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Program Sharing Details for the
Healthy Life EasyShare Programs
I. General Sharing Requirements,
Restrictions, Limitations & Maximums
Total eligible needs for sharing among the Members are limited as set forth in this section, or elsewhere
in these Guidelines, and as may be indicated in writing to the individual Sharing Member from time-to-
time.
i. Waiting Period Prior to Sharing Eligibility.
The following waiting periods apply before Medical Expense Needs may become eligible for sharing
through this Universal HealthShare EasyShare Programs:
1. For a member who has been a Sharing Member continuously for at least twelve (12) months prior to
conception, medical expenses for Maternity are eligible for sharing, subject to the applicable Annual
Non-Sharable Medical Amount;
2. There is a 180-day waiting period before any Medical Expense Need for Cologuard testing may be
eligible for sharing;
3. There is a 30-day waiting period before any Medical Expense Need for Preventive Care including an
Annual Routine Physical or Well Child Exam may be eligible for sharing; and
4. There is a 90-day waiting period before any other Medical Expense Need may be eligible for sharing.
Note: This 90-day waiting period does not apply to sharing eligibility for Telemedicine, Primary Care,
Urgent Care, or Specialty Care visits or diagnostic testing, in-office procedures, and laceration repair
that take place during the visit, however, the waiting period does apply to Imaging and office based
surgical procedures.
ii. Annual Non-Sharable Amounts for Medical Expenses.
The EasyShare Programs have no annual Non-Sharable Amount; it is $0 for these Programs.
iii. Consultation Fees.
Members in the EasyShare Programs must always pay the following per-visit consultation fees, payment
of which will be due at the time of your visit. This portion of your fees are never eligible for sharing; they
are always your personal responsibility:
Member Consultation Fee
EasyShare50 EasyShare25
Telemedicine Consultation $0 $0
Primary Care Physician Visits $25 $40
Pediatrics Visits $25 $40
Routine Annual Physical/Well Child Exam and
Preventive Care Visits (including Immunizations)
$25 $40 UHFR093021E100121 Page 103
Specialty Physician Visits $50 $75
Urgent Care Physician Visits $75 $75
The EasyShare Programs allow for immediate sharing for Primary Care, Specialty Care, Pediatric, and
Urgent Care office visit charges, (the 90-day waiting period does not apply to these office visits).
Preventive Services have a 30 day wait period. You must pay a Consultation Fee for each visit; this fee
will be due at the time of your visit. After your payment of the Consultation Fee, the remaining portion of
the physician charges for the office visit only will be eligible under this sharing category. Charges other
than the actual | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
null | Office Visit fee billed for physician services from that visit, such as testing, screening,
imaging, and procedures, may be sharable if applicable, subject to requirements and limitations. (If
multiple visits are required for an immunization that is eligible for sharing, the Member Consultation Fee
will apply to the initial visit and the cost of the immunization and the subsequent office visit to complete
the immunization will all be eligible for sharing.)
If imaging is done both without and with a contrast agent, that is considered two separate imaging series.
Similarly, if imaging is done on two different body parts (e.g., head and leg), that is considered two
separate imaging series.
All outpatient CT Scan, MRI, and X-Ray imaging have a 90-day waiting period and sharing eligibility is
limited to two such imaging services per year. These services are sharable only with a physician
prescription and must be procured at a free standing in-network diagnostic center and not from a hospital
unless received as an admitted patient. For eligible imaging services received other than from a hospital,
EasyShare limits sharing to not more than $400 per imaging series for CT scans and MRIs and $250 per
imaging series for x-rays with the member always responsible for any amount above that limit. Sharing is
subject to the annual program limits of EasyShare inclusive of any other eligible, sharable medical
expenses incurred throughout the Program Year.
Sharing expenses for Ambulance or Emergency Room services are only intended for medical conditions
that are life threatening or could seriously jeopardize the health of the individual and only when the injury
or illness results in an in-patient hospital stay. If eligible, EasyShare limits sharing for eligible emergency
services to not more than $1,000 per incident. All emergency and transportation-related expenses in
excess of $1,000 are always the responsibility of the member.
iv. Annual Sharing Limits.
