Approximately 25 million customers entrust UnitedHealthcare with their health insurance needs.* Our network plans can ease access to high-quality care from physicians and hospitals nationwide. We combine our strength and stability with nearly three decades of experience serving customers of all sizes, including individuals and families buying their own health coverage.
UnitedHealthOne is the brand name of the UnitedHealthcare family of companies that offers personal health insurance products. Golden Rule Insurance Company, a UnitedHealthcare company, is the underwriter and administrator of these plans. With over 60 years of experience serving individuals and families, Golden Rule provides high-quality products, timely claims handling, and outstanding customer service.
Golden Rule’s experience and expertise has driven the development of easy-to-use and innovative health insurance products. A recognized leader — and one of the nation’s largest providers of health savings account plans — Golden Rule continues building plans that meet the needs of individuals and families.
We understand the importance of your time and concern for the value of your health-care dollars. Our customers benefit from strong discounts on quality health-care coverage made possible when using our vast network of quality health-care providers. Our goal for every customer is an insurance plan at a price that fits his or her needs and budget. UnitedHealthOne — Choices you want. Coverage you need.®
Whether you are seeking lower-cost health insurance, experienced a recent change in employment or family status, or are self-employed, we can offer you and your family a variety of coverage options at competitive prices in many states.
*Out-of-pocket exposure is deductible, coinsurance, and copays. Under all plans, additional expenses may be incurred that are not eligible for reimbursement by the insurance. Both the amount of benefits and the premium will vary based upon the plan you select.
Access to the right doctors can be the most important part of your health care.
• Lower premiums — savings of up to 30% or more over the same plans without a network. Please note: Covered expenses for nonemergency care received from a provider outside your network are:
For Services of Non-Network Providers: Your actual out-of-pocket expenses for covered expenses may exceed the stated coinsurance percentage because actual provider charges may not be used to determine insurer and member payment obligations.
Sample savings with our network:
(Services provided February-March 2010)**
*UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus network, available in most areas. LabCorp is the preferred laboratory services provider for UnitedHealthcare networks. Network availability may vary by state, and a specific health-care provider’s contract status can change at any time. Therefore, before you receive care, it is recommended that you verify with the health-care provider’s office that they are still contracted with your chosen network.
**All these services received from network providers in ZIP Code 336--. Your actual savings may be more or less than this illustration and will vary by several factors.
To find or view network providers for any network, visit www.goldenrule.com
Designed for individuals and families, Copay SelectSM is more like traditional employer plans with a copayment for routine health-care expenses. When you use a network doctor for an office visit, we pay 100% of history and exam fees after a $35 copay. Office visits outside your network are covered subject to the applicable deductible and your chosen coinsurance.
Tier 2-4 drugs have a combined $500 deductible per person, per calendar year.
• Covered inpatient and outpatient expenses are reimbursed after your chosen coinsurance and the deductible.
Note: Copay SelectSM is not available in Alaska.
*We have a preferred drug list, which changes periodically. Tier status for a prescription drug may be determined by accessing your prescription drug benefits via our Web site 6 or by calling the telephone number on your identification card. The tier to which a prescription drug is assigned may change as detailed in your policy/certificate.
Deductible Choices You pay: $1,000, $1,500, $2,500, $3,500, $5,000, $7,500 or (maximum 2 per family, per calendar year) $10,000
With our High Deductible Plans, you select the level of coverage that makes you most comfortable. The higher the deductible, the lower your premiums. And you’re keeping more of your money and taking responsibility for covering minor or routine health-care expenses, if they come up.
Saver 80SM is our lowest premium plan. This plan provides coverage for hospital confinements, surgical procedures in or out of the hospital (but not in the doctor’s office), and the more costly outpatient expenses, such as CAT scans and MRIs.
Golden Rule’s top-selling High Deductible Plan — Plan 100®. It pays 100% of covered expenses once you meet your calendar-year deductible. Your benefits are not complicated with multiple copays or coinsurance.
Deductible Choices You pay: $1,500, $2,500, $5,000, You pay: $1,500, $2,500, $5,000, You pay: $1,000, $1,500, $2,500, (maximum 2 per family, per calendar year) $7,500 or $10,000 $7,500 or $10,000 $5,000, $7,500 or $10,000
HSA Plans simply combine a lower-cost, high deductible health insurance plan and a tax-favored savings account.
High deductible plans typically cost a lot less than many copay or traditional plans. This means lower premiums for you. You can then take the premium savings and place it into your health savings account.
