Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma

Open Enrollment 2022: Choose Your Plan

BCBSOK Connect Team October 1, 2021

The open enrollment period can be confusing. Premiums. Deductibles. Coinsurance. Networks. We can help. Here are three important steps to help you prepare for this year’s open enrollment for health insurance coverage. Step 1: Make Note of the ...
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Get Ready for Open Enrollment

BCBSOK Connect Team September 9, 2021

Gathering the information you need before the start of open enrollment will make the whole process simpler. If you break the task into easy-to-handle steps, it may even save you some last-minute worries. First, keep the deadlines in mind. Open enroll...
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Get Covered During New Marketplace Special Enrollment Period

BCBSOK Connect Team February 22, 2021

Nearly 9 out of 10 people who signed up for health care coverage during last fall’s open enrollment qualified for help paying their monthly premiums. If you thought about signing up, but didn’t because you thought you couldn’t affor...
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What Should I Ask When Seeking a Plan?

BCBSOK Connect Team November 3, 2020

The Affordable Care Act gives everyone more choices when shopping for a health insurance plan. It allows you to compare and shop for health coverage that meets your needs and fits your budget, whether you purchase directly through Blue Cross and...
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How to Protect Yourself From Health Insurance Scams

BCBSOK Connect Team November 3, 2020

As anybody with a credit card or Social Security number knows, you have to guard those numbers like your grandmother guarded her pecan pie recipe. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has given more people access to health care than ever before. But it...
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How to Sign Up for Health Insurance

BCBSOK Connect Team November 3, 2020

If you’re ready to take the next step, use this handy guide on how to sign up for health insurance. Enroll now with BCBSOK.
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Why Kids Need Health Insurance

BCBSOK Connect Team June 30, 2020

Your child’s health and development is at the top of your parenting list. Find out how a health plan can help you have peace of mind.
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Kids Grow Up, but Parents Can Still Help with Coverage

BCBSOK Connect Team June 11, 2020

If you are under the age of 26, you can stay on your parent’s health insurance plan. But should you? Here’s some important questions you need to consider.
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Can You Get Health Insurance Now?

BCBSOK Connect Team April 30, 2020

Open enrollment may have ended for the year. But you may still be able to get health insurance now if you’ve had a major life change recently during a Special Enrollment period.
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Check Provider Networks Before You Get Care

BCBSOK Connect Team January 3, 2020

What is a Provider Network? You may have heard that premiums, copays and deductibles are all things you need to think about in your search for the best health plan for you or your family. But did you know that you should also be thinki...
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Learn about Health Coverage Without Leaving Your Neighborhood

BCBSOK Connect Team November 1, 2018

Follow us on the road to health! Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma’s (BCBSOK) Mobile Assistance Center (MAC) is going from town to town to help you, your family and friends get prepared to buy health coverage during the open enrollment season...
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Why Buying Health Insurance is a Good Idea

BCBSOK Connect Team October 26, 2018

Department store discounts are a way to get a high quality product for less money. They’re a good deal! It’s the same thing when it comes to the importance of health insurance: you and your family can get ongoing well care coverage at a rate lower...
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Top 10 Things WAY Harder to Get Than Health Care Coverage

BCBSOK Connect Team October 22, 2018

When open enrollment comes around and you find you need to change your coverage, think about it. There are things we all do, without a second thought, which can be a lot harder to get than health care coverage. A spot in that great day-care before...
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Why Choose BCBSOK? Because My Kids Said So…

BCBSOK Connect Team October 22, 2018

Choosing health care coverage is a very personal process, even for those of us who work here. Do any of these factors ring true for you?
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How to Change Your Health Insurance Plan

BCBSOK Connect Team October 2, 2018

Nothing about health is set in stone, including insurance needs. So, what happens if you have enrolled in a health plan and later realized that your needs or the needs of your family have changed? No worries, things are always changing! Here’s ....
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Time to enroll in a health plan again? Already?

BCBSOK Connect Team September 25, 2018

Ever wonder why we have open enrollment? What is so “open” about it if you can still get some kind of insurance anytime? Well, not so fast. Let’s review.
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How Do I Buy an Individual Health Insurance Plan?

BCBSOK Connect Team September 25, 2018

There are two periods in which you can purchase health insurance. Now we're in a " special enrollment period ". To buy health insurance during special enrollment, you must have had a qualifying "life event" within the past 60 days. Examples of qualifyi...
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Choosing the Right Plan Type: Medical, Dental and Vision? Oh My!

BCBSOK Connect Team December 27, 2016

For anyone who used to get health coverage from work, it seemed like medical and dental and vision coverage were “all together.” For those who don’t get their coverage at work, they may not be. Let’s review how dental and vision work so you can choose...
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Navigating the Complexities of the Health Care System

BCBSOK Connect Team October 28, 2016

Many moving parts come together behind the scenes so that BCBSOK can deliver the access to health care you need. See how BCBSOK is making the health care system work for you.
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Health Insurance Options for College Students

BCBSOK Connect Team November 11, 2015

Find out what health insurance options are available for college students.
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