Disclosure form and evidence of coverage - Kaiser Permanente ...

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Introduction
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (Health Plan) has a
contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services as a Medicare Advantage Organization. This
Medicare contract is renewed annually.
This contract provides Medicare Services (including
Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage) through
"Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage with Part D"
(Senior Advantage), except for hospice care for
Members with Medicare Part A, which is covered under
Original Medicare. Senior Advantage is for Members
who have Medicare, providing the advantages of
combined Medicare and Health Plan benefits. Enrollment
in this Senior Advantage plan means that you are
automatically enrolled in Medicare Part D.
This Evidence of Coverage describes our Senior
Advantage health care coverage provided under the
Group Agreement (Agreement) between Health Plan
(Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.), Northern
California Region and Southern California Region, and
the University of California or your Group (the entity
with which Health Plan has entered into the Agreement).
For benefits provided under any other Health Plan
program, refer to that plan's evidence of coverage.
Please read the following information so that you will
know from whom or what group of providers you
may get health care. It is important to familiarize
yourself with your coverage by reading this Evidence of
Coverage completely, so that you can take full advantage
of your Health Plan benefits. Also, if you have special
health care needs, please carefully read the sections that
apply to you.
In this Evidence of Coverage, Health Plan is sometimes
referred to as "we" or "us." Members are sometimes
referred to as "you." Some capitalized terms have special
meaning in this Evidence of Coverage; please see the
"Definitions" section for terms you should know.
Term of this Evidence of Coverage
This Evidence of Coverage is for the period January 1,
2013, through December 31, 2013, unless amended.
Benefits, formulary, pharmacy network, Copayments,
and Coinsurance may change on January 1 of each year
and at other times in accord with the University of
California's Agreement with us. The University of
California can tell you whether this Evidence of
Coverage is still in effect and give you a current one
if this Evidence of Coverage has been amended.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente provides Services directly to our
Members through an integrated medical care program.
Health Plan, Plan Hospitals, and the Medical Group
work together to provide our Members with quality care.
Our medical care program gives you access to all of the
covered Services you may need, such as routine care
with your own personal Plan Physician, hospital care,
laboratory and pharmacy Services, Emergency Services,
Urgent Care, and other benefits described in the
"Benefits and Cost Sharing" section. Plus, our health
education programs offer you great ways to protect and
improve your health.
We provide covered Services to Members using Plan
Providers located in our Service Area, which is described
in the "Definitions" section. You must receive all
covered care from Plan Providers inside our Service
Area, except as described in the sections listed below for
the following Services:
• Authorized referrals as described under "Getting a
Referral" in the "How to Obtain Services" section
• Certain care when you visit the service area of
another Region as described under "Visiting Other
Regions" in the "How to Obtain Services" section
• Emergency ambulance Services as described under
"Ambulance Services" in the "Benefits and Cost
Sharing" section
• Emergency Services, Post-Stabilization Care, and
Out-of-Area Urgent Care as described in the
"Emergency Services and Urgent Care" section
• Out-of-area dialysis care as described under "Dialysis
Care" in the "Benefits and Cost Sharing" section
• Prescription drugs from Non–Plan Pharmacies as
described under "Outpatient Prescription Drugs,
Supplies, and Supplements" in the "Benefits and Cost
Sharing" section
• Routine Services associated with Medicare-approved
clinical trials as described under "Routine Services
Associated with Clinical Trials" in the "Benefits and
Cost Sharing" section
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