FEHB Standard and Basic Options
2026 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - Standard and Basic Option
Section 5(f). Prescription Drug Benefits
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Section 5(f). Prescription Drug Benefits
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Benefit Description
Covered Medication and Supplies (cont.)
Note: For a list of the Preferred Network Long-Term Care pharmacies, call 800-624-5060, TTY: 711.
Note: For coordination of benefits purposes, if you need a statement of Preferred retail pharmacy benefits in order to file claims with your other coverage when this Plan is the primary payor, call the Retail Pharmacy Program at 800-624-5060, TTY: 711, or visit our website at www.fepblue.org.
Note: We waive your cost-share for available forms of generic contraceptives and for brand-name contraceptives that have no generic equivalent or generic alternative, as listed in each therapeutic class under the HRSA guidelines found at https://www.hrsa.gov/womens-guidelines, when purchased from a Preferred retail pharmacy. You may seek an exception for any contraceptive that is not available with zero-member cost-share. Your provider will need to complete the Contraceptive Exception Form under Pharmacy Forms found on our website at www.fepblue.org/claim-forms. If you have questions about the exception process, call 800-624-5060.
If you have difficulty accessing contraceptive coverage or other reproductive healthcare, you can contact contraception@opm.gov.
Reimbursement for covered over-the-counter contraceptives can be submitted in accordance with Section 7.
Note: For additional Family Planning benefits, see Section 5(a).
Standard Option - You Pay
Continued from previous page:
Tier 5 (non-preferred specialty drug): 30% of the Plan allowance (no deductible), limited to one purchase of up to a 30-day supply
Basic Option - You Pay
Continued from previous page:
Tier 2 (preferred brand-name drug): 35% of the Plan allowance ($100 maximum) for each purchase of up to a 30-day supply ($300 maximum for a 31 to 90-day supply)
Tier 3 (non-preferred brand-name drug): 65% of the Plan allowance for up to a 90-day supply
Tier 4 (preferred specialty drug): 35% of the Plan allowance ($200 maximum) limited to one purchase of up to a 30-day supply
Tier 5 (non-preferred specialty drug): 35% of the Plan allowance ($450 maximum) limited to one purchase of up to a 30-day supply
Covered Medication and Supplies (cont.)
- Insulin, diabetic test strips, lancets, and tubeless insulin delivery systems (See Section 5(a) for our coverage of insulin pumps with tubes.)
- Needles and disposable syringes for the administration of covered medications
- Clotting factors and anti-inhibitor complexes for the treatment of hemophilia
Note: For a list of the Preferred Network Long-Term Care pharmacies, call 800-624-5060, TTY: 711.
Note: For coordination of benefits purposes, if you need a statement of Preferred retail pharmacy benefits in order to file claims with your other coverage when this Plan is the primary payor, call the Retail Pharmacy Program at 800-624-5060, TTY: 711, or visit our website at www.fepblue.org.
Note: We waive your cost-share for available forms of generic contraceptives and for brand-name contraceptives that have no generic equivalent or generic alternative, as listed in each therapeutic class under the HRSA guidelines found at https://www.hrsa.gov/womens-guidelines, when purchased from a Preferred retail pharmacy. You may seek an exception for any contraceptive that is not available with zero-member cost-share. Your provider will need to complete the Contraceptive Exception Form under Pharmacy Forms found on our website at www.fepblue.org/claim-forms. If you have questions about the exception process, call 800-624-5060.
If you have difficulty accessing contraceptive coverage or other reproductive healthcare, you can contact contraception@opm.gov.
Reimbursement for covered over-the-counter contraceptives can be submitted in accordance with Section 7.
Note: For additional Family Planning benefits, see Section 5(a).
Standard Option - You Pay
Continued from previous page:
Tier 5 (non-preferred specialty drug): 30% of the Plan allowance (no deductible), limited to one purchase of up to a 30-day supply
Basic Option - You Pay
Continued from previous page:
Tier 2 (preferred brand-name drug): 35% of the Plan allowance ($100 maximum) for each purchase of up to a 30-day supply ($300 maximum for a 31 to 90-day supply)
Tier 3 (non-preferred brand-name drug): 65% of the Plan allowance for up to a 90-day supply
Tier 4 (preferred specialty drug): 35% of the Plan allowance ($200 maximum) limited to one purchase of up to a 30-day supply
Tier 5 (non-preferred specialty drug): 35% of the Plan allowance ($450 maximum) limited to one purchase of up to a 30-day supply
Benefit Description
Non-preferred Retail Pharmacies
Standard Option - You Pay
45% of the Plan allowance (Average wholesale price – AWP), plus any difference between our allowance and the billed amount (no deductible)
Basic Option - You Pay
All charges
Non-preferred Retail Pharmacies
Standard Option - You Pay
45% of the Plan allowance (Average wholesale price – AWP), plus any difference between our allowance and the billed amount (no deductible)
Basic Option - You Pay
All charges
Covered Medication and Supplies - continued on next page