Traditional Insurance High Deductible Insurance Premium Savings $ Premium $ Premium $ Put Into HSA
*See HSA insert for important information.
Deductible Choices You pay: Single — $1,250, $2,500, $3,000, $3,500 or $5,000 You pay: Single — $1,250, $2,500, $3,000, $3,500 or $5,000 (per family deductible, per calendar year) Family — $2,500, $5,000, $6,000, $7,000 or $10,000 Family — $2,500, $5,000, $6,000, $7,000 or $10,000
We have chosen OptumHealth Bank, Member FDIC, a leading administrator of health savings accounts (HSA), as our financial institution. Your HSA funds are deposited at OptumHealth Bank in a custodial account. OptumHealth Bank will service your account and send information directly to you about your HSA.
You will receive your new OptumHealth Bank Health Savings Account Debit MasterCard® and PIN in separate mailings. Once you activate your card, you can use it at:
You can also access your HSA funds through:
HSA deposits are set up on the same payment plan as premiums for Golden Rule health insurance coverage. Lump-sum deposits are also accepted by OptumHealth Bank; however, you must continue to deposit the $25 monthly minimum with your premium payment. OptumHealth Bank will provide online monthly statements detailing your account balance and activity. If you prefer to have statements mailed to your home, simply notify OptumHealth Bank. You can opt out of electronic statements at its website (www.OptumHealthBank.com), call customer service to do so, or send your request to P.O. Box 271629, Salt Lake City, UT 84127-1629.
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As custodian, OptumHealth Bank is responsible for your HSA funds. OptumHealth Bank’s deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Please be aware that the money market and mutual fund investment options are NOT guaranteed by OptumHealth Bank, are NOT FDIC-insured, and may lose value. We encourage you to read the prospectus of each fund carefully before investing and seek the advice of an investment professional you trust.
You will receive a OptumHealth Bank Health Savings Account Debit MasterCard® from OptumHealth Bank shortly after your qualified medical coverage becomes effective. HSA withdrawals can be made by simply using your Health Savings Account card at any point-of-service location (such as a doctor’s office or pharmacy) that accepts MasterCard® debit cards.
If you prefer, you can purchase the qualified health insurance coverage from Golden Rule and set up your savings account with another qualified custodian.
Eligibility — Those covered under an qualified high deductible health plan, and not covered by other health insurance (except for vision or dental or other limited coverage) or enrolled in Medicare, and who may not be claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return
HSA Contributions — 100% tax-deductible from gross income
Qualified Medical Withdrawals — Tax-free
Interest Earned — Tax-deferred; if used for qualified medical expenses, tax-free
Nonmedical Withdrawals — Income tax + penalty tax (10% in 2010, 20% in 2011 for those under age 65); income tax only (for age 65 and over)
Death, Disability — Income tax only — no penalty; If the spouse is listed as a beneficiary, the spouse can have the HSA transferred to their name — assume the HSA — no tax issue
Deductible and out-of-pocket maximums may be adjusted annually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. This is only a brief summary of the applicable federal law. Consult your tax advisor for more details of the law.
Health savings accounts (HSAs) are individual accounts offered by OptumHealth BankSM, Member FDIC, and are subject to eligibility and restrictions, including but not limited to restrictions on distributions for qualified medical expenses set forth in section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. This communication is not intended as legal or tax advice. Please contact a competent legal or tax professional for personal advice on eligibility, tax treatment, and restrictions. Federal and state laws and regulations are subject to change.
*As of 2/1/10, subject to change at any time without notice.
**The $3 monthly maintenance fee is waived when the Average Balance exceeds $5,000.
Further customize your health insurance coverage to meet your specific needs.
Add more benefits to your plan for an additional premium.
Reduce the doctor office visit copay from $35 to $25. Available with Copay SelectSM.
Reduce the combined per person, per calendar-year deductible for tier 2-4 drugs from $500 to $200. Available with Copay SelectSM.
With this benefit, you pay:
• Tier 4 drugs — you pay 25% coinsurance. Tier 2-4 drugs have a combined $500 deductible per person, per calendar year. If you purchase name-brand when generic is available, you pay your
generic copay plus the additional cost above the generic price. Available with Plan 100® and Plan 80SM.
You may choose an optional term life insurance benefit for you and/or your spouse who is also a covered person under the health plan. You and/or your spouse must be age 18 or older. The term life benefit expires when a covered person reaches age 65.
