smears, gonorrhea prophylactic medication to protect newborns, annual counseling for sexually transmitted infections, contraceptive methods, and screening for interpersonal and domestic violence. For a complete list of Well Women preventive care services please visit the Health and Human Services (HHS) website at https://www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-women/
  • To build your personalized list of preventive services go to https://health.gov/myhealthfinder
Nothing

Routine mammogram - covered for women

 

Nothing

Adult immunizations endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) based on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) schedule:

  • Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) booster - once every 10 years, ages 19 and over (except as provided for under childhood immunizations)
  • Influenza vaccine, annually
  • Pneumococcal vaccine, age 65 and older

Note: Any procedure, injection, diagnostic service, laboratory, or x-ray service done in conjunction with a routine examination and is not included in the preventive recommended listing of services will be subject to the applicable member copayments, and coinsurance, and deductible.

Nothing

Not covered:

  • Physical exams required for obtaining or continuing employment or insurance, attending schools or camp, athletic exams, or travel.
  • Immunizations, boosters, and medications for travel or work-related exposure
All charges
Benefit Description : Preventive care, childrenStandard Option (You pay)

Note: Any procedure, injection, diagnostic service, laboratory, or X-ray service done in conjunction with a routine examination and is not included in the preventive recommended listing of services will be subject to the applicable member copayments, coinsurance, and deductible.

Nothing
Benefit Description : Maternity careStandard Option (You pay)

Complete maternity (obstetrical) care, such as:

  • Prenatal care
  • Screening for gestational diabetes for pregnant women
  • Delivery
  • Postnatal care

Note: Here are some things to keep in mind:

  • You do not need to precertify your vaginal delivery.
  • You may remain in the hospital up to 48 hours after a vaginal delivery and 96 hours after a cesarean delivery.  We will extend your inpatient stay if medically necessary.
  • We cover routine nursery care of the newborn child during the covered portion of the mother’s maternity stay. We will cover other care of an infant who requires non-routine treatment only if we cover the infant under a Self and Family enrollment.
  • We pay hospitalization and surgeon services for non-maternity care the same as for illness and injury.
  • Hospital services are covered under Section 5(c) and Surgical benefits Section 5(b).

Note: When a newborn requires definitive treatment during or after the mother's confinement, the newborn is considered a patient in their own right. If the newborn is eligible for coverage, regular medical or surgical benefits apply rather than maternity benefits.

$30 office visit for the initial diagnosis. You pay nothing thereafter for prenatal care or the first postpartum care visit; $30 per office visit for all postpartum care visits thereafter.

  • Breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling for each birth
Nothing
Benefit Description : Family planning Standard Option (You pay)

A range of voluntary family planning services, limited to:

  • Voluntary sterilization (See Surgical procedures Section 5 (b)) including:
    - Tubal ligation
    - Vasectomy
  • Visits to insert or implant covered contraceptive devices
  • Genetic testing and counseling when approved

Note: The following prenatal screening and diagnostic testing may be performed during pregnancy to identify fetuses at increased risk for or affected with genetic conditions and birth defects.

  • Screening with ultrasound and maternal serum markers is routinely offered.
  • Prenatal diagnosis by chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis for chromosome abnormalities is available to all women;
  • However, it is offered specifically to those at higher risk due to maternal age, a positive screen result, abnormal ultrasound findings, or known risk of a genetic condition based on family history.
  • Investigations for fetal infection and blood antigen incompatibility may also be performed in the prenatal period.
  • Results of testing are used to guide reproductive decision-making, pregnancy management and anticipatory management of the infant at birth.

$30 per office visit

$50 per visit for specialist

Contraceptive counseling on an annual basis

Note: We cover oral contraceptives under the prescription drug benefit. Please refer to Section 5(f).

Nothing

Not covered:

  • Reversal of voluntary surgical sterilization

 

All charges
Benefit Description : Infertility servicesStandard Option (You pay)

Diagnosis and treatment of infertility such as:

  • Artificial insemination (AI):
    • Intravaginal insemination (IVI)
    • Intracervical insemination (ICI)
    • Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
  • Fertility drugs
  • Iatrogenic Infertility: Standard fertility preservation services when a medical treatment directly or indirectly leads to iatrogenic infertility due to surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or other medical treatment affecting reproductive organs or processes. Standard fertility preservation services include the collecting, preservation, and storing of ova and sperm. Cryopreservation, storage, and thawing of embryos is covered only while the member is currently under active, covered infertility treatment (i.e., until three IVF cycles are provided).

Note: We cover fertility drugs under the prescription drug benefit for up to six cycles per pregnancy. See Section 5(f). Members must be at least 21 years of age but no more than 44 years old to be covered for infertility services.

$50 per office visit

Nothing for inpatient services

Not covered:

  • Assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures, such as:
    • In vitro fertilization (IVF)
    • Embryo transfer, gamete intra-fallopian transfer (GIFT) and zygote intra-fallopian transfer (ZIFT)
  • Services and supplies related to ART procedures
  • Cost of donor sperm
  • Cost of donor egg
  • Leuprolide Acetate when used for cessation of ovulation
  • Items such as ovulation predictor kits and home pregnancy kits
  • IVIG when utilized for infertility or pregnancy loss
All charges
Benefit Description : Allergy careStandard Option (You pay)
  • Testing and treatment

$30 per office visit

$50 per visit for specialist

  • Allergy injections
  • Allergy serum

Nothing

Not covered:

  • Provocative food testing
  • Sublingual allergy desensitization
All charges
Benefit Description : Treatment therapiesStandard Option (You pay)
  • Chemotherapy and radiation therapy

Note: High dose chemotherapy in association with autologous bone marrow transplants is limited to those transplants listed under Organ/Tissue Transplants in Section 5(b).

  • Respiratory and inhalation therapy

$30 per office visit for chemotherapy and radiation therapy

Dialysis – hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

$30 per office visit if received as an outpatient. Covered in full if part of home care.

Intravenous (IV)/infusion Therapy – home IV and antibiotic therapy

$50 per office visit if received as an outpatient. Covered in full if part of home care.

Home dialysis – equipment and supplies

$50 per month

  • Growth hormone therapy (GHT)

Note: Growth hormone medications are covered under the Prescription Drug Benefit.

Note: - We only cover GHT when we preauthorize the treatment.  We will ask you to submit information that establishes that the GHT is medically necessary.  Ask us to authorize GHT before you begin treatment; otherwise, we will only cover GHT services which are determined to be medically necessary based off of the criteria established in our Growth Hormone policy from the date you submit the information.  If you do not ask or if we determine GHT is not medically necessary, we will not cover the GHT or related services and supplies.   Please refer to Section 5(f) for coverage for prescription drugs. See Services requiring prior approval in Section 3.

$50 per office visit

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) - Children with autism spectrum disorder

Note: Speech therapy and ABA therapy services that duplicate services already being provided by a Federal or State agency (i.e., Early intervention program) or by a school district (Individualized Educational Program), that are sufficient in meeting the needs of an individual, are excluded. 

$50 per office visit

Benefit Description : Physical and occupational therapiesStandard Option (You pay)

Two months for the services for each of the following per calendar year:

  • Qualified Physical therapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Habilitative therapists
  • Cardiac rehabilitation following a qualifying event/condition is provided for up to 72 sessions. 
  • Pulmonary rehabilitation

Note: We only cover therapy when a physician:

  • orders the care;
  • identifies the specific professional skills the patient requires and the medical necessity for skilled services; and
  • indicates the length of time the services are needed.

Note: These services require prior approval. See Section 3.

$50 per office visit

$50 per outpatient visit

Nothing per visit for cardiac rehabilitation

Nothing per visit for pulmonary rehabilitation 

Nothing per visit during covered inpatient admission

Not covered:

  • Long-term rehabilitative therapy
  • Exercise programs
  • Continuous ECG monitoring and Thallium stress tests
  • Services for chronic or maintenance phase of cardiac rehabilitation
All charges
Benefit Description : Speech therapy Standard Option (You pay)

Speech therapy is limited to up to two months for each specific diagnosis and related conditions per calendar year. Note: Please refer to Section 3 for services requiring prior approval.

Note: Speech therapy and ABA therapy services that duplicate services already being provided by a Federal or State agency (i.e., Early intervention program) or by a school district (Individualized Educational Program), that are sufficient in meeting the needs of an individual, are excluded. 

$50 per office visit

$50 per outpatient visit

Nothing per visit during covered inpatient admission

Not covered:

  • Care beyond treatment period.
All charges
Benefit Description : Hearing services (testing, treatment, and supplies)Standard Option (You pay)
  • Hearing examinations and testing for  treatment related to illness or injury, including evaluation and diagnostic hearing tests performed by an M.D., D.O., or audiologist.

 Note: For routine hearing screening performed during a child's preventative care visit, see Section 5(a)  Preventive care, children.

  • External hearing aids
  • Implanted hearing-related devices, such as bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA) and cochlear implants

Note: For benefits for the devices, see Section5(a) Orthopedic and prosthetic devices.

Not covered: 

  • Hearing services that  are not shown as covered

$50 per office visit

Not covered:

  • Hearing services that  are not shown as covered
All charges
Benefit Description : Vision services (testing, treatment, and supplies)Standard Option (You pay)
  • Eye glasses or contact lenses necessitated by certain medical conditions such as aphakia, keratoconus, or endocrine exophthalmos or following intraocular surgery. Replacement reviewed based on medical necessity.

50% of the Plan allowance

  • Routine eye exam and eye refractions once every 24 months
  • Eye exercises and orthoptics when approved

$50 per office visit

Not covered:

  • Eye glasses or contact lenses
  • Radial keratotomy and other refractive surgery

All charges
Benefit Description : Foot careStandard Option (You pay)

Routine foot care when you are under active treatment for a metabolic or peripheral vascular disease, such as diabetes.

Note: See orthopedic and prosthetic devices for information on podiatric shoe inserts.

$30 for primary care office visit

$50 per visit for specialist

Not covered:

  • Cutting, trimming or removal of corns, calluses, or the free edge of toenails, and similar routine treatment of conditions of the foot, except as stated above
  • Treatment of weak, strained or flat feet or bunions or spurs; and of any instability, imbalance or subluxation of the foot (unless the treatment is by open cutting surgery)
All charges
Benefit Description : Orthopedic and prosthetic devices Standard Option (You pay)
  • Artificial limbs and eyes
  • Externally worn breast prostheses and surgical bras, including necessary replacements following a mastectomy

50% of the Plan allowance. Must be preauthorized if cost is over $1,000.

  • Implanted hearing-related devices, such as bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA) and cochlear implants
  • External hearing aid obtained through Hearing Care Solutions  including:
    • Choose between two technology levels of hearing aids and get two hearing aids for a low, fixed copay each.
    • Comprehensive hearing exam, evaluation, and hearing aid fitting* at no charge.**
    • Three-year supply of batteries (up to 192 cells per ear for non-rechargeable devices).
    • Three-year warranty, including loss, damage, and repair (a deductible applies to all warranties).
    • One year of follow-up care at no charge†, including routine visits and in-office repairs.

* When purchased through Hearing Care Solutions.

** Ear molds are excluded from coverage.

† Routine services during 1st year are with original provider. Any services during the 1st year that are not administered by the original provider are subject to charges at the provider’s discretion. 

One covered hearing aid per ear per benefit year for a fixed copay each unless hearing needs change.

Go to www.hearingcaresolutions.com/cdphp for more information or contact 1-855-460-5422 to schedule your hearing exam.

 

$50 per office visit

Per external hearing aid device through Hearing Care Solutions - $599 Premium hearing aid / $899 Premier hearing aid

  • Internal prosthetic devices, such as artificial joints, pacemakers, and surgically implanted breast implant following mastectomy.

 Note: For information on the professional charges for the surgery to insert an implant, see Section 5(b)  Surgical and anesthesia services. For information on the hospital and/or ambulatory surgery center benefits, see Section 5(c) services provided by a hospital or other facility, and ambulance services.

Nothing
  • Corrective orthopedic appliances for non-dental treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain dysfunction syndrome.
  • Approved lumbosacral supports

50% of the Plan allowance. Must be preauthorized if cost is over $1,000.

Hair prosthesis. CDPHP UBI provides benefits for the purchase of one medically necessary cranial prosthesis, wig, or toupee per lifetime, per member for replacement of hair loss as a result of injury, disease, or treatment of a disease. Coverage is limited to a maximum amount of $400 per prosthesis, wig, or toupee. This limitation is applied to the balance remaining after the member’s payment of the coinsurance.

50% of the Plan allowance

Not covered:

  • Prosthetic sleeve or sock
  • Orthopedic and corrective shoes, arch supports, foot orthotics, heel pads and heel cups
  • Corsets, trusses, elastic stockings, support hose, and other supportive devices

Prosthetic replacements provided less than three years after the last one we covered unless medically indicated

All charges
Benefit Description : Durable medical equipment (DME)Standard Option (You pay)

We cover rental or purchase of durable medical equipment, at our option, including repair and adjustment. Covered items include, but are not limited to:

  • Oxygen
  • Hospital beds
  • Wheelchairs
  • Crutches
  • Walkers

50% of the Plan allowance. Must be preauthorized if cost is over $1,000 or item is rented.

  • Blood glucose monitors and test strips (see Note below)
  • Insulin pumps

Note: Blood glucose monitors and test strips are covered only when obtained from the CDPHP UBI designated manufacturer of diabetic equipment or supplies.  If you require a different glucose monitor or test strip that is not available from the CDPHP UBI designated diabetic equipment or supply manufacturer, you or your physician must submit a request for a medical exception by calling our Member Services department at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134. A CDPHP medical director will review the need for an exception and make the determination.

Your Plan physician will call us for authorization of this equipment. We will arrange with a healthcare provider to rent or sell you durable medical equipment. Note: See “Services requiring our prior approval” in Section 3.

$30 per item

CPAP disposable supplies will be covered at the DME coverage level.

50% of plan allowance

Not covered: Motorized wheelchairs or motorized scootersAll charges
Benefit Description : Home health servicesStandard Option (You pay)
  • Home healthcare ordered by a Plan physician, approved by the Plan’s medical director, and provided by a registered nurse (R.N.), licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.), licensed vocational nurse (L.V.N.), or home health aide. Some services include: home infusion therapy, medical supplies, drugs and medications. Please refer to Section 3, “Services requiring our prior approval.”
Nothing
  • Oxygen therapy

50% of the Plan allowance

Not covered:

  • nursing care requested by, or for the convenience of, the patient or the patient’s family;
  • home care primarily for personal assistance that does not include a medical component and is not diagnostic, therapeutic, or rehabilitative;
  • rest cures
All charges
Benefit Description : Chiropractic Standard Option (You pay)
  • Medically necessary care for spinal manipulation

$50 per office visit

Benefit Description : Alternative treatmentsStandard Option (You pay)

Acupuncture (10 visits per plan year)

Note: Acupuncture visits for the following three conditions are unlimited, and do not count towards the limit of 10 visits per calendar year:

  • Emesis developing after surgery in adults
  • Emesis developing after chemotherapy in adults
  • Persistent nausea associated with pregnancy

$50 per office visit

Benefit Description : Educational classes and programsStandard Option (You pay)

CDPHP UBI offers a variety of innovative wellness classes and disease management programs.  Programs and classes are also available to address childhood obesity.  Please refer to Section 5, Non-FEHB Benefits Available to Members.

Nothing
  • Tobacco and nicotine cessation programs, including individual, group, phone counseling, and for physician prescribed over the counter (OTC) and prescription drugs approved by the FDA to quit smoking (vaping) or other nicotine use. 

Nothing for counseling for up to two quit attempts per year.

Nothing for physician prescribed OTC and prescription drugs approved by the FDA to treat tobacco and nicotine dependence.

 

  • Tobacco and nicotine use interventions for children and adolescents, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco and nicotine use in school-aged children and adolescents.

Nothing

  • Childhood obesity education
Nothing
Benefit Description : Medications Administered in the OfficeStandard Option (You pay)
Medications administered in the office (Administration and Rx); this includes allergy injections

Nothing

Benefit Description : Treatment and Services Associated with Autism Spectrum DisorderStandard Option (You pay)
  • Screening and diagnosis of Austism spectrum disorder

$50 per office visit

  • Applied behavioral analysis associated with Autism spectrum disorder

$50 per office visit

  • Speech therapy, physical therapy, and occupational therapy associated with Autism spectrum disorder

$50 per office visit

  • Assistive communication devices associated with Autism spectrum disorder

Note:
Please see Section 5(f) for Prescription Drug Coverage associated with Autism spectrum disorder. 

Speech therapy and ABA therapy services that duplicate services already being provided by a Federal or State agency (i.e., Early intervention program) or by a school district (Individualized Educational Program), that are sufficient in meeting the needs of an individual, are excluded. 

$30 copay per device




Section 5(b). Surgical and Anesthesia Services Provided by Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals (Standard Option)

Here are some important things you should keep in mind about these benefits:

  • Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we determine they are medically necessary.
  • Plan physicians must provide or arrange your care. You pay all charges for non-participating providers.
  • Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about Coordinating benefits with Medicare and other coverage.
  • The services listed below are for the charges billed by a physician or other healthcare professional for your surgical care. See Section 5(c) for charges associated with a facility (i.e., hospital, surgical center, etc.).
  • The calendar year deductible does not apply to benefits in this Section. 
  • YOU MUST GET PRECERTIFICATION FOR SOME SURGICAL PROCEDURES. Please refer to the precertification information shown in Section 3 to be sure which services require precertification and identify which surgeries require precertification.



Benefit Description : Surgical proceduresStandard Option (You pay)

A comprehensive range of services, such as:

  • Operative procedures
  • Treatment of fractures, including casting
  • Normal pre- and post-operative care by the surgeon
  • Correction of amblyopia and strabismus
  • Endoscopy procedures
  • Biopsy procedures
  • Removal of tumors and cysts
  • Correction of congenital anomalies (see Reconstructive surgery)
  • Surgical treatment (bariatric surgery) of morbid obesity, a condition in which you weigh 100 pounds or 100% over your normal weight according to current underwriting standards; there is documented failure of a
    non-surgical attempt; and your body mass index is 40 or higher (or 35 or higher and you have severe co-morbidities). Note: This procedure requires preauthorization. Please call the Plan at 877-269-2134 for further information.
  • Insertion of internal prosthetic devices. See 5(a), Orthopedic and prosthetic devices for device coverage information. Note: Generally, we pay for internal prostheses (devices) according to where the procedure is done.
  • Voluntary sterilization (e.g., Tubal ligation, Vasectomy)
  • Surgically implanted contraceptive and intrauterine devices (IUDs). Note: Devices are covered under 5(f) Prescription drug coverage.
  • Treatment of burns
  • Gender reassignment surgery and related services, determined to be medically necessary, are covered under the enrollee's medical benefit unless such services are specifically identified as a contract exclusion. Once medically necessary criteria have been met, and gender reassignment surgery is approved, the enrollee must undergo a complete physical examination by the physician performing the surgery. Note: Transgender reassignment surgery and related services require precertification. Please call the Plan at 877-269-2134 for further information. (see Section 3. How you get care)

$30 per primary care office visit

$50 per visit for specialist care

Nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

Not covered:

  • Reversal of voluntary sterilization
  • Routine treatment of conditions of the foot (see Foot care)
  • The following services related to gender reassignment surgery are considered cosmetic in nature and are not covered unless justification of medical necessity for treatment of the member’s gender dysphoria is provided and prior authorization is received: Breast augmentation other than when performed as part of the initial gender reassignment surgery; Blepharoplasty; Collagen injections; Rhinoplasty; Lip reduction/enhancement; Face or forehead lift; Chin implant; Nose implant; Trachea shave/reduction thyroid chondroplasty; Laryngoplasty or shortening of the vocal cords; Liposuction; Electrolysis; Jaw shortening; Facial bone reduction; Hair removal or transplantation.
All charges
Benefit Description : Reconstructive surgery Standard Option (You pay)
  • Surgery to correct a functional defect
  • Surgery to correct a condition caused by illness or injury if:
    • the condition produced a major effect on the member's appearance and
    • the condition can reasonably be expected to be corrected by such surgery
  • Surgery to correct a condition that existed at or from birth and is a significant deviation from the common form or norm. Examples of congenital anomalies are: protruding ear deformities; cleft lip; cleft palate; birth marks; and webbed fingers and toes.
  • Gender reassignment surgery (see Section 3. How you get care)
  • All stages of breast reconstruction surgery following a mastectomy, such as:
    • surgery to produce a symmetrical appearance of breasts;
    • treatment of any physical complications, such as lymphedemas;
    • breast prostheses and surgical bras and replacements (see Prosthetic devices)

Note: If you need a mastectomy, you may choose to have the procedure performed on an inpatient basis and remain in the hospital up to 48 hours after the procedure.

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

Not covered

  • Cosmetic surgery – any surgical procedure (or any portion of a procedure) performed primarily to improve physical appearance through change in bodily form, except repair of accidental injury
All charges
Benefit Description : Oral and maxillofacial surgery Standard Option (You pay)

Oral surgical procedures, limited to:

  • Reduction of fractures of the jaws or facial bones;
  • Surgical correction of cleft lip, cleft palate or severe functional malocclusion;
  • Removal of stones from salivary ducts;
  • Excision of leukoplakia or malignancies;
  • Excision of cysts and incision of abscesses when done as independent procedures; and
  • Other surgical procedures that do not involve the teeth or their supporting structures.

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

Not covered:

  • Oral implants and transplants
  • Procedures that involve the teeth or their supporting structures (such as the periodontal membrane, gingiva, and alveolar bone)
  • Dental work related to TMJ
All charges
Benefit Description : Organ/tissue transplantsStandard Option (You pay)

These solid organ transplants are covered. These solid organ transplants are subject to medical necessity and experimental/investigational review by the Plan. See Other services under You need prior Plan approval for certain services in Section 3 How You Get Care.  Solid organ transplants are limited to:

  • Autologous pancreas islet cell transplant (as an adjunct to total or near total pancreatectomy) only for patients with chronic pancreatitis
  • Cornea
  • Heart
  • Heart/Lung
  • Intestinal transplants
    • Isolated small intestine
    • Small intestine with the liver
    • Small intestine with multiple organs, such as the liver, stomach and pancreas
  • Kidney
  • Kidney-Pancreas
  • Liver
  • Lung: single/bilateral/lobar
  • Pancreas

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

Blood or marrow stem cell transplants

Physicians consider many features to determine how diseases will respond to different types of treatment.  Some of the features measured are the presence or absence of normal and abnormal chromosomes, the extension of the disease throughout the body, and how fast the tumor cells grow.  By analyzing these and other characteristics, physicians can determine which diseases may respond to treatment without transplant and which diseases may respond to transplant. 

The Plan extends coverage for the diagnoses as indicated below.

