AA Plan A (for plans issued on or after June 1, 2010)

Section 2008.APPENDIX AA   Plan A (for plans issued on or after June 1, 2010) Section 2008.APPENDIX AA   Plan A (for plans issued on or after June 1, 2010) MEDICARE (PART A) − Hospital Services – Per Benefit Period Companies must add the current fixed dollar amount authorized by Medicare where the brackets appear below.  The dollar amount is updated periodically by Medicare and companies must reflect these changes to their outlines of coverage in a timely manner. A benefit period begins on the first day you receive service as an inpatient in a hospital and ends after you have been out of the hospital and have not received skilled care in any other facility for 60 days in a row. SERVICES MEDICARE PAYS PLAN PAYS YOU PAY HOSPITALIZATION* Semiprivate room and board, general nursing and miscellaneous services and supplies First 60 days All but [$_______] $0 [$______] (Part A Deductible) 61 st thru 90 th day All but [$______] a day [$_______] a day $0 91 st day and after: − While using 60 lifetime reserve days All but [$______] a day [$_______] a day $0 − Once lifetime reserve days are used: − Additional 365 days $0 100% of Medicare Eligible Expenses $0** − Beyond the Additional 365 days $0 $0 All costs SKILLED NURSING FACILITY CARE* You must meet Medicare's requirements, including having been in a hospital for at least 3 days and entered a Medicare-approved facility within 30 days after leaving the hospital First 20 days All approved amounts $0 $0 21 st thru 100 th day All but [$______] a day $0 Up to [$________] a day 101 st day and after $0 $0 All costs BLOOD First 3 pints $0 3 pints $0 Additional amounts 100% $0 $0 HOSPICE CARE You must meet Medicare's requirements, including a doctor's certification of terminal illness . All but very limited copayment/coinsurance for out-patient drugs and inpatient respite care Medicare copayment/ coinsurance $0 ** NOTICE: When your Medicare Part A hospital benefits are exhausted, the insurer stands in the place of Medicare and will pay whatever amount Medicare would have paid for up to an additional 365 days as provided in the policy's "Core Benefits." During this time the hospital is prohibited from billing you for the balance based on any difference between its billed charges and the amount Medicare would have paid. (Plan A Continued) MEDICARE (PART B) – Medical Services − Per Calendar Year · Once you have been billed $[100] of Medicare-Approved amounts for covered services (which are noted with an asterisk), your Part B Deductible will have been met for the calendar year. SERVICES MEDICARE PAYS PLAN PAYS YOU PAY MEDICAL EXPENSES -IN OR OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL TREATMENT, such as physician's services, inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services and supplies, physical and speech therapy, diagnostic tests, durable medical equipment. First [$100] of Medicare Approved Amounts* $0 $0 [$100] (Part B Deductible) Remainder of Medicare Approved Amounts generally 80% generally 20% $0 Part B Excess Charges (Above Medicare Approved Amounts) $0 $0 All costs BLOOD First 3 pints $0 All costs $0 Next $[100] of Medicare Approved Amounts* $0 $0 $[100] (Part B Deductible) Remainder of Medicare Approved Amounts 80% 20% $0 CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES TESTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES 100% $0 $0 PARTS A & B SERVICES MEDICARE PAYS PLAN PAYS YOU PAY HOME HEALTH CARE MEDICARE APPROVED SERVICES − Medically necessary skilled care services and medical supplies 100% $0 $0 − Durable medical equipment First $[100] of Medicare Approved Amounts* $0 $0 $100 (Part B Deductible) Remainder of Medicare Approved Amounts 80% 20% $0