Covered Expenses

Covered Expenses

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Short-term Health Coverage plans provide benefits for:

  • Medically necessary and appropriate services in a physician's or other practitioner's office.
  • Routine diagnostic services.
  • Prescription drugs (subject to deductible and paid at 80 percent).
  • Inpatient hospitalization including room and board in a semi-private room, general nursing care, medications, injections, diagnostics and special care units. (Certain services require prior authorization or benefits will be reduced or denied.)
  • Emergency care services.
  • Skilled nursing facilities (limited to 10 days per policy term).
  • Therapy services including physical, speech, occupational, manipulative, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitative (10 visit limit per benefit period).
  • Home health services (10 visit limit per benefit period; prior approval must be obtained).
  • Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) ($500 limit per benefit period).
  • Durable medical equipment.
  • Prosthetics and orthotics.
  • Ambulance services.

A complete list of benefits terms and conditions is included in your Short-term policy, which you will receive with your identification card after you enroll.

Page Modified:February 14, 2008