There is an annual limit on the total amount of medical expenses that may be shared for any individual
Member in the EasyShare Program (“Annual Sharing Limit”) inclusive of any other eligible sharable
medical expenses incurred throughout the Program Year. The Annual Sharing Limits that establish the
maximum sharable amounts for any member in each EasyShare Program are as follows:
Annual Combined Program
Maximum
Routine Annual Physical, Well
Child Exam, and Preventive
Care Combined Sharing Limit
for Standard Programs
EasyShare50 $50,000 $500 maximum,
per member per year
EasyShare25 $25,000 $500 maximum,
per member per year UHFR093021E100121 Page 104
v. Lifetime Sharing Limits.
The maximum amount of lifetime sharing available for any EasyShare50 member is $500,000 and the
maximum amount of lifetime sharing available for any for | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | EasyShare25 member is $250,000.
vi. Per Medical Incident Sharing Limits.
There is a limit on the total amount of medical expenses that may be shared for each Member in
connection with any Medical Incident (as defined herein), inclusive of all inpatient and outpatient Facility
and Professional expenses related to that Medical Incident.
The per Medical Incident sharing limit applicable for the EasyShare50 Program is as follows:
Service
# of
visits/incidents
Eligible for Sharing Member Pays
Inpatient Hospitalization 10 days Up to $3,000 per day
for room and board
Any charge above
the sharable limit
Inpatient and Outpatient
Surgery
2 procedures per
year
Up to $3,000 per
incident
Any charge above
the sharable limit
Emergency Room 2 visits per year Up to $1,000 per
incident
Any charge above
the sharable limit
Ambulance 2 incidents per
year
Up to $500 per incident Any charge above
the sharable limit
CT Scan 2 imaging series
per year
Up to $400 per imaging
series
Any charge above
the $400 per
imaging series
MRI 2 imaging series
per year
Up to $400 per imaging
series
Any charge above
the $400 per
imaging series
X-Ray 2 imaging series
per year
Up to $250 per imaging
series
Any amount above
$250 per imaging
series
The per Medical Incident sharing limit applicable for the EasyShare25 Program is as follows:
Service
# of
visits/incidents
Eligible for Sharing Member Pays
Inpatient Hospitalization 10 days Up to $2,500 per day
for room and board
Any charge above
the sharable limit
Inpatient and Outpatient
Surgery
2 procedures per
year
Up to $2,500 per
incident
Any charge above
the sharable limit
Emergency Room 2 visits per year Up to $1,000 per
incident
Any charge above
the sharable limit
Ambulance 2 incidents per
year
Up to $500 per incident Any charge above
the sharable limit
CT Scan 2 imaging series
per year
Up to $400 per imaging
series
Any charge above
the $400 per
imaging series
MRI 2 imaging series
per year
Up to $400 per imaging
series
Any charge above
the $400 per
imaging series UHFR093021E100121 Page 105
X-Ray 2 imaging series
per year
Up to $250 per imaging
series
Any amount above
the $250 per
imaging series
The EasyShare Programs share the actual charges of Room and Board and procedures up to the
maximum per-day or per-incident limit, inclusive of any other eligible, sharable medical expenses incurred
that day.
Emergency Room and Ambulance cost sharing for the EasyShare Programs are subject to the 90-day
waiting period and are limited to a maximum of two incidents per year. Emergency Room and Ambulance
expenses are only available for sharing for medical conditions that are life threatening or could seriously
jeopardize the health of the individual by seriously impairing bodily functions or by causing serious
dysfunction of any bodily organ or part, and if the illne | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | ss results in an in-patient hospital stay.
Inpatient and outpatient hospital and surgery have a 90-day waiting period for the EasyShare Programs.
All outpatient CT Scan, MRI, and X-Ray imaging for the EasyShare Programs have a 90-day waiting
period and are sharable for up to two imaging series per year in each category, and only with a
physician’s prescription. Imaging services must be procured at a freestanding, in-network diagnostic
center, unless received as an admitted patient or performed in connection with an outpatient or
ambulatory surgical center procedure, in the same facility where the procedure is being performed, and
on the same day as the procedure is performed.
