2 new Medicare Plus Blue plans can help members save in 2024

This fall, during open enrollment for 2024, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is offering two new Medicare Plus Blue℠ plans for individual plan members. In addition to the Essential, Vitality, Signature or Assure plans, members can now choose:

• Medicare Plus Blue℠ Part B Credit
• Medicare Plus Blue℠ PPO + Meijer

Here are key details about the plans and benefits, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2024:

Medicare Plus Blue Part B Credit

Our Medicare Plus Blue Part B Credit plan reduces the Part B premium that all Medicare beneficiaries have to pay each month. Members who enroll in this plan will:

• Receive a $100 credit in their monthly Social Security checks
• Still have the same benefits as the other individual Medicare Plus Blue plans

Members aren’t eligible for the Part B Credit plan if they receive premium assistance from Medicaid or another source.

Medicare Plus Blue PPO + Meijer                                                                       

Blue Cross is working with retail supercenter Meijer to offer the new Medicare Plus Blue PPO + Meijer plan with a $0 premium. This plan offers an affordable, convenient option for Medicare Plus Blue members who shop at Meijer.

The plan adds Meijer to the list of plan-approved retailers that members can choose from to use their over-the-counter allowance benefit.

Members who enroll in the Medicare Plus Blue PPO + Meijer plan can use their $660 annual in-store allowance in Meijer stores to purchase:

• Approved nonprescription, over-the-counter drugs and wellness-related items, such as vitamins and bandages
• Available healthy foods for qualifying members who have a chronic condition

Both the Medicare Plus Blue PPO Part B Credit and the Medicare Plus Blue PPO + Meijer plans offer the same large array of preventive and supplemental benefits our current members have to help keep them healthy. This includes:

• The over-the-counter quarterly allowance
• Support for caregivers of enrollees
• Comprehensive dental and vision care
• Transportation to an enhanced wellness visit
• Fitness through SilverSneakers^®

Note: You’ll want to check your patient’s eligibility and benefits to ensure they have access to the SilverSneakers fitness program.

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