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Your Health Plan May Offer Many Benefits at No Extra Cost

BCBSOK Connect Team February 5, 2025

Your health plan may cover vaccines for children and adults, like the flu shot, at no cost to you. Talk to your doctor about what vaccines each member of your family needs. Many preventive services, including yearly wellness exams and screenings...
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Are You Using Blue Access for Members?

BCBSOK Connect Team February 5, 2025

Are you taking advantage of all the great benefits within Blue Access for MembersSM? BAMSM is the secure member portal where you can: Check the status of your claim and your claim history. Confirm the family members who are covered under your p...
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8 Things You Should Know About Deductibles

BCBSOK Connect Team February 5, 2025

Health plans can seem complicated. It helps to know what questions to ask and where to find the information you need. Take deductibles, for example. They’re important to your pocketbook, but do you know how they work? To get you started, here .....
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Work with Your Doctor to Make Sure Your Care Is Covered

BCBSOK Connect Team February 5, 2025

Staying healthy is easier when you understand the ins and outs of your health care plan. Some types of care and treatment require approval before you get care. That is called prior authorization. With prior authorization, your doctors send informati...
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Why Does a Drug Need Pre-Approval?

BCBSOK Connect Team January 14, 2025

Some drugs should be checked to make sure they are safe and used correctly. This may mean that a step called pre-approval (sometimes called prior authorization) is needed before it will be covered by your plan. Like hospital stays and some types...
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Find Out If You Have a Copay Before You Go to the Doctor

BCBSOK Connect Team December 19, 2024

Before visiting your network health care provider, check to see if you’ll need to make a copay. You can find out your copay amount by looking at your member ID card or checking your benefit booklet or health plan contract. You can also call the....
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Some Emergency-Use Medicines Now Available at No Cost

BCBSOK Connect Team December 19, 2024

We want to make sure our members have access to safe and cost-effective prescription drugs. If you have prescription drug benefits through Prime Therapeutics LLC, some medicines may now* be available at no cost to you when you use a pharma...
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How to Check Your Drug Coverage

BCBSOK Connect Team December 19, 2024

When your doctor says you need a prescription drug, one of your first thoughts may be, “How much will it cost me?” It’s an important thing to know, and there are several ways to find out. You might think about checking with your doc...
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PPO Members: Know Your Member Rights

BCBSOK Connect Team December 19, 2024

This article is intended for PPO members enrolled in an employer health insurance plan. Below is a list of your member rights and responsibilities. Please be sure to keep this information as a reference. As a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma...
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HMO Members: Know Your Member Rights and Responsibilities

BCBSOK Connect Team December 19, 2024

This article is intended for HMO members enrolled in an employer health insurance plan. Below is a list of your member rights and responsibilities. Please be sure to keep this information as a reference. As a member of BlueLincs HMOSM, you have the...
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Need Information? Here’s Where to Find It

BCBSOK Connect Team December 2, 2024

There are many ways you can get information from us. We offer options to suit a variety of communication preferences. Our Website Visit bcbsok.com for information about all we have to offer: If you’re shopping for insurance, you can ...
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Jumpstart Your Wellness: Review Your Benefits

BCBSOK Connect Team December 2, 2024

It’s another new year, another chance to start fresh. But if grand New Year’s resolutions aren’t your style, there is one easy way to keep on top of your health: Brush up on the benefits that come with your health plan. It’s a...
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Learn About Our Privacy Practices

BCBSOK Connect Team December 2, 2024

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is committed to protecting our members' health information. You may have received information about our Notice of Privacy Practices (NOPP) on an Explanation of Benefits or ID card mailer. You can get BCBSOK&rsqu...
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Keep Your Member ID Card Close

BCBSOK Connect Team December 2, 2024

It might be a thin piece of plastic tucked in your wallet until you need it. Or it might be something you find in an app on your phone. Either way, your member ID card packs a wallop. What else holds everything you need to take care of your health...
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Your Blue Points Rewards Program Just Got Better

BCBSOK Connect Team November 22, 2024

This article is intended for members enrolled in an individual health insurance plan through the health insurance marketplace (not those who have coverage through an employer). Well onTarget® and Blue PointsSM are not available to all m...
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