
Everything you need and more of what you want in 2024
Doctors: RI’s largest Medicare Advantage network
- $0 preventive care in-network
- $0 visits to your primary care provider at a PCMH
Can’t get to the doctor’s office?
- Online doctor visits, 24/7, are still $01
- Or use your $0 private rides to the doctor and other places that support your health and well-being2
Pharmacy: several ways to save on prescriptions
- $0 drug deductible
- Save at preferred pharmacies. Find a preferred pharmacy near you.
- $0 generic drugs for BlueCHiP for Medicare Value (HMO-POS) and HealthMate for Medicare (PPO) members
- $0 mail order generic drugs on all plans with pharmacy benefits3
- $20 preferred insulin copay (30-day supply) or $50 (90-day). Copays remain consistent through the coverage gap4
Dental: coverage built into all plansEnhanced
- 90% of Rhode Island dentists in the BCBSRI network
- $0 preventive and comprehensive services on covered benefits, including annual cleanings, root canals, and periodontal services5
- Annual benefit maximum increases to $1,500 for BlueCHiP for Medicare Value members
Hearing: annual hearing aids starting at $0New
- 2 new hearing aids annually, starting at $0, with a broad choice from top brands6
- $0 routine office visits and annual hearing exams
Vision: more convenient, affordable benefitsNew
- We’ve partnered with EyeMed7 to offer you a more convenient and more affordable vision hardware benefit
- No need to swipe a card or wait for a reimbursement
- $0 routine vision care coverage
- $200 or more for contacts, lenses, and frames
- Additional savings when you buy from an EyeMed provider
New Flexible Benefit Card
- All members can expect a new Flexible Benefit Card for 2024—it will look like this
- Hundreds of over-the-counter (OTC) everyday health items
- Use your new card at CVS Pharmacy®, Walmart, Shaw’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens, among other retailers8
- Use your card to pay dental and hearing balances when needed
$0 private rides
- Schedule no-cost rides2 to the places that support your health and well-being: primary care providers, specialists, senior and community centers, libraries, and Your Blue StoreSM
$0 gym benefit with Silver&Fit®
- 16,500 fitness centers across the country—including Healthtrax, YMCA, Planet Fitness, Anytime Fitness9
- 50+ centers across the Rhode Island area
- $0 home fitness kits
$0 meal deliveries to your home
- Receive a week's worth of healthy prepared meals after a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay from Millonzi Fine Catering.10
1In the case of an emergency, you should always call 911.
2Available within our service area for HMO & HMO-POS plans only/PPO plan has out-of-service benefit of 50% coinsurance/trip. Any trip over 20 miles will count as additional trips and will be subtracted from your 24 trip total.
3Pay $0 copay for a 90-day supply of many generic drugs in Tiers 1 & 2. Your actual savings depend on the drugs you take. Call our Medicare Concierge team at (401) 277-2958 or 1-800-267-0439 (TTY: 711) for more information on mail order options. Available with all plans except BlueCHiP for Medicare Core.
4Preferred insulins are located on Tier 3 of our formulary. Tier 4 formulary insulins will have a $35 copay for a 30-day supply and a $105 copay for a 90-day supply.
5All preventive and comprehensive services must be provided by an in-network plan-contracted dentist.
6Hearing benefit is administered through NationsHearing.
7EyeMed Vision Care is an independent company, contracted by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to provide vision hardware benefit management services.
8Retailers current as of July 1, 2023.
9The Silver&Fit program is provided by American Specialty Health Fitness, Inc., a subsidiary of American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH). Silver&Fit is a trademark of ASH and used with permission herein. The people in this piece are not Silver&Fit members. Participating facilities and fitness chains may vary by location and are subject to change.
10Get a week's worth of meals delivered to your door up to four times a year when you get home from an inpatient hospital stay or skilled nursing facility (SNF). For more information on the meals program, call (401) 615-7891.