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Medicare Plus Blue and Prescription Blue Give You More
In addition to our medical and prescription drug plans, Medicare Plus Blue and Prescription Blue offer members a variety of programs designed to promote good health, safety and savings.
- BlueHealthConnection
Only Medicare Plus Blue members have access to BlueHealthConnection - Quit the Nic
- Naturally Blue
- Weight Watchers®
- Blue Safe
- Assistance
Additional benefits are available for current members as well as for people who enroll in our Medicare products for 2008. For more information:
The products and services described are neither offered nor guaranteed under our contract with the Medicare program. In addition, they are not subject to the Medicare appeals process. Any disputes regarding these products and services may be subject to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan grievance process.
Make the connection for care
BlueHealthConnection® is a health management program designed to help Medicare Plus Blue members stay healthy, get better or improve their quality of life while living with an illness. BlueHealthConnection includes telephone-based nurse health coaches, targeted outreach, case and disease management, Web-based wellness information and an online personal health risk appraisal. This 24/7 umbrella of care gives members the information, tools and assistance they need to make informed health care choices and optimize their health.
Return to topStop smoking with Quit the Nic
Quit the Nic is a free telephone-based program to support members' efforts to quit smoking. Members work with a nurse health coach who helps them enroll in the program, gets them started by setting a quit date and discusses how to prepare for that day. The nurse also guides members through a series of motivational topics and talks about ways to head off a relapse.
Take an alternative approach with Naturally BlueSM
Naturally Blue helps members save on a wide range of complementary health services, natural health products and magazines. We've joined with Healthways WholeHealth Network Inc. to allow our members access to these services and a national network of more than 25,000 practitioners. By showing their Blues ID card, members can save as much as 30 percent on complementary and alternative health services when they visit a Naturally Blue network practitioner. Services include:
- Acupuncture
- Massage and bodywork services
- Diet and supplement advisors
- Exercise and movement services
- Wellness facilities
Slim down with the Weight Watchers® discount program
Weight Watchers® and BCBSM have partnered to help members lose pounds. Even a moderate weight loss can help reduce the risk of chronic health conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and certain types of cancer. Members show their Blues ID at their first Weight Watchers® meeting to receive their special discount.
To learn more, visit WeightWatchers.com to find the Weight Watchers® location nearest you.
Stay safe with BlueSafeSM
BlueSafe is an injury prevention program for BCBSM members. By showing their Blues ID card, members can save [20] percent at Michigan Dunham's Sports for safety items. BlueSafe also entitles members to a 10 percent discount on selected regularly priced merchandise. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer or used on the Dunham's Web site.
Members can also save 20 percent at Michigan Wright & Filippis stores on all home medical equipment not covered by their health coverage.
Assistance for members in need
A new partnership with Social Service Coordinators, a private social service agency, helps BCBSM identify members who may be eligible for Medicare Savings Programs or Part D assistance and then helps them enroll.
MSPs are federally-funded, state-administered programs that help Medicare beneficiaries with their health care costs. MSPs pay a portion, or in some cases, the entire Medicare Part B premium; and they may also pay certain plan copayments. SSC field coordinators help members complete the application and gather the necessary documentation for enrollment. If necessary, SSC will send a representative to meet with the member in his or her home.
For more information, call SSC's Outreach Center at
866-631-5967, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. TTY users can call 877-644-3244.
