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Sitting down to look at our 2017 options, I see that Premera Blue Cross in Washington state has eliminated our old plan and the new plan seems to be some form of EPO/HMO hybrid where before it was sort of a PPO/EPO hybrid with access to the nationwide BCBS network.
Not only that, but they raised the premium from $750 to $1000.
I am looking now at PPO plans and see Regence Blue Shield has some but they seem to be a small network around our county. When you go to their site though, you can select the national blue card network with providers around the country. I tried to call them to find out if the PPO allows access to this blue card network but they seemed to think the EPO did but the PPO was out of network. They said the PPO had the better options. Really got the impression they did not know anything at all.
Dart board time?
Not only that, but they raised the premium from $750 to $1000.
I am looking now at PPO plans and see Regence Blue Shield has some but they seem to be a small network around our county. When you go to their site though, you can select the national blue card network with providers around the country. I tried to call them to find out if the PPO allows access to this blue card network but they seemed to think the EPO did but the PPO was out of network. They said the PPO had the better options. Really got the impression they did not know anything at all.
Dart board time?