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What are the no-cost generic drugs in 2009?
See the Regence and Providence lists at
/DAS/PEBB/2009Benefits/NoCostGenerics.shtml.
Note that Kaiser will continue to require a $1 copay for all generics in 2009.
What chronic conditions make someone eligible for four-per-year nutritional counseling?
In 2009, PEBB medical plans cover nutritional counseling sessions with a registered dietician. Plans cover four sessions per year for members with a chronic condition. At minimum, these conditions include the following. Plans may include other conditions; ask your plan.
- Diabetes
- Weight-related diagnoses
- Obesity
- Eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia
- Malnutrition
- Pediatric failure to thrive
- Metabolic syndrome
- Cardiovascular conditions
- Coronary artery disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
- Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
- Vascular disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
- Cystic fibrosis
- Side effects of cancer treatment (chemotherapy and radiation)
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Celiac disease
- Crohn’s disease
- Malabsorption syndrome
- Ulcerative colitis
- Diverticular disease
- Ostomy
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Kidney and liver disease
- End-stage-renal disease
- Chronic liver disease
- Cirrhosis
- AIDS and HIV positive diagnosis
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