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2024 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - Standard and Basic Option
Section 5(f). Prescription Drug Benefits
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Benefit Description

Covered Medication and Supplies (cont.)
  • Contraceptive drugs and devices, limited to:
     
    • Diaphragms and contraceptive rings
       
    • Injectable contraceptives
       
    • Intrauterine devices (IUDs)
       
    • Implantable contraceptives
       
    • Oral and transdermal contraceptives

      Note: We waive your cost-share for available forms of generic contraceptives and for brand-name contraceptives that have no generic equivalent or generic alternative when purchased from a network retail pharmacy.
       
  • Medical foods
     
  • Insulin, diabetic test strips, lancets, and tubeless insulin delivery systems (See Section 5(a) for our coverage of insulin pumps with tubes.)
     
  • Needles and disposable syringes for the administration of covered medications
     
  • Clotting factors and anti-inhibitor complexes for the treatment of hemophilia

Note: For a list of the Network Long-Term Care pharmacies, call 888-338-7737, TTY: 711.


Standard Option - You Pay
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Basic Option - You Pay
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Tier 4 (preferred specialty drug): $75 copayment for each purchase of up to a 30-day supply; ($195 for 31 to 90-day supply)
 
Benefit Description

Mail Service Prescription Drug Program


For members enrolled in the FEP Medicare Prescription Drug Program, if your doctor orders more than a 21-day supply of covered drugs or supplies, up to a 90-day supply, you can use this service for your prescriptions and refills.

Please refer to Section 7 for instructions on how to use the Mail Service Prescription Drug Program.

Note: You must obtain prior approval for certain drugs before Mail Service will fill your prescription. See Section 3.

Note: Not all drugs are available through the Mail Service Prescription Drug Program.

Note: We waive your cost-share for available forms of generic contraceptives and for brand-name contraceptives that have no generic equivalent or generic alternative.

Contact Us: If you have any questions about this program, or need assistance with your Mail Service drug orders, please call 800-262-7890, TTY: 711.


Standard Option - You Pay
Tier 1 (generic drug): $5 copayment (no deductible)

Tier 2 (preferred brand-name drug): $85 copayment (no deductible)

Tier 3 (non-preferred brands): $125 copayment (no deductible)

Tier 4 (specialty-drugs): $150 copayment (no deductible)

Basic Option - You Pay
Tier 1 (generic drug): $15 copayment

Tier 2 (preferred brand-name drug): $95 copayment

Tier 3 (non-preferred brands): $125 copayment

Tier 4 (specialty-drugs): $150 copayment
 
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