  • Allogeneic transplants for
    • Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic (i.e., myelogeneous) leukemia
    • Acute myeloid leukemia
    • Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma with recurrence (relapsed)
    • Advanced Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPDs)
    • Advanced neuroblastoma
    • Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with recurrence (relapsed)
    • Amyloidosis
    • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
    • Hemoglobinopathy
    • Infantile malignant osteopetrosis
    • Kostmann's syndrome
    • Leukocyte adhesion deficiencies
    • Marrow failure and related disorders (i.e., Fanconi's, Paraxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, Pure Red Cell Aplasia)
    • Mucolipidosis (e.g., Gaucher’s disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy, adrenoleukodystrophy)
    • Mucopolysaccharidosis (e.g., Hunter’s syndrome, Hurler’s syndrome, Sanfillippo’s syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome variants)
    • Myelodysplasia/Myelodysplastic syndromes
    • Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
    • Phagocytic/Hemophagocytic deficiency diseases (e.g., Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
    • Severe combined immunodeficiency
    • Severe or very severe aplastic anemia
    • Sickle cell anemia
    • X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome

Autologous transplant for

  • Acute lymphocytic or nonlymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
  • Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma with recurrence (relapsed)
  • Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with recurrence (relapsed)
  • Advanced neuroblastoma
  • Ependymoblastoma
  • Ewing’s sarcoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Pineoblastoma

Autologous tandem transplants for recurrent germ cell tumors (including testicular cancer)

Allogeneic blood or marrow stem cell transplants for

  • Advanced forms of myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Advanced neuroblastoma
  • Infantile malignant osteopetrosis
  • Kostmann’s syndrome
  • Leukocyte adhesion deficiencies
  • Mucolipidosis (e.g., Gaucher’s disease, metachromatic leukodystrophy, adrenoleukodystrophy)
  • Mucopolysaccharidosis (e.g., Hunter’s syndrome, Hurler’s syndrome, Sanfilippo’s syndrome, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome variants)
  • Myeloproliferative disorders
  • Phagocytic deficiency diseases (e.g., Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Thalassemia major (homozygous beta-thalassemia)
  • X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

Autologous blood or marrow stem cell transplants for

  • Multiple myeloma
  • Testicular, mediastinal, retroperitoneal, and ovarian germ cell tumors
  • Breast cancer
  • Epithelial ovarian cancer
  • Amyloidosis
  • Ewing’s sarcoma
  • Medulloblastoma

Allogeneic transplants for

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
  • Multiple myeloma

Nonmyeloablative allogeneic transplants for

  • Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
  • Advanced forms of myelodysplastic syndromes
  • Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia
  • Colon cancer
  • Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Myeloproliferative disorders
  • Non-small cell lung cancer
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Renal cell carcinoma
  • Sarcomas
  • Sickle Cell Disease

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

Autologous transplants for

  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia
  • Early state (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

These blood or marrow stem cell transplants are covered only in a National Cancer Institute or National Institutes of health approved clinical trial or a Plan-designated center of excellence if approved by the Plan’s medical director in accordance with the Plan’s protocols. 

If you are a participant in a clinical trial, the Plan will provide benefits for related routine care that is medically necessary (such as doctor visits, lab tests, x-rays and scans, and hospitalization related to treating the patient’s condition) if it is not provided by the clinical trial.  Section 9 has additional information on costs related to clinical trials.  We encourage you to contact the Plan to discuss specific services if you participate in a clinical trial.

Allogeneic transplants for

  • Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Beta Thalassemia Major
  • Chronic inflammatory demyelination polyneuropathy (CIDP) 
  • Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Sickle Cell anemia

Mini-transplants (non-myeloablative allogeneic, reduced intensity conditioning or RIC) for

  • Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
  • Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Breast cancer
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia
  • Colon cancer
  • Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
  • Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Myeloproliferative disorders (MDDs)
  • Myelodysplasia/Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Non-small cell lung cancer
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Renal cell carcinoma
  • Sarcomas
  • Sickle cell anemia

Autologous Transplants for

  • Advanced childhood kidney cancers
  • Advanced Ewing sarcoma
  • Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
  • Aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
  • Breast Cancer
  • Childhood  rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia
  • Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
  • Early stage (indolent or non-advanced) small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
  • Epithelial ovarian Cancer
  • Mantle Cell (Non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Small cell lung cancer
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Systemic sclerosis

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

Mini-transplants performed in a clinical trial setting (non-myeloablative, reduced intensity conditioning or RIC) for members with a diagnosis listed below are subject to medical necessity review by the Plan. 

Refer to Other services in Section 3 for prior authorization procedures:

  • Allogeneic transplants for
  • Acute lymphocytic or non-lymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
  • Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma with recurrence (relapsed)
  • Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with recurrence (relapsed)
  • Acute myeloid leukemia
  • Advanced Myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs)
  • Amyloidosis
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL)
  • Hemoglobinopathy
  • Marrow failure and related disorders (i.e., Fanconi’s, PNH, Pure Red Cell Aplasia)
  • Myeloproliferative disorder (MDDs)
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal nemoglobinuria
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency
  • Severe or very severe aplastic anemia
  • Autologous transplants for
  • Acute lymphocytic or nonlymphocytic (i.e., myelogenous) leukemia
  • Advanced Hodgkin’s lymphoma with recurrence (relapsed)
  • Advanced non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with recurrence (relapsed)
  • Amyloidosis
  • Neuroblastoma

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

National Transplant Program (NTP) – CDPHP UBI facilitates organ transplants at a CDPHP UBI approved transplant center.

Limited Benefits – Treatment for breast cancer, multiple myeloma, and epithelial ovarian cancer may be provided in a National Cancer Institute – or National Institutes of Health-approved clinical trial at a Plan-designated center of excellence.

Note: We cover related medical and hospital expenses of the donor when we cover the recipient.  We cover donor screening tests and donor search expense for the actual solid organ donor or up to four bone marrow/stem cell transplant donors in addition to the testing of family members.

Note: Please see Section 3 for “Services requiring our prior approval.”

$50 per office visit; nothing at outpatient or inpatient facility

Not covered:

  • Donor screening tests and donor search expenses, except as shown above
  • Implants of artificial organs
  • Transplants not listed as covered
All charges
Benefit Description : AnesthesiaStandard Option (You pay)

Professional services provided in –

  • Hospital (inpatient)
Nothing
  • Hospital outpatient department

Nothing

  • Skilled nursing facility

Nothing

  • Ambulatory surgical center
  • Office
Nothing



Section 5(c). Services Provided by a Hospital or Other Facility, and Ambulance Services (Standard Option)

Here are some important things you should keep in mind about these benefits:

  • Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we determine they are medically necessary.
  • Plan physicians must provide or arrange your care and you must be hospitalized in a Plan facility. You pay all charges for non-participating providers.
  • Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services for valuable information about how cost-sharing works. Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with Medicare.
  • The amounts listed below are for the charges billed by the facility (i.e., hospital or surgical center) or ambulance service for your surgery or care. Any costs associated with the professional charge (i.e., physicians, etc.) are in Sections 5(a) or (b).
  • The calendar year deductible is: $350 per person ($350 per person for Self Plus One enrollment, or $700 per Self and Family enrollment). The calendar year deductible applies to almost all benefits in this Section. We added “(No deductible)” to show when the calendar year deductible does not apply.
  • SOME SERVICES REQUIRE PRECERTIFICATION. Please refer to Section 3 to be sure which services require precertification.



Benefit Description : Inpatient hospitalStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)

Room and board, such as

  • ward, semiprivate, or intensive care accommodations
  • general nursing care
  • meals and special diets
Note: If you want a private room when it is not medically necessary, you pay the additional charge above the semiprivate room rate.

$500 per admission plus 10% of the Plan allowance. For individual coverage, inpatient copays are limited to two per calendar year. For family coverage, inpatient copays are limited to three per calendar year. The copayment does not apply to hospital inpatient charges for newborn nursery care.

Other hospital services and supplies, such as:

  • operating, recovery, maternity, and other treatment rooms
  • prescribed drugs and medications
  • diagnostic laboratory tests and X-rays
  • administration of blood and blood products
  • blood or blood plasma, if not donated or replaced
  • dressings, splints, casts, and sterile tray services
  • medical supplies and equipment, including oxygen
  • anesthetics, including nurse anesthetist services
  • take-home items
  • medical supplies, appliances, medical equipment, and any covered items billed by a hospital for use at home

10% of the Plan allowance

Not covered:

  • Custodial care
  • Non-covered facilities, such as nursing homes, schools
  • Personal comfort items, such as phone, television, barber services, guest meals, and beds
  • Private nursing care except when medically necessary in the hospital when ordered and approved by a CDPHP UBI participating physician
All charges
Benefit Description : Outpatient hospital or ambulatory surgical centerStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)
  • Operating, recovery, and other treatment rooms
  • Prescribed drugs and medications
  • Diagnostic laboratory tests, X-rays, and pathology services
  • Administration of blood, blood plasma, and other biologics
  • Blood and blood plasma, if not donated or replaced
  • Pre-surgical testing
  • Dressings, casts, and sterile tray services
  • Medical supplies, including oxygen
  • Anesthetics and anesthesia service

Note: We cover hospital services and supplies related to dental procedures when necessitated by a non-dental physical impairment. We do not cover the dental procedures.

$100 per visit

Services not associated with a medical procedure being done on the same day: Outpatient hospital diagnostic x-ray and laboratory tests.

Nothing if you receive these services at a preferred facility; otherwise, $50 per visit (No deductible)

Not covered: Blood and blood derivatives not replaced by the member. Storage of blood and blood derivatives, except in the case of autologous blood donations required for a scheduled surgical procedure. All charges
Benefit Description : Extended care benefits/Skilled nursing care facility benefitsStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)
Skilled nursing facility (SNF): up to 90 days in lieu of hospitalization.

10% of the Plan allowance

    Not covered: Custodial care All charges
Benefit Description : Hospice careStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)
Up to 210 days combined inpatient and outpatient

Nothing

Not covered: Independent nursing, homemaker services All charges
Benefit Description : End of life careStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)

This Plan covers end of life care, regardless of age, including coverage for:

  • Medical services and supplies provided by physicians and other health care professionals
  • Diagnostic and treatment services
  • Professional services of physicians
  • Hospice care (210 days combined inpatient and outpatient)

$30 per visit for primary care (No deductible)

$50 per visit for specialty (No deductible)

Nothing for hospice

Benefit Description : AmbulanceStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)
Local professional ambulance service when medically appropriate. Air ambulance if medically appropriate and approved.

$100 per trip

Not covered: Transportation for convenience. All charges



Section 5(d). Emergency Services/Accidents (Standard Option)

Here are some important things to keep in mind about these benefits:

  • Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we determine they are medically necessary.
  • Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with Medicare.
  • The calendar year deductible is: $350 per person ($350 per person for Self Plus One enrollment, or $700 per Self and Family enrollment). The calendar year deductible applies to almost all benefits in this Section. We added “(No deductible)” to show when the calendar year deductible does not apply.



What is a medical emergency?

A medical emergency is the sudden and unexpected onset of a condition or an injury that you believe endangers your life or could result in serious injury or disability, and requires immediate medical or surgical care. Some problems are emergencies because, if not treated promptly, they might become more serious; examples include deep cuts and broken bones. Others are emergencies because they are potentially life-threatening, such as heart attacks, strokes, poisonings, gunshot wounds, or sudden inability to breathe. There are many other acute conditions that we may determine are medical emergencies – what they all have in common is the need for quick action.



What to do in case of emergency:

You should go directly to the emergency room, call 911 or the appropriate emergency response number, or call an ambulance if the situation is a medical emergency as defined above.

