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 Lose weight. Exercise.
And stretch your health care dollars.

You can do it with discounts on health-related products and value-added services brought to you through BlueComplementsSM.* Many services are accessible throughout Florida, and even nationwide, just by showing your health plan member ID card. Discounts are available on:

  • Jenny Craig® Weight Management
  • TruVisionTM Laser vision correction; $895 Traditional, $1,295 Custom Lasik (retreatment warranty included)
  • Enhanced vision care with Vision One®
  • TruVisionTM contact lens mailorder service
  • Free screenings and hearing aids at discounts of 25 percent from HEARx; save $600–$2,700 off MSRP per digital hearing aid from TruHearingTM
  • GlobalFitTM fitness club memberships
  • SafeTechTM bicycle helmets

Find Out More www.bcbsfl.com
Click on Member, Discount Programs, then BlueComplements

*The products, services and information provided through the BlueComplements program are made available as a courtesy to our members and are not a part of insurance coverage, and are not a substitute for medical advice. BCBSF does not endorse and is not responsible for the products, services or information provided by the vendors that are a part of the BlueComplements program.

Diet
If you cut just 250 calories a day from your diet, you can lose a half-pound a week.

Control
Regular physical activity helps control blood cholesterol, diabetes and obesity and can help lower blood pressure.

Muscle
If you’re inactive, you’ll lose 3 percent to 5 percent of your muscle fiber every decade after age 30.

Healthy AlternativesSM
For members interested in complementary alternative medicine, BlueComplements includes discounts of up to 25 percent or more with contracted chiropractic, acupuncture and massage therapy providers through American Specialty Health Networks (ASH Networks) not only in Florida but nationwide.

Healthyroads, Inc., an affiliate of ASH Networks, provides discount savings of 15–40 percent, plus free standard shipping on thousands of health and wellness products, such as:

  • Vitamins
  • Herbal supplements
  • Sports nutrition remedies
  • Fitness products
  • Books, tapes and videos
  • Smoking-cessation products

You also can take advantage of a library of information on hundreds of health care topics, answers to your questions by an online panel of experts and a free, monthly e–newsletter on healthyroads.comTM. English- and Spanish-speaking ASH Networks member service representatives are available to serve you.

Find Out More www.bcbsfl.com
ASH Networks
(877) 335-2746
Mon.–Fri., 8 a.m.–9 p.m. ET
TTY users, dial 711
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