BlueCard Worldwide® Program Sample Clauses

BlueCard Worldwide® Program. If you are outside the United States (hereinafter “BlueCard service area”), you may be able to take advantage of the BlueCard Worldwide® Program when accessing covered health care services/Covered Services. The BlueCard Worldwide Program is unlike the BlueCard Program available in the BlueCard service area in certain ways. For instance, although the BlueCard Worldwide Program assists you with accessing a network of inpatient, outpatient and professional providers, the network is not served by a Host Blue. As such, when you receive care from providers outside the BlueCard service area, you will typically have to pay the providers and submit the claims yourself to obtain reimbursement for these services. If you need medical assistance services (including locating a doctor or hospital) outside the BlueCard service area, you should call the BlueCard Worldwide Service Center at ▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇ (2583) or call collect at ▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An assistance coordinator, working with a medical professional, can arrange a physician appointment or hospitalization, if necessary. • Inpatient Services In most cases, if you contact the BlueCard Worldwide Service Center for assistance, hospitals will not require you to pay for covered inpatient services, except for your cost-share amounts]/deductibles, coinsurance, etc. In such cases, the hospital will submit your claims to the BlueCard Worldwide Service Center to begin claims processing. However, if you paid in full at the time of service, you must submit a claim to receive reimbursement for [covered healthcare services/Covered Services. Preauthorization is recommended for non-emergency inpatient services. • Outpatient Services Physicians, urgent care centers and other outpatient providers located outside the BlueCard service area will typically require you to pay in full at the time of service. You must submit a claim to obtain reimbursement for covered health care services. Preauthorization is recommended for outpatient services. • Submitting a BlueCard Worldwide Claim When you pay for [covered health care services outside the BlueCard service area, you must submit a claim to obtain reimbursement. For institutional and professional claims, you should complete a BlueCard Worldwide International claim form and send the claim form with the provider’s itemized ▇▇▇▇(s) to the BlueCard Worldwide Service Center (the address is on the form) to initiate claims processing. Following the instructions o...