BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS CONTINUES INNOVATION WITH SUITE OF AFFORDABLE NEW PRODUCTS FOR 2023

Choices embrace expanded entry to digital and in-person care, no- and low-cost pharmacy advantages, new digital options, and interactive continual situation administration packages

BOSTON, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross Blue Defend of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is saying a set of progressive new choices that present entry to high-quality, reasonably priced well being care with an unparalleled member expertise.

“Inexpensive well being care choices that make it straightforward to get the care you want when and the place you need to are prime of thoughts for our clients and members proper now,” stated Blue Cross Vice President of Product Deanne Wherry. “That is why we’re happy to introduce new versatile medical and pharmacy advantages that our clients can tailor to their worker populations to extend entry to high-quality, reasonably priced well being care.”  

The brand new choices embrace:

• Digital Main Care: This program allows eligible members to obtain complete, handy care by way of a digital staff—led by a major care supplier—that may deal with their bodily and psychological well being wants for a $0 price share.
• Totally Insured Unique Supplier Group (EPO) Plans: These three new plans give members entry to Blue Cross’ intensive nationwide community, with greater than 1 million physicians and 6,000 hospitals within the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with out requiring them to designate a PCP or get hold of a referral for specialist visits.
• $0 Visits for Retail Clinics: This non-compulsory characteristic permits members to obtain take care of acute sicknesses at retail clinics, resembling CVS MinuteClinics®, for free of charge. Clinics are sometimes staffed by nurse practitioners and might present vaccinations, prognosis and remedy of minor circumstances, and yearly wellness exams.
• New CVS Caremark® Applications: Blue Cross will companion with CVS Caremark to simplify the pharmacy expertise, enhance well being outcomes and decrease prices for members and clients. Under are a number of the new packages that shall be efficient on January 1, 2023, by way of this partnership:
• No-Value Generic Drugs: To make it simpler for members to afford and take their prescribed drugs, Blue Cross is making choose generic drugs – for treating melancholy, excessive ldl cholesterol, diabetes, coronary heart illness and hypertension – obtainable with no price share to members
• Value Share Help Program: This program gives members with producer coupons to cut back the price of choose specialty drugs. As soon as members are enrolled, most or all of their out-of-pocket prices shall be lined with none modifications to their pharmacy or medicine supply service.
• Pharmacy Advisor: To assist members take their drugs as prescribed, this program identifies members with sure continual circumstances and gives them with in-person or digital teaching.
• Drug Financial savings Evaluate: This program assists suppliers in figuring out drugs that may assist enhance affected person outcomes and save members cash.
• Medical Value Avoidance: To assist decrease member prices, cut back hospital readmissions, and enhance well being outcomes, this program affords customized reminders through telephone, textual content or e-mail to make sure members get beneficial well being screenings and vaccinations.
• Rework Diabetes Care: This program affords members with Kind 1 and Kind 2 diabetes in-person or digital counseling with a diabetes care staff from CVS Caremark, in addition to digital reminders about their drugs and beneficial screenings.
• Constancy Well being Reimbursement Preparations and Versatile Spending Accounts: To offer clients with extra well being monetary account decisions, Blue Cross well being plans can now be paired with a Constancy well being reimbursement association (HRA) or versatile spending account (FSA), constructing on the Constancy well being financial savings account (HSA) partnership Blue Cross launched final 12 months.
• BlueFit: Earlier this 12 months Blue Cross launched BlueFit, an reasonably priced, digital-first consumer-directed well being plan that gives members financial savings and rewards for making wholesome decisions, together with complete in-person and telehealth protection.

All choices can be found to Blue Cross clients January 1, 2023, on anniversary, until famous in any other case. Program availability and prices fluctuate primarily based on a number of elements, together with employer measurement, funding association, and plan design.

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SOURCE Blue Cross Blue Defend of Massachusetts