Providence Choice PPO – New for 2009

Providence Choice PPO members have access to all the rich health plan benefits they're used to enjoying, plus these added plan features:

Online health and wellness tools

Participate in a free online health risk assessment and receive a motivational action plan and resources by mail to prevent or manage disease. Online tools and health information are accessible through www.myprovidence.org to members.

Tobacco cessation

• $0 copay coverage for over-the-counter nicotine gum and patches
• $0 copay coverage of buproprion, a drug that blocks nicotine dependency in the brain
• $5 copay (full-time employees)/$10 copay (part-time and retirees) for Chantix, a drug that reduces cravings for cigarettes and other tobacco products

Value Plus Pharmacy

$0 copay on commonly prescribed generic and name-brand drugs to treat conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, depression and diabetes. See the complete list of Value Plus Pharmacy drugs (PDF).

Cancer screenings

• $0 copay colorectal cancer screening
• $0 copay breast and cervical cancer screenings
• $0 copay prostate cancer screening
• Many other $0 copay prevention services - See your benefit summaries for more details.

Weight management and nutritional counseling

• Four no-cost nutritional counseling program visits per year for members with chronic health conditions or who are enrolled in a weight management program
• Four lifetime no-cost nutritional counseling program visits for all other members

New community-based medical homes

This year, members in Lake Oswego and Washington County will have new homes for state-of-the-art primary, immediate and specialty care, including the LEED-certified Providence Bridgeport Health Center. Find a doctor and a medical home near you.