2022 Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO Saver Rx Plan
- Monthly Dental Premium
- Deductible for Diagnostic and Preventive Services
- $0
- Maximum benefit per year
- $1,000
Drug Copays and Deductibles
| Tier | Type | Copays (30-day Retail / 90-day Mail Order) |
Deductible |
|---|---|---|---|
Tier 1 |
Preferred Generic Drugs |
$0 / $0 |
$0 |
Tier 2 |
Generic Drugs |
$4 / $8 |
$0 |
Tier 3 |
Preferred Brand Drugs |
$47 / $94 |
$250 combined for Tiers 3-5 |
Tier 4 |
Non-Preferred Drugs |
$100 / $300 |
$250 combined for Tiers 3-5 |
Tier 5 |
Specialty Drugs |
28% of cost / N/A |
$250 combined for Tiers 3-5 |
Tier 6 |
Vaccines |
$0 |
$0 |
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About the Plan
This is a Medicare Advantage plan, also known as Medicare Part C. It provides you with all of your Medicare Part A and B benefits, as well as additional coverage not included in Parts A and B. By paying a monthly premium, you gain consistent co-payments and deductibles and a yearly out-of-pocket spending maximum. Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage is also included as a part of this plan.
You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. If you receive Social Security, Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) benefits, or Civil Service benefits, your Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) premium is already automatically deducted from your benefit payment.
What is an HMO plan?
An HMO plan requires you to choose a Primary Care Physician (PCP) who provides all of your routine treatment for common ailments and illnesses, while also coordinating your overall care. In most cases your PCP will work with a Referral Circle to coordinate your care. A Referral Circle is a network of specialists your PCP has selected to work with due to their expertise in their respective fields. This means that in most cases, you will not have access to the entire Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO network, except in emergency or urgent care situations, or for out-of-area renal dialysis. When your PCP can’t treat a specific illness or condition he or she will refer you to a specialist within this referral circle who can. Your specialists will communicate with your PCP to ensure you receive the right care at the right time.
What does RX mean?
Rx is an abbreviation for a drug prescription. Plans with "Rx" in their names include prescription drug coverage, plans with "No Rx" in their names do not.
Massachusetts Plan Service Area
To join a Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO Saver Rx plan, you must live in Barnstable, Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Worcester, Hampden, or Hampshire Counties.
Medical Coverage
Out-of-Pocket Maximum
Your Annual Out-of-Pocket Maximum is $7,550. This is the most you will pay in a plan year for covered medical expenses.
Physical and Wellness Visit
Your Annual Physical, or Wellness Visit, will cost $0. You are allowed one Annual Physical and one Wellness Visit each plan year.
Routine Vision Exam
Your Annual Routine Vision exam will cost $15. You are allowed one Annual Routine Vision exam each plan year.
Routine Hearing Exam
Your Annual Routine Hearing Exam will cost $45. You are allowed one Annual Routine Hearing Exam each plan year.
Laboratory Services
FIT Tests: $0; Others: $10 per day including certain blood, urinalysis and tissue tests.
X-Rays
$10 per day for X-rays.
Diagnostic Procedures
$10 per day for Diagnostic Procedures.
Diagnostic Radiology Services
$100 ultrasound per day. $325 per day. These services generally include computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Outpatient Surgery
Colonoscopies: $0; Others: $350 a day for Outpatient Services, medical procedures or tests administered at a medical facility that don't require an overnight stay.
Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy
$40 per visit. Physical Therapy often helps in recovering from surgery or injury and can help manage long-term health issues like arthritis. Occupational Therapy helps develop, recover, and improve the skills needed for daily living and working after an injury or disability. Speech Therapy generally helps manage speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders.
Cardiovascular Screening
$0 per visit. These screenings and tests help detect conditions that can lead to a heart attack or stroke.
Cancer Screening (Colorectal, Prostate, Breast)
$0 per visit. These screenings are aimed at detecting cancer before symptoms appear, when treatment is more effective.
Urgent Care
$50 per visit. Urgently needed care covers you when you need immediate medical care due to an unanticipated illness, injury, or condition but your health is not in serious danger.
Emergency Room Visits
Emergency Room visits cost $90 per visit, and there is no limit to the number of visits in a plan year.
Inpatient Hospital Coverage
You will pay $350 per day for days 1-5. After day 5 you will pay $0 per day.
Ambulance Rides and Services
$350 per one-way trip for medically necessary Ambulance Services. This cost applies on a per day basis, regardless of the number of ambulance trips made. PA may be required for non-emergency transportation.
Benefits
Embedded Dental Benefit
$0 Preventive Copay. 50% Restorative Coinsurance and $1,000 maximum coverage per year. For additional coverage members may purchase the dental rider.
Telehealth
Medicare-covered services plus additional telehealth services. $0 copay for e-visits and virtual visits; For all other telehealth visits, copay is the same as corresponding in-person visit copay.
Acupuncture
$20 per visit. Covers up to 12 visits in 90 days for members with chronic lower back pain. 8 additional visits covered for those demonstrating an improvement. No more than 20 visits administered annually.
Eyewear Benefit
$150 per year to use at a participating EyeMed provider or $90 per year at a non-participating provider.
Weight Management Programs
$150 reimbursement per year for fees related to weight management programs like WeightWatchers, Jenny Craig and hospital-based programs.
Wellness Allowance
Choose how to stay fit with up to a $250 reimbursement for fees you pay toward joining a health club, fitness class (such as aerobics, Pilates, Tai Chi, or yoga), nutritional counseling sessions and other wellness programs like memory fitness activities.
Drug Coverage
Coverage Gap Stage - Generic
In 2022, once you and your plan have spent $4,430 on covered drugs combined, you're in the Coverage Gap Stage. You are responsible for 25% of the cost of generic drugs.
Coverage Gap Stage - Brand Name
In 2022, once you and your plan have spent $4,430 on covered drugs combined, you're in the Coverage Gap Stage and are responsible for 25% of the cost for Part D brand name drugs, plus a portion of the dispensing fee.
Catastrophic Coverage Stage - Generic
In 2022, once you've spent $7,050 in out-of-pocket prescription costs you are in the Catastrophic Coverage Stage; generic prescriptions will cost the greater of 5% of the prescription price or $3.95 per prescription.
Catastrophic Coverage Stage - Brand Name
In 2022, once you've spent $7,050 in out-of-pocket prescription costs you are in the Catastrophic Coverage Stage; brand name prescriptions will cost the greater of 5% of the prescription price or $9.85 per prescription.