Online visits available to MPSERS members with Medicare Plus Blue starting in January

Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, our Medicare Plus Blue^SM plan will offer Blue Cross Online Visits^SM to Michigan Public School Employee Retirement System group members.

Members who use this benefit can virtually connect with a physician, therapist or other health care provider, using a:

• Smartphone
• Tablet
• Computer with a web camera
• Video conferencing device

This service provides our members with:

• A convenient way to get treatment at any time for non-emergency care when their doctor is unavailable or when they’re traveling. (Note: Blue Cross Online Visits available in all 50 states.)
• A psychiatrist or therapist, by appointment, to help manage anxiety, depression, grief and other issues.

Let your patients know how they can sign up for online visits:

• Download the BCBSM Online Visits^SM app through the App Store^®** or Google Play^TM.**
• Visit bcbsmonlinevisits.com.
• Call 1-844-606-1608.

Online visits aren’t intended to replace the doctor-patient relationship. The service is another way for members to seek treatment for minor illnesses when their doctor’s office is closed, it’s late or they’re running short on time. When members use online visits, they should share their visit summary with their primary care doctor.

For more information, read our policy paper on online visits.

**The Apple App Store^® is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC.