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February 2004, Vol. 13, No. 2| Return to Table of Contents
Benfits News
Take Advantage!
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts offers its members a wide variety of support services, programs, discounts and resources designed to help us become educated, proactive, and health-conscious consumers. Before we get too far along into 2004, Human Resources would like to remind everyone of some great added benefits available to all who participate in a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Plan.
Living Healthy Babies – provides information and resources to keep mother and baby health, before conception, during pregnancy, and right through baby’s first year.
Living Healthy Smoke-Free – gives members the education and support they need to quit. Members receive telephone counseling services, a variety of educational materials, and access to online support at <www.trytostop.org>.
Living Healthy Naturally – allows members to take advantage of discounts on complementary health therapies, including acupuncture, massage therapy, and nutrition counseling.
Blue Care Line – offers 24/7 nurse advice via 1-888-247-BLUE (2583). Registered nurses are available to help members decide whether they should seek emergency treatment, contact their doctor, or care for themselves at home. If home care is recommended, nurses will make follow-up calls to see how a family member is doing.
The Fitness Benefit - provides up to $150 that members and their families can use toward membership or exercise classes at a health club. Members can claim the $150 Fitness Benefit once they’ve belonged to a health club and have been a BCBSMA member for at least four (4) months (in a calendar year) – see <www.bcbsma.com> for claim forms and procedures.
There’s More! In addition, all Blue Cross Blue Shield members can:
• Save 20% on child safety products and infant and toddler accessories from The Catalog for Safe Beginnings. In addition, there are great savings on bike safety helmets available.
• Receive a discounted membership at any Weight Watchers program in New England by just showing their BCBS membership ID card.
• Enjoy 10%-25% Savings on Eyewear (including fames, lenses and contact lenses) and Laser Vision Correction Surgery at participating Davis Vision centers. Also available are Mail Order Replacement Contact Lenses with guaranteed lowest prices on brand-name lenses and solutions through Lens 1-2-3 and the convenience of home delivery.
• Access BCBS Online to change their Primary Care Physicians, update their addresses or order new ID cards through Member Self Service – all without paperwork or forms to mail.
Members can get information about any of Blue Cross Blue Shield’s programs at any time by visiting their website at <www.bluecrossma.com> or by calling 1-800-262-BLUE (2583). The line is staffed 24-hours a day, seven days a week to help promote healthy living.
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