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Member Updates

FEP Overseas Survey Underway!

In an effort to provide the highest level of quality care and service, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan is conducting a random survey of members who are enrolled in Basic and Standard Option overseas ... View article

FEPBlue News

December 2008

2009 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Benefits

Starting in 2009, Standard Option members must call the local Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plan at the mental health number on the back of your ID card for approval... View article

Crohn's Disease

Did you know that one of every 500 people have Crohn's Disease? Crohn's Disease is a life-long condition with symptoms that come and go...
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Health Tracker Helps You Manage Diabetes

If you are one of the 24 million Americans with diabetes, you know the struggle. Its tough enough managing injections and prescription drugs. It's even harder tracking your progress as you strive to control blood sugar and improve kidney function... View article

Salt and Your Diet

With nutritional labels on all of our packaged foods, we can now look at the contents to determine how much salt or sodium is in each serving. Why should we worry about the amount of salt we eat in our diet? ... View article

Take Control of Your Health Information with Customer eService

Open Season can be a hectic time. Have you lost important health claims information or your ID card? Have you moved? Customer eService is here to provide self-service administrative help...
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Teenage Smoking

In June 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new report on teenage smoking... View article

FEPBlue Newsletters

Healthy Families

Healthy Families provides you with health and wellness news articles for you and your family. (read more)

Health Watch

Health Watch provides you with news articles on recent health and wellness information and ways to use your Service Benefit Plan member benefits. (read more)

Patient Safety

Patient Safety provides you with safety information to be aware of in your healthcare decision making. (read more)

Medicare and You

To help you understand how the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan and Medicare work together, we've put together a brief overview that explains what Medicare is, how the Service Benefit Plan can fill in the gaps and what factors to consider when making decisions about your healthcare coverage. (more)

Press Releases

Access the latest announcements from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and its member companies.
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