You select one of three benefit amounts. You may select different amounts for you and your spouse.
This benefit provides $50,000 in coverage in the event of an accidental death for you and/or your spouse who is also a covered person under the health plan. You and/or your spouse must be age 18 or older. The accidental death benefit expires when a covered person reaches age 65. It may be purchased with or without the term life benefit.
Motorcyclists are not eligible for this benefit.
This benefit covers expenses for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and substance abuse like any other illness. Charges are subject to your plan’s deductible, coinsurance, or copayment amounts.
Not available with Saver 80SM except in AR. Not available in DC, NC, OH, TX, and WI.
Adjust your plan benefits for a lower premium.
For the first 4 network doctor office visits per person, per calendar year you pay a $35 copay, no deductible or coinsurance. For the fifth visit, and thereafter, you pay your deductible, then coinsurance.
Available with Copay SelectSM and cannot be combined with the $25 Office Visit Copay optional benefit.
You may obtain prescription drugs at an average savings of 20-25%. Discounts vary by pharmacy, geographic area, and drug. A discount-only card is provided. This discount program (card) is not insurance. By choosing this option, you are replacing the prescription drug insurance on your plan with a discount-only card.
Not available with Saver 80SM.
Benefit Amounts: $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 Prescription Drug — Generic Only You pay a $15 copay for generic drugs, no deductible. Name-brand prescription drugs are not covered. Available with Copay SelectSM. Not available in TX.
*We have a preferred drug list, which changes periodically. Tier status for a prescription drug may be determined by accessing your prescription drug benefits via our Web site or 12 by calling the telephone number on your identification card. The tier to which a prescription drug is assigned may change as detailed in your policy/certificate.
You may choose an optional Supplemental Accident benefit to reduce your out-of-pocket expenses for unexpected injuries.
Consult a tax advisor regarding whether our HSA plan with the optional Supplemental Accident qualifies for favorable HSA (account) tax treatment.
*Saverplans: This rider will cover some expenses not otherwise covered under a Saverplan. This type of expense will not be credited toward deductible or coinsurance.
**Examples are as of 07/27/09, are for illustration purposes only, and assume all expenses are covered. All these services received from network providers in ZIP Codes 495--and 110--. Your actual savings may be more or less than this illustration and will vary by several factors.
Golden Rule Insurance Company, a UnitedHealthcare company, is the underwriter and administrator of these plans marketed under the UnitedHealthOne brand.
Availability varies by state. Please see the corresponding health product brochure. Policy Forms SA-S-861, SA-S-861-09, 6-C-410 Copyright © 2010 Golden Rule Insurance Company 39002-G-1110
Keep an eye on your family’s vision health by adding our optional Vision Benefit rider to your health plan today. Our extensive vision care network today includes about 24,000 private practice and retail chain providers.* We’ll help keep your family seeing clearly, so you can focus on savings!
Use www.myuhcvision.com/goldenruleto find a provider in your area, access your plan information, see your claim status, find general vision information, and more.
You may use a non-network provider, but by staying in-network you are eligible to receive better discounts:
*Network availability may vary by state, and a specific vision care provider’s contract status can change at any time. Therefore, before you receive care, it is recommended that you verify with the vision care provider that he or she is still contracted with the network.
Policy Form SA-S-1356R UnitedHealthOne is a brand name used for products underwritten by Golden Rule Insurance Company. This product is administered by Spectera, Inc. Additional premium is required. Availability varies by state. Please see the corresponding health product brochure and important information on the back of this page.
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Subject to all policy provisions, the following vision expenses are covered:
Please Note: This vision benefit program is designed to cover vision needs rather than cosmetic extras. Cosmetic extras include: blended lenses, oversize lenses, photochromic lenses, tinted lenses except pink #1 or #2, progressive multifocal lenses, coating of a lens or lenses, laminating of a lens or lenses, frames that cost more than the plan allowance, cosmetic lenses, optional cosmetic processes, and UV (ultraviolet) protected lenses.
If you or your covered dependent select a cosmetic extra, the plan will pay the medically necessary costs of the allowed lenses and you or your covered dependent will be responsible for the additional cost of the cosmetic extra.
List of CO Counties with No Participating UHC Vision Providers Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Dolores, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, Mineral, Moffat, Ouray, Park, Pitkin, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, and Yuma.
