Compare Overseas Benefits

View the overseas benefits for FEP Blue Focus™, FEP Blue Basic™ and FEP Blue Standard™.

You can rest assured, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan has you covered worldwide. Under all three of our coverage options, you pay the difference between our payment and the amount billed, in addition to your cost share amounts unless the Overseas Assistance Center, GeoBlue®, has arranged direct billing with your provider.

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$35 copay for primary care 1

$30 copay for primary care

$40 copay for specialists

$0

15% of our allowance

15% of our allowance

$0 within 72 hours

$250 per day copay + cost of doctor care

$0 within 72 hours

30% of our allowance

$250 per day copay + cost of doctor care

15% of our allowance

15% of our allowance

30% of our allowance

Up to $100 copay in an office 1
Up to $200 copay in a hospital 1

15% of our allowance

Drugs purchased outside the U.S. must be equivalent to drugs that by U.S. federal law require a prescription. Overseas prescription drug claims must be submitted within one year of the purchase date.

Overseas Retail Pharmacy ^ :

Tier 1: $5 copay
Tier 2: 40% of our allowance ($350 maximum)

Mail Service Pharmacy ** : Not a benefit

Specialty Pharmacy ^ **
40% of our allowance ($350 maximum)

Overseas Retail Pharmacy: 30% of our allowance

Mail Service Pharmacy ** : Not a benefit unless you have Medicare Part B primary

Specialty Pharmacy ** :

Overseas Retail Pharmacy: 15% of our allowance

Mail Service Pharmacy ** :
Tier 1: $15 copay
Tier 2: $90 copay
Tier 3: $125 copay

Specialty Pharmacy ** :

Self Only: $9,000

Self + One and Self & Family: $18,000

Self Only: $6,500
Self + One and Self & Family: $13,000

Self Only: $6,000
Self + One and Self & Family: $12,000

You may be eligible for an extended filling of your prescription

If you take a maintenance medication and you are about to go overseas for an extended period of time, you may be eligible for an extended filling of the prescription before you leave the U.S. This will require a 12-month prescription from your doctor and is not applicable for controlled substances. Contact our Pharmacy Program at 1-800-624-5060 to learn more.

This is a summary of the features of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan. Before making a final decision, please read the Plan’s Federal brochures (FEP Blue Standard and FEP Blue Basic: RI 71-005; FEP Blue Focus: 71-017). All benefits are subject to the definitions, limitations, and exclusions set forth in the federal brochure.

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