2027 Medicare Advantage plan

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska MA Assure (HMO-POS): 2027 benefits and costs

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska HMO-POS

CMS plan ID: H3170-004-0 · Plan year: 2027

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska MA Assure (HMO-POS) is a 2027 Medicare Advantage plan offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. It is listed in Nebraska.

2027 plan costs at a glance

Monthly plan premium$0.00

Drug deductible$400.00

In-network medical out-of-pocket maximum$5,900.00

Organization: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
Plan organization: SAPPHIRE EDGE, INC.
Parent company: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Plan type: HMO-POS
Part C premium: $0.00
Part D premium: $0.00
Prescription drug coverage: Yes
2027 CMS Star Rating

Standard monthly Medicare Part B premium: $209.50 (estimated)

You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium.

In-network medical deductible: None
Combined in/out-of-network medical deductible: None
Out-of-network medical deductible: None
In-network medical maximum: $5,900.00
Combined in/out-of-network medical maximum: Not applicable
Out-of-network medical maximum: Not applicable

2027 benefit summary

Doctor visits and medical care

Common medical services and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Primary care doctor	$0 Service-specific deductible No
Specialist visit	$45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Telehealth	$0.00 to $60.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No
Emergency care	$130.00 copay
Urgent care	$40.00 copay
Home health	$0 Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Dialysis	20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No
Part B chemotherapy and radiation drugs	0% to 20% coinsurance Deductible applies No	Approval required Yes
Other Part B drugs	0% to 20% coinsurance Deductible applies No	Approval required Yes
Kidney disease education services	$0 Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No
Medicare-covered chiropractic	$15.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required No
Medicare-covered foot care	$45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Other health professionals	$0.00 to $45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No

Hospital, outpatient surgery and observation care

Inpatient stays and skilled nursing care

In-network stays. Charges can depend on the number of days and the benefit period.
Care	Your share of the cost	What to know
Inpatient hospital stay	$0.00 copay per stay Days 1–5: $525.00 copay per day Days 6–90: $0.00 copay per day	Approval required Yes Referral required No Benefit period Per Admission or Per Stay
Inpatient mental health care	$0.00 copay per stay Days 1–5: $400.00 copay per day Days 6–90: $0.00 copay per day	Approval required Yes Referral required No Benefit period Per Admission or Per Stay
Skilled nursing facility	Days 1–10: $0.00 copay per day Days 11–20: $10.00 copay per day Days 21–100: $218.00 copay per day	Approval required Yes Referral required No Benefit period Original Medicare

See plan documents for out-of-network hospital and skilled nursing costs.

Hospital, outpatient surgery and observation care and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Outpatient hospital care	$525.00 copay Service-specific deductible No
Hospital observation services	$525.00 copay Service-specific deductible No
Ambulatory surgical center	$475.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Outpatient blood	$0 Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No

Tests, imaging and laboratory services

Tests, imaging and laboratory services and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Diagnostic procedures and tests	$0.00 to $525.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Laboratory services	$0 Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Diagnostic radiology (CT, MRI)	$0.00 to $225.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Therapeutic radiology	20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
X-rays	$40.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes

Mental health and substance use treatment

Mental health and substance use treatment and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Partial hospitalization	$60.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Intensive outpatient program	$60.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Substance use treatment, individual sessions	$35.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required No
Substance use treatment, group sessions	$35.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required No
Opioid treatment program	$35.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Mental health, individual sessions	$35.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required No
Mental health, group sessions	$35.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required No
Psychiatry, individual sessions	$45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Psychiatry, group sessions	$45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes

Therapy and rehabilitation

Therapy and rehabilitation and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Occupational therapy	$45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Physical and speech therapy	$45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Cardiac rehabilitation	$30.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Intensive cardiac rehabilitation	$30.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Pulmonary rehabilitation	$25.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes
Supervised exercise for peripheral artery disease	$25.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes Referral required Yes

Ambulance, medical equipment and supplies

Ambulance, medical equipment and supplies and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Ground ambulance	$325.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes
Air ambulance	20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes
Durable medical equipment	20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes
Prosthetic devices	20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes
Medical supplies	20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required Yes
Diabetic supplies	0% to 20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No
Diabetic shoes and inserts	20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No
Diabetic monitors	0% to 20% coinsurance Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No

Dental benefits

Dental benefits and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Medicare-covered dental	$45.00 copay
Oral examsAdditional plan benefit	$0
Dental X-raysAdditional plan benefit	$0
Other diagnostic dentalAdditional plan benefit	$0
Dental cleaningAdditional plan benefit	$0
FluorideAdditional plan benefit	$0
Other preventive dentalAdditional plan benefit	$0