Emergencies within our service area: If you are unsure whether your condition is an emergency, contact your primary care physician for assistance and guidance. However, if you believe you need immediate medical attention, follow the emergency procedures.

Emergencies outside our service area: If you have an emergency outside of the CDPHP UBI service area, simply go to the nearest hospital emergency room. If you are required to pay for services at the time of treatment, please request an itemized bill. Send the bill along with your name and member ID number to the CDPHP UBI Member Services Department, 500 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany, NY 12206.

If you are not admitted to the hospital for further services or care, you will be responsible for the deductible plus a $150 copayment under the Standard Option. If you are admitted immediately, the emergency room copayment is waived and the hospital services will cost you deductible plus a $500 copayment plus 10% of the Plan allowance under the Standard Option.

After receiving emergency medical care, be sure your primary care physician is notified within forty-eight (48) hours, unless it is not reasonably possible to do so. He or she will need to know what services were provided before scheduling any of your follow-up care. All follow-up care must be provided or directed by a Plan physician. Examples of follow-up care are removal of stitches, cast removal, and X-rays.




Benefit Description : Emergency within our service areaStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)
  • Emergency care at a doctor’s office

$30 per primary care visit (No deductible)

$50 per visit for specialist (No deductible)

  • Emergency care at an urgent care center

$50 per visit (No deductible)

  • Emergency care as an outpatient or inpatient at a hospital, including doctors’ services
Note: If the emergency results in admission to a hospital, the emergency room copay is waived. Please refer to Section 5c for inpatient hospital coverage.

$150 per visit

Not covered: Elective care or non-emergency care

All charges

Benefit Description : Emergency outside our service areaStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)
  • Emergency care at a doctor’s office

$30 per visit primary care (No deductible)

$50 per visit for specialist (No deductible)

  • Emergency care at an urgent care center

$50 per visit (No deductible)

  • Emergency care as an outpatient or inpatient at a hospital, including doctors’ services
Note: If the emergency results in admission to a hospital, the emergency room copay is waived. Please refer to Section 5c for inpatient hospital coverage.

$150 per visit

Benefit Description : AmbulanceStandard Option (You pay After the calendar year deductible...)
  • Local professional ambulance service when medically appropriate
  • Air ambulance if medically appropriate and approved.

Note: See 5(c) for non-emergency service.

$100 per trip

Not covered: Transportation for convenience. All charges



Section 5(e). Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits (Standard Option)

Important things to keep in mind about these benefits:

  • Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we determine they are medically necessary.
  • In this Section, the calendar year deductible applies to only a few benefits. We added “(calendar year deductible applies)”when it applies. The calendar year deductible is: $350 per person ($350 per person for Self Plus One enrollment, or $700 per Self and Family enrollment).
  • Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with Medicare.
  • Participating providers must provide all care.

 




Benefit Description : Professional servicesStandard Option (You pay)

We cover professional services by licensed professional mental health and substance use disorder treatment practitioners when acting within the scope of their license, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, licensed professional counselors, or marriage and family therapists.

Your cost sharing responsibilities are no greater than for other illnesses or conditions.

Diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions, mental illness, or mental disorders. Services include:

  • Diagnostic evaluation
  • Crisis intervention and stabilization for acute episodes
  • Medication evaluation and management (pharmacotherapy)
  • Psychological and neuropsychological testing necessary to determine the appropriate psychiatric treatment
  • Treatment and counseling (including individual or group therapy visits)
  • Diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders including detoxification, treatment and counseling
  • Professional charges for intensive outpatient treatment in a provider’s office or other professional setting
  • Electroconvulsive therapy

$30 per visit        

Benefit Description : Diagnostic testsStandard Option (You pay)
  • Outpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a licensed mental health and substance use disorder treatment practitioner
  • Outpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a laboratory, hospital or other covered facility

$30 per visit or test

  • Inpatient diagnostic tests provided and billed by a hospital or other covered facility

10% of the Plan allowance (calendar year deductible applies)

Benefit Description : Inpatient hospital or other covered facilityStandard Option (You pay)
  • Inpatient services provided and billed by a hospital or other covered facility
  • Room and board, such as semiprivate or intensive accommodations, general nursing care, meals and special diets, and other hospital services
  • Services approved in alternate care settings such as residential treatment

$500 per admission plus 10% of the Plan allowance. For individual coverage inpatient copays are limited to two per calendar year. For family coverage, inpatient copays are limited to three per calendar year (calendar year deductible applies).

Benefit Description : Outpatient hospital or other covered facilityStandard Option (You pay)
  • Outpatient services provided and billed by a hospital or other covered facility
  • Services in approved treatment programs, such as partial hospitalization, full-day hospitalization, or facility-based intensive outpatient treatment

$30 per visit or test

Benefit Description : Not covered Standard Option (You pay)
  • Services not provided and billed by a licensed mental health or substance use disorder treatment provider
  • Services not provided by a participating provider
All charges



Section 5(f). Prescription Drug Benefits (Standard Option)

Important things to keep in mind about these benefits:

  • We cover prescribed drugs and medications, as described in the chart beginning on the next page.
  • Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we determine they are medically necessary.
  • Members must make sure their prescribers obtain prior approval/authorizations for certain prescription drugs and supplies before coverage applies.  Prior approval/autorizations must be renewed periodically.
  • Certain drugs require our prior approval.  Please refer to the prescription drug formulary available on our website at www.cdphp.com.
  • Federal Law prevents the pharmacy from accepting unused medications. 
  • The calendar year deductible does not apply to benefits in this Section.
  • Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with Medicare.



There are important features you should be aware of. These include:

  • Who can write your prescription? A licensed prescriber or dentist, and in states allowing it, licensed or certified Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner and Psychologist must prescribe your medication.   
  • Where you can obtain them. You must fill the prescription at a plan pharmacy, or by mail for a maintenance medication. Prescription drugs listed on the CDPHP UBI specialty pharmacy list must be obtained at a CDPHP UBI participating specialty pharmacy vendor(s) for up to a 30-day supply, upon approval from CDPHP UBI. Please refer to Section 3, Services requiring our approval. Approved maintenance prescriptions can be refilled through the mail for a 90-day supply. You may obtain up to a 90-day supply of Tier 1 maintenance medication by mail-order subject to 2.5 copayments.
  • We use a formulary.  A formulary is a list of prescription drugs covered by CDPHP UBI based on their efficacy and cost in providing effective patient care. The CDPHP formulary is a managed formulary.  In a managed formulary, drugs are either covered or excluded (non covered). Excluded products are only available by medical exception.
  •  We use step therapy for certain prescription medications. The Step Therapy program is a form of prior authorization whereby certain drugs are not covered unless you have tried one or more "prerequisite therapy" medication(s) first. If we determine that it is medically necessary for you to use a step-therapy medication as initial therapy, your Plan  prescriber can request a medical exception or you can initiate the process online at cdphp.com. The step therapy process must be followed and the request approved before filling the prescription. Once all necessary information is obtained from your prescriber, a determination will be made within three business days. Once a decision has been made, you will be contacted by your prescriber and you will receive a determination letter from CDPHP UBI.
  • These are the dispensing limitations. Prescriptions filled at a participating pharmacy are limited to a 30-day supply. Maintenance prescriptions are filled up to a 90-day supply by mail order. Only certain maintenance prescriptions are available via mail order to insure quality, proper dosage, and medical appropriateness. Prescription refills received prior to the next scheduled refill date will not be filled. Plan members called to active duty (or members in time of national emergency) who need to obtain prescribed medications should call our Member Services Department at 877-269-2134
  • Why use generic drugs? Generic drugs contain the same active ingredients and are equivalent in strength and dosage to the original brand name product. Generic drugs cost you and your plan less money than brand name drugs.
  • When you do have to file a claim. You do not have to submit claims. 
  • In a three-tier benefits plan you have a variety of options and control over your out-of-pocket expenses. In general, generic drugs are in the lower copayment tiers. To save on out-of-pocket costs, ask your prescriber to prescribe generic drugs whenever possible. Also, covered over-the-counter products are in tier 1 as well as any brand name drugs in quality initiative programs.

    In the middle tier you’ll find brand-name drugs that CDPHP UBI has classified as "formulary" drugs because they offer a clinical advantage at a reasonable cost. You may find a generic drug in tier 2 if it is not as cost-effective as a tier 1 generic.

    In the third tier are brand name and generic drugs which do not offer a significant clinical and/or cost advantage over a tier 1 or 2 drug. 



Benefit Description : Covered medications and suppliesStandard Option (You pay)

We cover the following medications and supplies prescribed by a Plan physician and obtained from a Plan pharmacy or through our mail order program:

  • Drugs and medications that by Federal law of the United States require a physician’s prescription for their purchase, except those listed as Not covered.
  • Self-administered injectable drugs
  • Drugs for sexual dysfunction within applicable limits. Please call the Plan for information.
  • Infertility prescriptions available for members between 21 and 44 years of age, up to six cycles per pregnancy attempt.
  • Nutritional formulas for the treatment of phenylketonuria, branched-chain ketonuria, galactosemia and homocystinuria.
  • Prescription or non-prescription enteral formulas for home use, whether administered orally or via tube feeding, for which a Physician or other licensed Provider has issued a written order. The written order must state that the enteral formula is Medically Necessary and has been proven effective as a disease-specific treatment regimen. Specific diseases and disorders include but are not limited to: inherited diseases of amino acid or organic acid metabolism; Crohn’s disease; gastroesophageal reflux; gastroesophageal motility such as chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; and multiple severe food allergies. Multiple food allergies include, but are not limited to: immunoglobulin E and nonimmunoglobulin E-mediated allergies to multiple food proteins; severe food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome; eosinophilic disorders and impaired absorption of nutrients caused by disorders affecting the absorptive surface, function, length, and motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • Modified solid food products that are low in protein, contain modified protein, or are amino acid based to treat certain inherited diseases of amino acid and organic acid metabolism and severe protein allergic conditions.
  • Prescription Drugs for the treatment of Autism spectrum disorder.
  • Hormone Therapy (see Section 3. How you get care) Please note: Some hormone therapies require prior authorization. Prior authorization must be obtained from the CDPHP UBI pharmacy department. The prior authorization request must include a treatment plan for the use of the requested hormonal medication.
  • Drugs to treat gender dysphoria
    • CDPHP will provide coverage for medically necessary hormone therapy, whether or not in preparation for gender reassignment surgery, for treatment of gender dysphoria. See Hormone Therapy in this section.

Tier 1 drugs - $10 copayment (2.5 copayments will apply for 90-day supplies of maintenance medications obtained by mail order)

Tier 2 drugs - 30% of the Plan allowance with a $400 per prescription maximum, up to a 30-day supply.

Tier 3 drugs - 50% of the Plan allowance with a $400 per prescription maximum, up to a 30-day supply.

Member pharmacy cost share will apply toward the annual out-of-pocket maximum.

  • Women's contraceptive drugs and devices
  • Breast Cancer Preventive Medication- Note: For women who are at an increased risk for breast cancer and at a low risk for adverse medication effects.

Note: Over-the-counter contraceptives drugs and devices approved by the FDA require a written prescription by an approved provider.

Nothing

Oral chemotherapy prescriptions

Nothing

Tobacco and nicotine cessation prescriptions

Note: Physician prescribed over-the-counter and prescription drugs approved by the FDA to treat tobacco and nicotine dependence are covered under the Tobacco and nicotine cessation benefit. (See Section 5(a) under Educational Classes and programs.)

Nothing    
Durable medical equipment for insulin dependent persons

$30 per item

Insulin, oral agents to control blood sugar, needles, test strips, lancets, and visual reading and urine test strips.

