| MAJOR MED UPDATES | MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT OPEN ENROLLMENT |
| MAJOR MED UPDATES | MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT OPEN ENROLLMENT |
3/3/97
BLUE CROSS MAJOR MED UPDATES
RATE & PLAN CHANGES FOR BLUE CROSS MAJOR MED PLANS.
RATES CHANGED EFFECTIVE 2/01/97 AND PLANS CHANGED EFFECTIVE
2/15/97.
BLUE CROSS ONLY SENT OUT LETTERS TO $20 & $25 CO PAY
INSUREDS REGARDING THE CHANGES. ALL OTHERS HAVEN’T BEEN
NOTIFIED.
$25 CO PAY WILL BE DISCONTINUED EFFECTIVE 3/31/97
$40 CO PLAN NEW EFFECTIVE 2/15/97
$1000 & $2000 DEDUCTIBLE PLANS WILL NOW BE $1500 & $2250
THE NEW CO PLANS NOW HAVE NO DEDUCTIBLE
BLUE CROSS WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY APPLICATIONS FOR THE OLD
PLANS AFTER 3/31/97.
MEMBER & SPOUSE RATES WILL NOW BE CALCULATED AT THE OLDER
SPOUSE’S AGE.
PRESCRIPTIONS: NEW PLANS WILL COVER FORMULARY DRUGS ONLY;
NON-FORMULARY DRUGS WILL NOT BE COVERED.
GUARANTEED COVERAGE PLANS:
NEW CO PAY PLANS WILL HAVE NO DEDUCTIBLES; $10 CO PAY
FOR GENERIC & $25 CO PAY FOR BRAND NAME DRUGS.
LEVEL II WILL BE DISCONTINUED ON THE NEW PLANS
