For more than 40 years, Weight Watchers has helped millions of people around the world to lose weight. BCN is offering this program to members who have a BMI of 30 or more to help them become healthier and work toward earning enhanced benefits.
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The Weight Watchers option requires you to attend 11 out of 13 weekly meetings per session and continue to participate throughout the plan year until your BMI drops below 30.
The home or work ZIP code you provide determines which Weight Watchers group you’ll join. Enrollment options vary slightly based on the group, but both offer telephone registration.
Step 1: To sign up, log in to Member Secured Services.
Step 2: Once you’re logged in, click on the Check your benefit status link under the green check box in the lower right portion of the screen.
Step 3: On the My benefit status page click the View Detail button next to your name.
Step 4: On the My benefit status detail page click the Choose a weight management program link in the status column next to the healthy weight health measure.
Step 5: From the Choose a weight management program page select the Weight Watchers program option, enter your preferred ZIP code and click the Choose Program button at the bottom of the page to make your selection. NOTE: You will not be able to change your selection during the plan year.
Step 6: A unique Healthy Blue Living code will be generated and appear on the screen.
Step 7: You'll be given a toll-free number to call, or a website to visit, to complete your enrollment.
Step 8: Provide your Healthy Blue Living code to the Weight Watchers Customer Service representative for processing. You'll receive official confirmation in three to five business days.
Step 9: Attend your first meeting at your designated Weight Watchers meeting place within one week of registration.
If you don’t have Internet access, BCN Customer Service will help you obtain the information you need in order to enroll.
Step 1: To sign up, call the BCN Customer Service number on the back of your ID card.
Step 2: A BCN Customer Service representative will access Member Secured Services for you and provide you with your unique Healthy Blue Living code and the appropriate Weight Watchers toll-free telephone number based on the ZIP code you provide so you can complete your enrollment.
Step 3: Follow steps seven through nine of the online process.
BCN moves you to standard benefits or keeps you in enhanced or intermediate benefits based on your attendance throughout the plan year. You are responsible for taking your Weight Watchers member booklet with you to each meeting and working with the Weight Watchers staff to accurately track your attendance record. Weight Watchers will then report compliance to BCN.
You do not need Internet access to participate in Weight Watchers, although there are some online features Weight Watchers offers that you may find useful.
As long as you're an active participant and attend 11 out of 13 weekly meetings per session, you'll be able to re-enroll in one of these ways:
Option A – you will:
Option B:
If you are unable to meet the attendance requirement for the Weight Watchers program, you will be moved to the standard benefit level and informed that you can continue Weight Watchers at the discounted rate offered to all BCN members. You will be given a chance to re-enroll in Weight Watchers or choose a different weight management option during the start of your next plan year if your BMI is still 30 or more.
Weight Watchers will help you locate the Weight Watchers meeting group closest to your home or work using the ZIP code you provide. You may choose the location that works best for your schedule.
There are Weight Watchers locations all across the country. Visit the Weight Watchers website, check with your Weight Watchers meeting staff or call Weight Watchers to find a meeting place on a different day or near the location where you are traveling.
Please continue attending your regular meetings and gaining positive results, and we’ll pick up the tab. All you’ll need to do is officially sign up for Weight Watchers through Member Secured Services or by calling the BCN Customer Service number on the back of your ID card. BCN will not reimburse you for sessions you attended before joining our program.
Call Weight Watchers or visit the Weight Watchers website.
Yes, our WalkingSpree program is available if you have Internet access and can commit to walking an average of 5,000 daily steps per three-month period.
No, not with this Healthy Blue Living option offered by BCN.
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page modified 01/24/2012