Copayment, deductible amounts and coinsurance may differ when services are rendered and billed directly by a:
A. Vision benefit preferred provider; or
B. Vision benefit non-preferred provider.
We have a contract with a vision benefit network. Vision benefit preferred providers agree to discount their service fees. You or your covered dependents pay any applicable copayments, deductible amount or coinsurance. Vision benefit preferred providers then agree to accept our benefit payment as payment in full for covered expenses.
We do not have a contract with vision benefit non-preferred providers. You or your covered dependent must pay any applicable copayments, deductible amount or coinsurance. After satisfaction of applicable copayments, deductible amount or coinsurance benefits are limited up to the applicable allowance amount.
When the amount of actual charges exceeds the allowance amount, the vision benefit non-network providers may bill you or your covered dependent for the excess amount.
No benefits are payable for the following vision expenses:
An alliance with the Laser Vision Network of America allows our policyholders access to substantial discounts on laser eye surgery procedures from highly reputable providers throughout the U.S. Laser eye surgery is a noncovered expense.
Subject to all policy provisions, the following expenses are covered. To be considered for reimbursement, expenses must qualify as covered expenses and are subject to eligible expense limits unless you use a network provider. Please review the detailed plan information on pages 15-18 and the state variations on pages 19-21.
All Plans
Benefits include coverage for the following (depending on the covered (B) For immunizations - Those of the Advisory Committee on person’s age): Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and
Preventive Care benefits are exempt from your plan deductible, Secretary of Health and Human Services, but not earlier than one year coinsurance and copayments when services are provided by a network after the recommendation or guideline is issued. provider. Preventive health services must be appropriate for the covered person and follow these recommendations and guidelines:
(A) In general - Those of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that have an A or B rating;
Copay SelectSM, Plan 100®, Plan 80SM, HSA 100®, and HSA 70SM
used for an illness not resulting in confinement — does not apply • Cost and administration of anesthetic, oxygen, and other gases.
to HSA Plans).
• Radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
General Limitations, and Other Plan Provisions, read pages 15-18.
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Subject to all policy provisions, the following expenses are covered. To be considered for reimbursement, expenses must qualify as covered expenses and are subject to eligible expense limits unless you use a network provider. Please review the detailed plan information on pages 15-18 and the state variations on pages 19-21.
Saver 80SM
Premiums for Saver 80SM are significantly less because coverage is not provided for most outpatient services. Outpatient expenses not specifically listed in the policy are not covered. Please review the Saver SM Inpatient and Outpatient Expense Benefits.
Some expenses not covered under Saver 80SM include:
office. For information on additional plan provisions, including Transplant Expense Benefit, Notification Requirements, Preexisting Conditions, Limited Exclusion for AIDS or HIV-related Disease, General Exclusions, General Limitations, and Other Plan Provisions, read pages 15-18.
*Hospital does not include a nursing home or convalescent home or an extended care facility.
This brochure is only a general outline of the coverage provisions. It is not an insurance contract, nor part of the insurance policy or certificate. You’ll find complete coverage details in the policy and certificates. In most cases, coverage will be determined by the master policy issued in Illinois and subject to Illinois law.
The following conditions are eligible for bone marrow transplant
lymphocytic and nonlymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous
leukemia, severe combined immunodeficiency, Stage III or IV Each qualified covered person* neuroblastoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, not meeting the plan’s chosen Receives this credit for the thalassemia major, multiple myeloma, Fanconi’s anemia, malignant network deductible** for: next calendar year: histiocytic disorders, and juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia.
1 year 20% of chosen network deductible 2 consecutive years 40% of chosen network deductible Autologous bone marrow transplants (ABMT) for treatment of: 3 or more consecutive years 50% of chosen network deductible Hodgkin’s lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, acute lymphocytic and nonlymphocyctic leukemia, multiple myeloma, testicular cancer,
Stage III or IV neuroblastoma, pediatric Ewing’s sarcoma and related With a Health Savings Account plan (HSA 100® and HSA 70SM), the primitive neuroectodermal tumors, Wilms’ tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma, deductible credit will never reduce the deductible below the minimum medulloblastoma, astrocytoma, and glioma.
required by law to maintain tax-qualified status of the insurance plan. The minimum for 2011 is $1,200 for singles and $2,400 for families. With the optional Continuity rider, deductible credit is only received Notification Requirements
• Begins the fourth day of an inpatient hospitalization; or
the Medical Benefits provision: Failure to comply with Notification Requirements will result in a 20% reduction in benefits, to a maximum of $1,000.
