Introduction

To help you find detailed information about your Health Plan benefits, we have divided the site into segments, identified in the bar on the left.

• Health Plan Overview — Contains a brief introduction to your health care plans.
• Participation— Provides information on eligibility, coverage levels, enrollment, costs and changing or stopping coverage. Also defines eligible family members and explains special provisions for former spouses.
• How the Blue Cross Blue Shield Options Work — Details covered services, services not covered and how to appeal a denied claim. Gives detailed information on the BCBS PPO and Network Blue New England.
• How Boston Medical Center Preferred Works — Details covered services, services not covered, submitting a claim and grievance procedures.
• Health Plan Comparison — Details covered services in charts for each of the health care plans.
• Events that Affect Participation — Explains the effect on your health care benefits if you have a qualified change in status, retire, become disabled, take a leave of absence, die or work beyond age 65. Also gives information on continuing your coverage under COBRA after your plan coverage ends and Medicare.
• Medco Health Prescription Coverage — Explains how the prescription drug coverage works for all health plan options.
• Other Information — Covers legal issues (e.g., coordinating your benefits with other health care plans, HMO disclosure information and recovering costs should another party be responsible for an illness or injury affecting your health care).
• Terms You Should Know — Defines terms that will help you understand your health care benefits.

Choose one of the topics to the left to learn more about the Boston University Health Plan. To view and print a copy of the entire Health Plan description, visit the Forms/Print Library. To see how certain life events may affect your medical coverage, visit Life Events.