The Trustees of the BAC Local Union 15 Welfare Fund are pleased to announce a new partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (BCBSKC).  Effective October 1, 2010, we will move to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield National Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), which will offer a nationwide network of medical providers for all your health benefit needs. 

 

This is a change in our PPO network only.  Your benefits will NOT change as a result of this partnership, and all Customer Service, including benefit inquiries and eligibility, will continue to be handled through the Fund Office, just as they are today.   Your prescription drug coverage will also stay the same and all prescriptions will continue to be provided through Express Scripts.

 

In the Kansas City area, you and your dependent family members will utilize the Preferred-Care Blue PPO Provider Network.  For the past several years, Kansas City PPO access was through PHP Freedom Network Select, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCBSKC.  By contracting directly with BCBSKC, you and the Fund will now benefit from improved pricing while retaining the same local network of doctors and facilities.  In areas outside of Kansas City, this new partnership will provide you with nationwide access to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield ‘BlueCard’ PPO Network. 

 

BCBSKC Networks offer high-quality and cost-effective healthcare with the best geographic access to physicians and hospitals of any PPO plan nationwide. Nationwide coverage through the ‘BlueCard’ PPO program is available to you and your dependent family members in any state in the United States.  This enhancement will provide you with peace of mind that you’ll be able to find an in-network healthcare provider wherever you may be. 

 

We are very excited about this new partnership and believe this will provide you and your family improved in-network provider access.

 

If you have any questions about this change, please feel free to contact the Fund Office at (913) 236-5490.