Huntington Ingalls Newport News Anthem Key ... - Benefits Connect
Huntington Ingalls Newport News Anthem Key ... - Benefits Connect
Huntington Ingalls Newport News Anthem Key ... - Benefits Connect
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What is covered - 17<br />
Diabetic equipment and education<br />
Your health plan covers medical supplies, equipment, and education for diabetes care for all diabetics.<br />
This includes coverage for the following:<br />
• insulin pumps;<br />
• home blood glucose monitors, lancets, blood glucose test strips, syringes, and hypodermic needles<br />
and syringes when purchased from a pharmacy; and<br />
• outpatient self-management training and education performed in-person; including medical<br />
nutrition therapy, when provided by a certified, licensed, or registered health care professional.<br />
Diabetic education may be received from pharmacies that are authorized to perform this service.<br />
Contact the pharmacy to determine if they are authorized to perform this service.<br />
Diagnostic tests<br />
Your benefits include coverage for the following procedures when ordered by your doctor to diagnose<br />
a definite condition or disease because of specific signs and/or symptoms:<br />
• radiology (including mammograms), ultrasound or nuclear medicine;<br />
• laboratory and pathology services or tests;<br />
• diagnostic EKGs, EEGs; and<br />
• advanced diagnostic imaging services.<br />
Observation, diagnostic examinations, or diagnostic laboratory testing that involves a hospital stay is<br />
covered under your health plan only when:<br />
• your medical condition requires that medical skills be constantly available;<br />
• your medical condition requires that medical supervision by your doctor is constantly available; or<br />
• diagnostic services and equipment are available only as an inpatient.<br />
Outpatient diagnostic imaging tools can be the key to identifying underlying health problems, but<br />
unnecessary imaging may contribute to patient safety issues: increased radiation exposure and false<br />
positive findings that may result in additional unnecessary testing and potential surgical procedures.<br />
To help ensure that you are receiving services that are safe and appropriate, we have made available a<br />
health services review process for physicians ordering these services. Health services review is a process<br />
performed in advance of receiving an outpatient advanced diagnostic imaging service. The purpose is<br />
to review for safety, appropriateness, and medical necessity, and to determine whether the service<br />
meets coverage guidelines. If your doctor orders one of the following tests for you, we suggest that you<br />
ask your doctor to initiate a health services review by contacting <strong>Anthem</strong>:<br />
• magnetic resonance angiography (MRA);<br />
• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);<br />
• magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS);<br />
• computed tomographic angiography (CTA);<br />
• positron emission tomography (PET) scans;<br />
• computed tomography (CT) scans;<br />
• single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scans; and