Cornea transplants, artery or vein grafts, heart valve grafts, and prosthetic tissue replacement, including joint replacements and If it is impossible for you to notify us due to emergency inpatient hospital implantable prosthetic lenses, in connection with cataracts. admission, you must contact us as soon as reasonably possible.
Transplants eligible for coverage under the Transplant Expense Our receipt of notification does not guarantee either payment of Benefit are: benefits or the amount of benefits. Eligibility for and payment of benefits are subject to all terms and conditions of the policy. You may
Heart, lung, heart and lung, kidney, liver, and bone marrow transplants. contact Golden Rule for further review if coverage for a health-care
Golden Rule has arranged for certain hospitals around the country service is denied, reduced, or terminated. (referred to as our “Centers of Excellence”) to perform specified transplant services. If you use one of our “Centers of Excellence,” the specified transplant will be considered the same as any other illness Rehabilitation and Extended Care and will include a transportation and lodging incentive (for a family Facility (ECF) Benefit member) of up to $5,000. Otherwise, the acquisition cost for the organ or bone marrow will not be covered, and covered expenses related to Rehabilitation and Extended Care (ECF) expenses are covered if they begin the transplant will be limited to $100,000 and one transplant in a within 14 days of a 3-day or more hospital stay, for the same illness or injury. 12-month period. There is a combined calendar-year maximum of 30 days for both
Rehabilitation and ECF expenses.
To qualify as a covered expense under the Transplant Expense Benefit, the covered person must be a good candidate, and the transplant must not be experimental or investigational. In considering these issues, we Home Health Care Expense Benefit consult doctors with expertise in the type of transplant proposed.
To qualify for benefits, home health care must be provided through a licensed home health-care agency.
Subject to deductible and coinsurance, covered expenses for home health aide services are limited to seven visits per week and a lifetime maximum of 365 visits. Registered nurse services are limited to a lifetime maximum of 1,000 hours. Intermittent private-duty RN services (up to 4 hours each) limited to $75 per visit, and deemed to be 2 hours applied to the lifetime maximum.
*Must be a covered person and in active status for six consecutive months. **For family HSA plans, when combined per family deductible is not met. 15
To qualify for benefits, a Hospice Care program for a terminally ill covered person must be licensed by the state in which it operates. Benefits for inpatient care in a hospice are subject to deductible and coinsurance and limited to 180 days in a covered person’s lifetime. Covered expenses for room and board are limited to the most common semiprivate room rate of the hospital or nursing home with which the hospice is associated. Bereavement counseling maximum of $250.
This does not apply to covered persons under age 19. Preexisting conditions will not be covered during the first 12 months after an individual becomes a covered person. This exclusion will not apply to conditions that are: (a) fully disclosed to Golden Rule in the
individual’s application; and (b) not excluded or limited by our underwriters. A preexisting condition is an injury or illness: (a) for which a covered
person received medical advice or treatment within 24 months prior to the applicable effective date for coverage of the illness or injury; or (b) which manifested symptoms which would cause an ordinarily prudent person to seek diagnosis or treatment within 12 months prior to the applicable effective date for coverage of the illness or injury.
AIDS or HIV-related disease are treated the same as any other illness unless the onset of AIDS or HIV-related disease is: (a) diagnosed before the coverage has been in force for one year; or (b) first manifested before the coverage has been in force for one year. If diagnosed or first manifested before coverage has been in force for one year, AIDS or HIV-related disease claims will never be covered. Details of this limited exclusion are set forth in the policy and certificates.
No benefits are payable for expenses which:
• Are for alternative treatments, except as specifically identified as Continued Eligibility Requirements
covered expenses under the policy/certificate, including: A covered person’s eligibility will cease on the earlier of the date a
acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, hypnotism, massage covered person: therapy, rolfing, and other forms of alternative treatment as defined by the Office of Alternative Medicine of the National • Ceases to be a dependent; or
Institutes of Health. • Becomes insured under an individual plan providing medical or Benefits will not be paid for services or supplies that are not medically hospital, surgical, or medical services or benefits. (This does not necessary to the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury, as apply to stand-alone cancer, ICU, or accident-only policies.) defined in the policy.
expenses may not be eligible for a network provider discount. -Except as provided above (excluding Transplant Benefits), the fee charged by the provider for the services; or the fee that has
To help resolve disputes before litigation, the policy requires that you by comparing rates from one or more regional or national provide us with written notice of intent to sue as a condition prior to databases or schedules for the same or similar services from a legal action. This notice must identify the source of the disagreement, geographical area determined by us; or 110% of the fee Medicare including all relevant facts and information supporting your position. allows for the same or similar services provided in the same Unless prohibited by law, any action for extra-contractual or punitive geographical area; or a fee schedule that we develop. damages is waived if the contract claims at issue are paid or the disagreement is resolved or corrected within 30 days of the written notice.
