DeltaCare USA Offered To California's Costco Executive Members

San Francisco, CA - Delta Dental of California affiliate PMI Dental Health Plan announced a new partnership recently with Costco Wholesale Corporation to make affordable voluntary dental benefits available to Costco's California-based Executive members.

Effective from November 1, DeltaCare USA, a dental HMO program offered by PMI Dental Health Plan, is available online from a link on the Costco web site at www.costco.com. The link takes Costco members to an interactive online site where complete information regarding benefits, dentist locations, billing options and other information can be obtained. Online enrollment at the site makes it a one-stop shop for all eligible members.

Officials from Delta Dental of California are optimistic the new program will prove popular, and could lead to an expanded offering in other states. According to company officials, the Costco/DeltaCare USA dental program is more robust than a typical individual dental program.

Costco's DeltaCare USA dental program is believed to include comprehensive dental benefits with 100 percent coverage for most diagnostic services, low patient copayments for most preventive services, and coverage with varying patient copayments for most other basic and major restorative services. There are no deductibles or annual maximums for any general services, and Costco sources say that the program even extends benefits for general anesthesia and bleaching, which sets it apart from many other individual dental programs.

DeltaCare USA say that enrollees have access to one of California's largest dental HMO networks, with more than 4,100 participating dentists in more than 2,500 dentist locations across the state. Enrollees simply select a convenient dental office from the list of available DeltaCare USA dentists. An online directory allows enrollees to locate and select a participating dentist quickly and easily.

SOURCE: PMI and Delta Dental of California