OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH & WELFARE FUND
BENEFIT PLANS SUMMARY COMPARISON FOR ACTIVES and EARLY RETIREES
Operating Engineers PPO Plan
Operating Engineers
Kaiser Permanente Plan
Operating Engineers
Anthem HMO Plan
Operating Engineers
Health Plan of Nevada
(Nevada Residents Only)
For Non-PPO
Providers
For PPO Providers
Employee Premium
None
None
None
None
None
Explanation of Plans and
Options Available to You
If you choose a
doctor who is not
contracted with Anthem
Blue Cross the Plan will
pay the following benefits
according to Plan rules
The treatment must be a
covered service
If you use Anthem Blue
Cross PPO providers, the
Plan will pay the following
benefits according to Plan
rules
Treatment must be rendered
by a PPO contract provider
and be a covered service
If you enroll in this plan
you must use Kaiser
facilities for all of your
medical care
If you enroll in this plan
you must choose a
participating medical
group where you must
go for all your medical
care
If you enroll in this plan, you
must choose a participating
medical group where you
must go for all your medical
care
Deductible
$500 per person per
calendar year; maximum
$1,500 per family
(Applicable to Most
Services)
$250 per person per
calendar year; maximum
$750 per family
(Applicable to Most
Services)
None
None
None
Annual Out-of-Pocket
Maximum | Medical and
¹Pediatric Dental & Vision
Out of Network
$6,000 per person;
$12,000 per family per
calendar year
In-Network
$3,000 per person;
$6,000 per family per
calendar year
$1,500 per person;
$3,000 for two or more
family members
$1,500 per person;
$3,000 for two family
members;
$4,500 for three or
more family members
$6,000 per person;
$12,000 per family
Annual Out-of-Pocket
Maximum | Rx
Not Applicable
In-Network
$3,600 per person;
$7,200 per family per
calendar year
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Calendar Year Maximum
None
None
None
None
None
Pre-Existing Condition
Limitations
None
None
None
None
None
1. Pediatric services are defined as services for an individualless than 19 years of age.
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OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH & WELFARE FUND
BENEFIT PLANS SUMMARY COMPARISON FOR ACTIVES and EARLY RETIREES
Operating Engineers PPO Plan
Operating
Operating
Operating Engineers
Health Plan of Nevada
(Nevada Residents Only)
Engineers
Kaiser Permanente
Plan
Engineers
Anthem HMO
Plan
For Non-PPO Providers
For PPO Providers
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
Office Visits
Plan pays a maximum of $15 per visit
Plan pays 90% of the contract
rate after a $20 co-pay per
visit
$25 co-pay per visit
$25 co-pay per visit
$5 co-pay per visit
Hospital Visits
Plan pays 70% of reasonable and
customary charges
Plan pays 90% of the contract
rate
$250 co-payper
admission
$250 co-pay per
admission
Inpatient - $300 co-pay per admission
Outpatient - $200 co-pay per surgery
Lab and X-Ray
Plan pays 70% of
reasonable and customary charges
Plan pays 90% of the contract
rate
$10 co-pay per
service
No charge
Lab - $5 co-pay per service
X-ray - $10 co-pay per service
Therapy -
Acupuncture, Chiropractic &
Physical Therapy
(Note: The combined 26 visit
limit on the FFS and PPO plans is
a combined limit. You do not
receive a separate benefit of 26
visits under each plan.)