A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient Coverage will not be issued as a supplement to other health plans that you severity (including severe pain) such that a prudent layperson, who may have at the time of application. Plans are subject to health possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine, could reasonably underwriting. If you provide incorrect or incomplete information on your expect the absence of immediate medical attention to result in: insurance application your coverage may be voided or claims denied.
-Placing the health of the covered person (or, with respect to a pregnant woman, the health of the woman or her unborn child) in MISSTATEMENT OF TOBACCO USE:
serious jeopardy; The answer to the question concerning tobacco use on the application is -Serious impairment to bodily functions; or material (legally important) to correct underwriting. If a covered person -Serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part. misstates their tobacco use when applying for coverage, we have the right to cancel coverage, subject to the Recissions clause under Uniform
If, after coverage is issued, a covered person becomes insured under a group plan or Medicare, benefits will be determined under the Coordination of Benefits (COB) clause. COB allows two or more plans to work together so that the total amount of all benefits will never be more than 100% of covered expenses. COB also takes into account medical coverage under auto insurance contracts.
We may adjust the premium rates from time to time. Premium rates are set by class, and you will not be singled out for a premium change regardless of your health. The policy plan, age and sex of covered persons, type and level of benefits, time the certificate has been in force, and your place of residence are factors that may be used in setting rate classes. Premiums will increase the longer you are insured.
You may renew coverage by paying the premium as it comes due. We may decline renewal only:
A covered person’s coverage will terminate on the date that person no longer meets the eligibility requirements or if the covered person commits fraud or intentional misrepresentation.
Please review the information provided below, which summarizes the major variations in coverage by state from these described in this brochure.
• The limited exclusion for AIDs does not apply. illness for which medical advice, diagnosis,
portability plan if statements 1-6 all apply to • A child will continue to be eligible after age 26 • Waiver of preexisting conditions limitation: you). if the child is unmarried and under age 30. The preexisting condition limitation shall not
terminated due to nonpayment of received other than a dishonorable discharge. the new health plan. The 12-month premiums, fraud, or intentional Indiana preexisting condition waiting period will be
misrepresentations. • The limited exclusion for AIDS does not apply. reduced by the same number of months that
that was offered me. be reduced for persons previously covered by • The reference to 24 months in the definition of If you are eligible and want to apply, talk to small employer group coverage. a preexisting condition is changed to 6 months. your broker or contact us. • Provider Network Continuity of
Arkansas Treatment: If your provider leaves the
visit will be covered as if your provider were available with HSA plans.) removes the still in the network, and we will notify you
general exclusion for hearing aids or any that the provider is no longer a network examination or fitting related to hearing aids.
provider so that you may choose a new
Covered expenses for hearing aids shall be network provider. exempt from any deductible amount,
• Grievance Procedure Information Phone
copayment, and coinsurance, with a
maximum three-year benefit per covered Number: (800) 657-8205. Upon request, we
person of $1,400 per ear. will provide you with the telephone number for the Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services.
• Expenses incurred for diagnosis and treatment of pain are covered expenses the same as any other illness or injury.
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Mississippi • The limited exclusion for AIDS does not apply. Tennessee
• The references to 24 and 12 months in the • Nonemergency care provided out-of-network • Portability plans (guarantee issue without definition of a preexisting condition are will be: reduced by 25% of the in-network preexisting conditions exclusions) are available changed to 6 months. benefit paid rather than 25% of the covered to eligible applicants. Review the application
Quality Assurance Program Summary expense. (Still subject to eligible expense for insurance for details.
If you select a UnitedHealthcare network, limits; and an additional deductible amount Texas UnitedHealthcare will administer its Quality equal to the per person, calendar-year Improvement Program to improve your health-care deductible.) • Treatment of TMJ disorders is covered the
experience. Components of the program include: same as any other illness.
