Access to Care

Children and youth with mental health challenges sometimes experience difficulty at school. The Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health helps connect schools and families with behavioral health services.

It’s lightweight, portable, and sends images from a cell phone. The Butterfly iQ handheld ultrasound scanner could give millions around the world access to medical imaging for the first time.

More doctors are writing prescriptions that encourage patients to eat healthier or exercise more. The Dot Rx program actually helps patients follow through.

Watch how this Excellus BlueCross BlueShield employee leaves no stone unturned to find Medicaid members who may be struggling with major obstacles to good health.

Large hospital systems often have more resources to provide an extra level of care for patients but small community hospitals may sometimes have to do more with less. BCBS Massachusetts is working with South Shore Hospital to help the hospital provide quality, affordable care for the entire community.

Traditional Medicare plans cover traditional medical benefits. But what if having transportation to a doctor visit or increased access to healthy food is what’s really needed to get well?

What do millennials want in a health plan? Convenience, options and the digital tools to manage their own health.

For a large retailer with a millennial workforce, healthcare benefits employees don’t use matter as much as the ones they do. Think: prevention

Some Medicare Advantage members need more than a doctor’s visit or a prescription to manage chronic diseases and stay healthy. They might need transportation, wellness activities or home care. A new model in Rhode Island aims to provide just that.

Intensive care unit nurse Mercedes Munoz endured three years of breast cancer treatment. After, she decided to leave a stressful work environment in the hospital to join a special concierge team for members with serious illness. Now, her experience helps her advocate for and empathize with cancer patients in a way few others can.

When you call an ambulance, emergency medical crews must transport you to the hospital, unless you refuse. But what if they could treat your symptoms—like an asthma attack or high blood pressure – right in your home? It’s a simple idea, but a break with tradition in Pennsylvania.

While traveling in Brazil, a car accident shattered her pelvis, broke her femur and left her near death. Local hospitals provided great care, but this Blue Shield of California member needed to get home. A health plan team didn’t rest until her flight landed.

It wasn’t the life changing accident, but the cost of a medical device that almost left Caleb Wilson dependent on 24-hour care. So BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee connected him with a customer service representative who cut through the complexities to get Caleb what he needed.

Following President Trump’s announcement of a plan to eliminate the transmission of HIV in the United States by 2030, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association studied claims data from 88 million commercially insured members to understand the spread and impact of HIV across the country.

Despite the promise of compromise following 35 days of the longest shutdown in government history, Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies continue to provide financial aid to federal employees and their families who were hardest hit by the government shutdown.

Many people new to our country are in need of becoming better health advocates for themselves and their families. Find out how Florida Blue is taking a grassroots approach toward enhancing health literacy.

More than 100 million U.S. adults currently live with diabetes or prediabetes and one of the most common complications of diabetes is blindness. Learn how BCBS companies are removing barriers ensuring diabetic patients receive necessary eye exams.

In one trip to the Capital Blue Health and Wellness Center, just across the Susquehanna River from Harrisburg, Penn., a visitor...

There’s a familiar recipe for a healthy life. Eat healthy food. Exercise regularly. Don’t smoke. Mix it all together with a dash...

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When a parent's day starts with a sick child with a sore throat, they usually have two options. Option one includes deciding who...

Decades ago, doctors routinely visited patients at home, snapping open their bags to examine people in the comfort and privacy of...

For decades, our country’s healthcare system has grown increasingly specialized. However, studies show that primary care is more...

When it comes to improving the health of local communities, one size fits none. The health challenges faced by people in Baton...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, killing nearly 300,000 women a year—that’s 1 in...

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More than 106 million people rely on Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies for their health insurance coverage. That’s one in three...

Millions of Americans – about 96.4 million, according to a 2014 assessment by the Health Resources and Services Administration–...

If you find it difficult to remember the difference between co-pay and co-insurance, or have to double-check the meaning of...

The next time somebody asks me what Regence BlueCross BlueShield and Regence BlueShield are doing to improve quality of care and...

It’s late at night and your child woke up with a burning, itching eye – maybe pink eye? The local retail clinic and urgent care...

Most people are fortunate to need to visit the doctor just a few times a year, for a wellness visit or occasional illness....

Special forces medical sergeants in the U.S. Army are considered to be the finest first-response/trauma medical technicians in...

When it comes to healthcare, women require a unique set of services.  Women’s health needs vary widely from that of their male...

Think about the times you’ve received medical care. Who do you picture administering your vaccinations, taking your temperature or...

Beginning January 1 this year, millions of people gained access to health insurance for the first time. But buying health...

Most of us are guilty of skipping a trip to the dentist once in a while, or fudging the numbers a bit when asked how frequently...