Touring for work or enjoyable? Have you considered the way you’ll get emergency or pressing well being care in case you want it throughout your journey? Most likely not. Kaiser Permanente’s collaboration with Cigna Healthcare has eased that concern for a lot of members.
Our members who’re away from house can entry the Cigna Healthcare® PPO Community, or most popular supplier group community of physicians and suppliers, ought to they want emergency or pressing care throughout their travels.
“This selection offers members higher peace of thoughts and a greater expertise,” mentioned Brandon Cuevas, government vp, Nationwide Well being Plan, Kaiser Permanente. “Together with 24/7 digital care from Kaiser Permanente, members can really feel assured about easy methods to get high-quality care in the event that they get sick or are injured away from house.”
Extra methods to get care
Telephone, video, chat, or in-person. Our members have some ways to get care when and the way they want it. With Get Care Now on kp.org, members have 24/7 entry to care from Kaiser Permanente well being professionals.
For in-person care whereas away from house, Kaiser Permanente members are coated for pressing and emergency care, wherever.
Utilizing Cigna Healthcare’s U.S. supplier community makes getting that care simpler and extra handy.
As a part of this improved expertise with Cigna Healthcare, members with Kaiser Permanente HMO or EPO (unique supplier group) plans gained’t pay up entrance. They gained’t should file a declare for reimbursement. They’ll solely be chargeable for their common copay.
And as at all times, members can go to any pressing or emergency care facility whereas touring and submit a declare to Kaiser Permanente for reimbursement later.
Study extra about easy methods to get pressing or emergency care away from house.
Useful ideas earlier than touring
Whether or not you journey usually or annually, verify this listing. Taking these easy steps will make it even simpler to get care in case you want it in your subsequent journey.
- Register on kp.org to see your well being data on-line and e-mail your Kaiser Permanente physician’s workplace with nonurgent questions anytime.
- Get our Kaiser Permanente app to remain linked while you’re on the go and for fast entry to your digital ID card. You can even order a brand new or alternative card (check in required) earlier than you journey.
- Save the Away from House Journey Line cellphone quantity, 951-268-3900 (TTY 711), to your cellular machine for journey help anytime, wherever.
- See your physician (check in required) if it is advisable to handle a situation throughout your journey.
- Refill your eligible prescriptions (check in required), together with contact lenses, to have sufficient when you’re away. Make sure you request refills at the very least 1 or 2 weeks earlier than your journey so there’s time to course of your request.
- In case you journey by aircraft, maintain your prescription drugs with you in your carry-on baggage.
- Be sure you perceive what providers are coated when you journey. Name the Away from House Journey Line in case you have any questions.
Go to kp.org/journey to be taught extra.
