Plan Options

• MedicareBlue PPO
• MedicareBlue Rx
• Medicare Supplement Plans & Other Options
• Group Plans

Group Plans (for Employers)

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Group MedicareBlue PPO and Group MedicareBlue Rx Plans provide specially designed options for your Medicare-eligible retirees throughout the country.

Group MedicareBlue PPO

Group MedicareBlue PPO is a complete medical and prescription drug plan with several options:

• Group MedicareBlue PPO Basic Plan — combines basic medical benefits with prescription drug coverage for one premium. This plan saves money for you and your retirees. Pair with one of four drug coverage options.
• Group MedicareBlue PPO Classic Plan — offers lower copayments for many medical services and no copay on many preventive services. Choose from four drug coverage options for your retirees.
• Group MedicareBlue PPO Preferred Plan — offers more comprehensive medical benefits and four prescription drug coverage options
• Group MedicareBlue PPO Premier Plan — offers the most comprehensive medical benefits and a choice of four drug coverage options that offer the same benefits as the four MedicareBlue Rx options described below

Learn more
If you’d like to become more familiar with Group MedicareBlue PPO, download our 2009 brochure (PDF).

Group MedicareBlue Rx

Group MedicareBlue Rx is Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage. Four options can be offered independently or paired with your current group medical plan to create a complete solution.

• No annual deductibles
• Each plan option name describes the copays or coinsurance for the levels of drugs covered
• $10/$25/$40/25% plan covers Level 1 drugs with a $10 copay, Level 2 drugs with a $25 copay, Level 3 drugs with a $40 copay and Specialty drugs with 25% coinsurance
• $5/$15/$35/25% plan covers Level 1 drugs with a $5 copay, Level 2 drugs with a $15 copay, Level 3 drugs with a $35 copay and Specialty drugs with 25% coinsurance
• $10/$25/$60/25% plan covers Level 1 drugs with a $10 copay, Level 2 drugs with a $25 copay, Level 3 drugs with a $60 copay and Specialty drugs with 25% coinsurance
• $0/$20/$40/$60 plan covers Level 1 drugs with a $0 copay, Level 2 drugs with a $20 copay, Level 3 drugs with a $40 copay and Specialty drugs with a $60 copay
• Each plan option also includes supplemental drugs with a 25% coinsurance (supplemental drug costs do not count toward the out-of-pocket maximum)
• After yearly out-of-pocket drug costs reach $4,350, catastrophic coverage begins and you pay the greater of: $2.40 copay for generic (including brand drugs treated as generic) and $6 copay for all other drugs or 5% coinsurance

Learn more
If you’d like to become more familiar with Group MedicareBlue Rx, download our 2009 brochure (PDF).

Contact us for information

Learn more about Group MedicareBlue PPO and Group MedicareBlue Rx for employer and union groups by talking with your authorized independent agent or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield account representative in your state: