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Welcome

Health care consumers like you want to take charge of their health and their health care spending, while getting the most value from their health care benefits. You want more information and resources to make wise health care decisions.

And you want these resources right at your fingertips – accessible whenever and wherever you need them.

Blue Care Connection®*

With Blue Care Connection, Blue Cross and Blue Shield makes it even easier for members to help manage their health care and their health care benefits. Blue Care Connection’s suite of resources and support services provides personalized attention, health advocacy and health and condition-specific information. Blue Care Connection includes:

Personal Health Manager

This resource of online tools and information lets you:

  • Complete a Health Risk Assessment, set up a personal health record, receive e-mails with targeted wellness advice, set up reminders about medical appointments and prescription refills.
  • Read about current health and wellness topics and research specific conditions that are important to you, such as arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure.
  • Use interactive health and lifestyle tools to help you lose weight or start exercising.
  • Get e-mail answers to your health-related questions with Ask A Nurse, Ask A Dietitian, Ask A Trainer and Ask A Life Coach.
  • Use easy decision-making tools to better understand your medical treatment options.
  • Earn Blue PointsSM** for engaging in healthy behaviors and redeem them for reward items.

The Personal Health Manager is available to you through Blue Access® for Members, our secure online service that helps you manage your benefits and health care. Log in and click on Personal Health Manager.

Introducing BlueCare Dental ConnectionSM

BlueCare Dental Connection provides you with the tools and information you need to help make important decisions about your dental care. By simply linking to The Dental Wellness Centertm you can find information on dental topics including pediatric care, prevention and specific dental treatments. In addition you can ask a licensed dentist questions through Ask a Dentist, locate a provider with Provider Finder, and estimate the cost of dental care with Dental Cost Advisor.

*Note: If your plan does not include Blue Care Connection, you can access health and wellness information and take a health risk assessment via the "My Health" tab.

**Blue Points program rules are subject to change without prior notice.


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