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Medical and Pharmacy Plan Overview
Watermark offers a choice of three medical plan options through UHC and one medical plan through Kaiser.
All of the medical options include coverage for prescription drugs through the carrier. To select the plan that
best suits your family, you should consider the key differences between the plans, the cost of coverage
(including payroll deductions), and how the plan covers services throughout the year.
Health Maintenance Organization – Health Savings Account w/ HDHP – Preferred Provider Organization
HMO Consumer Driven Plan (PPO) – Select and Enhanced Plan
You receive the highest level of You receive the highest level of
For an HMO plan, you can only coverage if you go to providers in coverage if you go to providers in
use in-network providers (unless the plan network. You can also the plan network. You can also
Network
it’s a qualified emergency use providers outside of the use providers outside of the
situation). network, but your out-of-pocket network, but your out-of-pocket
costs will be much higher. costs will be much higher.
You must first meet your annual
For certain benefits, you may or For certain benefits, you may or
deductible before the plan will
may not have to meet the may not have to meet the
Deductible start paying for certain services.
deductible first before the plan This may also include some deductible first before the plan
starts paying. starts paying.
prescription drugs.
The PPO has built in some copays
The HDHP plan does not have
For certain services, you will pay a for certain services like office
copays for medical services.
flat copay at the time of service. visits. These copays do not count
Copayments Copays only apply to in-network
That copay covers the services towards your deductible;
prescription drugs, after the
performed during that visit. however, they do count toward
deductible has been met.
your out-of-pocket maximum.
Certain services in the HMO You must meet the deductible You must meet the deductible
require you to share in the cost of before coinsurance will start before coinsurance will start
the service with coinsurance. paying towards services. paying towards services.
Coinsurance
Coinsurance amounts vary Coinsurance amounts vary Coinsurance amounts vary
depending on how the plan is depending on how the plan is depending on how the plan is
designed. designed. designed.
Preventive Care All preventive care is covered at 100% in-network.
You must select a PCP from within
the HMO plan network and you
Primary Care You are not required to select a You are not required to select a
must receive a referral from your
Physician (PCP) PCP. PCP.
PCP before receiving services from
a specialist.
Understanding how your plan works
1. Your deductible 2. Your coverage 3. Your out-of-pocket maximum
You pay out-of-pocket for most For the Select and Enhanced plans, deductibles When you reach your out-of-pocket
medical and pharmacy expenses will only apply for services other than an office maximum, the plan pays 100% of
until you reach the deductible. visit copay or a pharmacy copay. covered medical and pharmacy
expenses for the rest of the plan
You can pay for these expenses The Consumer Driven requires that all claims year. Your deductible, copays and
with your Health Savings Account
apply to the deductible. Your deductible must be coinsurance apply toward the out-
(HSA) if enrolled in the Consumer
met before your pharmacy copays begin. of-pocket maximum.
Driven Plan or Flexible Spending
Account (FSA).
Once your deductible is met, you and the plan
share the cost of covered medical and pharmacy
expenses with coinsurance. The plan will pay a
percentage of each eligible expense,
and you will pay the rest.
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