How benefits
are covered?
The benefit options for covered expenses for
injury or sickness per insured person per
benefit period.
Liberty STM pays
benefits for each covered person in the
following manner: First, you meet your
deductible. Choose from five options: $250,
$500, $1,000, $2,500 or $5,000
Then Liberty STM
pays 80% or 50% of the next $5,000 of covered
expenses
After this,
Liberty STM pays 100% of covered expenses up to
your coverage period maximum of $2
million
What
medical expenses are covered?
After satisfying
the deductible amount you've selected, Liberty
Select will pay the coinsurance you selected for
covered expenses, up to a lifetime maximum of $2
million per insured person per coverage period.*
Benefits are limited to the reasonable and
customary charge for a covered expense in
addition to any specific limits.
- Hospital
Charges: average semi-private room rate,
medical care and treatment
- Outpatient
Hospital or Ambulatory Surgical Center
charges
- Physician
Services for treatment and diagnosis
- Surgeon
Services in the hospital or ambulatory
Surgical Center
- Assistant
Surgeon Services: up to 20% of the surgeons
benefit
- Anesthesia
Services: up to 20% of the surgeons benefits
- Intensive
Care: up to three times the average
semi-private room rate
- X-Ray Exams,
Laboratory tests and analysis
- X-Ray and
Radioactive isotope therapy, anesthesia,
oxygen, casts, splints, crutches, braces,
surgical dressings, artificial limbs or
eyes, rental of medical supplies
- Blood or blood
derivatives and their administration
- Ambulance
Services: $250 per emergency
- Organ
Transplants: $50,000 lifetime maximum
- Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS): $10,000
lifetime maximum
- Mammography,
pap smear and screens
* Benefits
for gallbladder surgery are limited to a $2,500
lifetime maximum per insured person. Benefits
for injury or disorders of the knees are limited
to a $2,500 lifetime maximum per insured person.
Benefits may vary by state.
What is a
family deductible?
With a family deductible benefit your insured
family is only required to satisfy a maximum of
three (3) deductibles during the coverage
period.
What is a
reasonable and customary charge?
A "reasonable and customary charge" is
the charge typically made by physicians or
suppliers of medical services, medicines and
supplies within a specific geographic area.
Do I need
precertification?
Pre-admission certification prior to eligible
inpatient hospitalization or surgery by the
covered individual within 48 hours is required.
This is not a guarantee of benefits. Failure to
precertify will result in a benefit reduction of
50%. Call 1-800-367-9938 for precertification.
When does
coverage terminate?
Coverage ends when the premium is not paid when
due; you enter full-time active duty in the
Armed Forces; you become eligible for Medicare,
this applies to states where association
membership is a requirement; the elected
coverage period expires; Standard Security Life
Insurance Company determines fraud or
misrepresentation has been made in filing a
claim for benefits; or a dependent ceases to be
eligible; **you cease to be a member of the
association or the group master policy
terminates.
** This
applies to states where association membership
is required.
Can I
continue coverage?
If your need for temporary health insurance
continues, you may apply for another Secure STM
plan. Your application is subject to
eligibility, underwriting requirements and state
availability of the coverage. The next coverage
period is not continuous and any condition
incurred during the last coverage period will be
excluded as a pre-existing condition.
Eligibility
and Effective Date of Coverage:
Temporary
Health Insurance Eligibility:
Liberty Select - Secure STM is offered to CFA
members (by enrolling in this plan, you
automatically become a member of the
Communicating for America Association), their
spouses and their dependent children under age
19 (or under age 25 if a full-time student) who
have a social security number and can answer
"no" to the health questions on the
application. Children age 19 and over should
apply separately. Child-only coverage is
available for ages 2 through 18.
Child
Only Coverage:
When applying for coverage ONLY on the child(ren),
the minimum age is 2 years old. The 2-19 premium
rate (male or female, based on the gender of the
child applicant) for the youngest child is used;
then the per child rate for each of the other
siblings to be insured on the plan. Please enter
the youngest child as the applicant, and all
other child(ren) as the dependents. The parent
or legal guardian must sign and date the
application. Children age 19 and older must
apply separately.
Effective
Date of Coverage:
The insurance can be effective as early as 12:01
a.m. the next day after the transmission date.
However, the applicant can choose a later
effective date not to exceed 60 days from
transmission date. Coverage ends on termination
date listed in your policy.
If your payment
is by credit card, the hard copy application
does not have to be mailed to HPA, but the
applicant should print a hard copy for his/her
records. The acknowledgment of the applicant's
name for credit card payment suffices as a
signature under e-commerce law.
If your payment
is by check, money order, or automatic check
withdrawal, the hard copy of the application
does not have to be mailed to HPA. However, the
initial payment must be mailed in by check along
with a voided check. Please note social security
number on initial payment check. The initial
payment must be received within 10 days from the
transmission date or coverage is void.
Coverage under
this policy will end on the termination date
listed in the Schedule of Benefits.
Coverage will be
considered void if payment is not received.
Money
Back Guarantee
Immediately
following receipt and approval of your submitted
application form, a Policy or Certificate will
be issued and mailed to your residence/home
address. Please read the Policy or
Certificate carefully. It is important to
us that you understand and are satisfied with
the your insurance plan. If
you are not satisfied that this coverage will
meet your insurance needs, simply return the
Policy or Certificate with your written and
signed request for cancellation within 10 days
after you receive it. Coverage will be
canceled as of the effective date and you will
receive a full refund of your initial payment -
no questions asked!
This website
provides a brief description of the benefits,
exclusions and other provisions of the policy
Form SSL-STMP-1104. For complete listing, see
the Policy/Certificate of Insurance. Benefits
may vary by state. LTCC, ,Inc. All rights
reserved.
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This is only
a general summary of the features of the Liberty
STM Medical Plan. Complete details may be found
in the Master Policy. Benefits and policy
provisions may vary by state.
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