$30 per item

Non-insulin disposable needles and syringes for the administration of covered medication. 

Note: Blood glucose monitors and test strips are covered only when obtained from a CDPHP UBI designated manufacturer of diabetic equipment or supplies. If you require a different glucose monitor or test strip that is not available from a CDPHP designated diabetic equipment or supply manufacturer, you or your physician must submit a request for a medical exception by calling our Member Services department at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134. A CDPHP medical director will review the need for an exception and make the determination. 

50% of the Plan allowance

Benefit Description : Preventive care medicationsStandard Option (You pay)

Medications to promote better health as recommended by ACA. 

The following drugs and supplements are covered without cost-share, even if over-the-counter, are prescribed by a health care professional and filled at a network pharmacy.

  • Aspirin (81 mg) for men age 45-79 and women age 55-79 and women of childbearing age
  • Folic acid supplements containing 0.4 to 0.8 mg of folic acid for women who are planning or capable of pregnancy
  • Statin preventive medication for adults ages 40-75 years with no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD), one or more CVD risk factors, and a calculated 10-year CVD event risk of 10% or greater
  • Liquid iron supplements for children age 0-1 year
  • Vitamin D supplements (prescription strength) (400 & 1000 units) for members 65 or older
  • Pre-natal vitamins for pregnant women
  • Flouride tablets, solution (not toothpaste, rinses) for children age 0-6

Note: To receive this benefit a prescription from a doctor must be presented to the pharmacy.

Nothing

Not covered:

  • Drugs and supplies for cosmetic purposes
  • Vitamins, nutrients, and food supplements not listed as a covered benefit even if a physician prescribes or administers them.
  • Nonprescription medications except for any over-the-counter products listed on our formulary and as stated above
  • Weight loss prescriptions
  • Drugs to enhance athletic performance
  • Drugs obtained at a non-Plan pharmacy; except for out-of-area emergencies
  • Fertility drugs

Note: Over-the-counter and appropriate prescription drugs approved by the FDA to treat tobacco and nicotine dependence are covered under the tobacco and nicotine cessation benefit (See Section 5(a) under Educational Classes and programs.).

All charges




Section 5(g). Dental Benefits (Standard Option)

Important things to keep in mind about these benefits:

  • Please remember that all benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions in this brochure and are payable only when we determine they are medically necessary
  • If you are enrolled in a Federal Employees Dental/Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) Dental Plan, your FEHB Plan will be First/Primary payor of any Benefit payments and your FEDVIP Plan is secondary to your FEHB Plan.  See Section 9 Coordinating benefits with other coverage.
  • Plan dentists must provide or arrange your care.
  • The calendar year deductible does not apply to benefits in this Section.
  • Be sure to read Section 4, Your costs for covered services, for valuable information about how cost sharing works. Also read Section 9 about coordinating benefits with other coverage, including with Medicare.



Benefit Description : Accidental injury benefitStandard Option (You Pay)
We cover restorative services and supplies necessary to promptly repair (but not replace) sound natural teeth. The need for these services must result from an accidental injury.

$50 per visit

Dental benefits

  • Prevention of dental caries in children from birth through age 5 years: Primary care clinicians can apply fluoride varnish to the primary teeth of all infants and children starting at the age of primary tooth eruption.
  • Prevention of dental caries in children from birth through age 5 years: Primary care clinicians can prescribe oral fluoride supplementation starting at 6 months for children whose water supply is deficient in fluoride.
Nothing



Section 5(h). Wellness and Other Special Features (Standard Option)

TermDefinition

Online tools

Easy-to-use internet-based tools to help you manage your own health and make smarter decisions that may reduce health care costs. These programs are available to members through www.cdphp.com.

Secure Member Site

Log in at www.cdphp.com to view your claim history, specific plan benefits, copayments, coinsurance, and more.

Visit Us On Social Media

  • Keep up with CDPHP via Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn! 
  • CaféWellCDPHP has partnered with CaféWell, a Health Optimization Platform, which provides programs and services to meet workplace health management goals. CaféWell engages participants by getting to know them, understanding their available resources, and providing them a unique health optimization plan. Participants complete a brief survey and are provided with a personalized itinerary containing activities and programs tailored to their needs. Activities include stress management, nutrition guidance, weight management, and more. Visit www.cdphp.com/cafewell to get started.

Finding A Doctor Has Never Been Easier

  • Find-A-Doc - Online search tool that offers details on CDPHP network physicians including name, specialty, location, and doctors that are certified by the Bridges to Excellence Program. The enhanced site provides Google maps and ZIP code radius searches to help you locate CDPHP participating physicians in your area.
  • My CDPHP Mobile App - Be sure to download My CDPHP Mobile to your smartphone. It’s convenient, free, and easy to use! Now, in addition to showing provider network listings, it allows you to log in securely to access personal benefit details and view, email, or fax your member ID card.

Rx Corner - Get more information on your prescription drug coverage.

Health Education Resources

Personalized Online Help
Send a secure message to a health professional; receive an answer confidentially within 24 hours. For members that would like to make lifestyle changes to improve their health, CDPHP can help with personalized, web-based support. Through our Took Kits for Good Health, members can find helpful information related to many different chronic conditions and health issues. Visit www.cdphp.com/members/wellness-treatment/get-health-support/health-guides

Care Support

Single-Source Referral Line - Looking for wellness support and advice? CDPHP has a variety of programs that might help. Call our single-source referral line at 888-94-CDPHP (23747) and leave a confidential message about your health concern. An expert professional will call you back with suggestions for CDPHP programs that can help fulfill your unique needs.

CDPHP Behavioral Health Access Center - Call 888-320-9584 if you have questions about your behavioral health benefits or need help finding a provider of care. If calling after hours you may press “1” to be connected with the CONTACT Lifeline where you can speak with a licensed mental health professional.

Diabetes Prevention Program - CDPHP supports members at-risk for developing diabetes through coverage of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). This evidence-based program provides members with the opportunity to meet with a trained coach over the course of 12 months to learn ways to reduce the risk of developing diabetes, from healthy eating and physical activity to problem-solving and coping skills. Community-based and online programs are available:
• CDPHP offers coverage of in-person DPP programs through a reimbursement benefit. Members are directed to www.cdc.gov to find local programs. They are also encouraged to talk with their doctor to find out if this program is appropriate.
• CDPHP offers coverge of an online Diabetes Prevention Program called Virtual Lifestyle Management (VLM). VLM is offered by a recognized DPP vendor, Canary Health, and it has all of the same components of the in-person program. Enrollees can participate in a year-long, CDC-recognized, digital lifestyle change and weight loss intervention, including 16 weekly core and eight monthly maintenance lessons. Lesson topics include "Healthy Eating," "Problem Solving," "Jump Start Your Activity Plan" and more. With digital coaching, dynamic behavioral goal setting, planning and tracking, participants have the resources available to lead to a meaningful lifestyle change.

Cardiac Rehabilitation - The Movn program offers CDPHP® members a convenient alternative to traditional center-based cardiac rehab programs, which are often difficult for members to access. Movn uses a digital app, remote monitoring tools, a 1:1 dedicated coach, and a personalized treatment plan to help members improve their cardiac health and live longer.

Flexible benefits option

Under the flexible benefits option, we determine the most effective way to provide services.

  • We may identify medically appropriate alternatives to regular contract benefits as a less costly alternative. If we identify a less costly alternative, we will ask you to sign an alternative benefits agreement that  will include all of the following terms in addition to other terms as necessary. Until you sign and return the agreement, regular contract benefits will continue.
  • Alternative benefits are subject to our ongoing review.
  • By approving an alternative benefit, we do not guarantee you will continue to receive it.
  • The decision to offer an alternative benefit is solely ours, and we may withdraw it at any time and resume regular contract benefits.
  • If you sign the agreement, we will provide the agreed-upon alternative benefits for the stated time period (unless circumstances change). You may request an extension of the time period, but regular contract benefits will resume if we do not approve your request.
  • Our decision to offer or withdraw alternative benefits is not subject to OPM review under the disputed claims process. However, if at the time we make a decision regarding alternative benefits we also decide that regular contract benefits are not payable, then you may dispute our regular contract benefits decision under the OPM disputed claim process (see Section 8).
Non-emergency care for full-time students out of the areaIf you are away at school and need medical care (non-preventive) for an illness or injury, coverage is available. When a medical situation develops, call 800-274-2332 prior to seeking care and request that CDPHP UBI authorize coverage of necessary treatment by a practitioner in the area.

Services for deaf and hearing impaired

The phone system also includes a TDD system. Members may call 711 for services.

Women's and Family Health:

Maternal Health Education Reimbursement: CDPHP UBI will reimburse out-of-pocket costs related to in-person or digital maternal health educational classes. Reimbursements can be made up to $75 total per contract in a benefit year. Example educational classes include childbirth preparation, parenting, infant care, or infant CPR. To receive reimbursement after completing an eligible class, sign into your member portal and complete the Maternal Health Education Reimbursement Form (proof of payment is required).

Ovia Health provides support and education to members to help them achieve their personal and family health goals. Ovia provides clinically validated education, resources, and reminders that are personalized to a member’s unique situation that help to keep them on track with their preventive care. Members have unlimited access to Ovia’s health coaching team to receive support and clinically-validated responses to common questions, as well as to be connected to a CDPHP Care Manager if the member is identified as high-risk. Custom content within the app will allow members to learn about and utilize their relevant health plan benefits specific to their plan type. Members can choose between three different smartphone apps to engage with Ovia depending on where they are in their family health journey (Ovia Fertility, Ovia Pregnancy, and Ovia Parenting).

Mom 2 Be: The CDPHP no-cost maternal health program provides valuable tools and information to assist members during pregnancy and after their baby is born. Mom 2 Be members have direct access to resources that support healthy eating, exercise, and breastfeeding support, as well as tips and reminders tailored to their unique needs. Mom 2 Be members also have access to one-on-one support from a dedicated member of the CDPHP Care Team should they have any questions or concerns throughout their pregnancy. To get started with Mom 2 Be, members can call the CDPHP Mom 2 Be line at 518-641-4800 and press 1, or, get started on the Mom 2 Be website.

Centers of ExcellenceCDPHP facilitates care at approved transplant centers for medically necessary, non-experimental treatment.

Quality Data

CDPHP has a robust quality management program devoted to improving the care and service our members receive. Click on “Commitment to Quality” in the lower right-hand corner of any page at www.cdphp.com for details. You can review survey results regarding members’ satisfaction with their primary care providers, and data on the quality and safety of the hospitals in our network.




Non-FEHB Benefits Available to Plan Members

The benefits on this page are not part of the FEHB contract or premium, and you cannot file a FEHB disputed claim about them. Fees you pay for these services do not count toward FEHB deductibles or catastrophic protection out-of-pocket maximums. These programs and materials are the responsibility of the Plan, and all appeals must follow their guidelines. For additional information, contact the Plan at 518-641-3140 or visit their website at www.cdphp.com.

Rx for Less

Many common generic drugs for blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes are now available for as low as a penny a pill for CDPHP UBI members filling prescriptions at CVS, Walmart, Price Chopper/Market 32, Hannaford, Target, and ShopRite. Details are available in Rx Corner at www.cdphp.com.

Wellness Programs

CDPHP UBI offers a variety of innovative wellness classes to help you manage your health. The programs are free, exclusively for CDPHP UBI members, and provided by trained educators.

A schedule of up-to-date wellness programs appears on www.cdphp.com and in CDPHP Thrive, our quarterly member newsletter. Topics include: Zumba, stress management, healthy cooking, and many more.