vii. Annual Visits & Hospitalization Sharing Limits
Sharing is limited to a maximum number of visits/days/incidents per Program Year for each Member, as
follows:
Type of Visit or Therapy Session
Max. Number of Visits/Days/Incidents Per Program
Year Eligible for Sharing
Annual Routine Physical or Well Child Exam 1 visit per Program Year
Primary Care, combined with Pediatrics 4 visits in total for any combination of Primary Care and
Pediatrics (Annual Physical or Well Child Exam does not
count towards this limit) per Program Year
Urgent Care 2 visits per Program Year
Specialty Care 2 visits per Program Year
Inpatient Hospital Care 10 days per Program Year
Surgery (Inpatient or Outpatient) 2 procedures per Program Year
Emergency Room 2 visits per Program Year
Ambulance 2 incidents per Program Year
CT Scan 2 visits/series per Program Year
MRI 2 visits/series per Program Year
X-Ray 2visits/series per Program Year
For the EasyShare Programs, once the 90-day waiting period has passed, the following portions of
Eligible Medical Expenses are generally sharable at the actual amount charged up to the maximum day
or incident limit amounts inclusive of any other eligible, sharable medical expenses incurred throughout
the Program Year based on the following schedule, subject to all exclusions, restrictions and limitations
set forth in these Guidelines: UHFR093021E100121 Page 106
Type of Medical Need
EasyShare Per-incident Limit 1
Maximum Number of
Days / Incidents 1
Type of Medical Need EasyShare50
Per-Incident Limit 1
EasyShare25
Per-Incident Limit 1
Maximum Number of
Days / Incidents 1
Hospitalization Room & Board $3,000 $2,500 10
Inpatient or Outpatient Surgical
Procedures
$3,000 per surgical
procedure
$2,500 per surgical
procedure
Two Surgical
Procedures per
Program Year
Emergency Room2 $1,000 $1,000 2 incidents per
Program Year
Ambulance 2
$500 $500 2 incidents per
Program Year
CT Scan 3
$400 $400 2 per Program Year
MRI 3
$400 $400 2 per Program Year
X-Ray – Non-Hospital Facility 3
$250 $250 2 per Program Year
1. EasyShare pays a maximum annual per member amount ($50,000 for EasyShare 50 and $25,0 | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | 00 for
EasyShare25) for all services combined. The table above represents the amounts shared for
particular incidents and any limitations specifically related to such incidents. The program shares the
actual charges of room and board up to the maximum listed in the chart above per day. In addition,
for surgical procedures, the program shares the actual charges up to a maximum amount listed
above per incident. The member is responsible for any amounts above the EasyShare amounts. In
services where the member is responsible for the consultation fee EasyShare shares the balance up
to program maximums.
2. Emergency room cost sharing and ambulance limited to a maximum of 2 incidents per year.
Emergency room/ambulance are only available for sharing if the intended for treatment of medical
conditions that are life threatening or could seriously jeopardize the health of the individual and if the
illness results in an in-patient hospital stay, inclusive of any other eligible, sharable medical expenses
incurred throughout the Program Year.
3. All outpatient CT Scan, MRI, and X-Ray imaging have a 90-day waiting period and sharable only with
a physician prescription and must be procured at a free standing in-network diagnostic center unless
received as an admitted patient. For CT Scan, MRI, and X-Ray imaging in a non-hospital environment
EasyShare limits sharing to not more than$400 for CT Scan and MRI and not more than$250 for X-
Ray with the member responsible for any amount above that limit. These diagnostic procedures are
fully sharable if performed during an eligible, sharable inpatient stay and for an inpatient surgical
procedure.
viii. Sharing Amounts/Percentages.
Sharing Percentages are not applicable to the EasyShare Programs. Sharing amounts/limits are shown
above in section V, subsection vii, Per Medical Incident Limits.
II. Medical Expense Sharing
Medical costs are shared on a per person per Medical Incident basis for illnesses or injuries incurring
medical expenses after your Effective Date that were medically necessary and provided by or under the
direction of licensed Physicians, Hospitals or other licensed medical Facilities, or approved Practitioners.
