2021 EmblemHealth VIP Part B Saver (HMO)

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EmblemHealth VIP Part B Saver (HMO)

You will pay $0 each month for the plan — a “$0 premium.” With EmblemHealth VIP Part B Saver, you will pay $25 to see your primary care doctor and $50 to see specialists. You can also get up to $500 in annual savings toward your Part B premium. This plan offers Optional Supplemental benefits – where you have the option to add SilverSneakers^® fitness and/or comprehensive dental benefits at a low cost.

Available in: Albany, Bronx, Broome, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington and Westchester

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Plan Options	Premium
EmblemHealth Part B Saver (HMO)	$0.00
EmblemHealth Part B Saver with Dental (HMO)	$12.50
EmblemHealth Part B Saver with SilverSneakers (HMO)	$12.50
EmblemHealth Part B Saver with Dental and SilverSneakers (HMO)	$25.00

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Plan Highlights

$500 yearly savings on your Part B premium
No referrals required
Optional Supplemental Benefit for Comprehensive Dental available
Optional Supplemental Benefit for SilverSneakers® fitness program available
$0 Tier 1 preferred generics are available through mail order
Healthy Living PATH Program 24 Hour Health Information Line

If you have any questions, please call 800-859-4880 daily from
8 am to 8 pm.

Benefit Summary

Type of Care	Copay
Primary care doctor visit:	$25
Specialist doctor visit:	$50
Preventive care (Services that keep you healthy):	$0
Urgently needed services:	$50
Emergency room:	$90
Inpatient hospital coverage:	$495 per day 1-3, $0 each additional day
Lab Services:	$0 or $20
X-rays:	$40

Type of Care	Copay
Foot care:	$40
Dental services (no annual dollar limit):	Preventive Covered Comprehensive optional supplemental benefit
Hearing Aids:	$630 every 3 years
Routine eyewear:	$240 every year
24-Hour nurse hotline:	Yes
Teladoc:	$45
SilverSneakers^®:	Optional supplemental benefit available
Prescription drug:	Yes

Drug Coverage

Having the medicines you need is an important part of staying healthy, which is why we take our pharmacy offerings very seriously. We strive to help you make sure you can afford the medicines you take. Our formulary gives you access to thousands of them, and our pharmacy network is large enough to provide the choices you need—close to home.

	DEDUCTIBLE (The amount you pay before your plan starts to pay) You Pay	INITIAL COVERAGE $0-$4,130 You Pay	COVERAGE GAP Over $4,130 You Pay	CATASTROPHIC Over $6,550 You Pay
Tier 1 Preferred Generic Drugs	No Deductible	$2	25% of the cost	$3.70 or 5% of the cost
Tier 2 Generic Drugs	$445	$15	25% of the cost	$3.70 or 5% of the cost
Tier 3 Preferred Brand Drugs	$445	$42	25% of the cost	$9.20 or 5% of the cost
Tier 4 Non-Preferred Drugs	$445	$95	25% of the cost	$3.70, $9.20 or 5% of the cost
Tier 5 Specialty Drugs	$445	25% of the cost	25% of the cost	$3.70, $9.20 or 5% of the cost

You will pay the above cost-sharing when you use preferred pharmacies. You pay more when you use standard pharmacies. You may pay less if you get Extra Help. $0 Tier 1 preferred generics are available through mail order.

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Have your prescriptions and refills delivered directly to your home through Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI), our home-delivery pharmacy.

Additional Pharmacy Information

Learn more about how to get money back for a drug, our Medication Management Therapy program, how to get help paying for Part D drugs through the Extra Help program (as known as Low Income Subsidy) and much more.

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Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) is an HMO/HMO-POS/HMO D-SNP plan with a Medicare contract and a Coordination of Benefits Agreement with the New York State Department of Health. Enrollment in HIP depends on contract renewal. HIP is an EmblemHealth company.

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Last Update 10/01/2020

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Also, this information is not intended to imply that services or treatments described in the information are covered benefits under your plan. Please refer to your Membership Agreement, Certificate of Coverage, Benefit Summary, or other plan documents for specific information about your benefits coverage.