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All information displayed in the STRS Ohio Optional Health Care section applies only to benefit recipients in the Defined Benefit and Combined Plans.

Plans & Premiums for Enrollees Without Medicare
Premium information for this plan is listed after the plan features.

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Plans

AultCare PPO

Plan Features
  In-Network Out-of-Network1
Annual Deductible per Enrollee2
$500
$1,000
Out-of-Pocket Maximum2 (Annual amount enrollees pay excluding the annual deductible and prescription drug copayments)

$800 per single enrollee

$1,200 per family

$3,000 per single enrollee

$6,000 per family

Lifetime Benefits Maximum per Enrollee
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
Health Provider Access
Use network provider
Use any provider
Physician, Hospital, Skilled Nursing & Home Health Care
Physician Office Visit
Enrollee pays 20%
Enrollee pays 50%
Hospital Inpatient Services
Hospital Charges for Outpatient Surgery and Preadmission Testing
Emergency Room Care
Enrollee pays 20% (no deductible)
Enrollee pays 20% (no deductible)

Skilled Nursing Facility

Enrollee pays 20% (90 days per benefit period); after 90 days, enrollee pays 100%

Enrollee pays 50% (90 days per benefit period); after 90 days, enrollee pays 100%

Inpatient Mental Health
Enrollee pays 20%; no limit on days
Enrollee pays 50%; no limit on days
Home Health Care
Enrollee pays 20%; 100-visit limit per calendar year
Enrollee pays 50%; 100-visit limit per calendar year
Preventive Services

Physical Exam

Enrollee pays $15
(no deductible); $200 limit per calendar year; bone density screening limit one per calendar year
Enrollee pays 50%
(no deductible);
$200 limit per calendar year; bone density screening limit one per calendar year
Bone Density Screening
Immunizations/Inoculations
Enrollee pays 20%
Enrollee pays 50%
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Limited coverage
Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA)
Enrollee pays 20%
(no deductible);
limit one per calendar year
Enrollee pays 50%
(no deductible);
limit one per calendar year
Pap Smear
Mammogram
Enrollee pays 20% (no deductible); limit one per calendar year
Enrollee pays 50% (no deductible); limit one per calendar year
Outpatient Services
Diagnostic X-ray and Lab Testing
Enrollee pays 20%
Enrollee pays 50%
Outpatient Mental Health
Enrollee pays 20%; 30-visit limit per calendar year
Enrollee pays 50%; 30-visit limit per calendar year
Additional Services
Dental Care
No coverage
No coverage
Vision Care
Prescription Drug Coverage
Retail Network Provider
AultCare Prescription Program
Retail Copayment/
Coinsurance3

Generic: $10 or 20%, whichever is greater

Formulary brand-name: $15 or 25%, whichever is greater

Nonformulary brand-name: $30 or 30%, whichever is greater

Out-of-network pharmacy: Reimbursed the amount AultCare would have been charged at a network pharmacy, less copayment

Maximum Day Supply at Retail4
34
Mail-Order Provider
BioScrip
Mail-Order Copayment3

Generic: $20

Formulary brand-name: $30

Nonformulary brand-name: $45

Maximum Day Supply at Mail Service4
60

1Payments are based on reasonable charges or traditional amounts for medically necessary services as established by the health care plan administrator. If nonparticipating providers or providers that do not accept Medicare assignment charge in excess of these payments, the enrollee is responsible for the excess charges.

2 Annual deductible must be met before benefits are payable, unless otherwise noted. In-network and out-of-network accumulations are separate.

3 Different copayments apply to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medications under Express Scripts. Designated double-strength medications may be available for half the applicable copayment under Express Scripts.

4 Applies to all medication classes unless otherwise specified. Designated double-strength medications are only available for half the maximum day supply under Express Scripts.

 

AultCare PPO
Monthly Premiums — Without Medicare

Eligibility Group

TOTAL COST: $639

Benefit Recipient Years of Service STRS OHIO PAYS YOU PAY
30+ 599 40
29 599 40
28 579 60
27 558 81
26 538 101
25 517 122
24 496 143
23 476 163
22 455 184
21 434 205
20 414 225
19 393 246
18 372 267
17 351 288
16 331 308
15 310 329
Less than 15 Years of Service1 0 639
NOTE: The “Total Cost” listed above is the amount a benefit recipient would pay if he or she paid 100% of the premium cost for coverage under each plan.
Spouse 0 588
Dependent Children 0 185
Sponsored Dependent, Adult N/A N/A
Sponsored Dependent, Children N/A N/A
NOTE: The “Total Cost” for eligible dependent coverage varies by plan and is listed in the “You Pay” columns.

1 Benefit recipients with a benefit effective date of Jan. 1, 2004, or later need 15 years of qualifying service credit to purchase health care coverage through STRS Ohio. Benefit recipients with a benefit effective date before Jan. 1, 2004, who have less than 15 years of service credit have access to coverage, but will pay 100% of their health care premium.

 

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