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Enrolled for 2025? Find Out What to Expect Next

BCBSMT Connect Team October 28, 2024

This article is intended for members enrolled in an individual health insurance plan. When you enrolled in your 2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSMT) health plan, you started a chain reaction.* We have been hard at work for several...
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Need to See a Specialist?

BCBSMT Connect Team October 28, 2024

When you’re not feeling well, you might call your primary care doctor. With a little care, your doctor may have you on the road to recovery in no time. But what if your health issue is more serious? Your primary care doctor may say you need to ....
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Save Money With a Value Pharmacy

BCBSMT Connect Team October 18, 2024

Did you know your health plan may offer a value pharmacy network? When you use a value pharmacy, you pay the lowest out-of-pocket cost on covered prescription drugs. With your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana prescription drug plan, you save...
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Everything You Need to Know About Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

BCBSMT Connect Team October 4, 2024

Along with acronyms for preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and health maintenance organizations (HMOs), add two more to your list. Both can help you pay doctor's bills and save money. Health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts...
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What Is 3D Mammography?

BCBSMT Connect Team October 1, 2024

Women have choices when it comes to breast cancer screenings. A standard mammogram every one or two years is the recommended best practice for early detection. It can detect breast cancer up to three years before it can be felt. Since their introduct...
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What Is an HMO?

BCBSMT Connect Team September 24, 2024

If you're looking for a health plan that's easy to understand, easy to use and easy on your wallet, an HMO may be just what you need for you and your family. It’s Simple An HMO — or health maintenance organization — keeps costs low ...
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Are Your Doctors Talking to Each Other?

BCBSMT Connect Team September 23, 2024

Finding and treating eye disease early is key to maintaining good vision. Screening for diabetic eye disease has saved many people from developing poor vision or even going blind. A complete exam by an ophthalmologist or optometrist can detect early...
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Save Money on Prescriptions with Medication Finder

BCBSMT Connect Team September 18, 2024

The cost of prescription medicines is always a hot topic. Most of us have experienced sticker shock at least once when we’ve filled a prescription. So, it’s not surprising that one in four Americans say it’s hard to pay for their me...
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Check Out the New, Improved BCBSMT App

BCBSMT Connect Team September 9, 2024

The new BCBSMT App now offers access to more of your health plan information in one place. Our mobile app allows you to access your medical and pharmacy benefits information in one app. And if you have vision or dental coverage with us, you can also...
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Look for a New Rewards Experience in 2025

BCBSMT Connect Team August 30, 2024

Well onTarget® and Blue PointsSM are not available to all members. Check Blue Access for Members or ask your benefits administrator to see if you have these benefits. Some changes are coming to your Well onTarget rewards experience. The Blue Poin...
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What Happens to the Rest of My Monthly Payment?

BCBSMT Connect Team August 28, 2024

Your monthly health care insurance premiums go toward many aspects of health care. Your premium payment — along with those of other members — all go into a pool of funds used to pay hospitals, doctors, drug companies and for other h...
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Brush Up on Your Cybercrime Spotting Skills

BCBSMT Connect Team August 27, 2024

When it comes to cybercrime, it seems like there’s always some new threat. To stay safe, it’s a good idea to learn how to spot the latest scams. It pays to be careful. Cybercrimes are getting more and more sophisticated, and users n...
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Your Doctor Helps Make Sure Your Services Are Covered

BCBSMT Connect Team August 22, 2024

Your doctors work closely with your health plan to ensure it covers the care they prescribe. As a smart health care consumer, it’s good to know about all the steps your care provider takes so you can get the most out of your health plan when yo....
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Where Do My Health Care Payments Go?

BCBSMT Connect Team August 20, 2024

If you have health insurance, you probably pay a monthly premium. Your premium might be deducted from your paycheck. You may pay it online, or write a check to cover it. Even though you know your payments go toward your health insurance, you might...
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The Cost of Health Care

BCBSMT Connect Team August 14, 2024

Understanding how your health insurance works can be confusing. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana wants to demystify it. After all, when you understand how health insurance works, you can make decisions that are best for you and your family....
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