Within Your First 120 Days

As a Healthy Blue Living member, you'll need to see your doctor and have them complete a qualification form within the first 90 days of your plan year.

If your qualification form shows your BMI is 30 or more, you'll need to join a weight management program to receive the enhanced benefit level. The Steps walking program is one option.

You'll need to begin the program within 120 days of your planned start date and need to average 5000 steps per day over a three-month period to receive the enhanced benefit level.

To select the Steps walking program, log in to your online member account at BCBSM.com. Click on the My Coverage tab at the top navigation bar. Go to Medical. Next, To Do List, then the Health Measure Follow Up box. Select Steps Walking Program.

You have the option to get a free Fitbit Inspire Activity Tracker as a part of this program. To order your device, go to your To Do List in your account at BCBSM.com. The Steps program will take you to another web page where you can click on rewards and receive a promo code to use when you order your new Fitbit device.

Your device should arrive in 5 to 7 business days. When you get your Fitbit, you should set it up right away. That's when your three months begin. Just follow the setup instructions included with the device.

Ensuring your device is properly synced to your account is important. It's how you'll get credit for your 5000 daily steps to maintain the enhanced benefit level. Here's how to sync your Fitbit with your account at BCBSM.com.

Select Programs and Services. Then click Wellness. Select Go to WebMD and then Sync Devices and Apps. Scroll down to Fitbit and follow the Connect Account prompt to complete the process. Confirm your device is connected by going to your account on BCBSM.com. Select Programs and Services, then Wellness. Next, choose Go To WebMD then Resources from the dropdown menu, then Health Trackers.

Now it's time to walk.

As a Healthy Blue Living member, you'll need to see your doctor and have them complete a qualification form within the first 90 days of your plan year.

If your qualification form shows your BMI is 30 or more, you'll need to join a weight management program to receive the enhanced benefit level.

WeightWatchers is one option.

We cover the cost of this program when you sign up through your online member account at BCBSM.com.

And you can attend either virtual or in-person workshops.

To enroll, click on My Coverage at the top navigation bar.

Go to Medical. Next, To-Do List. Then Health Measure Follow Up.

Select WW.

Enter your ZIP code near work or home.

Click Submit.

You'll see a Healthy Blue Living code on your screen.

Next call WeightWatchers to sign up.

They'll ask for your code and help you find your first workshop.

You should attend your first workshop within one week.

Make sure you attend 11 workshops within your three month subscription period and document your attendance in the BCN Proof of Attendance Form.

You can get this by going online to BCBSM.com/hblweight.

After the three month period, if you haven't reached a BMI of under 30, you'll need to enroll in another session to stay in the enhanced benefit level.

As a Healthy Blue Living member, you'll need to see your doctor and have them complete a qualification form within the first 90 days of your plan year.

If your qualification form shows you use tobacco, you'll have 120 days from your planned start date to join our Tobacco Coaching program to qualify for the enhanced benefit level.

Getting started is easy.

If you set a quit date on your first coaching call, you'll start the program.

There are five phone-based Tobacco Coaching sessions during a 12-week period.

We know quitting is difficult. If you don't commit to a quit date on your enrollment call or stop smoking after five coaching sessions, you'll need to enroll in Lifestyle Coaching to receive the enhanced benefit level.

To keep the enhanced benefit level, you'll need to participate in one Lifestyle Coaching call monthly.

To check your enrollment, confirm it's been tracked and see your benefit status, log in to your member account. Go to Medical, then To Do.

You'll need to continue with either tobacco or Lifestyle Coaching throughout the year unless you quit smoking.

If you quit, see your doctor for a cotinine test and have them submit an updated qualification form for you.

Learn more at BCBSM.com/hbl.