A Medical Incident means a medically diagnosed condition and all medical treatment(s) received and UHFR093021E100121 Page 107
medical expenses incurred relating to such diagnosis. All medical bills of any nature relating to the same
diagnosis are part of the same Medical Incident. Medical expenses eligible for sharing include, but are not
limited to, physician and hospital services, emergency medical care, medical testing, x-rays, emergency
medical transportation and prescription medications provided by a Hospital during an admission, unless
otherwise limited or excluded by these Guidelines. Total bills incu | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null | rred for medical costs must exceed the
Annual Non-Sharable Amount established for your Program to be eligible for sharing (See Section 5.02
for details). Medical expenses must be submitted for sharing in the manner and form specified by
Universal HealthShare. This includes the standard industry billing forms (HCFA 1500 and/or UB 92) and
relevant/required medical records.
The following Sections are designed to allow you to quickly check, based on type of health care facility,
provider, service, product, treatment or physical/medical condition, to confirm whether a particular medical
expense is generally sharable. Members share costs as addressed below, subject to both your prior
payment of the applicable Annual Non-Sharable Medical Amount and all exclusions, restrictions and
limitations set forth in these Guidelines. Any services not specifically referenced herein as either eligible
or ineligible for sharing must be submitted to Universal HealthShare in advance for consideration and
receive prior confirmation of general sharability to be eligible for sharing.
i. Sharing for Facilities, Providers & Services
Members generally share costs for the following health care facilities, providers, and services, as
specifically described below. Note: All applicable Sharing Guidelines terms and limits of your sharing
program, including the requirement for you to use an in-network provider and meet your Non-Sharable
Amount apply.
(a) Annual Routine Physical Exam.
An Annual Routine Physical or Well Child Exam is sharable.
(b) Ambulance.
Emergency land or air ambulance transportation to the nearest medical facility capable of providing care
that is medically necessary for a medical condition with symptoms of sufficient severity that the absence
of immediate medical attention would reasonably be expected to result in death or serious jeopardy to the
health of the individual (or, with respect to a pregnant woman, the woman’s unborn child) involving
serious impairment to bodily functions or serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part; provided,
however, that air ambulance transportation is not sharable in situations where the use of a less expensive
form of emergency transport could have been employed without materially increasing the risk of seriously
jeopardizing your life or long-term health.
(c) Audiological Procedures.
N/A
(d) Audiological Therapy.
N/A
(e) Chiropractic Therapy.
N/A
(f) Cologuard.
After a 180-day waiting period, a Cologuard® noninvasive colon cancer screening test prescribed by a
Physician may be sharable once every three (3) years for Members who are 45 or older, up to $650 per UHFR093021E100121 Page 108
test for each Member, and the combined Preventive Care sharing limit will not apply to sharing for such
tests.
(g) Colonoscopy.
A diagnostic colonoscop | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null | null | y is sharable when prescribed due to symptoms for a condition not evident prior
to your membership. Routine or screening colonoscopies are not sharable.
(h) Cosmetic Surgery.
Cosmetic Surgery, including breast reduction or enhancement operations and any other elective cosmetic
surgery or procedures done primarily to alter appearance or for any other non-health reasons, is not
sharable.
(i) CT Scan.
For CT Scans in a non-hospital environment EasyShare limits sharing to a fixed amount of $400 per
visit/series with the member responsible for any amount above that limit. All outpatient CT scan imaging
have a 90-day waiting period, are sharable only with a physician prescription and must be procured at a
free standing in-network diagnostic center unless received as an admitted patient.
(j) Diagnostic Imaging
See individual entries for CT scan, Mammogram, MRI, X-Ray imaging.
(k) Emergency Room.
Emergency room services provided on an outpatient basis at a Hospital, Clinic or Urgent Care Facility for
stabilization or initiation of treatment of an Emergency medical condition, including when Hospital
Admission occurs within 23 hours of emergency room treatment. EasyShare limits sharing to a fixed
amount of $1,000 per visit and is only intended for Emergency treatment. Emergency room cost sharing
is only intended for Emergency treatment, and Emergency Room expenses incurred for a non-
Emergency situation will not be shared; provided, however, that for children six years and under any
Emergency Room expenses will be presumed to be incurred for an Emergent Situation unless there is a
compelling reason to conclude otherwise.
(l) Hearing Surgery.
N/A
(m) Hearing Therapy.
See Audiological Therapy.
(n) Home Health Care.
N/A
(o) Hospice Care.
N/A
(p) Hospital Charges.
