Common use of PURPOSE AND EFFECTS OF THIS RIDER Clause in Contracts

PURPOSE AND EFFECTS OF THIS RIDER. This Rider applies only to employees, spouses of employees and dependents of employees who by federal law are entitled to retain the employer's coverage as primary to Medicare. The effects of this Rider for those employees, spouses, and dependents are: A. The exclusion in the Contract relating to services covered by Medicare not being duplicated by the Contract is hereby removed. B. The services or benefits provided by the Contract to which this Rider is issued for attachment will be provided without regard to whether Medicare coverage is available or not. C. The non-duplication of benefits sections of the Contract and any other sections of the Contract are also amended to the extent necessary to permit benefits of this Contract to be treated as primary and Medicare benefits as secondary.