Doug

Doug is married. He and his wife don’t use tobacco. Doug’s wife has Type 1 diabetes. She controls it with insulin but has some complications this year.

Let’s take a look...

They get their free annual wellness exams.

$500
100% paid by Energy Transfer!

Doug becomes ill a couple times in the year and the doctor sends out for lab work.

$80 visit x 2
$500 labs

He also has two prescriptions that he fills at the pharmacy.

$30 generic x 2

Doug’s wife has trouble with her diabetes and goes to her primary care doctor few times.

$80 visit x 4

Her doctor refers her to a specialist for additional treatment and he orders a round of lab work.

$110 visit x 10
$500 lab

Her condition worsens and she is hospitalized for six days.

$12,600 hospital stay

Doug’s wife takes a generic form of insulin that she fills through mail order.

$50 generic x 4

Doug's total expenses:

Doug has incurred a total of $15,940 in expenses. Now, let’s see which plan would have been better for Him!

$15,940
in total expenses.

Wait!

We also need to remember that Doug has been paying for medical coverage from His paycheck. We'll add that in too!

Remember, Doug incurred $15,940 in total expenses.

In the CDHP, Doug pays up to the out-of-pocket max. After that the Company pays 100%.

In the PPO, he doesn’t reach the out-of-pocket max. He pays some copays, his deductible and still continues to pay coinsurance.

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Doug could have saved several thousand dollars by using SurgeryPlus to schedule His surgery!

Because Doug's wife has a large claim, the individual deductible and max out-of-pocket applies to her care.

CDHP
PPO
Costs paid by
 
Doug
$5,220
$4,557
Doug
's
 paycheck deductions
$1,286
$3,655
Partnership-provided Contributions
($1,000)
($1,500)
($2,000)
($2,000)
N/A
And the winner is...

The CDHP plan is the winner for Doug!

CDHP
CDHP
PPO
PPO
Costs paid by
 
Doug
$5,220
$4,557
Doug
's
 paycheck deductions
$1,286
$3,655
Partnership-provided Contributions
($1,000)
($1,500)
($2,000)
($2,000)
N/A
Doug's Total Cost
$5,006
$5,006
$8,212
$8,212

To see a more detailed calculation of Doug's care, click here.