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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 With Medicare Part B Only
Premium information for these plans are listed after the plan information.

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%; 30-day limit per calendar year
Enrollee pays 50%; 30-day limit per calendar year
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%; no visit limit
Enrollee pays 50%; no visit limit
Additional Services
Dental Care
No coverage
No coverage
Vision Care
Prescription Drug Coverage
Retail Network Provider
AultCare Prescription Program
Retail Copayment/
Coinsurance

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 Retail
34
Mail-Order Provider
BioScrip
Mail-Order Copayment

Generic: $20

Formulary brand-name: $30

Nonformulary brand-name: $45

Maximum Day Supply at Mail
60

1 Payments 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.

 

AultCare PPO
Monthly Premiums — With Medicare Part B Only

Eligibility Group

TOTAL COST: $474

Benefit Recipient Years of Service STRS OHIO PAYS YOU PAY
30+ 422 52
29 414 60
28 407 67
27 399 75
26 392 82
25 385 89
24 377 97
23 370 104
22 363 111
21 355 119
20 348 126
19 341 133
18 333 141
17 326 148
16 319 155
15 311 163
Less than 15 Years of Service1 201 273
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 0 297
Dependent Children N/A N/A
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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