Daily room and board charges up to a maximum of $2,500 per day for EasyShare 25 or $3,000 per day
for EasyShare 50 for a maximum of 10 days annually for Inpatient hospital care or procedure for a
medically diagnosed condition, but only when such care or procedure cannot be provided or performed
on an outpatient basis or in a non-hospital, ambulatory facility. A separate sharable amount for an
individual surgical procedure is available for up to $2,500 per procedure for EasyShare 25 or $3,000 per UHFR093021E100121 Page 109
procedure for EasyShare 50 for up to two surgical procedures per program year. There is a 90-day
waiting period before Hospital and surgical charges can be eligible for sharing.
(q) Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
N/A
(r) Infusion Therapy.
N/A
(s) Mammograms.
Mammograms may be eligible for sharing once every two years for Members up to and including age
forty-nine (49), and once every year for Members fifty (50) years of age and older, after the applicable
waiting period. Only charges for conventional | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null | 2-D screening mammograms can be shared, not 3-D or
other similar types of mammograms.
(t) MRIs.
For MRIs in a non-hospital environment EasyShare limits sharing to a fixed amount of $400 per
visit/series with the member responsible for any amount above that limit. All outpatient MRI imaging have
a 90-day waiting period, are sharable only with a physician prescription and must be procured at a free
standing in-network diagnostic center unless received as an admitted patient.
(u) Naturopathic and/or Alternative Treatments.
N/A
(v) Occupational Therapy.
N/A
(w) Organ Transplant.
Expenses incurred in connection with any organ or tissue transplant are treated like any other
hospitalization and surgical procedure and are subject to the same sharing limitations.
(x) Physical Therapy.
N/A
(y) Physician Services.
The EasyShare Program allows for immediate sharing for Primary Care, Specialty Care, Pediatric, and
Urgent Care office visit physicians charges, as well as Preventive Services (the 90-day waiting period
does not apply to these office visits). You must pay a Consultation Fee for each visit; this fee will be due
at the time of your visit. After your payment of the Consultation Fee, the remaining portion of the
physician charges for the office visit only will be eligible under this sharing category. Charges other than
the actual Office Visit fee billed for physician services from that visit, such as testing, screening, imaging,
and procedures, may be sharable if applicable, subject to requirements and limitations. (If multiple visits
are required for an immunization that is eligible for sharing, the Member Consultation Fee will apply to the
initial visit and the cost of the immunization and the subsequent office visit to complete the immunization
will all be eligible for sharing.) If imaging is done both without and with a contrast agent, that is considered
two separate imaging series and the Member Consultation Fee must be paid for both. Similarly, if imaging
is done on two different body parts (e.g., head and leg), that is considered two separate imaging series
and the Member Consultation Fee must be paid for both. UHFR093021E100121 Page 110
(z) Plastic Surgery for Disfiguration.
Medical care and treatment provided for disfiguration caused by amputation, mastectomy, disease or
accident, including reconstructive mammoplasty or similar procedure performed by a general surgeon, is
eligible for sharing. Any other plastic surgery or cosmetic care or treatment is ineligible for sharing,
including but not limited to, pharmacological regimens; nutritional procedures or treatments; cosmetic
surgery; salabrasion, chemosurgery and other such skin abrasion procedures associated with the
removal or revision of scars, tattoos or actinic changes.
(aa) Prescription Drugs.
The | null | null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | RxSimpleShare Prescription Drug Program is included in the Healthy Life EasyShare Programs.
RxSimpleShare allows for the purchase of many common prescriptions for a $5 co-share. See section IX
for details. Other prescription drugs are only eligible for sharing when provided by a Hospital as part of
inpatient treatment or provided by a Facility during an outpatient surgical procedure.:
(ab) PSA Test.
PSA tests are eligible for sharing once every two years up to and including age forty-nine (49). PSA tests
are eligible for sharing for members fifty (50) years of age and older once each year.
(ac) Respiratory Therapy.
N/A
(ad) Speech Therapy/Speech Pathology.
N/A
(ae) Vision Therapy.
N/A
(af) Well Baby Visits.
Well baby visits, including immunizations, are eligible for sharing within the first year of birth.
(ag) Well Child Exam.
See Annual Routine Physical Exam, above.
(ah) X-Ray.
