At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Florida, we keep looking for ways to
save you money. Now, we’re making
it possible for you to save up to 21
percent* on prescription drugs at
BlueSaverSM participating pharmacies,
not only in Florida but nationwide.
These savings are available beginning
July 1 exclusively for Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Florida members like
you through our special BlueSaver
program.
This program does not replace the
prescription drug coverage off ered
under your health plan. Use your
BlueSaver card to save money on
brand-name and generic medications
not covered under your pharmacy
benefit plan. Just present the card to
any participating pharmacy to receive
your discount. Your savings are
automatic, with no claim forms to
fill out. Best of all, this program is free
to you, and your family members are
eligible to receive the savings, too!
To enroll in the BlueSaver prescription
savings program, log on to
bluesavercard.com and enter
group #799.
* Based on 2005 program savings. This program is not an
insurance policy and does not provide insurance coverage.
The program is administered by Medical Security Card
Company of Tucson, AZ. Discounts are available exclusively
through participating pharmacies.
bluesavercard.com
Enter group #799
Are you overweight? Sedentary?
Under stress? More than 50 percent
of all U.S. deaths are attributable to
poor lifestyles.* Even if you consider
yourself healthy, your racial and
ethnic background may predispose
you to certain risk factors.
As a company dedicated to fostering
good health, Blue Cross and Blue
Shield of Florida thinks it’s important
to help our members modify risk
factors that can ultimately lead to
chronic, potentially life-threatening
conditions—conditions that often can
be prevented.
Better You from Blue: Next Steps is a
new statewide program we’ve created
to help you do just that.** We give you
all the tools you need to succeed:
registered nurse/educators you can
speak with at your convenience, as
well as educational materials targeted
to your needs. The program specifically addresses racial and ethnic
risk factors among Florida’s diverse
population to help eliminate disparities
in health care and outcomes.
The program is personalized for you.
We’ll help you set your own health
goals and follow your progress to a
healthier lifestyle by:
- Tracking visits to your primary
care physician
- Encouraging healthy habits regarding
exercise, nutrition, smoking
and stress reduction
- Monitoring your cholesterol, blood
pressure and blood sugar levels
Interested? Then take the next step
to a healthier you. Call us today at
(800) 937-9285, option 1, ext. 45837.
* Sources: Centers for Disease Control, American
Public Health Association, Florida Health Department
** Not currently available for individual (non-group)
members
Check out the latest online tool to
help you manage your prescription
drug benefits—MyRxHealth.
“It’s a self-service tool that empowers
members to make well-informed
decisions about their pharmacy
benefits and medication usage,”
says Charmaine McQueen-Carswell,
Pharm.D., our manager of pharmacy
operations.
MyRxHealth includes:
- Cost estimator: Determine the cost
of a prescription drug, including
your copayment, at various pharmacies
that participate in our network.
- Rx locator: Use MapQuest® to find
the nearest pharmacies and learn
their hours of operation.
- Formulary search: Search the
drugs on your plan’s approved list
by brand, generic or both, or by
therapeutic category.
- Mail order: Request refills and
determine order status.
- Personal drug history: Get a list
of your prescriptions for the past
several years.
- Medication Guides: Get both
alphabetical and therapeutic
listings.
- Forms and brochures: Check
here for tip sheets and answers to
Frequently Asked Questions, plus
forms for physicians to fax in
prescriptions.
To access MyRxHealth for the first
time, go to www.bcbsfl.com and click
on MyBlueServiceSM. Once you sign on
to MyBlueService, you can go directly
to MyRxHealth.com by selecting
Pharmacy Claims and Drug
Information.
We continue to make more information
available in Spanish for our
Hispanic members. The following
tools now available in Spanish can
help our members make better
informed health care decisions:
- Healthcare AdvisorSM—Find
information on more than 150
medical conditions and procedures.
This tool provides suggested
questions to ask a physician or
benefit plan when you are managing
a chronic condition or preparing
for a procedure. Connect with
others to ask for or give advice in
the chat room. Healthcare Advisor
also provides links to resources,
including websites organized by
health care topic.
- Physician Selection AdvisorSM —
Locate the right physician easily
with Physician Selection Advisor.
Research and compare physicians
on facts (demographic attributes),
as well as education, training,
affiliations, certifications and
sanctions.
- Hospital Advisor™—Compare
hospitals side-by-side for specific
procedures or types of care based
on clinical quality, experience and
outcomes, patient safety standards,
reputation and characteristics.
- Treatment Cost AdvisorSM—Arm
yourself with cost estimates for
specific health care services.
Knowing approximate costs in
advance can help you decide
whether to seek services in-or
out-of-network. Estimated costs
originate from a paid-claims
database of 50 million people
over the course of one year.
Due to an acquisition of their
company, our BlueComplementsSM*
vision care services vendor has
been renamed EyeMed (formerly
Cole Managed Vision).
Despite the name change, our
members can continue to receive
discounts on eyeglasses, frames,
contact lenses and laser vision
correction through major optical
retailers, such as LensCrafters®,
Target Optical®, Sears Optical®,
JCPenney Optical® and most Pearle
Vision® locations, as well as an
extensive network of private-practice
optometrists, ophthalmologists
and opticians.
Members pay $40 for eyeglass exams
and receive up to 40 percent off retail
prices for frames and lenses through
the Vision One program offered by
EyeMed Vision Care. Simply show
your health plan member ID card
at participating providers.
www.enrollwitheyemed.com/select
Plan 9236621
(800) 793-8622
* 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.
A vaccination is now available to
protect you against shingles, an often
painful rash caused by the same
virus that causes chicken pox.
The Food and Drug Administration
has approved the vaccine, Zostavax,
for people 60 years and older. The
once-in-a-lifetime vaccination cuts
the risk of developing shingles by
nearly two-thirds.
If you have had chicken pox, you
are at risk for developing shingles.
The chicken pox virus can lay
dormant for decades then reappear.
The rash usually occurs on one side
of the body and lasts for two to four
weeks. In about 20 percent of cases,
extreme pain can persist for weeks,
months or years after the virus
reappears.
Ask your doctor if you should get
the vaccine. It is covered for most
BlueOptions members who have
preventive care benefits as part of
their plan. However, because benefits
vary by plan, check your member
booklet or call the customer service
number on your member ID card.
Tracking your deductible
is easier
For BlueOptions members like you,
MyBlueServiceSM now makes it easy
to keep track of your calendar-year
deductible. Just go to our Benefit
Accumulator tool. Whenever a portion
of your deductible is applied to one of
your benefit claims, the amount of the
deductible is automatically adjusted,
so you always know how much you
still owe. The Benefit Accumulator
also will indicate when you have fully
met your deductible. It’s one more
way BLUE can help you!