• Send medical claims to: • Formulas necessary for the treatment of
South Carolina
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• For Organ Procurement Purposes. We may use or disclose information • You have the right to a paper copy of this notice. You may ask for a
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE for procurement, banking or transplantation of organs, eyes or tissue. copy of this notice at any time. Even if you have agreed to receive this notice USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS • To Correctional Institutions or Law Enforcement Officials if you are an electronically, you are still entitled to a paper copy of this notice upon INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY. inmate of a correctional institution or under the custody of a law enforcement request. In addition, you may obtain a copy of this notice at our websites,
official, but only if necessary (1) for the institution to provide you with health www.eAMS.comor www.goldenrule.com.We (including our affiliates listed at the end of this notice) are required by law care; (2) to protect your health and safety or the health and safety of others; or • In New Mexico, you have the right to be considered a protected person. A to protect the privacy of your health information. We are also required to send (3) for the safety and security of the correctional institution.
you this notice, which explains how we may use information about you and “protected person” is a victim of domestic abuse who also is either: (1) an when we can give out or “disclose” that information to others. You also have • To Business Associates that perform functions on our behalf or provide us applicant for insurance with us: (2) a person who is or may be covered by our rights regarding your health information that are described in this notice. with services if the information is necessary for such functions or services. insurance; or (3) someone who has a claim for benefits under our insurance. The terms “information” or “health information” in this notice include any Our business associates are required, under contract with us, to protect the Exercising Your Rights privacy of your information and are not allowed to use or disclose any • Contacting your Health Plan. If you have any questions about this notice information we maintain that reasonably can be used to identify you and that information other than as specified in our contract. As of 2/17/10, our relates to your physical or mental health or condition, the provision of health business associates are also directly subject to federal privacy laws. or want to exercise any of your rights, call the phone number on your ID card.
care to you, or the payment for such health care. • Filing a Complaint. If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, We have the right to change our privacy practices. If we do, we will provide the • For Data Breach Notification Purposes. We may use your contact you may file a complaint with us at the following address: information to provide legally-required notices of unauthorized acquisition, • Privacy Officer, Golden Rule Insurance Company, 7440 Woodland Drive,
revised notice to you within 60 days by direct mail or post it on our websites access, or disclosure of your health information.
Indianapolis, IN 47278-1719
How We Use or Disclose Information
laws may require special privacy protections that restrict the use and disclosure and Human Services of your complaint. We will not take any action We must use and disclose your health information to provide information: of certain health information, including highly confidential information about against you for filing a complaint.
necessary, to make sure your privacy is protected. information: HIV/AIDS; mental health; genetic tests; alcohol and drug abuse; consumer report, including potentially an investigative consumer report, about We have the right to use and disclose health information to pay for your sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive health information; and child or you. If we request an investigative consumer report, we will notify you promptly with the name and address of the agency that will furnish the report.
health care and operate our business. For example, we may use your health adult abuse or neglect, including sexual assault.
information: If none of the above reasons applies, then we must get your written You may request in writing to be interviewed as part of the investigation. The
review, legal services, and auditing functions, including fraud and abuse we cannot guarantee that the person to whom the information is provided will companies that operates an information exchange on behalf of its members.
detection or compliance programs. We may use your health information for not disclose the information. You may take back or “revoke” your written If you submit an application or claim for benefits to another MIB member
underwriting purposes; however, we are prohibited by law from using or authorization, except if we have already acted based on your authorization. To company for life or health insurance coverage, the MIB, upon request, will
disclosing genetic information for underwriting purposes. revoke an authorization, contact the phone number listed on your ID card. supply such company with information regarding you that it has in its file.
• To Provide Information on Health Related Programs or Products What Are Your Rights If you question the accuracy of information in the MIB’s file, you may seek a
such as alternative medical treatments and programs or about health-related The following are your rights with respect to your health information.
products and services. correction in accordance with the procedures set forth in the federal Fair Credit
for appointment reminders with providers who provide medical care to you. • You have the right to request that a provider not send health coverage that identifies the individual, is not generally publicly available and isinformation to us in certain circumstances if the health information collected from the individual or is obtained in connection with providing We may use or disclose your health information for the following purposes concerns a health-care item or service for which you have paid the provider health-care coverage to the individual.
under limited circumstances: out of pocket in full.
activities, national security and intelligence activities, and the protective of your disagreement added to your health information. We will notify you in services or joint marketing of financial products or services.
services for the President and others. writing of any amendments we make at your request. We will provide
To obtain an authorization to release your personal information to another information to a coroner or medical examiner to identify a deceased person, 14, 2003; (ii) for treatment, payment, and health-care operations purposes; party, please go to appropriate website listed at the bottom of the page. determine a cause of death, or as authorized by law. We may also disclose (iii) to you or pursuant to your authorization; and (iv) to correctional information to funeral directors as necessary to carry out their duties. institutions or law enforcement officials; and (v) that federal law does not
require us to provide an accounting.
