Dental insurance




 

Duke employees can choose three options teeth to provide different levels of coverage and different ways to choose a dentist. Duke dental plans are available to veterans who have continued their dental insurance at retirement.

All three plans cover part or all of the cost:

preventive procedures like exams and cleaning
Basic services such like fillings, sealants, denture fix, and elimination of teeth and
essential services Such as crowns, dentures and root canal therapy.

Preferred Provider Option (PPO)

PPO Plan includes no deductibles, annual maximum benefits greater than Plan A and Plan B, and lower negotiated procedure. These conditions can reduce out of pocket costs when participants use in-network dentists




By contrast, participants in the PPO plan uses the operator. Before enrolling in a PPO plan, you should review the network to make sure you are comfortable with the number of providers in your area. If you have not used the operator, not enroll in a PPO plan.

List of available network dentists:
Plan A and Plan B

Plan A and Plan B, you can visit any licensed dentist. All plans include deductibles that must be met before coverage begins with the non-blocking mechanisms.
Plan A and Plan B participants will be reimbursed at the usual and customary (U & C) allowed to charge for covered services. Plan a higher than Plan B, but more participants Replacement cost of care monthly payment. If the dentist charges more than U & C charge is participant is responsible for an additional charge.

How to improve your yearly highest benefit

The members plan dentist who had at least one dental claim filed in calendar year 2013, and less than $ 500 in payment of claims, it would be appropriate to their maximum annual increases to $ 250 in 2014 compilation This can continue every year until the maximum annual PPO has increased under the program from $ 1250 to $ 2250; Plan A of $ 1,000 to $ 2,000; Plan B and $ 750 to $ 1,750 in benefits if you reach this maximum, the insurance company will not pay any additional service during the remainder of the calendar year.

Late Limitations beginners Benefits 2014

If you or a dependent is currently enrolled for dental coverage for the Duke and registers for 2014, you or minors will be considered "late entry."
As a "late entrant" to your advantage during the first twelve months of coverage will be limited to preventive services: exams letter preventive services (not including X-rays), cleanings twice, and for children under 19, an application of fluoride.
Once you enroll in the dental insurance plan Duke for at least one year, the insurance will also cover the basic practices and giants Such as fillings, extractions, crowns and root canals.

This period of 12 months of waiting does not apply if you switch from a dentist plan Duke to another program or search a person within 30 days after the qualifying events such as marriage, birth or adoption. Children enrolled in the open enrollment period within six months after serving two years of age are not subject to late entrant penalty. If a child after his second birthday, he / she will be considered a late entrant.

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