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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://connect.bcbstx.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Ask BCBSTX</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/</link><description /><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Forum Post: RE: Which plans include semaglutide coverage for obesity?</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1440/which-plans-include-semaglutide-coverage-for-obesity/3583</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:0b8ec660-08bf-4352-90af-055b9e555cff</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>Hello, We are not able to verify specific benefits until the policy is active. If you have questions about the plans offered to you, you will need to speak with your employer. ~ HC</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: Which plans include semaglutide coverage for obesity?</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1440/which-plans-include-semaglutide-coverage-for-obesity</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:80432953-9800-4b05-8c6e-994e99419b79</guid><dc:creator>Jefry</dc:creator><description>I recently got hired and was provided 3 choices of BCBSTX. My wife currently take semaglutide for obesity. Which plans would assist with this medication?</description><category domain="https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/tags/prescription">prescription</category></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: I recently gained coverage from BCBS through my employer. I am attempting to sign into the portal in order to find providers in my area, but it is required that I enter my member ID number- and I have not received my ID card through the mail yet. Is th</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1434/i-recently-gained-coverage-from-bcbs-through-my-employer-i-am-attempting-to-sign-into-the-portal-in-order-to-find-providers-in-my-area-but-it-is-required-that-i-enter-my-member-id-number--and-i-have-not-received-my-id-card-th/3582</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:19:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:f8d3c240-cace-44e3-bf43-38728ec30b4c</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>Hello, If you would like to send us a private message, we can help you with this. ~ HC</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: I recently gained coverage from BCBS through my employer. I am attempting to sign into the portal in order to find providers in my area, but it is required that I enter my member ID number- and I have not received my ID card through the mail yet. Is th</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1434/i-recently-gained-coverage-from-bcbs-through-my-employer-i-am-attempting-to-sign-into-the-portal-in-order-to-find-providers-in-my-area-but-it-is-required-that-i-enter-my-member-id-number--and-i-have-not-received-my-id-card-th/3580</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:49:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2266b78d-fe94-4ef1-bc85-2902cb99398c</guid><dc:creator>amyb2</dc:creator><description>Same here. I need my member ID but don’t know how to get it</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: How do I find out what my member ID number is if I don't have the welcome letter or my member card. Can I look it up any other way? Thank you.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1279/how-do-i-find-out-what-my-member-id-number-is-if-i-don-t-have-the-welcome-letter-or-my-member-card-can-i-look-it-up-any-other-way-thank-you/3577</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d1cb1db-2ec4-4d86-be8b-4fab8c6e7e70</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>I have responded to you on your private message. ~ HC</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: How do I find out what my member ID number is if I don't have the welcome letter or my member card. Can I look it up any other way? Thank you.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1279/how-do-i-find-out-what-my-member-id-number-is-if-i-don-t-have-the-welcome-letter-or-my-member-card-can-i-look-it-up-any-other-way-thank-you/3576</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:25:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:704e66ef-d5d2-430d-b8ba-0203eb545783</guid><dc:creator>Pai199</dc:creator><description>Also currently waiting for a response from the Connect Team about this. I asked my employer and they said they don&amp;#39;t have access to my information. Then I called BlueCross customer support and they told me they couldn&amp;#39;t pull up any information about me. I&amp;#39;m told that I need to wait days or up to 4 weeks to get my member ID in the mail even though I should already be covered by the 1st (which I enrolled for days before the date). I don&amp;#39;t even have any way of confirming if I&amp;#39;m enrolled at all because no one can find anything despite deductions already happening. Seems very inefficient that I need to make another unrelated account on a forum to get answers just to create an account for the insurance</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: How do I find out what my member ID number is if I don't have the welcome letter or my member card. Can I look it up any other way? Thank you.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1279/how-do-i-find-out-what-my-member-id-number-is-if-i-don-t-have-the-welcome-letter-or-my-member-card-can-i-look-it-up-any-other-way-thank-you/3575</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:95899a99-5934-436e-8b25-a404868f8a0c</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>Hello, If you could send us a private message, we can help you with this. ~ HC</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: How do I find out what my member ID number is if I don't have the welcome letter or my member card. Can I look it up any other way? Thank you.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1279/how-do-i-find-out-what-my-member-id-number-is-if-i-don-t-have-the-welcome-letter-or-my-member-card-can-i-look-it-up-any-other-way-thank-you/3574</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:bfa5e7a1-04d1-4f24-b7b2-7f4d754e8c8a</guid><dc:creator>ivynikotich</dc:creator><description>Hello! Same issue for me as well. Asking for member ID for registration but I have not recieved a welcome letter or email. Thank you!</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: How do I find out what my member ID number is if I don't have the welcome letter or my member card. Can I look it up any other way? Thank you.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1279/how-do-i-find-out-what-my-member-id-number-is-if-i-don-t-have-the-welcome-letter-or-my-member-card-can-i-look-it-up-any-other-way-thank-you/3573</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:8c3faa77-609c-4a9e-ae58-0c840b2ee92b</guid><dc:creator>kristy Davis</dc:creator><description>Good morning, same issue</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: blood pressure</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1439/blood-pressure</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:a9b399c6-2ebd-4bff-8d67-f9f5ccdadd51</guid><dc:creator>Troglodyte</dc:creator><description>Is it possible to track blood pressure using the Sense smartwatch, and if so, what specific features or functionalities does it offer for monitoring this vital health metric? Additionally, how accurate and reliable is the blood pressure tracking capability of the Sense device compared to traditional methods or other wearable health monitors?</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: How do I find out what my member ID number is if I don't have the welcome letter or my member card. Can I look it up any other way? Thank you.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1279/how-do-i-find-out-what-my-member-id-number-is-if-i-don-t-have-the-welcome-letter-or-my-member-card-can-i-look-it-up-any-other-way-thank-you/3571</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:074894ca-08f5-4d7d-af9f-c69d4f6e00d7</guid><dc:creator>alxscan</dc:creator><description>Ok reply sent.</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: I was approved for the subsidy credit and it says it was activated immediately? Now where do I go to get my money I was approved for?</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1082/i-was-approved-for-the-subsidy-credit-and-it-says-it-was-activated-immediately-now-where-do-i-go-to-get-my-money-i-was-approved-for/3570</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:85248cc0-cec2-4979-bc91-d5b8cf4bb79d</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>Hi Onecimo Capuchino, If you have questions about your subsidy credit you&amp;#39;ll need to contact the Marketplace at 800-318-2596. ~ KW</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: I was approved for the subsidy credit and it says it was activated immediately? Now where do I go to get my money I was approved for?</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1082/i-was-approved-for-the-subsidy-credit-and-it-says-it-was-activated-immediately-now-where-do-i-go-to-get-my-money-i-was-approved-for/3569</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:df16dafa-3211-4ee4-be1e-a0b3a704e1ef</guid><dc:creator>Onecimo Capuchino</dc:creator><description>How do I use it</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: How do I find out what my member ID number is if I don't have the welcome letter or my member card. Can I look it up any other way? Thank you.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1279/how-do-i-find-out-what-my-member-id-number-is-if-i-don-t-have-the-welcome-letter-or-my-member-card-can-i-look-it-up-any-other-way-thank-you/3568</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:eca8e0d8-49a3-452a-a72d-0c1370520976</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>We have responded to your message. ~ KW</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: How do I find out what my member ID number is if I don't have the welcome letter or my member card. Can I look it up any other way? Thank you.</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1279/how-do-i-find-out-what-my-member-id-number-is-if-i-don-t-have-the-welcome-letter-or-my-member-card-can-i-look-it-up-any-other-way-thank-you/3567</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:02a44f3a-140a-461c-9b7c-bc59ec08497a</guid><dc:creator>alxscan</dc:creator><description>I sent a PM.</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: counseling</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1438/counseling/3566</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:26:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:ab307e1c-0f8f-444f-ace8-8d6fc71de36a</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>Hello, We can check on this for you if you&amp;#39;d like to send us a private message. ~ KW</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: counseling</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1438/counseling</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:ac18c143-18da-46c7-98b5-c4858e2b2f2c</guid><dc:creator>Sarah Witt</dc:creator><description>My daughter needs post-partum counseling, is this covered by my insurance?</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: Can ESA letters actually help with apartment restrictions?</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1437/can-esa-letters-actually-help-with-apartment-restrictions</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:a12d77c3-987f-435d-a4b9-dc9a18adf9dd</guid><dc:creator>jamesschanz</dc:creator><description>Hey everyone, I’m in a situation where my landlord doesn’t allow pets, but my dog helps me emotionally a lot, especially on difficult days. I’ve been reading about Emotional Support Animals and found ESA Letter Texas, which says it connects people with licensed professionals for ESA evaluations. I’m just confused about how this works in real life. Do landlords usually accept ESA letters without issues, or does it depend on the situation? Would love to hear real experiences instead of generic advice.</description><category domain="https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/tags/ESA%2bLetter">ESA Letter</category></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: Has Anyone Used RealESALetter.com for an ESA Letter?</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1417/has-anyone-used-realesaletter-com-for-an-esa-letter/3565</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:54:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:1fd64133-562e-4023-a74a-f0197e23223c</guid><dc:creator>noemelyara</dc:creator><description>Hey! I was in the same situation just last month and ended up using realesaletter. From my experience, they did connect me with a licensed professional, and the process felt legit. I had a consultation before getting the letter, which was important to me. Everything went smoothly on my end, and I was able to use the letter for housing without any issues. Of course, it’s always a good idea to double-check your local requirements and maybe compare a couple of options, but my personal experience with them was positive.</description></item><item><title>Forum Post: RE: how do I obtain and Insurance card</title><link>https://connect.bcbstx.com/ask-bcbstx/f/questions-and-answers/1436/how-do-i-obtain-and-insurance-card/3563</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:36:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:8e3106a8-e0bd-484a-9ca0-8e9dae65e3db</guid><dc:creator>BCBSTX Connect Team</dc:creator><description>Brenda, Please send us a private message so we may assist you with this. Please note, we have removed your personal information here to keep it secure. ~ KW</description></item></channel></rss>