33638-X-1110 Products are either underwritten or administered by: American Medical Security Life Insurance Company, PacifiCare Life and Health Insurance Company, PacifiCare Life Assurance Company, UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, www.eAMS.com, or All Savers Insurance Company, All Savers Life Insurance Company of California, and/or Golden Rule Insurance Company, www.goldenrule.com
Subject to the limitations shown below, insurance will become If you intend to lapse or otherwise terminate existing insurance effective if the following conditions are met: and replace it with a new plan from Golden Rule, you should be aware of and seriously consider certain factors that may affect
effective date for injuries, not less than a standard risk reduced, or delayed under the new plan, whereas a acceptable to Golden Rule according to its regular similar claim might have been payable under your underwriting rules and standards for the exact plan and present plan. amount of insurance applied for.
2. If after due consideration, you still wish to terminate
delivered to the proposed insured; and (c) accepted by insurer or its agent regarding the proposed replacement of or addition to your present plan. You should be the proposed insured. certain that you understand all the relevant factors
involved in replacing or adding to your present
1. “Satisfactorily completed” means that no adverse medical coverage. conditions or abnormal findings have been detected 4. Finally, we recommend that you not terminate your which would lead Golden Rule to decline issuing the present plan until you are certain that your application certificate or to issue a specially ridered certificate. for the new plan has been accepted by Golden Rule.
If, for any reason, Golden Rule declines to issue a certificate or A COPY OF YOUR AUTHORIzATION FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS issues a certificate other than a standard certificate as applied TRANSFER (EFT)for, Golden Rule shall incur no liability under this receipt except to return any premium amount received. Interest will not be I (we) hereby authorize FACT or Golden Rule to
paid on premium refunds. initiate debit entries to the account indicated below. I also authorize the named depository to debit the same to such account.
I agree this authorization will remain in effect until you actually receive written notification of its termination from me.
In Tennessee and Texas, drafts may only be scheduled on 1) the premium due date; or 2) up to 10 days after the due date.
I authorize Golden Rule Insurance Company’s Insurance Administration and Claims Departments to obtain health information that they need to underwrite or verify my application for insurance. Any health-care provider, consumer-reporting agency, MIB, Inc., formerly known as Medical Information Bureau (MIB), or insurance company having any information as to a diagnosis, the treatment, or prognosis of any physical or mental conditions about my family or me is authorized to give it to Golden Rule’s Insurance Administration and Claims Departments. This includes information related to substance use or abuse.
I understand any existing or future requests I have made or may make to restrict my protected health information do not and will not apply to this authorization, unless I revoke this authorization.
Golden Rule may release this information about my family or me to the MIB or any member company for the purposes described in Golden Rule’s Notice of Information Practices.
I (we) have received Golden Rule’s Notice of Information Practices. This authorization shall remain valid for 30 months from the date below.
I (we) understand the following:
I have retained a copy of this authorization.
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Failure to include all material medical information, correct information regarding the tobacco use of any applicant, or information concerning other health plans may cause the Company to deny a future claim and to void your coverage as though it has never been in force. After you have completed the application and before you sign it, reread it carefully. Be certain that all information has been properly recorded.
These health insurance plans are issued as association group plans and available only to members of FACT, the Federation of American Consumers and Travelers. If you’re not already a member, enroll now to be eligible to apply for these plans.
What is FACT?
FACT is an independent consumer association whose members benefit from the “pooling” of resources. Benefits range from medical savings to consumer service discounts. FACT’s principle office is in Edwardsville, Illinois. FACT and Golden Rule are separate organizations. Neither is responsible for the performance of the other. FACT has contracted with Golden Rule to provide its members with access to these health insurance plans. FACT does not receive any compensation from Golden Rule.
Is there a cost for joining FACT?
Yes, there are membership dues and they can be paid with your regular health insurance premium, as opposed to making a separate payment.
What are the Basic plan benefits?
FACT makes it possible for members to pick and choose from a full menu of important benefits, including:
Need more benefits? Upgrade your membership to a Choice or Elite plan.