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EXCLUSIONS This program does not include: benefits provided by or available under Medicare Part A and Part B; services or supplies provided by or available •> under any plan or program providing benefits or services for hospital or physicians' care or treatment; benefits provided under Federal, State, or local laws, including Workmen's Compensation, or by virtue of employment; dental care, unless made necessary by accidental bodily injury occurring while subscriber is enrolled; eye glasses and hearing aids; travel; private room charge above most prevalent semi-private room rate; care for nervous, mental, or tubercular conditions; blood; prescription drugs, except those administered while a hospital or extended care facility inpatient; private duty nursing; and surgery for cosmetic purposes.
WAITING PERIOD Benefits for pre-existing conditions and elective surgery are available only after your Blue Cross and Blue Shield 65 Extended Contract has been in effect for six months. However, this waiting period will be waived if you were enrolled in Blue Cross or Blue Shield immediately prior to the effective date of your 65 Extended Contract
SPELL OF ILLNESS A “spell of illness" begins on the first day you
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