Hassle-Free Health Coverage: Comprehensive Plan Covered Services

Comprehensive plans vary, but generally cover the same kinds of services. Some of these include:

- professional services of doctors of medicine and osteopathy and other recognized medical practitioners;

- hospital charges for semiprivate room and board and other necessary services and supplies;

- surgical charges;

- services of registered nurses and, in some cases, licensed practical nurses;

- home health care;

- physical therapy;

- anesthetics and their administration;

- x-rays and other diagnostic laboratory procedures;

- x-ray or radium treatment;

- oxygen and other gases and their administration;

- blood transfusions, including the cost of blood when charged;

- medicine requiring a prescription;

- specified ambulance services;

- rental of durable mechanical equipment required for therapeutic use;

- artificial limbs and other prosthetic appliances, except replacement of such appliances;

- casts, splints, braces and crutches;

- rental of a wheelchair or hospital bed.