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Health Plans for Postdoctoral & PREP Scholars
Postdocs Benefits Guide (2024)
2022 Health Plan
When selecting a health plan, you can choose the following coverage levels:
- Individual
- Individual & Spouse or Domestic Partner (DP) (DP Affidavit required)
- Individual & Child(ren) (Up to Age 26)
- Family (Individual, Spouse or Domestic Partner, & Children)
Depending on where your live, there are different Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) health plan options:
- For Post Docs who live inside the BCBS primary New England service area (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), there are two options:
- HMO Plan – Access Blue NE
- HMO Base Plan
- For Post Docs who live outside of the BCBS primary New England service area (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), there is one option:
- PPO Plan – Blue Care Elect Preferred
All plans offer the following features:
- Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage
A summary of benefits coverage and rates are outlined in the Postdoctoral Scholars Benefits Guide. For plan details or questions, visit the Post Doc 2024 BCBS website or call 800-358-2227.
Dental Plan for Postdoctoral & PREP Scholars
You may choose to enroll in the Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier Voluntary Plan dental plan.
Coverage Levels
You can choose the following coverage levels:
- Individual
- Family (Individual, Spouse or Domestic Partner (DP Affidavit required), & Children)
- See the Summary Rates and Guides for payroll contribution based on your coverage level.
Plan Features
The Delta Dental PPO Plus Premier Voluntary Plan is an employee-paid dental plan which offers quality, affordable dental care with participating dentists nationwide. The plan includes in and out-of-network coverage for preventive care and other basic and major restorative services.
- View the Postdoc Delta Dental Benefit Summary for details.
- For plan details, questions, and to find providers visit the Delta Dental website or call 800-872-0500.
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