Vision benefits

Vision benefits and member costs
Service	In-network	Point-of-service	What to know
Medicare-covered eye exams	$45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Not summarized. Check coverage with the plan.	Approval required No Referral required No
Routine eye examsAdditional plan benefit	$0	$0 Deductible applies No Dollar benefit limit applies Yes Benefit allowance $70.00 How often this limit applies Every year	Approval required No Referral required No
Medicare-covered eyewear	$0 Service-specific deductible No	Not summarized. Check coverage with the plan.	Approval required No Referral required No
Contact lensesAdditional plan benefit	$0	$0 Deductible applies No Dollar benefit limit applies Yes Benefit allowance $200.00 How often this limit applies Every year	Approval required No Referral required No
Eyeglasses, lenses and framesAdditional plan benefit	$0	$0 Deductible applies No Dollar benefit limit applies Yes Benefit allowance $200.00 How often this limit applies Every year	Approval required No Referral required No
Eyeglass lensesAdditional plan benefit	$0	$0 Deductible applies No Dollar benefit limit applies Yes Benefit allowance $200.00 How often this limit applies Every year	Approval required No Referral required No
Eyeglass framesAdditional plan benefit	$0	$0 Deductible applies No Dollar benefit limit applies Yes Benefit allowance $200.00 How often this limit applies Every year	Approval required No Referral required No

Additional network details

These costs apply to the listed service categories and networks.

Vision benefits: additional out-of-network or point-of-service benefits
Service	Network	Your share of the cost	What to know
UpgradesAdditional plan benefit	Point-of-service	$0 Deductible applies No	Dollar benefit limit applies Yes Benefit allowance $200.00 How often this limit applies Every year

Hearing benefits

Hearing benefits and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Medicare-covered hearing exams	$0.00 to $45.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No
Routine hearing examsAdditional plan benefit	$0	Approval required No Referral required No
Hearing aid fitting and evaluationAdditional plan benefit	$0	Approval required No Referral required No
Prescription hearing aids (all types)Additional plan benefit	$495.00 to $1,695.00 copay Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No

Extra benefits

Extra benefits and member costs
Service	In-network	What to know
Over-the-counter health itemsAdditional plan benefit	$0 Service-specific deductible No
Limited-duration mealsAdditional plan benefit	$0 Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No
Annual physical examAdditional plan benefit	$0 Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No
Fitness benefitAdditional plan benefit	$0 Service-specific deductible No	Approval required No Referral required No

Prescription drug coverage

Costs shown are for initial coverage.

Drug deductible exceptions: Tier 1; Tier 2 are exempt from the deductible.

Standard retail costs

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Standard retail: initial-coverage cost per prescription fill
Drug tier	30 days	60 days	100 days
Tier 1Preferred Generic	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Tier 2Generic	$5.00	$10.00	$15.00
Tier 3Preferred Brand	15%	15%	15%
Tier 4Non-Preferred Drug	27%	Not listed	Not listed
Tier 5Specialty Tier	25%	Not listed	Not listed

Mail-order and other pharmacies

Out-of-network pricing: You pay the standard retail copay or coinsurance, plus any difference between the pharmacy’s billed charge and the amount the plan allows at a standard retail pharmacy.

Preferred mail order costs

On a small screen, scroll the table sideways to compare all fill lengths.

Preferred mail order: initial-coverage cost per prescription fill
Drug tier	30 days	60 days	100 days
Tier 1Preferred Generic	$2.00	$4.00	$0.00
Tier 2Generic	$5.00	$10.00	$0.00
Tier 3Preferred Brand	15%	15%	15%
Tier 4Non-Preferred Drug	27%	Not listed	Not listed
Tier 5Specialty Tier	25%	Not listed	Not listed

Standard mail order costs

On a small screen, scroll the table sideways to compare all fill lengths.

Standard mail order: initial-coverage cost per prescription fill
Drug tier	30 days	60 days	100 days
Tier 1Preferred Generic	$2.00	$4.00	$6.00
Tier 2Generic	$5.00	$10.00	$15.00
Tier 3Preferred Brand	15%	15%	15%
Tier 4Non-Preferred Drug	27%	Not listed	Not listed
Tier 5Specialty Tier	25%	Not listed	Not listed

Long-term care pharmacy costs

Long-term care pharmacy: initial-coverage cost per prescription fill
Drug tier	31 days
Tier 1Preferred Generic	$0.00
Tier 2Generic	$5.00
Tier 3Preferred Brand	15%
Tier 4Non-Preferred Drug	27%
Tier 5Specialty Tier	25%

Out-of-network pharmacy costs

Out-of-network pharmacy: initial-coverage cost per prescription fill
Drug tier	30 days
Tier 1Preferred Generic	$0.00
Tier 2Generic	$5.00
Tier 3Preferred Brand	15%
Tier 4Non-Preferred Drug	27%
Tier 5Specialty Tier	25%

Drug coverage rules and exceptions

Tier 1: Preferred Generic

Drugs included in this tier: Both Part D and Excluded Drugs
Longer fills available for every covered drug: Yes
Some longer-fill prescriptions require a one-month first fill: No

Tier 2: Generic

Drugs included in this tier: Part D Drugs Only
Longer fills available for every covered drug: Yes
Some longer-fill prescriptions require a one-month first fill: No

Tier 3: Preferred Brand

Drugs included in this tier: Part D Drugs Only
Longer fills available for every covered drug: Yes
Some longer-fill prescriptions require a one-month first fill: No

Tier 4: Non-Preferred Drug

Drugs included in this tier: Part D Drugs Only

Tier 5: Specialty Tier

Drugs included in this tier: Part D Drugs Only

Initial-coverage prices also apply to drugs exempt from the deductible: Yes

Special cost protections apply to covered insulin and recommended adult vaccines.

Where this plan is offered

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