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Plan year: August 18, 2007–August 17, 2008

Student Gold Health Insurance Plan

Benefits at Wardenburg Health Center

What are the general benefits at Wardenburg Health Center?

  • No co-pays.
  • No deductibles.
  • No pre-existing condition clause when seen at Wardenburg Health Center.
  • 100 percent coverage for medical clinic services (sickness and injury).
  • 100 percent coverage for women’s health services (includes one annual exam per plan year).
  • 100 percent coverage for men’s health clinic (one annual exam per plan year).
  • 100 percent coverage for medically necessary supplies (regularly stocked).
  • 100 percent coverage for laboratory services (if medically necessary).
  • 100 percent coverage for X-ray services (if medically necessary).
  • 100 percent coverage for 25 physical therapy visits per plan year when referred.*
  • 100 percent coverage for immunizations such as hepatitis B series, meningitis, HPV, and flu. (Exceptions to immunization coverage are the following travel-specific prevention vaccines: Japanese encephalitis, rabies, yellow fever, and typhoid.)
  • 100 percent coverage for travel clinic services.
  • One eye examination per plan year at Wardenburg Health Center only (glasses, contacts, and contact lens fittings are not covered).

    *Regularly stocked covered items will be covered at 100 percent the first time. Replacement supplies will not be covered. Custom knee braces are not covered. For a comprehensive list detailing what is and what is not covered, please see the Sports Medicine Department.

What are the outpatient mental health and substance abuse services provided at Wardenburg Health Center?

  • Biologically-based conditions
    100 percent coverage for medically necessary visits; the number of visits will be determined by your provider for the following biologically based conditions: schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder, bipolar affective disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and panic disorder.
  • Nonbiologically-based conditions
    The plan covers up to 12 psychological health and 8 psychiatry visits as determined by your provider. Prescription refills will be considered one psychiatry visit.
  • Group Therapy
    100 percent coverage for group therapy.

What specialist can I see at Wardenburg Health Center?
Wardenburg Health Center contracts for the services of specialty physicians from the Boulder community and the CU-Health Sciences Center. Specialty clinic visits at Wardenburg Health Center are subject to appointment availability, and may be limited during the summer session and breaks.

The Student Gold Health Insurance Plan includes:

  • 100 percent coverage for orthopedics, minor surgery, and allergy visits at Wardenburg Health Center (WHC) with a valid referral from an appropriate healthcare provider (includes allergy antigens at 50 percent coverage).
  • 100 percent coverage for 10 chiropractic visits per plan year with a valid referral from an appropriate healthcare provider.

What happens if I am unable to see a specialist at Wardenburg Health Center?
The Student Gold Health Insurance Plan includes coverage for health care, including specialists, outside of Wardenburg Health Center. This coverage is underwritten by the Chickering Group/Aetna. See Services Outside Wardenburg Health Center for details on this coverage.

If you require specialist care outside of Wardenburg Health Center, and you are referred by a WHC health care provider, your deductible, coinsurance, and co-payment will apply.

If you require specialist care, and no appointments are available at Wardenburg Health Center, and you are referred outside of WHC, your deductible, coinsurance, and co-payment will apply.

You are responsible for the deductible, coinsurance, and co-payment for services you receive outside of Wardenburg Health Center.

What services at Wardenburg Health Center are NOT covered?
Wardenburg Health Center services that are not covered under the Student Gold Health Insurance Plan include, but are not limited to:

  • ADHD/ADD Testing
  • Copies of X-rays and medical records
  • Custom knee braces
  • Dental care
  • Immunizations for Japanese encephalitis, rabies, yellow fever, and typhoid
  • Loaned equipment
  • Missed appointments
  • Orthotics
  • Premarital lab tests
  • Replacement of medical supplies
  • Sports treadmill

Services such as the following are not covered when requested by the patient and are therefore excluded from coverage:

  • Cardiac risk profiles
  • Cholesterol tests
  • Hearing tests
  • HIV/AIDS testing
  • Nutritional care
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