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Terms of Use

WEB & MOBILE TERMS OF USE

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to those mobile applications and websites that we operate (each an “Application”) and that contain a link to these Terms. By using our Applications you are agreeing to the following:  

USE OF THIS APPLICATION

The contents of this Application – whether the content is ours or is licensed to us by a third party -- are protected by copyright. We authorize you to view and download material on this Application solely for your own use. You may not sell or modify the material or otherwise use it for any commercial purpose.

You will not use this Application in violation of any laws, including the fraud and abuse or anti-kickback provisions of the federal Medicare and Medicaid laws.  

You will not, and will not permit anyone else to: (1) modify, adapt, alter, translate or create derivative works of this Application; (2) use or merge this Application, or any component or element of this Application, with other software, databases or services not provided by us; (3) sublicense, distribute, sell or otherwise transfer the Application to any other party; (4) use the Application as a service bureau, or lease, rent or loan this Application to any third party; (5) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the source code or structure of this Application; (6) interfere in any manner with the operation of this Application; (7) circumvent, or attempt to circumvent, any electronic protection measures in place to regulate or control access to this Application; (8) create a database by systematically downloading and storing this Application; (9) use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application or other manual or automatic device to retrieve, index, "scrape," "data mine" or in any way gather information from this Application or reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of this Application.  

USE OF INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

We make this Application available for the purpose of providing information to consumers about our products and services, providing access to health-related resources, and providing our members access to their health plan information. Nothing on this Application is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice or for the care that patients receive from their physicians. Nothing in this Application is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. You should not disregard medical advice, or delay seeking medical advice, because of something you read on this Application.  

We are not responsible for information provided by health information content providers, third party sites linked to or framed by the Application, and we do not make any representations regarding the content, accuracy, or timeliness of any of such information.  

PROVIDER DIRECTORY

While we make efforts to ensure that our lists of doctors, hospitals and other providers are up-to-date and accurate, it is important to understand that sometimes health care providers leave our networks without letting us know, or they switch networks, or they change employment with provider groups and hospitals. Depending on your plan, these changes may impact how much you pay out of your own pocket for services.  

Not all providers are included in every plan’s network of doctors and hospitals. In order to avoid higher costs, it is important to understand whether your provider participates in your plan’s network and if your plan’s network includes Tiered providers. If you visit a provider who is not in your plan’s network or who is a Tier 2 provider for applicable Tiered plans, you may be required to pay a greater percentage of the deductible and/or co-insurance. (Tiered benefit plans enable you to pay lower cost share amounts by using providers in a plan network who are assigned to benefit Tier 1 or Tier 2. Although both Tiers represent in-network providers, you will generally be responsible for lower copayments, deductibles and coinsurance – and, therefore, pay less – if you use a Tier 1 provider.)  

If you are a member, logging in is the most accurate way to search for providers in your plan network. You may also enter the first three letters of your member ID number (found on your ID card) to search for in-network health care providers based on your plan prefix.  

Your doctor may refer you to another provider or facility for treatment. In-network providers are required to make best efforts to refer you to other in-network providers when possible. However, it is important to remind your doctor to refer you to in-network providers in order to avoid out-of-network costs and additional charges from out-of-network providers (also known as balance billing).  

If you receive services from an in-network hospital, the hospital may have arrangements with emergency room physicians, anesthesiologists, radiologists, and/or other providers to assist in your care. These providers may not participate in your plan’s network. To avoid out-of-network costs and balance billing by non-participating providers, when you choose a hospital in your network be sure to look for messages within the hospital’s displayed information in the search results that identifies hospital-based providers not in your plan’s network.  
If your health plan has out-of network benefits, we may reimburse you up to the maximum allowed amount for covered services if you see a non-participating provider. The process and method used by us to determine reimbursement for non-participating providers depends on your health plan. However, because we do not have a contract with non-participating providers, they can bill you for services up to their full billed charges regardless of your benefits, unless prohibited from doing so by your state.  
Health plans vary. We recommend that you consult your benefit plan document and/or contact the member services number listed on the back of your ID card to confirm in advance that the desired service is covered. Keep in mind that most HMO plans do not have out-of-network benefits and therefore may not reimburse for any out-of-network services except in limited circumstances.  

DISCOUNT OFFERS

We have arranged with various third-party vendors to make product and service discounts available to our members. Access to these discounts is not part of your health plan, and the products and services offered by these discount vendors are not covered by your health plan. We are not responsible for the products, services or information provided by any discount vendor. Discount offers and vendors are subject to change without notice.  