For X-Rays in a non-hospital environment EasyShare limits sharing to a fixed amount of $250 per
visit/series with the member responsible for any amount above that limit. All outpatient X-Ray imaging
have a 90-day waiting period, are sharable only with a physician prescription and must be procured at a
free standing in-network diagnostic center unless received as an admitted patient.
ii. Sharing for Physical Conditions; Illnesses and Injuries.
Expenses for most types of physical conditions resulting from Illness or Injury are generally sharable,
subject to all applicable conditions and limitations set forth elsewhere in these Guidelines, although
special provisions apply for certain conditions, as explained below:
(a) Abortion in Specific Circumstances.
Services, supplies, care or treatment in connection with an abortion may only be sharable if (a) the
physical life of the mother is endangered by the continued Pregnancy and treatment via a cesarean
section has been determined by a neonatologist to be inadvisable, or (b) the Pregnancy was the result of
a rape or incest for which a police report was filed. UHFR093021E100121 Page 111
(b) Asthma.
Asthma is generally sharable, but during the first 36 months membership, a Confirmation of No Prior
Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(c) Back Problems.
Back problems are generally sharable, but during the first 36 months membership, a Confirmation of No
Prior Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(d) Bunions.
Bunions are generally sharable, but during the first 36 months membership, a Confirmation of No Prior
Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(e) Cancer.
Generally sharable, but limitations may apply if it is related to cancer of a type you had prior to becoming
a Member (see Section 4.05(n)) and during the first 60 months membership, a Confirmation of No Prior
Existence of Condition statement may be requ | null | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ired.
(f) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is generally sharable, but during the first 36 months membership, a
Confirmation of No Prior Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(g) Complications Arising from Maternity.
Medical expenses for complications to the member are considered part of the maternity need.
(h) Complications Arising from Sharable Medical Procedures.
If complications arise from a medical procedure that is sharable, expenses for treating the complications
are sharable unless the complication itself is not sharable under these Guidelines.
(i) Dental Injury.
Expenses for dental care are generally not sharable, with the following exceptions:
i. Expenses for the treatment of natural teeth and caps (but not dentures or partial plates) that are
broken/injured in an accident (but not an accident that occurs in the course of receiving dental
care, when eating, or in certain motor vehicle accidents).
ii. We do not share routine dental work such as (but not limited to): check-ups, cleanings (including
deep cleanings), fillings, crowns, root canals, implants, removal of wisdom or infected teeth,
dentures, bridges, anesthesia for routine dental care, or treatment of periodontal disease, except
when these routine treatments are necessarily a part of surgery on the bones or other non-routine
treatments. So, for example, if you have an infected tooth removed, that will normally not be
sharable. But if the infection went into the jawbone and required removal of some of the bone,
then the entire procedure would be sharable. Implants are not included because they always
involve “surgery on the bone,” and there are usually less expensive alternatives.
(j) Diabetes
Diabetes is sharable, unless it is related to diabetes you had prior to becoming a member and it does not
come within the exception described in Section VII.C.2. During the first 36 months of membership, a
Confirmation of No Prior Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(k) Foot Disorders.
Foot Disorders are generally sharable, but during the first 36 months of membership, a Confirmation of
No Prior Existence of Condition statement may be required. UHFR093021E100121 Page 112
(l) Genetic Defects.
Genetic Defects are sharable when at least one of the following is true:
i. Neither the condition nor a symptom of the condition was discovered until after the then-current
and continuously maintained membership had begun;
ii. The condition has not required treatment or produced harmful symptoms, and has not
deteriorated for at least five years;
iii. The condition exists in a person who has been included in a membership from birth, and the
member was included in a membership prior to the pregnancy; or
iv. If the condition exists in a person who was adopted, the person has been i | null | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | ncluded in a
membership since the adoption, and the adopting parents were unaware of the condition at the
time the adoption was finalized.
(m) Heart Conditions.
Heart Conditions are sharable unless related to a heart condition you had prior to becoming a member,
and it does not come within the exceptions described in Section VII. During the first 36 months of
membership, a Confirmation of No Prior Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(n) Hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids are generally sharable, but during the first 36 months of membership, a Confirmation of No
Prior Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(o) Hereditary Diseases.
Hereditary Diseases are sharable under the same conditions as Genetic Defects.
(p) Hernia.