Smoking Cessation Programs

  • CDPHP Smoke-Free, in partnership with Roswell Park Cancer Institute, offers a no-cost, individualized phone-based counseling program. Participants receive up to eight telephonic sessions per year with a quit coach, as well as 16 weeks of nicotine replacement therapy. Call 1-866-697-8487 to enroll.

Weight Management Reimbursement:

CDPHP® will reimburse for out-of-pocket costs related to participation in in-person or digital qualified weight management programs for at least eight weeks, or at least four sessions with a registered dietitian. Reimbursements can be made up to $75 total per contract in a benefit year. To receive reimbursement after completing the requirement, sign into your member portal and complete the Weight Management Reimbursement Form (proof of payment is required).

Hearing Aid Discounts

As a member of CDPHP UBI, you are eligible for a valuable hearing care program available through Hearing Care Solutions (HCS), which offers hearing aid discounts between 50 and 63 percent off retail prices. HCS can be reached at 866-344-7756 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

 




Section 6. General Exclusions – Services, Drugs and Supplies We Do Not Cover

The exclusions in this section apply to all benefits. There may be other exclusions and limitations listed in Section 5 of this brochure.  Although we may list a specific service as a benefit, we will not cover it unless your Plan doctor determines it is medically necessary to prevent, diagnose, or treat your illness, disease, injury, or condition and we agree, as discussed under How to get approval for... in Section 3: How You Get Care. For information on obtaining prior approval for specific services, such as transplants, see Section 3 You need prior Plan approval for certain services).

We do not cover the following:

  • Care by non-Plan providers except for authorized referrals or emergencies (see Emergency services/accidents)
  • Services, drugs, or supplies you receive while you are not enrolled in this Plan;
  • Services, drugs, or supplies not medically necessary;
  • Services, drugs, or supplies not required according to accepted standards of medical, dental, or psychiatric practice;
  • Services, drugs, or supplies not listed in this brochure as being covered;
  • Experimental or investigational procedures, treatments, drugs, or devices (see Section 5(b) for specifics concerning transplants);
  • Services, drugs, or supplies related to abortions, except when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or when the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest;
  • Services, drugs, or supplies you receive from a provider or facility barred from the FEHB Program;
  • Services, drugs, or supplies required for obtaining or continuing employment or insurance, attending schools or camp, or travel; or
  • Services, drugs, or supplies you receive without charge while in active military service.
  • Services or supplies furnished by yourself, immediate relatives or household members, such as spouse, parents, children, brothers or sisters by blood, marriage or adoption.
  • Research costs related to conducting the clinical trial such as research physician and nurse time, analysis of results, and clinical tests performed only for research purposes.
  • Services or supplies we are prohibited from covering under the law.



Section 7. Filing a Claim for Covered Services

This Section primarily deals with post-service claims (claims for services, drugs or supplies you have already received). See Section 3 for information on pre-service claims procedures (services, drugs or supplies requiring prior Plan approval) including urgent care claims procedures. When you see Plan provider, receive services at Plan hospitals and facilities, or obtain your prescription drugs at Plan pharmacies, you will not have to file claims. Just present your identification card and pay your copayment and/or coinsurance, or deductible.

You will only need to file a claim when you receive emergency services from non-plan providers. Sometimes these providers bill us directly. Check with the provider. If you need to file the claim, here is the process:




TermDefinition

Medical, hospital, and drug benefits

In most cases, providers and facilities file claims for you. Provider must file on the form CMS-1500, Health Insurance Claim Form. Your facility will file on the UB-04 form. For claims questions and assistance, contact us at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134 or at our website at www.cdphp.com.    

When you must file a claim – such as for services you received outside the Plan’s service area – submit it on the CMS-1500 or a claim form that includes the information shown below. Bills and receipts should be itemized and show:

  • Covered member’s name, date of birth, address, phone number and ID number
  • Name and address of the provider or facility that provided the service or supply
  • Dates you received the services or supplies
  • Diagnosis
  • Type of each service or supply
  • The charge for each service or supply
  • A copy of the explanation of benefits, payments, or denial from any primary payor – such as the Medicare Summary Notice (MSN); and
  • Receipts, if you paid for your services   

Note: Cancelled checks, cash register receipts, or balance due statements are not acceptable substitutes for itemized bills.

Submit your claims to:

CDPHP Universal Benefits,® Inc.
500 Patroon Creek Blvd.
Albany, NY 12206

518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134

www.cdphp.com

 

Deadline for filing your claim Send us all of the documents for your claim as soon as possible. You must submit the claim by December 31 of the year after the year you received the service, unless timely filing was prevented by administrative operations of Government or legal incapacity, provided the claim was submitted as soon as reasonably possible.

Urgent care claims procedures

If you have an Urgent care claim, please contact our member services department at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134.

Urgent care claims must meet the definition found in Section 10 of this brochure, and most urgent care claims will be claims for access to care rather than claims for care already received.

We will notify you of our decision not later than 24 hours after we receive the claim as long as you provide us with sufficient information to decide the claim.  If you or your authorized representative fails to provide sufficient information we will inform you or your authorized representative of the specific information necessary to complete the claim not later than 24 hours after we receive the claim and a time frame for our receipt of this information.  We will decide the claim within 48 hours of (i) receiving the information or (ii) the end of the time frame, whichever is earlier.

 

Concurrent care claims procedures

A concurrent care claim involves care provided over a period of time or over a number of treatments.  We will treat any reduction or termination of our pre-approved course of treatment as an appealable decision.  If we believe a reduction or termination is warranted we will allow you sufficient time to appeal and obtain a decision from us before the reduction or termination takes effect. 

If you request an extension of an ongoing course of treatment at least 24 hours prior to the expiration of the approved time period and this is also an urgent care claim, then we will make a decision within 24 hours after we receive the claim.
Pre-service claims procedures

As indicated in Section 3, certain care requires Plan approval in advance. We will notify you of our decision within 15 days after the receipt of the pre-service claim.  If matters beyond our control require an extension of time, we may take up to an additional 15 days for review and we will notify you before the expiration of the original 15-day period.  Our notice will include the circumstances underlying the request for the extension and the date when a decision is expected.

If we need an extension because we have not received necessary information from you, our notice will describe the specific information required and we will allow you up to 60 days from the receipt of the notice to provide the information.

If you fail to follow these pre-service claim procedures, then we will notify you of your failure to follow these procedures as long as (1) your request is made to our customer service department and (2) your request names you, your medical condition or symptom, and the specific treatment, service, procedure, or product requested.  We will provide this notice within five days following the failure or 24 hours if your pre-service claim is for urgent care.  Notification may be oral, unless you request written correspondence.

 

Post-service claims procedures

We will notify you of our decision within 30 days after we receive the claim. If matters beyond our control require an extension of time, we may take up to an additional 15 days for review as long as we notify you before the expiration of the original 30-day period. Our notice will include the circumstances underlying the request for the extension and the date when a decision is expected.

If we need an extension because we have not received necessary information from you, our notice will describe the specific information required and we will allow you up to 60 days from the receipt of the notice to provide the information.

If you do not agree with our initial decision, you may ask us to review it by following the disputed claims process detailed in Section 8 of this brochure.

When we need more informationPlease reply promptly when we ask for additional information. We may delay processing or deny benefits for your claim if you do not respond. Our deadline for responding to your claim is stayed while we await all of the additional information needed to process your claim.

Authorized Representative

You may designate an authorized representative to act on your behalf for filing a claim or to appeal claims decisions to us.  For urgent care claims, a healthcare professional with knowledge of your medical condition will be permitted to act as your authorized representative without your express consent.   For the purposes of this section, we are also referring to your authorized representative when we refer to you.

Notice Requirements

If you live in a county where at least 10 percent of the population is literate only in a non-English language (as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services), we will provide language assistance in that non-English language.  You can request a copy of your Explanation of Benefits (EOB) statement, related correspondence, oral language services (such as phone customer assistance), and help with filing claims and appeals (including external reviews) in the applicable non-English language.  The English versions of your EOBs and related correspondence will include information in the non-English language about how to access language services in that non-English language.

Any notice of an adverse benefit determination or correspondence from us confirming an adverse benefit determination will include information sufficient to identify the claim involved (including the date of service, the healthcare  provider, and the claim amount, if applicable), and a statement describing the availability, upon request, of the diagnosis and procedure codes.




Section 8. The Disputed Claims Process

You may appeal directly to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) if we do not follow required claims processes.  For more information or to make an inquiry about situations in which you are entitled to immediately appeal to OPM, including additional requirements not listed in Sections 3, 7 and 8 of this brochure, please call your plan's customer service representative at the phone number found on your enrollment card, plan brochure, or plan website.

Please follow this Federal Employees Health Benefits Program disputed claims process if you disagree with our decision on your claim or request for services, drugs, or supplies – including a request for preauthorization/prior approval required by Section 3. You may be able to appeal to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) immediately if we do not follow the particular requirements of this disputed claims process.  For more information about situations in which you are entitled to immediately appeal and how to do so, please visit www.cdphp.com.

To help you prepare your appeal, you may arrange with us to review and copy, free of charge, all relevant materials and Plan documents under our control relating to your claim, including those that involve any expert review(s) of your claim. To make your request, please contact our member services department by writing us at 500 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany, NY 12206 or calling 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134. Our reconsideration will take into account all comments, documents, records, and other information submitted by you relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination.

When our initial decision is based (in whole or in part) on a medical judgment (i.e., medical necessity, experimental/investigational), we will consult with a healthcare professional who has appropriate training and experience in the field of medication involved in the medical judgment and who was not involved in making the initial decision.

Our reconsideration will not take into account the initial decision. The review will not be conducted by the same person, or their subordinate, who make the initial decision.

We will not make our decisions regarding hiring, compensation, termination, promotion, or other similar matters with respect to any individual (such as a claims adjudicator or medical expert) based upon the likelihood that the individual will support the denial of benefits.




StepDescription
1

Ask us in writing to reconsider our initial decision. You must:

a) Write to us within 6 months from the date of our decision; and

b) Send your request to us at: CDPHP UBI, 500 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany, NY 12206; and

c) Include a statement about why you believe our initial decision was wrong, based on specific benefit provisions in this brochure; and

d) Include copies of documents that support your claim, such as physicians' letters, operative reports, bills, medical records, and explanation of benefits (EOB) forms.

e.) Include your email address (optional), if you would like to receive our decision via email.  Please note that by giving us your email, we may be able to provide our decision quicker.

2

In the case of a post-service, we have 30 days from the date we receive your request to:

a) Pay the claim (or, if applicable, arrange for the health care provider to give you the care); or precertify your hospital stay or grant your request for prior approval for a service, drug, or supply); or

b) Write to you and maintain our denial - go to step 4; or

c) Ask you or your provider for more information. If we ask your provider, we will send you a copy of our request—go to step 3.

You or your provider must send the information so that we receive it within 60 days of our request. We will then decide within 30 more days.

If we do not receive the information within 60 days, we will decide within 30 days of the date the information was due. We will base our decision on the information we already have.

We will write to you with our decision.

In the case of an appeal of an urgent care claim, we will notify you of our decision not later than 72 hours after receipt of your reconsideration request.  We will hasten the  review process, which allows oral or written requests for appeals and the exchange of information by phone, electronic mail, facsimile, or other expeditious methods.

3

If you do not agree with our decision, you may ask OPM to review it.

You must write to OPM within

  • 90 days after the date of our letter upholding our initial decision; or
  • 120 days after you first wrote to us - if we did not answer that request in some way within 30 days; or
  • 120 days after we asked for additional information.

Write to OPM at: United States Office of Personnel Management, Healthcare and Insurance, FEHB 2, 1900 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20415-3620.

