2023 Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx
Costs & Benefits
Understand Plan Features
Plan Information
Medical |
In-Network |
Out-of-Network |
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Doctor Visits |
$0 copay per office or telehealth visit |
$45 copay per visit |
Specialist Visits |
$35 copay per office or telehealth visit |
$45 copay per visit |
Medicare Preventive Services |
$0 copay per visit |
$45 copay or 20% of the cost per visit depending on the service |
Annual Medical Out-of-Pocket Maximum |
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Inpatient Care |
Days 1-5: $125 copay per day |
20% of the cost |
Outpatient Surgery |
$150 copay per visit |
20% of the cost |
Diagnostic Procedures, Tests, and Lab Services |
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Emergency Care |
$75 copay per visit |
$75 copay per visit |
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Other Preventive Services |
In-Network |
Out-of-Network |
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Preventive Dental (maximum of two visits each calendar year) |
$0 copay |
$45 copay |
Annual Routine Vision Exam (maximum one exam every 12 months) |
$0 copay for one routine exam through an EyeMed provider |
$45 copay for one routine exam |
Eyeglasses Benefit (maximum of $200 every 24 months) |
$200 limit for routine eyewear every 24 months with an EyeMed provider |
$200 limit for routine eyewear every 24 months |
Annual Physical Exam | $0 copay | $45 copay |
Annual Hearing Exam (maximum of one exam every 12 months) |
$0 copay for one routine exam with a TruHearing provider |
$45 copay for one routine exam per year |
Hearing Aid Benefits |
For hearing aids, you pay $699 copayment per aid for Advanced Aids or $999 copayment per aid for Premium Aids through a TruHearing provider. |
No coverage |
Annual Fitness Benefit |
$250 per year toward fitness club membership, exercise class fees, online class fees, fitness equipment, and pool-only facilities |
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Weight Loss Benefit |
Up to $150 toward fees paid for qualified weight loss programs per year |
To confirm your eligibility and schedule a routine vision or hearing appointment please contact:
EyeMed: 1-866-490-7291 (TTY: 711)
October 1 through March 31: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET., 7 days a week
April 1 through September 30: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET., Monday through Saturday; 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m, Sunday.
TruHearing: 1-844-811-3762 (TTY: 711)
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
Prescription Drug Coverage
Prescription Drug Annual Deductible |
Cost |
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Tiers 1 and 2 | $0 |
Tiers 3, 4 and 5 |
$200 |
Initial Coverage |
Preferred Cost-Sharing Pharmacies |
Standard Cost-Sharing Pharmacies |
CVS Caremark Mail Service |
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Tier 1: Preferred Generic |
$0 copay |
$6 copay |
$0 copay |
Tier 2: Generic |
$5 copay |
$10 copay |
$10 copay |
Tier 3: Preferred Brand |
$42 copay |
$47 copay |
$84 copay |
Tier 4: Non-Preferred Drug |
$95 copay |
$100 copay |
$190 copay |
Tier 5: Specialty Drugs |
29% of the cost |
29% of the cost |
Not available at 90-day supply |
Coverage Gap |
After your total yearly drug costs reach $4,660, you receive limited coverage by the plan on certain drugs. For covered generics, you pay 25% of the plan's costs. For covered brand drugs, you pay no more than 25% of the plan's costs (excluding dispensing fees). |
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Catastrophic Coverage |
After your yearly out-of-pocket drug costs reach $7,400 you pay the greater of:
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CVS Caremark, an independent company that administers your pharmacy benefits on behalf of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
Additional Benefits
As a Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx plan member, you get additional benefits beyond Original Medicare, such as:
- Coverage for routine hearing exams and vision care
- Allowances toward eyewear and hearing aids
- Routine preventive dental care
- Prevention and wellness programs
- NEW for 2023 - Learn to Live Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Worldwide coverage for emergency care
Prescription Drug Coverage
Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx also offers Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. This makes it easy for you to get your medical and prescription benefits from one plan. See Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Coverage for more information.
Visitor/Travel Program
Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx offers a Visitor/Travel Program that includes in-network benefits and cost-sharing when you receive treatment for covered services from participating Blue Medicare Advantage PPO network providers outside of Massachusetts in the following states and territories: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Under Medicare Advantage rules, if you are absent from the service area for more than six (6) consecutive months, you must be disenrolled. However, in areas where we offer the Visitor/Travel Program, you may remain in the plan while out of our service area for up to twelve (12) months.
In some cases, network providers are available in select areas of the state.
To locate a participating network provider:
- Call the Member Service phone line during regular business hours, or
- Call 1-800-810-BLUE (TTY 711) to find a Blue Medicare Advantage PPO provider, or
- Visit the Doctor Hospital Finder to find a Blue Medicare Advantage PPO provider.
Summary of Benefits and Evidence of Coverage
- 2023 Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx (PPO) Summary of Benefits (Updated 10/01/2022)
- 2023 Medicare PPO Blue PlusRx (PPO) Evidence of Coverage (Updated 10/01/2022)
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