New Virtual BlueSM plan provides high quality, high value virtual care

New Virtual Blue^SM plan provides high quality, high value virtual care

Blue Shield is excited to announce the launch of Virtual Blue^SM, their new virtual-first plan. Virtual Blue addresses the healthcare needs of today (and tomorrow) by giving members access to a unique, top-quality span of online medical, behavioral, and specialist doctors.

Visit the Virtual Blue page for a deeper look at the ways a virtual plan can benefit your clients and their employees.

Employer groups can leverage the advantages of Virtual Blue for key outcomes, such as:

• Improved retention by providing a popular experience for employees and meaningful benefits like expanded mental health access.
• Employees spend less time traveling to appointments and sitting in waiting rooms (which can be up to 50% of any given in-person visit).
• Lowering healthcare costs by encouraging deeper utilization of primary care services and avoiding unnecessary ER visits or other health issues down the road.

Virtual Blue plans feature $0 unlimited virtual care visits. In-person care cost shares vary by plan, and in-person access to care is available through Tandem PPO network in California and via BlueCard when outside of the state.

Virtual Blue will be available for enrollment beginning January 2023. You can locate plan-specific Statement of Benefits on the Broker Connection documents pages for Large Group and Small Business.