6 Ronald Roth started his new job as controller with Aerosystems today. Carole, the employee benefits derk, gave Ronald a packet that contains information on the company's health Insurance options. Aerosystems offers its employees the choice between a private Insurance company plan (Blue Cross/Blue Shield, an HMO, and a PPO Ronald needs to review the packet and make a decision on which health care program fits his needs. The following is an overview of that information 25 points ebook a) The monthly premium cost to Ronald for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan will be $59.79. For all doctor office visits, prescriptions, and major medical charges, Ronald will be responsible for 20 percent and the Insurance company will cover 80 percent of covered charges. The annual deductible is $840 b) The HMO is provided to employees free of charge. The copayment for doctors office visits and major medical charges is $25. Prescription copayments are $20. The HMO pays 100 percent after Ronald's copayment. There is no annual deductible c) The POS requires that the employee pay $4197 per month to supplement the cost of the program with the company's payment. If Ron uses health care providers within the plan, he pays the copayments as described above for the HMO with no annual deductible. He can also choose to use a healthcare provider out of the network and pay 20 percent of all charges after he pays a $840 deductible. The POS will pay for 80 percent of those covered visits Print References Ronald decided to review his medical balls from the previous year to see what costs he had incurred and to help him evaluate his choices. He visited his general physician six times during the year at a cost of $140 for each ist. He also spent $82 and $106 on two prescriptions during the year What total costs will Ronald pay if he enrolle in the HMO plan? Personal annual cost