Thursday, October 30, 2014

Senior Blue HMO Select Plan excludes Catholic Health facilities

Attention Medicare Advantage Participants:  BlueCross BlueShield of WNY has recently introduced a new Medicare Advantage product, Senior Blue HMO Select that replaces its existing Senior Blue HMO-POS 650 plan.  This product specifically excludes all Catholic Health facilities including all hospitals, labs, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation centers, home care, and all other sites/services.  BlueCross BlueShield may not have adequately communicated this exclusion to its members. Please note thatseveral other Medicare Advantage plans are available that include access to Catholic Health.  For more information, visit CHSMedicareOptions.org or call (716) 923-9790.