Thursday, April 26, 2012

Anthem Care Comparison

How do you know what the costs of procedures are at different facilities within a certain area?  Anthem has a convenient and easy to use tool to compare facilities for your health care.  You can see a variety of sources about inpatient and outpatient services as well as cost and quality.  Please note, you must be an Anthem member to utilize this tool.

To use this tool, login to Anthem.com














Click on the Estimate Your Cost link on the bottom right side of the page.












Click on the Start Cost Search button.





If you have any questions, you can contact Anthem Member Services or you can contact the Customer Care Team for assistance.










Friday, April 20, 2012

Joint Township District Memorial Hospital and Hospital-Based Physicians Termed 4-13-12

This is to make Anthem members that utilize Joint Township District Memorial Hospital aware that as of 4/13/2012 this provider will no longer be in-network.  This is due to contract negotiations where a new contract could not be reached.  In addition to JTDMH, all hospital-based physicians have been terminated as of 4/13/2012 as well.  Attached is a list of these affected providers.  Since Anthem's website takes time to update, it may still show this hospital and these physicians as in-network.  Please contact Anthem member services at the number on the back of your ID card for help locating a network facility or physician for services.

JTDMH Physicicans Termed

Friday, April 13, 2012

Healthcare Reform and Anthem's Preventive Care for Women

As most of us know, there is change on the horizon.  Keeping you informed is one way to empower healthier living for you and your family.  Attached is a FAQ sheet from Anthem detailing how they will be covering preventive care for women after certain healthcare reform changes take place.  This particular article will be valid for palns starting on 8/1/2012 or later.


Women's Preventive Care