MEDICARE PLANS

The Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans are health plans with a Medicare contract or a standalone prescription drug plan with a Medicare contract. The Medicare Contract is renewed annually, and the availability of coverage beyond the end of the current year is not guaranteed. Y0071_10_10341_I 08/19/2010 

PASSWORDS AND ACCOUNT

If you are a member your username and password (your “Login Information”) will allow you to access certain information about you and your plan. Your Login Information is our exclusive property and may be used solely for your individual use to access this Application. You are solely responsible for controlling your Login Information and for authorizing, monitoring and controlling access to your account. You are prohibited from distributing, providing or otherwise making available your Login Information to any third party, and are responsible for all activities that occur under your Login Information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your Login Information or of any need to deactivate the Login Information associated with your account. 

USE OF EMAIL AND FAX

We may provide email and fax links to further facilitate communication for our members and their designees and caregivers. Information collected through email may be shared with our member services department, other associates, or third parties that perform services on our behalf. Unless otherwise noted, email through our website is not a completely secure and confidential means of communication. Non-encrypted email may be accessed and viewed by other Internet users without your knowledge and permission while in transit to us.  
Also, if you request that we email or fax information about you to someone using the email and fax capabilities in this Application, that email or fax may not be completely secure. Please verify email addresses and fax numbers carefully before submitting such a request. If you request that we send a dependent’s card you are indicating to us you have the authority to do so. 

LINKING TO OTHER APPLICATIONS

From time to time we will provide links to websites not owned or controlled by us. We do this because we think the information might be of interest or use to you. A link to a third party website does not constitute or imply endorsement by us. We cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of information presented on third party websites. While we do our best to ensure your privacy, we cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of third party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy practices of any website you visit.  

APPROPRIATENESS OF CONTENT

This Application is not intended to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect personal information from any user that we know is under the age of 13. Some of the content on this Application may not be appropriate for children. Parents or guardians are solely responsible for providing supervision of minors’ use of this Application.  

DIGITAL MILLENIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

We respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and is accessible on or through this Application, you must provide the following information to us when providing notice of the claimed infringement: 

  •      A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner and identification of the copyrighted work that is infringed;
  •      Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number and/or email address;
  •      A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or by law;
  •      A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

NO LIABILITY

No Liability. WE AND OUR LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS (INCLUDING ALL PROVIDERS OF CONTENT FOR THIS APPLICATION) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OR UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY OR INDEMNITY, FOR ANY DAMAGES OR PENALTIES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS APPLICATION OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WE SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL DAMAGES INCURRED BY YOU. THE REMEDIES STATED FOR YOU IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE EXCLUSIVE AND ARE LIMITED TO THOSE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

We and our licensors and suppliers are not responsible for any claims you may have against any medical professionals, suppliers of products or other persons, institutions or entities identified in whole or in part through this Application. 

No Warranties. THE APPLICATION AND ITS SERVICES, CONTENT AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." WE AND OUR LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 

LIMITATIONS

We are not licensed to sell products and services in all states. The descriptions of products and services contained on this Application may not contain all of the terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions that may be applicable. Before purchasing any health plan you should read the contract or explanation of benefits that contains all exclusions and limitations on coverage.  

TERMINATION

We may terminate any user’s right to use this Application at any time. We reserve the right to block, delete or stop the uploading of materials and communications that we find unacceptable for any reason. If your right to use this site ends, you shall make no further use of this site or any information obtained from this site. 

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We may revise, modify or amend these Terms at any time. Any such revision, modification or amendment shall be effective immediately upon either posting it to the Application or otherwise notifying you. These terms were most recently updated November 1, 2016. 

MISCELLANEOUS

We make no claims that the content and information included at this Application is appropriate or may be downloaded outside of the United States. Access to the content and information included at this Application may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access this Application from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are solely responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction and any other applicable laws. 

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana without regard to the choice of law provisions of any jurisdiction. We may without notice to you assign our rights and duties under these Terms to any party at any time. Failure to enforce or insist on strict performance of any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between us and you in any way related to these Terms shall be brought exclusively in a court of a competent jurisdiction sitting in Indianapolis, Indiana. Any cause of action or claim you may have against or involving us must be commenced within one year after the claim or cause of action arises. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall modify the provisions of these Terms. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the rest of these Terms. These Terms constitutes the entire agreement between you and us regarding your use of this Application, and it supersedes all prior agreements, representations, proposals and other communications with respect this Application and its content. 

QUESTIONS

If you have questions and comments, or if you believe that your confidentiality has been breached or that any of your communications have been intercepted, or you wish to notify us regarding a suspected violation of these Terms, please call Member Services immediately at the toll- free number on the back of your ID card.  
This Application is produced by Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. at various locations including 120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46204. © 2005-2017 Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.