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Agenda. SecurityChoice OverviewEligibility RequirementsPlan OptionsMember GuidelinesID CardsProvider GuidelinesProvider DisclosureGeriatric Care ManagementContactsParticipation Benefits. SecurityChoice - PFFS. SecurityChoice is a Medicare Advantage (MA) Private Fee For Service (PFFS
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1. SecurityChoiceA Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service Plan (PFFS)
2. Agenda
SecurityChoice Overview
Eligibility Requirements
Plan Options
Member Guidelines
ID Cards
Provider Guidelines
Provider Disclosure
Geriatric Care Management
Contacts
Participation Benefits
3. SecurityChoice - PFFS SecurityChoice is a Medicare Advantage (MA) Private Fee For Service (PFFS) health plan offered by UniCare
UniCare contracts on an annual basis with The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer MA health plans
Benefits may increase during the annual contract period but cannot be decreased
SecurityChoice provides coverage for all healthcare services offered by Original Medicare, plus some extras Original Medicare does not offer
4. SecurityChoice - PFFS
Extra benefits offered by SecurityChoice include:
Annual physical
Vision – including coverage for eyewear
Routine hearing exam
Prescription drugs
SecurityChoice members pay:
Monthly plan premium
Co-payment for services received
Known cost share amount
Part B premium
Member cost with SecurityChoice plan is considerably lower than Original Medicare and a Medicare Supplemental plan
5. SecurityChoice - PFFSEligibility Requirements
Member eligibility requirements:
Must be enrolled in Part A & Part B of Medicare
Must continue to pay Part B premium
Must not be diagnosed with ESRD prior to enrollment
Enrollment exception is made for applicants transitioning from a UniCare commercial product to a Medicare Advantage product
Enrollment exception is made for members affected by a Medicare Advantage plan exiting the MA market
Must live within the plan service area
- See summary of Benefits for Service area
6. Service Area
Service Area A:
Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright and Yellow Medicine counties
Service Area B:
Hubbard county
Essential and Essential Plus plans available in the following counties:
Crow Wing, Dakota, Olmsted and Ramsey counties
7. SecurityChoice - PFFSPlans
Plan options with and without integrated Part D prescription drug benefits:
SecurityChoice Classic – no pharmacy benefit
SecurityChoice Plus – pharmacy benefit included
SecurityChoice Enhanced – with and without pharmacy
Security Choice Essential – with and without pharmacy benefit (Sold only where Classic, Plus & Enhanced are not available)
8. SecurityChoice - PFFSMember Guidelines
SecurityChoice members are not restricted to a network of providers
Members must seek care from a provider that accepts the plans terms and conditions
No PCP required
No referrals required to see specialist
Pre-Certification required for :
Transplants
Gastric Bypass
Carotid Endarterectomies
Pre-notification required for scheduled Hospital inpatient stay, SNF stay and DME over $750.00
9. SecurityChoice - PFFSMember Guidelines / ID Cards
Members must inform providers they are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan and present the UniCare SecurityChoice ID card
Plan ID without pharmacy
10. SecurityChoice - PFFS ID Cards
11. SecurityChoice - PFFSProvider Guidelines Must be eligible to receive Medicare payment
Must agree to reimbursement equivalent to 100% of the current Medicare allowable amount
Must notify member prior to rendering services of participation status
Must not collect from the member, no more than the applicable co-payment or cost share for services
Must not balance bill members
Must agree to all other plan terms and conditions as noted on the provider disclosure document
12. SecurityChoice - PFFSPrimary Care Payment Example
Original Medicare SecurityChoice
Primary Care w/procedure Primary Care w/procedure
(office visit 99212+ procedures) (office visit 99212+ procedures)
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Billed Charges $532.00 Billed Charges $532.00
Medicare Allowable $332.12 Medicare Allowable $332.12
Patient coinsurance (20%) $ 66.42 Patient co pay $ 10.00
Medicare pays (80%) $265.70 SecurityChoice pays $322.12
Total to provider $ 332.12 Total to provider $332.12
13. SecurityChoiceProvider Disclosure
14. SecurityChoice - PFFSProvider Guidelines When an enrollee in a PFFS plan obtains services from a provider, the provider is classified as:
A deemed-contracting provider if:
The provider is *aware in advance of furnishing services, that the person is enrolled in a PFFS plan
The provider has **reasonable access to the plan’s terms and conditions of payment
The service provided is covered by the plan
Deeming is specific to a date of service, providers have the option to opt-out at any time
*A provider is considered aware in advance of enrollment if notice of enrollment for the enrollee was obtained from: The enrollee (e.g., presentation of an enrollment card); CMS; A Medicare intermediary, A carrier; or The MA Organization itself.
**A provider has reasonable access to the plan’s terms and conditions of payment if the plan makes accessible it terms and conditions of payment through: postal service; electronic mail; fax; telephone; or a plan web site
15. SecurityChoice - PFFSDeemed Provider Example An enrollee walks into a physician’s office, advises the physician he or she is a member of the PFFS plan and presents his or her plan enrollment card. Since the provider has the opportunity to call the plan phone number on the enrollee’s card, the provider is considered deemed contracting as soon as s/he provides services, even though the provider did not actually check the terms and conditions of payments.
2. An enrollee enters a hospital for non-emergency care, advises the hospital that he or she is a member of the PFFS plan and presents his or her enrollment card. All providers that contract with this hospital, or are employed by this hospital, are considered deemed contracting as soon as they provide services even though hospital providers typically do not themselves verify plan enrollment.
Resource:CMS Medicare Managed Care Manual; Chapter 4 Benefits and Beneficiary Protection (Rev.87, 06-08-07)
16. SecurityChoice Secure - PFFSGeriatric Care Management (GCM)
The Senior Business Geriatric Care Management (GCM) Program is a comprehensive facilitator of integrated care management to improve the lives of the Medicare members we serve
The Program serves the entire MA population across the health continuum integrating 360 degrees of health and wellness management
Dedicated Case managers on staff to provide assistance
1-866-797-9884
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
17. SecurityChoice - PFFSContacts
For customer service and claims status: 1-888-445-8916
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
7 days a week
Dedicated Provider Service line: 1-866-364-2374
Geriatric Care Management: 1-866-797-9884
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
M-F
File claims and mail to: UniCare – P.O. Box 795180 San Antonio TX, 78279
Electronic claims accepted
Additional plan information available at: www.unicare.com/medicare
18. SecurityChoice – PFFSParticipation Benefits
Ability to collect co-pays up front, improving
on-hand revenue
No secondary claims to file or seeking the balance from the patient
Same coverage guidelines as Original Medicare
Same billing requirements as Original Medicare
Increase access to healthcare plan options for Medicare beneficiaries by partnering with UniCare
19. SecurityChoiceMedicare AdvantagePrivate Fee For Service Plan
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