Whether you’re traveling across the country or around the world, you can take your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois PPO health care benefits with you.

National Coverage

The PPO plan includes nationwide access to contracting doctors and hospitals in PPO networks linked through the BlueCard^® PPO program when you or your covered dependents live, work or travel anywhere in the United States.

Members who use a BlueCard^® PPO network doctor or hospital receive the highest level of benefits.

International Coverage

When you travel outside the United States and need urgent or immediate care, you are covered. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois contracts with doctors and hospitals in more than 200 countries, but you may receive care anywhere you choose.

• When receiving care at BlueCard Worldwide^® contracting hospitals you will not have to pay up-front for inpatient care
• You are responsible for the out-of-pocket expenses (deductible, copayment, etc.)
• You also have coverage at non-BlueCard Worldwide hospitals, but you may have to pay the doctor or hospital up-front for care.