How you can receive enhanced benefits
“I like the fact that Healthy Blue Living pushed me to start taking care of myself. What other people think of me is important to me. When I visited the doctor and committed to a plan to lose weight, I felt I really had to do it. It took me about two years, and I lost 102.6 pounds.”
Sharon Raleigh
Taylor
Initial requirements
Each plan year, you (and your covered spouse) must meet these initial requirements for enhanced benefits:
- Qualification form: Visit your Blue Care Network primary care physician to complete the Qualification Form, meet the health measures by scoring all As or Bs and return it to BCN.
Deadline: 90 days from the start of the plan year.
- BCN health assessment: Log in to Member Secured Services and complete an annual online health assessment.
Deadline: 90 days from the start of the plan year.
Note: the sooner you register for Member Secured Services, the sooner you can complete your requirements for enhanced benefits.
You may also have these requirements to earn enhanced benefits
- Tobacco use: If you use tobacco, enroll and actively participate in our tobacco cessation program throughout the year until you complete the program and quit using tobacco. Deadline: 120 days from the start of the plan year.
- Weight management: If you have a body mass index of 30 or more, you need to enroll and actively participate in a BCN-sponsored weight management program throughout the year until your BMI falls below 30. Deadline: 120 days from the start of the plan year. Your options are:
Or
NOTE: You will not be able to select a BCN-sponsored weight management program until we receive and process your Qualification Form signed by your doctor indicating you have a BMI of 30 or more.
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