888-765-5400BCBSNC Offers In-Home Health Assessments for ACA Members
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced that it will begin providing many of its ACA (Affordable Care Act) members the opportunity to receive an in-home visit offering a comprehensive medical exam. During this at-home visit, members can review medications and discuss health care conditions and concerns with a licensed medical professional. BCBSNC is offering this program in an effort to better assess the health conditions of its members and to help encourage members to practice preventive health care maintenance.
Because Blue Cross Blue Shield NC recognizes that many of its members are new to the health care system, they are making strides to try and engage new ACA enrollees in a health maintenance program. These visits not only offer members a chance to discuss their health history with a professional from the comfort of their own home, the home assessment also helps identify any urgent health care problems. During the visit, members can ask questions and get advice on issues they may need to discuss further with their primary care doctor. Once the at-home visit has taken place, the health professional will share the results from the assessment with the member’s primary care doctor to ensure that the PCP has knowledge of the member’s overall health status and to help manage any health concerns.
BCBSNC sent letters to many ACA members and has also made phone calls offering these in-home health assessments. Members may have been contacted for various reasons, including being high-risk, having no prior history with a Primary Care Physician or having a medical condition that would benefit from such an assessment. These home assessments come at no charge to members and are performed by certified registered nurse practitioners, physicians and physician’s assistants. Although not required, Blue Cross Blue Shield NC encourages its members to take advantage of the at-home assessment.
Typically, the at-home visit take about an hour and there is no lab work or blood work done during the assessment. At the conclusion of the visit, the health provider will provide the member with information based on the outcome of the assessment and will discuss the importance of maintaining a relationship with a health care professional. Members are being encouraged to follow-up with their PCP to discuss the outcomes of the assessment.
BCBSNC is committed to the health and well-being of its members. Offering in-home health assessments is just one more way Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is striving to insure the health of North Carolina residents. For more information on Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.