Enhanced Benefits

Medicare Plus Blue PPO℠ allows employer groups to enhance their benefit plans by choosing enhanced benefits.

Medicare Plus Blue PPO enhanced benefits are paid at the rates shown on the fee schedule (PDF).

Any annual updates are noted below. 2013 benefits are the same as 2012 benefits unless otherwise noted.

• Adult diapers and incontinence liners - April 2013 UPDATE (PDF)
• Adult diapers and incontinence liners - 2013 UPDATE (PDF)
• Adult diapers and incontinence liners - 2012 NEW (PDF)
• Bathroom safety items - 2013 NEW (PDF)
• Bone mass measurement* - 2012 version (PDF)
• Chiropractic care - 2013 version (PDF)
• Chiropractic care - 2012 version (PDF)
• Clinical trial - 2012 version (PDF)
• Colorectal cancer screening* - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• Colorectal cancer screening* - 2012 version (PDF)
• Consultation services by a clinical psychologist - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• Consultation services by a clinical psychologist - 2012 NEW (PDF)
• Contraceptive devices - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• Contraceptive devices - 2012 version (PDF)
• Dental care - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• Determination of refractive state - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• Determination of refractive state - 2012 version (PDF)
• Emergency room care - 2012 version (PDF)
• Foreign travel: Nonemergent, nonurgent care - 2013 NEW (PDF)
• Gradient compression stockings - 2013 NEW (PDF)
• Hearing services - 2013 UPDATE (PDF)
• Hearing services - 2012 NEW (PDF)
• Home infusion therapy - 2012 version (PDF)
• Hospice care - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• Human organ transplant - 2012 version (PDF)
• Inpatient hospital care - 2012 version (PDF)
• LASIK, radial keratotomy - 2013 NEW (PDF)
• Outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps - 2013 NEW (PDF)
• Private duty nursing - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• Private duty nursing - 2012 version (PDF)
• Routine hepatitis C screening -2012 version (PDF)
• Routine physical examinations - 2012 version (PDF)
• Screening mammography - 2012 version (PDF)
• Screening pap tests and pelvic exams - 2012 version (PDF)
• SilverSneakers® fitness - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• SilverSneakers® fitness - 2012 version (PDF)
  
• Skilled nursing facility -2012 version (PDF)
• Sterilization - 2012 version (PDF)
• Temporomandibular joint appliance - 2012 NEW (PDF)
• Total body skin examination - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• Total body skin examination - 2012 version (PDF)
• Travel and lodging - 2013 NEW (PDF)
• Travel and lodging - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
  
• Vision care - 2012 version (PDF)
• Voluntary abortion - 2013 NEW (PDF)
• Weight loss surgery - 2012 NEW (PDF)
• Wigs - 2013 version (PDF)
• Wigs - 2012 NEW (PDF)
• World wide care - emergent, urgent and other services - 2012 UPDATE (PDF)
• World wide care - emergent, urgent and other services - 2012 version (PDF)

*In 2013, this benefit is no longer considered an enhanced benefit for groups.