A Hernia is generally sharable, but during the first 36 months of membership, a Confirmation of No Prior
Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(q) High Blood Pressure.
As long as you have not been treated in a hospital for high blood pressure in the past four years, and you
have been able to effectively and continuously control this condition through medication or diet, an
incident that begins after your membership begins is sharable.
(r) Pregnancy/Maternity.
For a member who has been a Sharing Member continuously for at least twelve (12) months prior to
conception, medical expenses for Maternity are eligible for sharing, subject to the applicable Annual Non-
Sharable Medical Amount, as follows:
i. Up to $5,000 per-pregnancy limit for a normal delivery or a cesarean section that is not medically
necessary (whether for a single or multiple birth pregnancy), including but not limited to charges
and expenses arising from physician care, hospital or birthing center admissions, attendance by
midwives, or home deliveries accompanied by a midwife or physician.
ii. Up to $8,000 per-pregnancy for Maternity ending in a delivery by cesarean section that is
medically necessary because of complications that arise at the time of delivery (whether for a
single or multiple birth pregnancy).
iii. Up to $50,000 or the Program’s Annual Sharing Limit per pregnancy for Maternity ending in a
natural delivery or cesarean section, for combined expenses for the member and newborn arising
from complications at the time of delivery that threaten the life of the member or infant and UHFR093021E100121 Page 113
requiring care or services not normally rendered at the time of delivery (whether for a single or
multiple birth pregnancy).
iv. In the case of an ectopic pregnancy diagnosed before a rupture, expenses eligible for sharing
include costs of pre-operative tests, consultations and other expenses for keeping the member
under medical care while determining what care should be offered for the Member and Child. In
the case of an ectopic pregnancy th | null | null | null |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | at results in a ruptured fallopian tube, expenses eligible for
sharing include surgery, post-operative recovery of the member, follow-up care, and treatment of
any complications.
In the case of an ectopic pregnancy, expenses eligible for sharing will be subject to the applicable per-
Medical Incident limit, inclusive of costs of pre-operative tests, consultations and other expenses for
keeping the member under medical care while determining what care should be offered and, in the case
of an ectopic pregnancy that results in a ruptured fallopian tube, surgery, post-operative recovery of the
member, follow-up care, and treatment of any complications.
(s) Pre-Natal Care Visits.
Visits for standard pre-natal care are generally sharable, subject to applicable visit limits.
(t) Prostate Conditions.
Prostate Conditions are generally sharable, but during the first 36 months of membership, a Confirmation
of No Prior Existence of Condition statement may be required.
(u) Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
HIV, AIDS, or other STDs contracted due to the actions of others (e.g., blood transfusions or medical
procedures) will be shared. We do not share needs for sexually transmitted diseases, including the HIV
virus and/or AIDS, when contracted through irresponsible behavior such as sharing hypodermic needles
for legal or illegal drugs. It is the member’s responsibility to explain how the disease was contracted.
(v) Sleep Apnea.
Sleep Apnea is generally sharable, but during the first 36 months of membership, a Confirmation of No
Prior Existence of Condition statement may be required.
iii. Medical Expenses Sharable Under Limited Circumstances.
1. Injuries Caused by Motor Vehicle Accidents.
Most needs for motor vehicle related injuries are generally shared, but there are exceptions that are
described below. For purposes of these Guidelines, any vehicle with a motor or engine that is used for
transportation, work, or recreation is a “Motor Vehicle,” any person driving, riding or otherwise controlling
a Motor Vehicle is the “Operator,” and any person other than the Operator riding in, on or being pulled by
a Motor Vehicle is a “Passenger.” Before any medical expenses for Motor Vehicle related injuries will be
considered for sharing, they must first be submitted to any party that is responsible for the accident or
liable for damages resulting from the accident.
2. Accidents where you are not an Operator or Passenger.
Needs for injuries caused by or incurred in a Motor Vehicle accident where you were not an operator or
passenger (e.g., you were a bystander, pedestrian, bicyclist, etc., when injured) are sharable, but only to
the extent the costs at issue are not the responsibility of any insurance carrier or liable party.
