Health Screening Benefit

Health screenings are an important part of managing your health. That's why your insurance coverage from MetLife provides an additional Health Screening Benefit (HSB) for covered screenings and tests.

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Discover your Health Screening Benefit

The MetLife Health Screening Benefit (HSB)1 provides you with a benefit for taking care of your health. This benefit is available with your Critical Illness

You and each of your covered dependents will receive $50 each calendar year for taking one of the covered screenings or tests. This benefit is in addition to any additional benefits you may qualify for under your coverage. Even better, we recently enhanced our HSB to include more than 50 screening tests3 including a routine health check-up, coronavirus testing, immunizations, hearing test as well as dental & vision exams.

Here's how it works:

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The screening/prevention measures for which a Helath Screening Benefit (HSB) may be paid are:
Annual physical exam (routine health check-up) Fasting blood glucose test
Biopsies for cancer Fasting plasma glucose test
Blood Chemistry Panel Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Blood test to determine total cholesterol Hearing Test
Blood test to determine triglycerides Hemoccult stool specimen
Bone marrow testing Hemoglobin A1C
Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) [a human papillomavirus test that is approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration]3
Breast ultrasound Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination
Breast sonogram Immunization
Cancer antigen 15-3 blood test for breast cancer (CA 15-3) Lipid panel
Cancer antigen 125 blood test for ovarian cancer (CA 125) Mammogram1
Carcinoembryonic antigen blood test for colon cancer (CEA) Oral cancer screening
Carotid doppler Pap smears or thin prep pap test
[any cervical cancer screening test approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration upon approval by the Covered Person’s Physician]3 Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test
Chest x-rays Serum cholesterol test to determine LDL or HDL levels
Clinical testicular exam Serum protein electrophoresis
Colonoscopy Skin cancer biopsy
Complete Blood Count Skin cancer screening
Coronavirus Testing (Diagnostic or Antibody) Skin exam
Dental exam Stress test on bicycle or treadmill
Digital rectal exam (DRE) Successful completion of smoking cessation program
Doppler screening for cancer Tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Doppler screening for peripheral vascular disease Thermography
Echocardiogram Two hour post-load plasma glucose test
Electrocardiogram (EKG) Ultrasounds for cancer detection
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Ultrasound screening of the abdominal aorta for abdominal aortic aneurysms
Endoscopy Virtual colonoscopy
Eye exam any generally medically accepted cancer screening tests approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration3

Health Screening Benefit Video

1 The Health Screening Benefit is not available in all states. In some states, there is a separate mammogram benefit. Please review your Disclosure Statement or Outline of Coverage/Disclosure Document for specific state variations and exclusions around this benefit. See your certificate for any applicable waiting periods.

2 [For Accident Insurance, the Health Screening Benefit is not available in all states. For Texas sitused policies and Texas residents covered under policies sitused in other states, when the Health Screening Benefit is included in an Accident-only plan, the covered screening measures are: physical exam, blood chemistry panel, complete blood count (CBC), chest x-rays, electrocardiogram (EKG), and electroencephalogram (EEG).]

3 All screening tests may not be included with your plan. See your certificate for a complete list of screening tests covered under your plan

4 Applies only to "clean" claims. A clean claim is a claim submitted with all the required information necessary to process the claim; no missing information requiring additional follow up with the subscriber. It generally takes 10 business days to process "clean" claims.

[METLIFE’S ACCIDENT INSURANCE IS A LIMITED BENEFIT GROUP INSURANCE POLICY].
The policy is not intended to be a substitute for medical coverage and certain states may require the insured to have medical coverage to enroll for the coverage. The policy or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. There are benefit reductions that begin at age 65, if applicable. Like most group accident and health insurance policies, policies offered by MetLife may include waiting periods and contain certain exclusions, limitations and terms for keeping them in force. For complete details of coverage and availability, please refer to the group policy form GPNP16-AX or contact MetLife. Benefits are underwritten by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY. Hospital does not include certain facilities such as nursing homes, convalescent care or extended care facilities. See MetLife’s Disclosure Statement or Outline of Coverage/Disclosure Document for full details. Hospital does not include certain facilities such as nursing homes, convalescent care or extended care facilities. See MetLife's Disclosure Statement or Outline of Coverage/Disclosure Document for full details.

[METLIFE CRITICAL ILLNESS INSURANCE (CII) IS A LIMITED BENEFIT GROUP INSURANCE POLICY.]
Like most group accident and health insurance policies, MetLife’s CII policies contain certain exclusions, limitations and terms for keeping them in force. Product features and availability may vary by state. In most plans, there is a pre-existing condition exclusion. After a covered condition occurs, there is a benefit suspension period during which most plans do not pay recurrence benefits, except in the case of insureds covered under a New York certificate. MetLife offers CII on both an Attained Age and an Issue Age basis. Attained Age rates are based on 5-year age bands and will increase when a Covered Person reaches a new age band. MetLife’s Issue Age CII is guaranteed renewable, and may be subject to benefit reductions that begin at age 65. Premium rates for MetLife’s Issue Age CII are based on age at the time of the initial coverage effective date and will not increase due to age; premium rates for increases in coverage, including the addition of dependents’ coverage, if applicable, will be based on the covered person’s age at the time of the initial coverage effective date. Rates are subject to change for MetLife’s Issue Age CII on a class-wide basis. A more detailed description of the benefits, limitations, and exclusions applicable to both Attained Age and Issue Age CII can be found in the applicable Disclosure Statement or Outline of Coverage/Disclosure Document available at time of enrollment. For complete details of coverage and availability, please refer to the group policy form GPNP07-CI, GPNP09-CI or GPNP14-CI, or contact MetLife for more information. Benefits are underwritten by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, New York MetLife's Critical Illness Insurance is not intended to be a substitute for Medical Coverage providing benefits for medical treatment, including hospital, surgical and medical expenses. MetLife's Critical Illness Insurance does not provide reimbursement for such expenses.]

[METLIFE'S HOSPITAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE IS A LIMITED BENEFIT GROUP INSURANCE POLICY.]
The policy is not intended to be a substitute for medical coverage and certain states may require the insured to have medical coverage to enroll for the coverage. The policy or its provisions may vary or be unavailable in some states. There is a preexisting condition limitation for hospital sickness benefits. There are benefit reductions that begin at age 65. Like most group accident and health insurance policies, policies offered by MetLife may contain certain exclusions, limitations and terms for keeping them in force. For complete details of coverage and availability, please refer to the group policy form GPNP16-AX, or GPNP16-HI, or contact MetLife. Benefits are underwritten by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, New York. In certain states, availability of MetLife’s Group Hospital Indemnity Insurance is pending regulatory approval. Hospital does not include certain facilities such as nursing homes, convalescent care or extended care facilities. See MetLife's Disclosure Statement or Outline of Coverage/Disclosure Document for full details.