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Benefits and coverage by plan

Get plan benefits booklets, find out what is covered, and your costs for care.

What is a certificate of coverage (COC)?

The certificates of coverage (COCs), also called benefits booklets, are produced by the health plans to provide detailed information about plan benefits and what is and is not covered. The COC is the primary source of coverage provisions offered under the plan.

What is a summary of benefits and coverage (SBC)?

Summaries of benefits and coverage (SBCs) are required under the federal Affordable Care Act to help members understand plan benefits and medical terms. SBCs are not available for Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare supplement plans. For PEBB Program Medicare plan summaries, use the medical benefit comparison tool.

SBCs help you compare things like:

Whether there are services a plan doesn't cover
What isn't included in a plan's out-of-pocket limit
Whether you need a referral to see a specialist

The PEBB Program and/or medical plans provide SBCs, or notice of how to get one, at different times throughout the year (like when you apply for coverage, renew your plan, or request an SBC). SBCs are available (upon request) in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese, and Navajo.

SBCs don't replace PEBB's medical benefit comparison tool, or the plans' certificates of coverage.

SBCs are not available for Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare supplement plans. For PEBB Medicare plan summaries, use the medical benefit comparison tool.

What are preauthorization criteria?

Preauthorization is when you seek approval from your health plan for coverage of specific services, supplies, or drugs before receiving them. Some services or treatments (except emergencies) may require preauthorization before the plan pays for them. Preauthorization is not a guarantee, however, that your plan will pay for those services, supplies or drugs.

The criteria included in the preauthorization requirements below state how a plan determines when a service, supply, or drug is medically necessary and will be covered.

Kaiser Permanente NW documents

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest, with plans offered in Clark and Cowlitz counties in WA, and the Portland, OR area.

Certificates of coverage

Non-Medicare retiree plans

2018

Medicare retiree plan

2018

Kaiser Permanente NW Senior Advantage (2018)

Summaries of benefits and coverage

Non-Medicare retiree plans

2018

Preauthorization criteria

Kaiser Permanente NW preauthorization requirements

These criteria do not imply or guarantee approval. Please check with your plan to ensure coverage. Preauthorization requirements are only valid for the month published. They may have changed from previous months and may change in future months.

Kaiser Permanente WA (formerly Group Health) documents

Certificates of Coverage

The 2018 Kaiser Permanente WA certificates of coverage have been revised to address and clarify a bariatric surgery benefit. The corrected booklet was updated November 7, 2017.

Non-Medicare retiree plans

2018

Medicare retiree plans

2018

Summaries of benefits and coverage

Non-Medicare retiree plans

2018

Medicare retiree plans

2018

Kaiser Permanente WA (formerly Group Health) Medicare Advantage and Original Medicare (2018)

Preauthorization criteria

Kaiser Permanente WA (formerly Group Health) preauthorization requirements

Premera Blue Cross documents

Certificate of coverage

Medicare Supplement Plan F (2018)

Outline of coverage

Medicare Supplement Plan F (Summary) (2018)

Summaries of benefits and coverage are not available for Medicare supplement plans. For PEBB Program Medicare plan summaries, see the medical benefits comparison tool.