3. Accidents where you are an Operator or Passenger.
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implements, construction equipment, go-karts, four-wheel or six-wheel ATVs, golf carts, personal moving
devices, and all types of motorized watercraft and aircraft) will be sharable, to the extent the costs at
issue are not the responsibility of any insurance carrier or liable party, but only if: (a) the
Operator(s)/rider(s) were driving, riding or operating the vehicle off-road or on a public roadway that
permits Motor Vehicles of the type involved in the accident; (b) the Operator and Motor Vehicle were
validly insured as required by law; (b) the Operator(s)/rider(s) and Motor Vehicle were not engaged in
racing or stunt competition and were not operating the Motor Vehicle recklessly; and (c) the
Operator(s)/rider(s) were not operating the Motor Vehicle under the influence of alcohol, any recreational
drug, any prescription drugs that bear a warning against operating a Motor Vehicle or heavy machinery,
or any illegal substance as defined by applicable law.
4. Accidents involving three-wheel vehicles or snowmobiles where you are an Operator or
Passenger.
Expenses from injuries related to accidents involving three-wheel vehicles or snowmobiles in which you
were an operator or passenger are not sharable, whether off-road or on-road, even if local law allows
three-wheel vehicles or snowmobiles to travel on public roads.
5. Occupational or Work-Related Injuries.
Expenses arising from the care and treatment of an Illness or Injury that is occupational, or that arises
from work for wage or profit, including self-employment, are generally not eligible for sharing. However,
provided such Illness or Injury results from legal employment, they will be considered for sharing if:
a) The State in which the injuries occurred has no Worker’s Compensation laws or insurance
requirements; or
b) The State laws proscribing participation in the Worker’s Compensation system of that State
do not allow the business owner and/or enterprise from participating in Workers
Compensation. Documentation of such exemption may be required.
iv. Conditional Member Expenses.
Members with certain pre-existing conditions that are responsive to lifestyle changes may be accepted
into the membership based on a mutually agreed upon treatment plan between the Conditional Member
and Universal HealthShare. Conditional Members are assigned a health coach to monitor and encourage
personal progress toward health goals. Health coaching sessions and related costs, including
administrative fees charged by Universal HealthShare in its reasonable discretion, shall be paid for by the
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null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null | tional Member by remitting a monthly amount set, and revised from time to time, by Universal
HealthShare. Certain expenses associated with that customized treatment plan may be eligible for
sharing based upon review and case by case determination by Universal HealthShare, to include, but not
be limited to, smoking cessation, weight loss or dietary control, diabetic testing supplies, or other program
costs that may be eligible for sharing as an incentive to lifestyle change. The normal pre-existing
condition guidelines may be altered at the discretion of Universal HealthShare to encourage participation
in the Conditional Membership program as conducted, revised and implemented by Universal
HealthShare. UHFR093021E100121 Page 115
III. Out-of-Network Physician Charges are Not
Sharable
If medical charges are incurred from providers and/or facilities that are out of network, the following
guidelines will be used to determine sharable amounts for those charges. (You can always determine in
advance whether a provider is out of network by asking your physician or hospital, or by contacting your
Customer Service team.)
Out-of-network physician services are not eligible for sharing except for emergency room visits, charges
that are part of sharable inpatient hospitalization and surgery, or sharable outpatient surgical procedures.
If eligible, these charges will be sharable at a percentage of the Medicare payable amount. Ask your
provider or call your Customer Service team for details.
IV. Sharing for Pre-Existing Conditions
All rules related to Pre-Existing Conditions referenced in the Guidelines apply to the UHS Healthy Life
EasyShare Programs, subject to the following exception:
Conditions that exist at the time of enrollment that have evidenced symptoms and/or received treatment
and/or medication within the 36 months prior to enrollment are not eligible for sharing during the first to
years of Membership, except where specifically noted within these Sharing Guidelines. After the first two
full years of continuous monthly membership, medical expenses incurred for a pre-existing condition are
eligible for sharing up to the annual program limits inclusive of any other eligible, sharable medical
expenses incurred throughout the Program Year, as if the condition was not pre-existing. For certain
conditions listed in Article VI, Section 6.02, a statement signed by both the member and the doctor must
be submitted, verifying that the condition did not exist prior to membership, or that the member went at
least 36 and in some cases 48 months (up to 60 months for some conditions, such as cancer) without
symptoms, treatment and medication subsequent to the time the condition last occurred or existed
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