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If You Receive Care Outside the United States
When you receive care in select locations outside the United States, you can choose between receiving care in the CignaLinks® network or out-of-network. You will generally pay less when you use a CignaLinks® network provider.
  • You may use any licensed provider.
  • The Plan offers 100% coverage with no deductible for many preventive screenings.
  • The Plan generally pays 80% of the cost of most other covered services after you pay the annual deductible.
  • The Plan offers 75% coverage without a deductible for eligible prescription drug expenses.
  • Generally, you must pay for services at the time you receive care and file a claim to be reimbursed. Certain providers may accept assignment of benefits and choose to accept payment directly from Cigna Global Health Benefits. You would then be responsible for the difference not paid by the Plan. Visit the Cigna Envoy website at www.cignaenvoy.com to identify providers in your location who will bill Cigna Global Health Benefits directly.
  • If you expect to incur a large expense(s), you can ask Cigna Global Health Benefits to contact your health care provider in an effort to arrange for a guarantee of payment letter to be issued to the provider. (It remains the choice of the provider to accept this arrangement.)
  • Call the Cigna Global Customer Service Center or check the Provider Directory on the Cigna Envoy website at www.cignaenvoy.com to locate out-of-network providers in your location who will bill Cigna Global Health Benefits directly.
Purchase or Transport of Prescription Drugs
If you have questions or concerns about travel restrictions or the availability of prescription medications in your assignment location, please call Cigna Global Health Benefits at the telephone number on the back of your Cigna ID card.
Important Note: You cannot use the JPMorgan Chase New York City post office box address to receive your mail-order prescriptions, as JPMorgan Chase cannot legally forward medications to an overseas location.
If You Use a Pharmacy Outside of the United States
If you purchase your prescription drugs through a pharmacy located outside of the United States, you will have to pay for the prescription drug and submit a claim to Cigna Global Health Benefits to be reimbursed for the amount covered by the Expatriate Medical Plan (see "Filing a Claim for Benefits.")
If you have questions about the availability of prescription medications in your home or assignment location, please call Cigna Global Health Benefits at the telephone number on the back of your Cigna ID card.
CignaLinks® offers a network of quality doctors, hospitals, and clinics in select locations outside the United States. Because of local regulations and other considerations, when you use a CignaLinks® network provider, your benefits will differ somewhat from the provisions of the global Expatriate Medical Plan. For more information please contact the Cigna Global Customer Center.
CignaLinks® Network Care Outside the United States
CignaLinks® offers a network of quality doctors, hospitals, and clinics in select locations outside the United States.
Because of local regulations and other considerations, when you use a CignaLinks® network provider, your benefits will differ somewhat from the provisions of the global Expatriate Medical Plan. The following chart highlights some of those differences by location.
Country1
CignaLinks® Partner
Discounted Fees
In-Network Coinsurance2
Comment
Australia
GU Health
Not applicable
100% for most persons not eligible for Medicare
Those eligible for Australian Medicare have coverage coordinated with Medicare. Customers should submit their claims to Medicare first for consideration, and then to GU Health.
Hospital services and ancillary services, including chiropractors, podiatrists, osteopaths, and physiotherapists covered at 100%.
Dental services are covered for "Regulated Members" (Medicare Eligible) through GU.
Bahrain
SAICO
Yes
100%
Precertification may be required for some services.
Brazil
Gama Saúde
Yes
100%
Precertification may be required for some services.
Canada
Cowan
Yes
100%
major medical;
80% pharmacy/
paramedical services
Precertification may be required for some services.
China
QHMS
Yes
80%/100%
Global plan limits waived on all services (80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees)
Hong Kong
QHMS
Yes
80%
Global plan limits waived on all services (80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees)
Indonesia
Parkway
Not applicable
100%
 
Kenya
MSO
Yes
 80%
80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees
Kuwait
SAICO
Yes
100%
 
Macau
QHMS
Yes
80%
Global plan limits waived on all services (80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees)
Malaysia
Parkway
Not applicable
100%
 
Morocco
MSO
Yes
80%/100%
80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees
Nigeria
MSO
Yes
80%/100%
80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees
Oman
SAICO
Yes
100%
Precertification may be required for some services.
Qatar
SAICO
Yes
100%
Precertification may be required for some services.
Saudi Arabia
SAICO
Yes
100%
Local limitations and/or exclusions apply; some dental and vision expenses also covered (call Cigna Global or SAICO for more information).
Singapore
Parkway
Yes
100%
 
South Africa
MSO
Yes
80%/100%
80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees
Spain
Cigna Spain
Yes
100%
 
Taiwan
QHMS
Yes
80%/100%
Global plan limits waived on all services. (80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees)
Tanzania
MSO
Yes
80%/100%
80% for physician services and 100% for I/P and O/P Hospital Fees
United Arab Emirates
SAICO
Yes
100%
Local limitations and/or exclusions apply in select locations (e.g., Abu Dhabi and Dubai); some dental and vision expenses also covered (call Cigna Global or SAICO for more information).
United Kingdom
Cigna UK
Yes
80%
Discounts apply only for services at in-network clinics and hospitals. Dental services are covered as well.
1 Deductibles are waived in all locations. In most circumstances there are no claim forms required; however, for GU, SAICO, and QHMS member paid claims require a claim form. The claim form will correspond to each partnership (i.e., SAICO claim form for member paid claims incurred in Abu Dhabi).
2 Fertility services are covered in accordance with the provisions of the global JPMorgan Chase Expatriate Medical Plan.
If you are eligible to participate in CignaLinks, you will receive communication from Cigna Global. To take advantage of these enhanced benefits, generally you need only to present your Cigna Global Health Benefits ID card (which includes contact information for your local CignaLinks® network partner) at the time you receive medical services. In most instances, providers in the network will file their claims directly with Cigna — limiting your out-of-pocket costs when services are rendered.
Multiple ID Cards in Some Locations
Employees assigned to and/or from select locations will have multiple ID cards — a Cigna Global Health Benefits ID card* and:
  • Africa — a Medical Services Organization (MSO-Africa) ID card for use when receiving medical care in Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania
  • Australia — a Grand United ID card for use when receiving medical care in Australia
  • Brazil — a Gama Saúde ID card for use when receiving medical care from a Gama Saúde network provider in Brazil
  • Canada — a Cowan Pay-Direct ID card for use when receiving medical care from a Cowan network provider in Canada
  • Middle East — a Saudi Arabian Insurance Company (SAICO) ID card for use when receiving medical care in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain
  • Spain — a Cigna HealthCare Spain ID card for use when receiving care in Spain
* When accessing care from non-network providers, you should continue to use your global Cigna ID card.
Forms Required for ID Cards in Some Locations
Before the CignaLinks® partner will issue an ID card, employees assigned to and from these locations must complete a form:
  • Australia — Grand United Customer Information Form, which must be completed and returned to Cigna Global Health Benefits (Australian or Reciprocal Citizens only)
  • Canada — Cowan Insurance Group Consent Form, which must be completed and returned to Cowan Insurance Group
  • Abu Dhabi — SAICO (Saudi Arabian Insurance Company) Member Data Collection Form, which must be completed and returned to SAICO
  • Dubai — SAICO Member Data Collection Form, which must be completed and returned to SAICO
  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — SAICO Member Data Collection Form, which must be completed and returned to SAICO
Forms are available on the CignaLinks® page on me@jpmc.