Blue Choice® Plan
Extended Health Care Plan
The core Extended Health Care plan includes the following benefits:
- Vision Care
Pacific Blue Cross covers the cost of prescription lenses, frames,
contact lenses and laser eye surgery up to a predetermined
maximum.
- Registered Therapists and Health Practitioners
Benefits are paid for visits to: naturopaths, massage
therapists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, speech pathologists,
chiropodists/podiatrists, psychologists, audiologists, acupuncturists,
and nutritionists. This is an increasing benefit coverage
up to a predetermined maximum.
- Hospital Accommodation
Benefits cover costs for semi-private or private hospital rooms (no age restrictions).
- Hospital Daily Cash Benefit
If you are confined to a hospital, we will pay you $20 a day, for up to 90 days, from the 4th day of hospitalization, up to age 65.
- Local Ambulance
Benefits cover the cost of ambulance fees in emergencies,
including air ambulance and Treat No Transport.
Includes payment for Treat-No-Transport, charges for treatment when an ambulance is called to the scene of an accident or place of illness and transportation to hospital is not required.
- Private Duty Care Nursing
Benefits cover the cost for private duty care nursing in
your home, provided the nurse is a Registered Nurse(RN)
and care begins immediately following the discharge of
an acutely ill bed patient from a hospital, up to a predetermined
maximum.
- Out of Province, In-Canada Travel
Benefits cover 100% of Out-of-Province and In-Canada medical
emergency care.
- Medical Services and Supplies
Benefits cover supplies and services not covered by PharmaCare
up to a predetermined maximum.
- Accidental Dental
Benefits cover up to $2,500 per person for accidental
damage to natural teeth.
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
Benefits cover the principal sum up to $25,000
(under the age of 70).
- Final Expense Benefit
Benefits cover up to $3,000 for each person.
- Survivor Benefit
Benefits begin 12 months following approval of application.