Plan pays a maximum of $15 per visit
with a combined limit of 26 visits per
calendar year for Acupuncture and
Chiropractic care
Chiropractic - Plan pays 50% of
the contract rate
Acupuncture and Physical
Therapy- Plan pays 90% of
the contract rate after a $20
co-pay per visit
Acupuncture and Chiropractic
care have a combined limit of
26 visits per calendar year
$25 co-pay per visit
(See Kaiser’s
Summary of Benefits
for details)
$25 co-pay per visit
$5 co-pay per visit for Physical Therapy
and Chiropractic services
(see Health Plan of Nevada’s Summary
of Benefits for details)
Speech Therapy
Plan pays 70% of reasonable and
customary charges up to a maximum
of $15 per visit
Plan pays 90% of the contract
rate
$25 co-pay per visit
$25 co-pay per visit
$5 co-pay per visit
²Preventive Healthcare Services
Plan covers 70% of reasonable and
customary charges
No charge
No charge
No charge
No charge
Surgeon
Plan pays 70% of reasonable
and customary charges
Plan pays 90% of the contract
rate
No charge
No charge
$100 co-pay per surgery (hospital)
$50 co-pay per surgery (surgical
facility)
Assistant Surgeon
Plan pays 70% of reasonable and
customary charges for second
surgeon, assistant surgeon, second
assistant surgeon and physician
assistant
(Only if surgery
warrants an Assistant Surgeon)
Plan pays 90% of the contract
rate
(Only if surgery warrants an
Assistant Surgeon)
No charge
No charge
No charge
Anesthetist
Plan pays 70% of reasonable and
customary charges
Plan pays 90% of the contract
rate
No charge
$35 co-pay per
occurrence
$100 co-pay per surgery
Urgent Care Services
Plan pays 70% of reasonable and
customary charges
Plan pays 90% of the contract
rate
$25 co-pay per visit
$35 co-pay per visit
$20 co-pay per visit
2. Preventive Services Include: All preventiveservices and tests with an A or B rating from the U.S. Preventive Task Force are covered
(Additionaltests may be covered as required by law)
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OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH & WELFARE FUND
BENEFIT PLANS SUMMARY COMPARISON FOR ACTIVES and EARLY RETIREES
Operating Engineers PPO Plan
Operating Engineers
Kaiser Permanente Plan
Operating Engineers
Anthem HMO Plan
Operating Engineers
Health Plan of Nevada
(Nevada Residents Only)
For Non-PPO Providers
For PPO Providers
HOSPITAL SERVICES:
Inpatient Care
Semi-Private Room and
Misc. Charges
Plan pays 70% of reasonable and
customary charges
Plan pays 90% of the
contract rate
$250 co-pay per admission
$250 co-pay per admission
$300 co-pay per admission
Outpatient Care
Emergency RoomCare
Non Emergency
Emergency RoomCare
Emergency related
Ambulatory Surgical
Facility
Plan pays a maximum of $15
for Emergency Room visit;
70% of reasonable and
customary charges for Lab and
X-ray charges
Plan pays 90% of reasonable
and customary charges
Plan pays 70% of reasonable
and customary charges
Plan pays 90% of
the contract rate
Plan pays 90% of
the contract rate
Plan pays 90% of
the contract rate
$100 co-pay per visit;
waived if admitted
$100 co-pay per visit;
waived if admitted
$250 co-pay per
occurrence
$100 co-pay per visit;
waived if admitted
$100 co-pay per visit;
waived if admitted
$250 co-pay per occurrence
$150 co-pay per visit; waived
if admitted
$150 co-pay per visit; waived
if admitted
$50 co-pay per surgery
Inpatient Psychiatric
Care
Plan pays 70% of reasonable and
customary charges
(Benefits provided through
MHN)
Plan pays 90% of
the contract rate
(Benefits provided through
MHN)
$250 co-pay per admission
$250 co-pay per admission
$300 co-pay per admission
Inpatient Alcohol and
Substance Abuse Care
Plan pays 70% of reasonable and
customary charges
(Benefits provided through
MHN)
Plan pays 90% of
the contract rate
(Benefits provided through
MHN)
$250 co-pay per
admission for
detoxification
$100 co-pay per
admission for
transitional residential
recovery services
Maximum of 60 days
per calendar year, not to
exceed 120 days in any
5 year period
$250 co-pay per admission
for detoxification only
$300 co-pay per admission
Skilled Nursing Facility
Plan pays 80% of reasonable
and customary charges
with a 60-day maximum
per confinement
Plan pays 90% of the
contract rate with a 60-day
maximum per confinement
No charge
Maximum 100 days per
benefit period (2/1 - 1/31)
$250 co-pay per admission
