2024 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - Standard and Basic Option
Section 5. Benefits
Section 5(f). Prescription Drug Benefits
Covered Medications and Supplies
Section 5. Benefits
Section 5(f). Prescription Drug Benefits
Covered Medications and Supplies
Benefits Description
Medications to promote better health as recommended under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”), limited to:
Note: Benefits are not available for acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, etc.
Note: Benefits for these medications are subject to the dispensing limitations described earlier and are limited to recommended prescribed limits.
Note: To receive benefits, you must use a Preferred retail pharmacy and present a written prescription from your physician to the pharmacist.
Note: A complete list of USPSTF-recommended preventive care services is available online at: www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-benefits. See Section 5(a) for information about other covered preventive care services.
Standard Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing (no deductible)
Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges
Basic Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing
Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges
Medications to promote better health as recommended under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Affordable Care Act”), limited to:
- Iron supplements for children from age 6 months through 12 months
- Oral fluoride supplements for children from age 6 months through 5 years
- Folic acid supplements, 0.4 mg to 0.8 mg, for individuals capable of pregnancy
- Low-dose aspirin (81 mg per day) for pregnant members at risk for preeclampsia
- Aspirin for men age 45 through 79 and women age 50 through 79
- Generic cholesterol-lowering statin drugs
Note: Benefits are not available for acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, etc.
Note: Benefits for these medications are subject to the dispensing limitations described earlier and are limited to recommended prescribed limits.
Note: To receive benefits, you must use a Preferred retail pharmacy and present a written prescription from your physician to the pharmacist.
Note: A complete list of USPSTF-recommended preventive care services is available online at: www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-benefits. See Section 5(a) for information about other covered preventive care services.
Standard Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing (no deductible)
Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges
Basic Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing
Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges