NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement

Article 58
Group Insurance

Section 4
NFL Designated Hospital Network

(a)

The Plan Administrator shall establish a program in all NFL markets wherein eligible players who no longer have insurance coverage under the NFL Player Insurance Plan may, at no cost to the player, receive from participating medical providers who have contracted with the Plan Administrator, or its authorized representative, defined medical care that may consist of such services as annual physicals, preventative care, mental health care, orthopedic out-patient services, or other services as provided for in such medical provider contracts.

(b)

Any player who was eligible for continuation coverage under Section 2(a)(i) above and who is not age 65 or older shall be eligible to participate in the program established in any NFL Market described in this Section 4 on the later of the expiration of his continuation coverage under Section 2(a)(i) or the date this program is established.

(c)

The Plan Administrator shall establish the program described in Section 4(a) to be effective on or before September 1, 2021, but any failure to establish such program in one or more NFL Market(s) by this date, or any later date, shall not be a breach of this Agreement or give rise to any liability or other obligation on the part of the Plan, the Plan Administrator, the Management Council or the NFL so long as the Plan Administrator is making all best efforts to establish such program in the relevant NFL Market(s).

(d)

The Plan Administrator shall make best efforts to expand some or all of the coverage under this Section 4 to include spouses and dependents of participating players.

(e)

The Plan Administrator shall make best efforts to establish by the beginning of the 2022 Plan Year a defined health screening program for spouses of participating players.

(f)

The Plan Administrator shall make best efforts to expand the services provided under this Section 4 to include certain surgical procedures.

(g)

The agreement by the Plan Administrator in subsection 4(a) of this Article 58 shall create no additional obligation on the part of the Management Council or the NFL to provide medical coverage to Former Players except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement.

(h)

The agreement by the Plan Administrator in Section 1 of this Article 58 to establish the described program therein shall create no additional obligation on the part of the Management Council or the NFL to provide medical coverage to any player except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement.

(i)

The Plan shall be amended to incorporate the terms of the NFL Health System Network Program when the Program is first established.

(j)

The Program described in this Section 4 will terminate immediately upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement consistent with Section 1(e) above.