Maximum of100 days per
calendar year
$300 co-pay per admission;
waived if admitted from an
acute care facility
Maximum of100 days per
calendar year
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OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH & WELFARE FUND
BENEFIT PLANS SUMMARY COMPARISON FOR ACTIVES and EARLY RETIREES
Operating Engineers PPO Plan
Operating Engineers
Kaiser Permanente Plan
Operating Engineers
Anthem HMO Plan
Operating Engineers
Health Plan of Nevada
(Nevada Residents Only)
For Non-PPO Providers
For PPO Providers
OTHER SERVICES:
Ambulance
(medically necessary)
Emergency Transport:
Plan pays 80% of
reasonable and customary
charges (Deductible waived)
Non-Emergency
Transport: Plan pays
70% of reasonable and
customary charges
(Deductible applies)
Transport Between
In- Network Hospitals:
Plan pays 100% of
reasonable and customary
charges (Deductible
waived)
Emergency Transport:
Plan pays 80% of the
contract rate
(Deductible waived)
Non-Emergency
Transport: Plan pays
80% of the contract rate
(Deductible applies)
Transport Between
In-Network Hospitals:
Plan pays 100% of the
contract rate
(Deductible waived)
$50 co-pay per trip
$50 co-pay per trip
$150 co-pay per trip
Hearing Aids
Plan pays 100% to a
maximum of $1,000 per
ear, once every 3 years
Plan pays 100% to a
maximum of $1,000 per
ear, once every 3 years
Not covered
Note: Coverage available
under the Fund’s PPO Plan
Not covered
Note: Coverage available
under the Funds PPO Plan
$0 co-pay
Durable Medical Equipment
Plan pays 70% of
reasonable and
customary charges, not to
exceed purchase price
Plan pays 90% of the
contract rate, not
to exceed purchase
price
No charge. Including
diabetic testing supplies
No charge
$0 co-pay; subject to
maximum benefit
Prosthetic Appliances
Plan pays 70% of
reasonable and customary
charges
Plan pays 90% of the
contract rate
No charge
No charge
$750 co-pay per device;
subject to maximum benefit
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OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH & WELFARE FUND
BENEFIT PLANS SUMMARY COMPARISON FOR ACTIVES and EARLY RETIREES
Operating Engineers PPO Plan
Operating Engineers
Kaiser Permanente Plan
Operating Engineers
Anthem HMO Plan
Operating Engineers
Health Plan of Nevada
(Nevada Residents Only)
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS:
Contract Prescription Card
Walk-in (30 Day Supply)
At OptumRx Participating
Pharmacies
At participating pharmacies your co-pays are:
$10 for a generic drug
$25 for a preferred brand-name drug
$40 for a non-preferred brand-name drug
If there is a generic equivalent for the brand-name drug
you choose to purchase, you will pay the co-pay PLUS 50%
of the difference in price between the brand-name and
generic drug
Note: Maintenance type drugs can be filled in
90-day supplies through the OptumRx mail
order pharmacy or at OptumRx network retail
pharmacies (see below)
For generic drugs at Kaiser
pharmacies, you pay:
$10 for up to a 31 day supply
$20 for a 100 day supply
For brand-name drugs at a Kaiser
pharmacy, you pay:
$25 for up to a 31 day supply
$50 for a 100 day supply
At contract pharmacies you
pay:
$10 for a generic drug on the
Anthem Blue Cross
recommended drug list (RDL)
For a RDL brand-name drug
you pay $30
For a drug not listed on the
RDL you pay 50% of the
drug cost
At contract pharmacies you pay:
$7 for a Tier 1 drug
$30 for a Tier II drug with NO
generic equivalent
$50 for a Tier III drug
Contract Prescription Card
Mail Order (90 Day Supply)
At the OptumRx Mail Order
Pharmacy
At the OptumRx Mail Order Pharmacy or OptumRx
Network Retail Pharmacies, your co-pays are:
$25 for a generic drug
$62.50 for a preferred brand-name drug
$100 for a non-preferred brand-name drug
If there is a generic equivalent to the brand-name drug you
choose to purchase, you will pay the co-pay PLUS 50% of the
difference in price between the brand-name and generic drug
For generic drugs you pay:
$10 for up to a 30 day supply
$20 for a 31-100 day supply
You pay twice the applicable
co-pay as outlined above
You pay 2.5 times the applicable
co-pay as outlined above
Fee-For-Service
Prescription Drug Plan
(Non-Participating Pharmacies)
Plan pays 80% of the reasonable and customary charge after
satisfaction of the out-of-network calendar year deductible.
