UUA Health Plan
Benefits & Highlights of the Plan
The UUA Health Plan provides basic services for everyone and comprehensive care for those who need it.
- You may select your own physician from more than 720,000 providers from coast to coast.
- No evidence of insurability is required, and there are no exclusions for preexisting conditions during the initial enrollment period from May 1 to October 15, 2006.
- No primary care gatekeeper required. You may make your own decisions about specialists.
- The plan offers complete portability across the US; the plan goes with you if you change jobs within UU organizations, with no new eligibility tests.
- Both plan options provide convenient and affordable prescription drug coverage with a co-pay.
- Annual physical exams are encouraged to detect health problems before they become serious.
- Coverage includes access to specialists when they are needed. All of the major specialties such as obstetrics, gynecology, cardiology, oncology, urology, pediatrics and various surgical specialties are included in the Blue Cross Blue Shield networks.
- Well child visits and a full range of diagnostic testing are included.
- Women can use OB/GYN specialists for routine gynecological exams and Pap tests.
- Mental health and substance abuse services are covered with different level providers offering the type of care most suitable for each patient.
- Emergency care is covered anywhere, through both in-network and out-of-network providers, with no co-pay if the patient is admitted to a hospital.
- Travel coverage goes with you anywhere through the BlueCard Worldwide® program.
- You have your own Blue Cross Blue Shield member card to present whenever you see a doctor, use hospital services, or have a prescription filled.
- Additional toll-free telephone support is provided through the Blues On Call (sm) health decision and support service, available 24 hours every day.
- You'll have online access to the Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield website offering provider participation information, health resources and confidential health decision support.
Resources:
For further information: please contact Jim Sargent, UUA Health Plan Communications Coordinator, UUA, 25 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 - Telephone 617-948-6405 or email healthinsurance@uua.org  .
UUA Health Plan
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