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We can help you select the right Service Benefit Plan option to combine with Medicare.

Combining your Service Benefit Plan coverage with Medicare is a choice. Our three plan options provide the coverage and benefits you need today and as your health care needs change throughout retirement.

Covering the things Medicare doesn’t cover

Combining coverage gives you access to benefits not covered by Medicare.

FEP Blue Focus Basic Option Standard Option
Hearing Aids Get hearing aid discounts through our Blue365® Discount Program

Receive an allowance of up to $2,500 every five years for the purchase of hearing aids and hearing aid supplies

Get hearing aid discounts through our Blue365® Discount Program. You can combine this discount with the hearing aid benefit above. 

Receive an allowance of up to $2,500 every five years for the purchase of hearing aids and hearing aid supplies

Get hearing aid discounts through our Blue365® Discount Program. You can combine this discount with the hearing aid benefit above. 
Routine Foot Care If you have a long-term condition such as diabetes, your Service Benefit Plan coverage will cover necessary routine foot care, and when combined with Medicare coverage, you’ll pay nothing out-of-pocket for these treatments. If you have a long-term condition such as diabetes, your Service Benefit Plan coverage will cover necessary routine foot care, and when combined with Medicare coverage, you’ll pay nothing out-of-pocket for these treatments. If you have a long-term condition such as diabetes, your Service Benefit Plan coverage will cover necessary routine foot care, and when combined with Medicare coverage, you’ll pay nothing out-of-pocket for these treatments.

Acupuncture

Receive up to 10 visits per year at no cost to you

Receive up to 12 visits per year at no cost to you Receive up to 24 visits per year at no cost to you
Dental Care Not covered You pay nothing for preventive dental services (up to 2 cleanings a year) We'll pay up to the fee schedule amount listed in the Standard Option brochure for dental services
Overseas Care All three of our plans cover you abroad.
Learn more about overseas coverage.
All three of our plans cover you abroad.
Learn more about overseas coverage.
All three of our plans cover you abroad.
Learn more about overseas coverage.

Pay zero out-of-pocket costs for covered services

You’ll pay nothing for these services when Medicare Part A and Part B are primary. Basic Option and FEP Blue Focus members must see Preferred providers.

  • Primary Care Visits
  • Inpatient Hospital
  • ER – Medical Emergency
  • Specialist Visits
  • Outpatient Hospital
  • Lab Work (lab tests and EKGs)
  • Virtual Doctor Visits
  • Surgery
  • Diagnostic Services (X-rays, CT scans)
  • Urgent Care Centers
  • ER – Accidental Injury

Prescription drug coverage

Medicare Part A and Part B don’t include prescription drug coverage, but your Service Benefit Plan coverage does.
Here’s what you’ll pay for a 30-day supply:

FEP Blue Focus Basic Option Standard Option
Preferred Retail Pharmacy^

Tier 1: $5 copay
Tier 2: 40% of our allowance ($350 max)

Tier 1: $10 copay
Tier 2: $50 copay
Tier 3: 50% of our allowance ($60 min)
Tier 4: $80 copay
Tier 5: $100 copay
Tier 1: $5 copay
Tier 2: 30% 
of our allowance
Tier 3: 50% 
of our allowance
Tier 4: 30% 
of our allowance
Tier 5: 30% 
of our allowance
Mail Service Pharmacy

Not covered

Tier 1: $20 copay
Tier 2: $100 copay
Tier 3: $125 copay
Tier 1: $10 copay
Tier 2: $90 copay
Tier 3: $125 copay
Specialty Pharmacy^: Tier 2: 40% of our allowance ($350 max) Tier 4: $80 copay
Tier 5: $100 copay

Tier 4: $65 copay
Tier 5: $85 
copay

^ What you’ll pay for a 30-day supply of covered drugs.

This is a summary of the features of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan. Before making a final decision, please read the Plan’s Federal brochures (Standard Option and Basic Option: RI 71-005; FEP Blue Focus: RI 71-017). All benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions set forth in the federal brochure.

Check Drug Costs

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See more benefits and premiums

Compare benefit options and plan rates for FEP Blue Focus, Basic Option and Standard Option.

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Please note: The Medicare information on this page focuses on the Original Medicare Plan and when Medicare Part A and Part B are your primary coverage, unless otherwise noted. The Service Benefit Plan information refers to Standard Option, Basic Option and FEP Blue Focus.

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