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2024 Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage - Group #7145 (Northern CA) Group #230178 (Southern CA)

Basics

Overall Lifetime Maximum Benefit

No maximum

Plan Year

2024

Offered To

Medicare Retirees

Body/Description

This plan pays benefits when you get care from your Kaiser Permanente doctor and when your doctor refers you to a hospital or specialist in the network. Most covered expenses are paid at 100%.

You will pay a copay for certain services.

You do not get benefits from this plan or from Medicare if you receive non-emergency care outside the network. When you enroll in this plan, you assign your Medicare benefits to the plan.

This document is a summary. Please refer to the plan Evidence of Coverage (EOC) for more details.

Coinsurance

100% after applicable co-pays

Office co-pay

$25 copay

Deductible

No deductible

Benefit Type

Medical

Out-of-Pocket Maximum

$1,000 per individual
$2,000 family

X-rays (Basic Imaging)

100%

Maternity Hospital Stay

100%

Baby's First Exam

100%

Birthing Centers

100%

Midwives

100% in hospital; if outpatient office visit: $25 copay

If midwife is available at Kaiser Permanente

Prenatal and Postnatal Physician Office Visits

100%

Doctor Delivery Charge

100%

Reproductive Health

$25 copay

Mental Health

Kaiser Permanente must approve mental health care.
INPATIENT CARE
100%

OUTPATIENT CARE
[no visit limit]
$25 copay per visit, individual
$12 copay per visit, group

Autism

NA

Substance Abuse

INPATIENT DETOXIFICATION
$100%

OUTPATIENT CARE
[no visit limit]
$25 copay per visit, individual
$5 copay per visit, group

Acupuncture

$15 copay

Up to 40 combined chiropractic and acupuncture visits per year

American Specialty Health (ASH) Plans Participating  Acupuncturists

Allergy Tests

$25 copay

Allergy Treatment

$3 copay for injections

Alternative Medicine

Not covered

Ambulance charges

$50 copay

CT and PET Scans (Complex Imaging)

100%

Chiropractors

$15 copay

Up to 40 combined chiropractic and acupuncture visits per year

American Specialty Health (ASH) Plans Participating Chiropractors

Christian Science Practitioners

Not covered

Cosmetic Surgery

Not covered

Dental Treatment

Not covered

Emergency Room

$65 copay (waived if admitted)

Urgent Care

$25 copay

Hearing Care

100% for routine exam during annual physical. Audiologist hearing exam $25 copay, Specialist visit to diagnose and treat hearing problems $25 copay. $1000 ALLOW/DEVICE; 1 DEVICE/EAR; 2 DEVICE(S) PER 36 MONTHS

Home Health Care

100%

Hospice Care

100%

Hospital Stay

100%

Infertility Treatment

$25 copay

Fertility Drugs: Covered under drug benefits; In Vitro, GIFT, and ZIFT: Not covered.

Laboratory Charges

100%

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (Complex Imaging)

100%

Durable Medical Equipment

100%

Occupational Therapy

$25 copay

Organ Transplants

Contact Kaiser Permanente for information on transplant coverage benefits

Skilled Nursing

100%
Up to 100 days per benefit period. More than 100 days not covered.
Benefit period renews after patient is out of facility for 60 consecutive days.

Physical Therapy

$25 copay

Surgery : Physician Services

INPATIENT
100%

OUTPATIENT 
100% after Facility Charge copay

Surgery : Facility Charges

INPATIENT
100%

OUTPATIENT
$25 copay per procedure

Speech Therapy

NA

Tubal Ligation

NA

Vasectomy

$25 copay per procedure

X-rays (Basic Imaging)

100%

Pharmacy (Retail)

KAISER PERMANENTE PHARMACY
Generic: $10 for up to a 30-day supply, $20 for a 31- to 60-day supply, or $30 for a 61- to 100-day supply

Brand: $30 for up to a 30-day supply, $60 for a 31- to 60-day supply, or $90 for a 61- to 100-day supply

Mail order drug program

KAISER PERMANENTE MAIL ORDER PHARMACY Generic: $10 for up to a 30-day supply, $20 for a 31- to 100-day supply. Brand: $30 for up to a 30-day supply, $60 for a 31- to 100-day supply.

Retiree and dependent members can get over-the-counter health and wellness products delivered to their residence at no cost.

Birth Control Pills

Included in Prescription Drug benefit

Physical exams for adults

100%

Physical exams for children

100%

Pap smears

100%

Mammograms

100%

Immunizations

100%
When office visit not required

Prostate Specific Antigen test - PSA

100%

Well-woman visits

100%

Vision care

100%

$150 eyewear allowance every 24 months

Contact Kaiser for other vision benefit information

Meals

Over-the-counter health and wellness products and prescriptions as well as fresh, healthy meals following an inpatient stay at a hospital or skilled nursing facility can be delivered to your door, at no cost. You can also get a free ride to and from appointments. The plan covers up to 24 one-way trips (50 miles per trip) per calendar year. See Cardinal at Work for details.

Transportation

Retiree and dependent members can get a ride to and from medical appointments at no cost. The plan covers up to 24 one-way trips (50 miles per trip) per calendar year.

Transgender Services

Call Kaiser Nor CA 510-752-7149 or So CA 323-857-3818 for resources. Kaiser offers a broad range of covered gender-affirming care services:
• Mental health care
• Office visits
• Lab and imaging services
• Hormone therapy visits and administration
• Pharmacy services
• Preoperative and postoperative exams
• Facial hair removal
• Vocal therapy
• Tracheal shave
• Mastectomy with chest reconstruction and
gender-affirming chest surgery
• Gender-affirming facial surgery
• Gender-affirming genital surgeries
• Inpatient hospital care
• Outpatient care
• Treatment for medical complications
• Travel and lodging (when referred by Kaiser Permanente to a facility outside your region)

Travel and Lodging

Contact the plan for details

Benefit Perks

See Kaiser Sr Advantage Silver & Fit exercise program flyer on Cardinal at Work or call 877-427-4788.
Over-the-counter health and wellness products and prescriptions as well as fresh, healthy meals following an inpatient stay at a hospital or skilled nursing facility can be delivered to your door, at no cost. You can also get a free ride to and from appointments. The plan covers up to 24 one-way trips (50 miles per trip) per calendar year.