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Introduction/Plain Language/Advisory
PSHB Facts
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
5(a). Medical Services and Supplies Provided by Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals
5(b). Surgical and Anesthesia Services Provided by Physicians and Other Healthcare Professionals
5(c). Services Provided by a Hospital or Other Facility, and Ambulance Services
5(d). Emergency Services/Accidents
5(e). Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits
5(f). Prescription Drug Benefits
5(f)(a). FEP Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
5(g). Dental Benefits
5(h). Wellness and Other Special Features
5(i). Services, Drugs, and Supplies Provided Overseas
Non-PSHB Benefits Available to Plan Members
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 8(a)
Section 9
Section 10
Index
Summary of Benefits – Standard Option
Summary of Benefits – Basic Option
2026 Rate Information
2026 Rate Information
 
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PSHB Standard and Basic Options

 
 

 

2026 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - Standard and Basic Option
Section 5(f)(a). FEP Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

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Benefits Description

Covered Medications and Supplies (cont.)

Note: A complete list of USPSTF-recommended preventive care services is available online at: www.healthcare.gov/preventive-care-benefits. See Section 5(a) for information about other covered preventive care services.


Standard Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing (no deductible)

Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges

Basic Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing

Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges

 

Benefits Description

Generic medications to reduce breast cancer risk for women, age 35 or over, who have not been diagnosed with any form of breast cancer

Note: Your physician must send a completed Coverage Request Form to CVS Caremark before you fill the prescription. Call CVS Caremark at 800-624-5060, TTY: 711, to request this form. You can also obtain the Coverage Request Form through our website at www.fepblue.org. This is not required if you are covered under the FEP Medicare Prescription Drug Program.


Standard Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing (no deductible)

Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges

Mail Service Prescription Drug Program: Nothing (no deductible)

Basic Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing

Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges

Basic Option - When Medicare Part B is primary and you are enrolled in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, you pay the following:

Mail Service Prescription Drug Program: Nothing

 

Benefits Description

We cover the first prescription filled for certain bowel preparation medications for colorectal cancer screenings with no member cost-share.

We also cover certain antiretroviral therapy medications for HIV for those at risk but who do not have HIV. You can view the list of covered medications on our website at www.fepblue.org or call 800-624-5060, TTY: 711, for assistance.


Standard Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing (no deductible)

Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges

Mail Service Prescription Drug Program: Nothing (no deductible)

Basic Option - You Pay
Preferred retail pharmacy: Nothing

Non-preferred retail pharmacy: You pay all charges

Basic Option - When Medicare Part B is primary, and you are enrolled in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, you pay the following:

Mail Service Prescription Drug Program: Nothing

 

Benefits Description

Opioid rescue agents are covered under this Plan with no cost sharing when obtained with a prescription from a pharmacy in any over-the-counter or prescription form available such as nasal sprays and intramuscular injections.

Preferred Retail Pharmacies:
For more information, consult the FDA guidance at https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/access-naloxone-can-save-life-during-opioid-overdose or call SAMHSA's National Helpline 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or https://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

Note: Once you have purchased amounts of these medications in a calendar year that are equivalent to a combined 90-day supply through any of our pharmacy programs, all Tier 1 fills thereafter are subject to the corresponding cost-share.

Standard Option - You Pay
Tier 1: Nothing for the purchase of up to a 90-day supply per calendar year (no deductible)

Note: Once you have purchased amounts of these medications in a calendar year that are equivalent to a combined 90-day supply through any of our pharmacy programs, all Tier 1 fills thereafter are subject to the corresponding cost-share.

Basic Option - You Pay
Tier 1: Nothing for the purchase of up to a 90-day supply per calendar year

Note: Once you have purchased amounts of these medications in a calendar year that are equivalent to a combined 90-day supply through any of our pharmacy programs, all Tier 1 fills thereafter are subject to the corresponding cost-share.


Non-preferred Retail Pharmacies:

Standard Option - You Pay
You pay all charges

Basic Option - You Pay
You pay all charges


Non-preferred Retail Pharmacies:

 

Covered Medications and Supplies - continued on next page
 

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