Send OPM the following information:

  • A statement about why you believe our decision was wrong, based on specific benefit provisions in this brochure;
  • Copies of documents that support your claim, such as physicians' letters, operative reports, bills, medical records, and explanation of benefits (EOB) forms;
  • Copies of all letters you sent to us about the claim;
  • Copies of all letters we sent to you about the claim; and
  • Your daytime phone number and the best time to call.
  • Your email address, if you would like to receive OPM’s decision via email.  Please note that by providing your email address, you may receive OPM’s decision more quickly.

Note: If you want OPM to review more than one claim, you must clearly identify which documents apply to which claim.

Note: You are the only person who has a right to file a disputed claim with OPM. Parties acting as your representative, such as medical providers, must include a copy of your specific written consent with the review request.  However, for urgent care claims, a healthcare professional with knowledge of your medical condition may act as your authorized representative without your express consent.

Note: The above deadlines may be extended if you show that you were unable to meet the deadline because of reasons beyond your control.

4

OPM will review your disputed claim request and will use the information it collects from you and us to decide whether our decision is correct. OPM will send you a final decision within 60 days. There are no other administrative appeals.

If you do not agree with OPM’s decision, your only recourse is to file a lawsuit. If you decide to sue, you must file the suit against OPM in Federal court by December 31 of the third year after the year in which you received the disputed services, drugs, or supplies or from the year in which you were denied precertification or prior approval. This is the only deadline that may not be extended.

OPM may disclose the information it collects during the review process to support their disputed claim decision. This information will become part of the court record.

You may not file a lawsuit until you have completed the disputed claims process. Further, Federal law governs your lawsuit, benefits, and payment of benefits. The Federal court will base its review on the record that was before OPM when OPM decided to uphold or overturn our decision. You may recover only the amount of benefits in dispute.




Note: If you have a serious or life threatening condition (one that may cause permanent loss of bodily functions or death if not treated as soon as possible), and you did not indicate that your claim was a claim for urgent care, then call us a 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134.  We will expedite our review (if we have not yet responded to your claim); or we will inform OPM so they can quickly review your claim on appeal.  You may call OPM’s FEHB 2 at 202-606-3818 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

Please remember that we do not make decisions about plan eligibility issues.  For example, we do not determine whether you or a dependent is covered under this plan.  You must raise eligibility issues with your Agency personnel/payroll office if you are an employee, your retirement system if you are an annuitant or the Office of Workers Compensation Programs if you are receiving Worker’s Compensation benefits.

 




Section 9. Coordinating Benefits with Medicare and Other Coverage

TermDefinition

When you have other health coverage

You must tell us if you or a covered family member has coverage under any other health plan or has automobile insurance that pays healthcare expenses without regard to fault. This is called “double coverage.”

When you have double coverage, one plan normally pays its benefits in full as the primary payor and the other plan pays a reduced benefit as the secondary payor. We, like other insurers, determine which coverage is primary according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) guidelines. For more information on NAIC rules regarding the coordinating of benefits, visit our website at www.cdphp.com.

When we are the primary payor, we will pay the benefits described in this brochure.

When we are the secondary payor, we will determine our allowance. After the primary plan pays, we will pay what is left of our allowance, up to our regular benefit. We will not pay more than our allowance.

TRICARE and CHAMPVA

TRICARE is the healthcare program for eligible dependents of military persons, and retirees of the military. TRICARE includes the CHAMPUS program. CHAMPVA provides health coverage to disabled Veterans and their eligible dependents. IF TRICARE or CHAMPVA and this Plan cover you, we pay first. See your TRICARE or CHAMPVA Health Benefits Advisor if you have questions about these programs.

Suspended FEHB coverage to enroll in TRICARE or CHAMPVA: If you are an annuitant or former spouse, you can suspend your FEHB coverage to enroll in one of these programs, eliminating your FEHB premium. (OPM does not contribute to any applicable plan premiums.) For information on suspending your FEHB enrollment, contact your retirement office. If you later want to re-enroll in the FEHB Program, generally you may do so only at the next Open Season unless you involuntarily lose coverage under the program.

Workers’ Compensation

We do not cover services that:

  • You (or a covered family member) need because of a workplace-related illness or injury that the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) or a similar federal or state agency determines they must provide; or
  • OWCP or a similar agency pays for through a third-party injury settlement or other similar proceeding that is based on a claim you filed under OWCP or similar laws.

Once OWCP or similar agency pays its maximum benefits for your treatment, we will cover your care.

Medicaid

When you have this Plan and Medicaid, we pay first.

Suspended FEHB coverage to enroll in Medicaid or a similar state-sponsored program of medical assistance: If you are an annuitant or former spouse, you can suspend your FEHB coverage to enroll in one of these state programs, eliminating your FEHB premium. For information on suspending your FEHB enrollment, contact your retirement office. If you later want to re-enroll in the FEHB Program, generally you may do so only at the next Open Season unless you involuntarily lose coverage under the state program.

When other Government agencies are responsible for your care

We do not cover services and supplies when a local, state, or federal government agency directly or indirectly pays for them.

When others are responsible for injuries

Our right to pursue and receive subrogation and reimbursement recoveries is a condition of, and a limitation on, the nature of benefits or benefit payments and on the provision of benefits under our coverage.

If you have received benefits or benefit payments as a result of an injury or illness and you or your representatives, heirs, administrators, successors, or assigness receive payment form any party that may be liable, a third party's insurance policies, your own insurance policies, or a workers' compensation program or policy, you must reimburse us out of that payment.  Our right of reimbursement extends to any payment received by settlement, judgement, or otherwise. 

We are entitled to reimbursement to the extent of the benefits we have paid or provided in connection with your injury or illness.  However, we will cover the cost of treatment that exceeds the amount of the payment you received.

Reimbursement to us out of the payment shall take first priority (before any of the rights of any other parties are honored) and is not impacted by how the jusgement, settlement, or other recovery is characterized, designated, or apportioned.  Our right of reimbursement is not subject to reduction based on attorney fees or costs under the "common fund" doctrine and is fully enforceable regardless of whether you are "made whole" or fully compensated for the full amount of damages claimed. 

We may, at our option, choose to exercise our right of subrogation and pursue a recovery from any liable party as successor to your rights. 

If you do pursue a claim or case related to your injury or illness, you must promptly notify us and cooperate with our reimbursement or subrogation efforts. 

When you have Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Plan (FEDVIP Coverage)Some FEHB plans already cover some dental and vision services.  When you are covered by more than one vision/dental plan, coverage provided under your FEHB plan remains as your primary coverage.  FEDVIP coverage pays secondary to that coverage.  When you enroll in a dental and/or vision plan on BENEFEDS.com or by phone 877-888-3337 (TTY877-889-5680), you will be asked to provide information on your FEHB plan so that your plan can coordinate benefits.  Providing your FEHB information may reduce your out-of-pocket cost.

 Clinical Trials

An approved clinical trial includes a phase I, phase II, phase III, or phase IV clinical trial that is conducted in relation to the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer or other life-threatening disease or condition and is either Federally funded; conducted under an investigational new drug application reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration; or is a drug trial that is exempt from the requirement of an investigational new drug application. 

If you are a participant in a clinical trial, this health plan will provide related care as follows, if it is not provided by the clinical trial:

  • Routine care costs – costs for routine services such as doctor visits, lab tests, x-rays and scans, and hospitalizations related to treating the patient’s condition, whether the patient is in a clinical trial or is receiving standard therapy.  These costs are covered by this plan.
  • Extra care costs – costs related to taking part in a clinical trial such as additional tests that a patient may need as part of the trial, but not as part of the patient’s routine care. This plan covers some of these costs, as long as the test is a covered benefit.  We encourage you to contact the plan to discuss specific services if you participate in a clinical trial.    
  • Research costs – costs related to conducting the clinical trial such as research physician and nurse time, analysis of results, and clinical tests performed only for research purposes.  These costs are generally covered by the clinical trials.  This plan does not cover these costs. (See Section 6 General Exclusions)



TermDefinition

When you have Medicare

For more detailed information on “What is Medicare?” and “Should I Enroll in Medicare?” please contact Medicare at 1- 800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227), (TTY 1-877-486-2048) or at www.medicare.gov.

  • The Original Medicare Plan (Part A or Part B)

The Original Medicare Plan (Original Medicare) is available everywhere in the United States. It is the way everyone used to get Medicare benefits and is the way most people get their Medicare Part A and Part B benefits now. You may go to any doctor, specialist, or hospital that accepts Medicare. The Original Medicare Plan pays its share and you pay your share.


All physicians and other providers are required by law to file claims directly to Medicare for members with Medicare Part B, when Medicare is primary. This is true whether or not they accept Medicare.


When you are enrolled in Original Medicare along with this Plan, you still need to follow the rules in this brochure for us to cover your care, such as preauthorization for inpatient hospital stays.


Claims process when you have the Original Medicare Plan - You will probably not need to file a claim form when you have both our Plan and the Original Medicare Plan.
• When we are the primary payor, we process the claim first.
• When Original Medicare is the primary payor, Medicare processes your claim first. In most cases, your claim will be coordinated automatically and we will then provide secondary benefits for covered charges. To find out if you need to do something to file your claim, call us at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134 or see our website at www.cdphp.com.

We waive some costs if the Original Medicare Plan is your primary payor – We will waive some out-of-pocket costs as follows:

• Medical services and supplies provided by physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Please review the following table it illustrates you cost share if you are enrolled in Medicare Part B. If you purchase Medicare Part B, your provider is in our network then we waive some costs because Medicare will be the primary payor. 

Benefit Description: Deductible
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare: $350 Self Only/$700 Self Plus One or Self and Family
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare Part B: $350 Self Only/$700 Self Plus One or Self and Family

Benefit Description: Out-of-Pocket Maximum
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare: $5,500 Self Only/$11,000 Self Plus One or Self and Family
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare Part B: $5,500 Self Only/$11,000 Self Plus One or Self and Family

Benefit Description: Part B Premium Reimbursement Offered
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare: N/A
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare Part B: N/A

Benefit Description: Primary Care Physician
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare: $30 copay
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare Part B: Nothing

Benefit Description: Specialist
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare: $50 copay
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare Part B: Nothing

Benefit Description: Inpatient Hospital
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare: $500 copay per admission plus 10% of the plan allowance (calendar year deductible applies)
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare Part B: $500 copay per admission plus 10% of the plan allowance (calendar year deductible applies). The deductible and/or coinsurance may be waived under your CDPHP plan if applied by Medicare.

Benefit Description: Outpatient Hospital
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare: $100 copay (calendar year deductible applies)
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare Part B: $100 copay (calendar year deductible applies)

Benefit Description: Incentives Offered
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare: N/A
Standard Option You Pay With Medicare Part B: N/A

  • Tell us about your Medicare coverage
You must tell us if you or a covered family member has Medicare coverage, and let us obtain information about services denied or paid under Medicare if we ask. You must also tell us about other coverage you or your covered family members may have, as this coverage may affect the primary/secondary status of this Plan and Medicare.
  • Medicare Advantage (Part C)

If you are eligible for Medicare, you may choose to enroll in and get your Medicare benefits from a Medicare Advantage plan. These are private healthcare choices (like HMOs and regional PPOs) in some areas of the country. To learn more about Medicare Advantage plans, contact Medicare at 800-MEDICARE 800-633-4227, TTY: 877-486-2048 or at www.medicare.gov.

