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  • RE: Does my plan cover chiropractic work?

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Hi Robin, You can contact customer service at the number on your ID card or through the Message Center on your Blue Access for Members account and they can verify this coverage for you. Please note we have deleted your post with your ID number as we…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • How to Change Your Health Insurance Plan

    How to Change Your Health Insurance Plan

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Things in life are always changing. No worries. We’re here to make things easier. Nothing is set in stone, including your insurance needs. So what happens if you’re enrolled in a health plan, but then realize your needs — or the needs of your family…
    • 6 months ago
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  • AFFORDABLE CARE ACT EDUCATION TRAINING??

    satxprovider
    satxprovider
    CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A DIRECT NUMBER TO SPEAK TO A REPRESENATIVE THAT CAN PROVIDE A BCBS MEMBER TO COME TO A PHYSICIANS OFFICE TO EDUCATE US ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PLAN TO BENEFITS OUR PATIENTS WITH ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THERE PLAN ?
    • over 10 years ago
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  • RE: I have an HMO plan. How can I find a gastroenterologist in San Antonio.?

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Hello, You can search for in-network providers in your area by utilizing the Provider Finder on Blue Access for Members (BAM). Select the Doctors & Hospitals tab and click the link to: Find a Doctor or Hospital. Once redirected, you will need to use the…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • RE: clinical trial, initially insurance rejected a portion, trying to move forward

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Hi Cindy. I'm sure you have a lot to handle right now and we would like to see what we can do to help. Please send a private message with your plan ID and phone number so we can a member of our team reach out to you. - Renee
    • over 9 years ago
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  • Work with Your Doctor to Make Sure Your Care Is Covered

    Work with Your Doctor to Make Sure Your Care Is Covered

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Staying healthy is easier when you understand the ins and outs of your health care plan. Some types of care and treatment require approval before you get care. That is called prior authorization. With prior authorization, your doctors send information…
    • 7 months ago
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  • RE: Asthma medicines

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Hi famcguffey - Generics and preferred medications vary based on your specific plan type. Please send us a private message with your member number, and we would be happy to identify any alternative medications that are less expensive for you. --Cassi…
    • over 10 years ago
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  • How Prior Authorization Helps

    How Prior Authorization Helps

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    Prior Authorization helps make sure prescription medicines are being used safe ly, as intended and at the best cost. Only a handful of drugs need prior authorization, also called pre-approval. Those are often the ones that cost the most or the ones that…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • RECORDS FOR 2011-2013

    arienne Lepretre
    arienne Lepretre
    I was insured with BCBS from 2011 - 2013 and now need copies of my records for those years. The insurance was through my College, SMU, as a student. I no longer have the member ID nor policy number. How may I obtain my BCBS records for that time period…
    • over 9 years ago
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  • HIPAA: What More Do You Need to Know?

    HIPAA: What More Do You Need to Know?

    BCBSTX Connect Team
    BCBSTX Connect Team
    When you go to a doctor, dentist or eye doctor, you are asked to sign that you’ve seen their privacy statement. What does that mean? Thanks to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ), you are reminded at each visit that your…
    • over 1 year ago
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