Health plans are classified as "state plans to" or "plans of choice." A term plan provides certain minimum requirements and guarantees. A plan of consumer choice is a plan developed by a carrier that excludes some State benefits. Generally, consumer choice plans that do not contain all the safeguards of State will save you money on your monthly premium.

Although consumer choice plans are sometimes called "standard plans," be careful not to interpret this term to mean that the guarantees are "normalized". Each carrier Plan May consumer choice is different, and in May the carrier plans to offer more choice for consumers.

Some State benefits continue to be necessary for consumer choice, including guarantees for:

* Phenylketonuria treatment, if prescription drugs are covered.

* Complications of pregnancy.

* Minimum of hospital stay after childbirth (mandated).

* Reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy (mandated).

The May consumer choice plans vary depending on the carrier offering the plan. For example, consumer choice plans HMO must pay for 20 outpatient visits for mental health enrollee per year, but this is not a requirement in indemnity plans. In addition, unlike insurance companies, the HMO consumer choice plans must include services to basic health care such as inpatient, outpatient, and preventive services. May carriers offer optional benefits that vary widely from one system to the.

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