Blue Cross Blue Shield Archive

Health Plan and Emergency Assistance Services While Traveling Outside of the US

May 6, 2025
If you’re traveling this summer, whether on university business or for personal reasons, you can feel secure knowing that our benefits plans have you covered. Read on to learn about the services available to all benefits eligible individuals, as well as those available to anyone covered under our medical plan.
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Learn How to Make the Most of Your Blue Cross Blue Shield Benefits – January 30 and 31

January 16, 2024
Join Viktoria Rill, Illinois Tech's Sr. Director of Total Rewards & People Development, later this month to learn all about how you can maximize your benefits through our Blue Cross Blue Shield medical plan. She'll briefly cover plan basics before jumping into rewards programs, programs that come with free tools to help you manage chronic conditions, our free digital exercise therapy program for members with muscle and joint pain, and more. She'll also talk about benefits that will help you save money on prescriptions, and the many advantages of Health Savings Accounts.
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Get healthy habits going this year with Wondr Health – enroll by January 22

January 5, 2023
The new year is a great time for a fresh start. If you’re looking to develop healthier habits surrounding weight loss or weight management, mindful eating, or even just making yourself a priority, the BCBS Wondr Health program might be just what you need!
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Benefit Reminders for 2023

December 13, 2022
Everyone on the BCBS medical plan will receive a new ID card for 2023 due to the change to the tiered network approach (the new Blue Choice Options PPO and HDHP). Everyone new to the medical plan will also receive a CVS Caremark ID, which is needed to obtain prescriptions. Existing members should retain their current ID cards.
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BCBS Fitness Program: Join in September and get $10 off for the first two months

September 6, 2022
BCBS is offering a fall promotion for new fitness program enrollees: new, eligible members (anyone age 18 and over) can save $10 off the membership fee for the first two months on any Fitness Program package when they sign up from Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 can qualify.
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Free Diabetes & Hypertension Tools, and a 30-Day Wellness Challenge, for Illinois Tech Health Plan Members

March 17, 2022
Eligible Illinois Tech health plan members can receive a free glucose monitor and testing strips, and/or a free blood pressure monitor, to help monitor their conditions when they sign up for Livongo!
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Get rewarded for shopping for your healthcare

March 17, 2022
You probably know that Blue Cross Blue Shield's Benefit Value Advisor service helps you shop around for procedures from mammograms to MRIs to total knee replacements. You might even know that you can get rewarded for choosing the same high quality care from a lower cost provider or facility. What you probably didn't know was that BCBS recently added even more procedures.
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BCBS Fitness Program Enrollment Fee Waived in February

February 2, 2021
When comfortable going back to gyms, new eligible members will want to take advantage of this waived enrollment opportunity for the Fitness program.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield: Upcoming Program Application Deadlines and New Programs

January 7, 2021
The application window is open now through January 15 for the next session of Naturally Slim (NS), Blue Cross Blue Shield’s healthy eating and weight management program. Hinge Health is new in 2021 for members experiencing joint pain and wishing to avoid surgery.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Fitness Program: Waived Enrollment Fee in September

September 15, 2020
Blue Cross Blue Shield is offering a great perk this fall: no enrollment fee during September.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Archive

Health Plan and Emergency Assistance Services While Traveling Outside of the US

Learn How to Make the Most of Your Blue Cross Blue Shield Benefits – January 30 and 31

Get healthy habits going this year with Wondr Health – enroll by January 22

Benefit Reminders for 2023

BCBS Fitness Program: Join in September and get $10 off for the first two months

Free Diabetes & Hypertension Tools, and a 30-Day Wellness Challenge, for Illinois Tech Health Plan Members

Get rewarded for shopping for your healthcare

BCBS Fitness Program Enrollment Fee Waived in February

Blue Cross Blue Shield: Upcoming Program Application Deadlines and New Programs

Blue Cross Blue Shield Fitness Program: Waived Enrollment Fee in September

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