Special Features of the Access+ HMO Plan...
Self-Referral to Specialist - With Access+ Specialist you can go directly to a specialist or other physician in the same medical group or IPA as your Personal Physician, without a referral. When you self-refer, your copayment will be $35/$50 per covered office visit (depending on which plan option you select). To use the Access+ Specialist option, you must belong to a medical group or IPA that is an Access+ Specialist provider group.
Self-referrals to Gynecological Exams and OB/GYN Visits - Women may go to directly to an OB/GYN or family preactice physician in the same medical group or IPA as their Personal Physician for obstetrical/gynecological services - including annual gynecological exams - without a referral.
Money-back Guarantee -
Blue Shield's member feedback program, Access+ Satisfaction, will refund your usual office visit copayment and provide a postage-paid postcard for your comments if you are ever dissatisfied with the service you receive during a covered office visit with an HMO network physician.

The NEW Stand Alone Dental Plans now available...
 Blue Shield of California now offers a range of affordable and comprehensive dental plans available to residents of California with or without a Blue Shield health plan. With Blue Shield's broad dental network including nearly 20,000 dental PPO providers and more than 8,600 HMO providers in California it is easy to access one of the largest networks in California.
Blue Shield offers two new PPO dental plans to choose from. The new Smile PPO and the Value Smile PPO dental plans both provide you affordable options to help you stay healthy now and avoid costly dental expenses in the future. The savings you will receive with the Smile PPO plan keep the cost of dental work from taking a deep bite our of your wallet later. The Value Smile PPO plan provides preventive, diagnostic, and some minor restorative services designed to aid in reduction of future costly services. Find out more on these two new plans and how to enroll by clicking here..... |