You may obtain a maximum 60-day supply of any one drug. Once
you have obtained a 60-day supply, you must use a OptumRx
network pharmacy for additional refills. Continued purchases at
non-network pharmacies will be denied
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
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OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH & WELFARE FUND
BENEFIT PLANS SUMMARY COMPARISON FOR ACTIVES and EARLY RETIREES
Operating Engineers PPO Plan
Operating Engineers
United Concordia
Preferred - DPPO
Operating Engineers
United Concordia
Plus - DHMO
Operating Engineers
Delta Dental PMI - DHMO
For Non-PPO Providers
For PPO Providers
DENTAL/ORTHODONTIA
CARE:
Deductible
$25 per person, per
calendar year,
$75 per family per calendar
year
(Combined dental and
orthodontia deductible)
$25 per person, per
calendar year,
$75 per family per calendar
year
(Combined dental and
orthodontia deductible)
In Network
$25 per person per
calendar year,
$75 per family per
calendar year
Out of Network
$100 per person per
calendar year,
$300 per family per
calendar year
No deductible
No deductible
Dental Coverage
Plan pays 100% of the non-
contract fee schedule
(approximately 50% of
charges)
Any balance remaining is
patient co-pay
Adult Benefit Maximum
19 years of age and older:
$6,200 in any two (2)
consecutive year period,
per person*
Plan pays 100% of the
contract amount
Adult Benefit Maximum
19 years of age and older:
$6,200 in any two (2)
consecutive year period,
per person*
Plan pays 100% for
network dentists
Plan pays 50% for
non-network dentists
Calendar Year Benefit
Maximum
$3,000 per person per
calendar year in network,
$1,000 per person per
calendar year non network
Plan pays 100% of most
covered services
No maximum
Refer to the Plan Schedule
of Benefits (available from
the Fund Office) for
specific coverage and
co-pay amounts
No maximum
Orthodontia Coverage
Plan pays 50% of charges
up to a lifetime maximum
benefit of $3,000*
Coverage available to
dependent children only
Plan pays 50% of charges
up to $3,000*
Co-pay is also 50% of
charges up to $3,000*
Lifetime maximum benefit
of $3,000*
Coverage available to
dependent children only
Plan pays 50% of charges
up to lifetime maximum
$2,000 lifetime maximum
Coverage available to
dependent children only
Refer to the Plan Schedule
of Benefits (available from
the Fund Office) for specific
coverage and copay amounts
No calendar year maximum
Coverage available to
dependent children and
adults
Refer to the Plan Schedule of
Benefits (available from the
Fund Office) for specific
coverage and copay amounts
No Calendar Year maximum
Coverage available to
dependent children and
adults
Effective with dates of service on or after June 1, 2017
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OPERATING ENGINEERS HEALTH & WELFARE FUND
BENEFIT PLANS SUMMARY COMPARISON FOR ACTIVES and EARLY RETIREES
Operating Engineers PPO Plan
Operating Engineers
Kaiser Permanente Plan
Operating Engineers
Anthem HMO Plan
Operating Engineers
Health Plan of Nevada
(Nevada Residents Only)
VISION CARE:
Eye Examination
Through Vision Service Plan (VSP)
$15 deductible
Exam covered once every 12 months
$25 co-pay per visit
$25 co-pay per visit
Through Vision Service
Plan (VSP)
Eye Lenses / Frames
Through Vision Service Plan (VSP)
$25 deductible
Lenses covered once every 24 months
Frames covered once every 24 months
For the Member Only:
Extra pair of glasses or lenses once every 24 months for a
$65 co-pay
Through Vision Service
Plan (VSP)
$25 co-pay
Lenses covered once
every 24 months
Frames covered once
every 24 months
For the Member Only:
Extra pair of glasses or
lenses once every 24
months for a $65 co-pay
Through Vision Service
Plan (VSP)
$25 co-pay
Lenses covered once every
24 months
Frames covered once every
24 months
For the Member Only:
Extra pair of glasses or
lenses once every 24
months for a $65 co-pay
Through Vision Service
Plan (VSP)
$25 co-pay
Lenses covered once every
24 months
Frames covered once every
24 months
For the Member Only:
Extra pair of glasses or
lenses once every 24
months for a $65 co-pay
SPECIAL NOTES:
All Plans have limitations and exclusions.
Please refer to your Plan Booklet for complete details
All Plans have limitations
and exclusions.
Please refer to your Plan
Booklet for complete
details
All Plans have limitations
and exclusions.
Please refer to your Plan
Booklet for complete
details
All Plans have limitations
and exclusions.
Please refer to your Plan
Booklet for complete
details
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