If you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, the following options are available to you:

This Plan and another plan’s Medicare Advantage plan: You may enroll in another plan’s Medicare Advantage plan and also remain enrolled in our FEHB plan. We will still provide benefits when your Medicare Advantage plan is primary, even out of the Medicare Advantage plan’s network and/or service area (if you use our Plan providers). 

However,  we will not waive any of our copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles. If you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, tell us. We will need to know whether you are in the Original Medicare Plan or in a Medicare Advantage plan so we can correctly coordinate benefits with Medicare.

Suspended FEHB coverage to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan: If you are an annuitant or former spouse, you can suspend your FEHB coverage to enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan, eliminating your FEHB premium. (OPM does not contribute to your Medicare Advantage plan premium.) For information on suspending your FEHB enrollment, contact your retirement office. If you later want to re-enroll in the FEHB Program, generally you may do so only at the next Open Season unless you involuntarily lose coverage or move out of the Medicare Advantage plan’s service area.

  • Medicare prescription drug coverage (Part D)
When we are the primary payor, we process the claim first. If you enroll in Medicare Part D and we are the secondary payor, we will review claims for your prescription drug costs that are not covered by Medicare Part D and consider them for payment under the FEHB plan.



Primary Payor Chart

A. When you – or your covered spouse are age 65 or over and have Medicare and you...The primary payor for the individual with Medicare is MedicareThe primary payor for the individual with Medicare is this Plan
1) Have FEHB coverage on your own as an active employee
2) Have FEHB coverage on your own as an annuitant or through your spouse who is an annuitant
3) Have FEHB through your spouse who is an active employee
4) Are a reemployed annuitant with the Federal government and your position is excluded from the FEHB (your employing office will know if this is the case) and you are not covered under FEHB through your spouse under #3 above
5) Are a reemployed annuitant with the Federal government and your position is not excluded from the FEHB (your employing office will know if this is the case) and...
  • You have FEHB coverage on your own or through your spouse who is also an active employee
  • You have FEHB coverage through your spouse who is an annuitant
6) Are a Federal judge who retired under title 28, U.S.C., or a Tax Court judge who retired under Section 7447 of title 26, U.S.C. (or if your covered spouse is this type of judge) and you are not covered under FEHB through your spouse under #3 above
7) Are enrolled in Part B only, regardless of your employment status ✓ for Part B services ✓ for other services
8) Are a Federal employee receiving Workers' Compensation ✓ *
9) Are a Federal employee receiving disability benefits for six months or more


B. When you or a covered family member...The primary payor for the individual with Medicare is MedicareThe primary payor for the individual with Medicare is this Plan
1) Have Medicare solely based on end stage renal disease (ESRD) and..
  • It is within the first 30 months of eligibility for or entitlement to Medicare due to ESRD (30-month coordination period)
  • It is beyond the 30-month coordination period and you or a family member are still entitled to Medicare due to ESRD
2) Become eligible for Medicare due to ESRD while already a Medicare beneficiary and...
  • This Plan was the primary payor before eligibility due to ESRD (for 30-month coordination period)
  • Medicare was the primary payor before eligibility due to ESRD
3) Have Temporary Continuation of Coverage(TCC) and...
  • Medicare based on age and disability
  • Medicare based on ESRD (for the 30-month coordination period)
  • Medicare based on ESRD (after the 30-month coordination period)


C. When either you or a covered family member are eligible for Medicare solely due to disability and you...The primary payor for the individual with Medicare is MedicareThe primary payor for the individual with Medicare is this Plan
1) Have FEHB coverage on your own as an active employee or through a family member who is an active employee
2) Have FEHB coverage on your own as an annuitant or through a family member who is an annuitant
D. When you are covered under the FEHB Spouse Equity provision as a former spouse

*Workers' Compensation is primary for claims related to your condition under Workers’ Compensation.




Section 10. Definitions of Terms We Use in This Brochure

TermDefinition
Calendar year January 1 through December 31 of the same year. For new enrollees, the calendar year begins on the effective date of their enrollment and ends on December 31 of the same year.

Clinical Trials Cost Categories

An approved clinical trial includes a phase I, phase II, phase III, or phase IV clinical trial that is conducted in relation to the prevention, detection, or treatment of cancer or other life-threatening disease or condition and is either Federally funded; conducted under an investigational new drug application reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration; or is a drug trial that is exempt from the requirement of an investigational new drug application. 

  • Routine care costs – costs for routine services such as doctor visits, lab tests, X-rays and scans, and hospitalizations related to treating the patient’s condition, whether the patient is in a clinical trial or is receiving standard therapy.
  • Extra care costs – costs related to taking part in a clinical trial such as additional tests that a patient may need as part of the trial, but not as part of the patient’s routine care.
  • Research costs – costs related to conducting the clinical trial such as research physician and nurse time, analysis of results, and clinical tests performed only for research purposes are generally covered by the clinical trials. This plan does not cover these costs.

Coinsurance

See Section 4, page 21.

Copayment

See Section 4, page 21.

Cost-sharing   

See Section 4, page 21.

Covered services Care we provide benefits for, as described in this brochure.
Custodial care Care that does not have a direct medical benefit such as house cleaning, preparing meals, personal hygiene. Custodial care that lasts 90 days or longer is sometimes known as long-term care.

Deductible

See Section 4, page 21.

Experimental or investigational service A procedure that is not approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration and/or the National Institute of Health Technology Assessment.
Group health coverage Medical benefits such as hospital, surgical, and preventive care that are purchased on an employer-sponsored basis.

Healthcare professional

A physician or other healthcare professional licensed, accredited, or certified to perform specified health services consistent with state law.

Medical necessity A service or treatment which is appropriate and consistent with the diagnosis and accepted standards in the medical community.

Out-of-Pocket Maximum

The total amount of applicable copayments and/or coinsurance that you must satisfy, before which CDPHP UBI will pay one hundred percent (100%) of the allowed amount for covered benefits. All amounts you pay for copayments and/or coinsurances are applicable toward the out-of-pocket maximum. 

Plan allowance

Plan allowance is the amount we use to determine our payment and your coinsurance for covered services. Plans determine their allowances in different ways. We determine our allowance by the average community charges. Our providers accept the allowances as payment in full.

You should also see Important Notice About Surprise Billing – Know Your Rights in Section 4 that describes your protections against surprise billing under the No Surprises Act.

Post-service claimsAny claims that are not pre-service claims.  In other words, post-service claims are those claims where treatment has been performed and the claims have been sent to us in order to apply for benefits.
Pre-service claimsThose claims (1) that require precertification, prior approval, or a referral and (2) where failure to obtain precertification, prior approval, or a referral results in a reduction of benefits.
ReimbursementA carrier's pursuit of a recovery if a covered individual has suffered an illness or injury and has received, in connection with that  illness or injury, a payment from any party that may be liable, any applicable insurance policy, or a workers' compensation program or insurance policy, and the terms of the carrier's health benefits plan require the covered individual, as a result of such payment, to reimburse the carrier out of the payment to the extent of the benefits initially paid or provided.  The right of reimbursement is cumulative with and not exclusive of the right of subrogation.  
SubrogationA cariier's pursuit of a recovery from any party that may be liable, any applicable insurance policy, or a workers' compensation program or insurance policy, as successor to the rights of a covered individual who suffered an illness or injury and has obtained benefits from that carrier's health benefits plan.
Us/We

Us and We refer to CDPHP Universal Benefits,® Inc., an affiliate of Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc. (CDPHP).

You You refers to the enrollee and each covered family member.

Urgent care claims

A claim for medical care or treatment is an urgent care claim if waiting for the regular time limit for non-urgent care claims could have one of the following impacts:

  • Waiting could seriously jeopardize your life or health
  • Waiting could seriously jeopardize your ability to regain maximum function
  • In the opinion of a physician with knowledge of your medical condition, waiting would subject you to severe pain that cannot be adequately managed without the care or treatment that is the subject of the claim

Urgent care claims usually involve Pre-service claims and not Post-service claims. We will determine whether or not a claim is an urgent care claim by applying the judgment of a prudent layperson who possesses an average knowledge of health and medication.

If you believe your claim qualifies as an urgent care claim, please contact our Customer Service Department at 518-641-3140 or 877-269-2134.  You may also prove that your claim is an urgent care claim by providing evidence that a physician with knowledge of your medical condition has determined that your claim involves urgent care.




Index

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(Page numbers solely appear in the printed brochure)



Summary of Benefits for the Standard Option of CDPHP UBI - 2022

  • Do not rely on this chart alone. This is a summary. All benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions in this brochure. Before making a final decision, please read this FEHB brochure. You can also obtain a copy of our Summary of Benefits and Coverage as required by the Affordable Care Act at  www.cdphp.com/members/health-plan/nys-federal-government/federal-employee-health-plans/overview.
  • If you want to enroll or change your enrollment in this Plan, be sure to put the correct enrollment code from the cover on your enrollment form.
  • We only cover services provided or arranged by Plan physicians, except in emergencies.
  • Below, an asterisk (*) means the item is subject to the $350 calendar year deductible.




Standard Option BenefitsYou PayPage

Medical services provided by physicians: Diagnostic and treatment services provided in the office

Office visit copay: $30 primary care; $50 specialist

26

Services provided by a hospital: Inpatient

$500 copay per admission plus 10% of the Plan allowance.* For individual coverage, inpatient copays are limited to two per calendar year. For family coverage, inpatient copays are limited to three per calendar year.

50

Services provided by a hospital: Outpatient

$50 per visit

$100 for outpatient surgery*

51

Emergency benefits: In-area

$150  per visit to hospital emergency room;* $50 per visit to urgent care center

54

Emergency benefits: Out-of-area

$150 per visit to hospital emergency room*

54

Mental health and substance use treatment

Regular cost-sharing

55

Prescription drugs: Retail pharmacy/Mail order

Tier 1 drugs - $10 copayment (2.5 copayments will apply for 90-day supplies of maintenance medications obtained by mail order).
Tier 2 drugs - 30% of the Plan allowance with a $400 per prescription maximum, up to a 30-day supply.
Tier 3 drugs - 50% of the Plan allowance with a $400 per prescription maximum, up to a 30-day supply.

58

Dental care

$50 per visit for accidental injury benefit

62

Vision care

$50 per visit for one refraction every 24 months

34

Special Features:

On-line tools, Flexible benefits option, Non-emergency medical care for full-time students attending school out of the area, Services for the deaf and hearing impaired, Childbirth Education Reimbursement Program, Centers of Excellence for transplants/heart surgery

63

Protection against catastrophic costs (out-of-pocket maximum):

Nothing after $5,500/Self Only or $11,000/Self Plus One or Self and Family enrollment per year for medical and pharmacy combined qualified services.

21




2022 Rate Information for CDPHP UBI

To compare your FEHB health plan options please go to www.opm.gov/fehbcompare.

To review premium rates for all FEHB health plan options please go to www.opm.gov/FEHBpremiums or www.opm.gov/Tribalpremium.

Premiums for Tribal employees are shown under the Monthly Premium Rate column. The amount shown under employee contribution is the maximum you will pay. Your Tribal employer may choose to contribute a higher portion of your premium. Please contact your Tribal Benefits Officer for exact rates.




Upstate, Hudson Valley, Central NY, New York
Type of EnrollmentEnrollment CodePremium Rate
BiWeekly
Gov't Share
Premium Rate
BiWeekly
Your Share
Premium Rate
Monthly
Gov't Share
Premium Rate
Monthly
Your Share
Standard Option Self OnlySG4$244.86$112.26$530.53$243.23
Standard Option Self Plus OneSG6$524.63$268.17$1,136.70$581.03
Standard Option Self and FamilySG5$574.13$282.95$1,243.95$613.06