Cost is only half the story.
We know your challenges go beyond the initial costs of coverage. You have concerns about employee retention, employee education and productivity. That’s why we offer plans tailored to help you lower your claims costs, keep your employees healthy and make your life easier.
An integrated approach means better health outcomes.
Our decisions look at the total cost of care resulting in greater savings and better member experiences.
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Improved health
Stronger influence and data insights to optimize care
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Greater savings
10.5% on total drug costs
Lowest medical total cost of care coupled with clinical and pharmacy expertise
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Better employee experience
One card providing consistency and security
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Meaningful customer value
Discover exclusive discounts for members.
Provider relationships matter
100%
of eligible hospitals
99%
of medical doctors
Fueled by the largest provider network in Kansas, our BCBSKS ID card is the most widely recognized health insurance card in Kansas with members having access to 99% of medical doctors and 100% of acute care hospitals in our 103-county service area.
Greater discounts
$4.1B
$4.1 billion in provider discounts
36%
Saving members 36% on common medical services
With our long-standing relationship with Kansas providers, we are able to offer significantly greater discounts resulting in real savings for you and your employees.
Creating smarter, better health care.
At Blue Cross, we look for ways to mitigate risk and improve outcomes. With our medical management programs, we use data-driven strategies and our best-in-class analytic capabilities to support early prediction, identification and intervention solutions. Our team and programs ensure a full-scale approach:
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Prediction & Identification
of high-risk employees using market-leading analytics & predictive modeling
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Early Intervention & Card Coordination
to engage employees and avoid escalation
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High-intensity care management
to improve employee health outcomes and experience while controlling cost
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Rigorous cost management
to ensure payment integrity for high-dollar claims
What benefits matter to your employees?
Value-based programs
At Blue Cross, we’re working towards a sustainable future with our value-based programs. This transformation is increasing focus on health outcomes and better managing costs – changing the way doctors are paid and medical care is delivered.
Of the 200,000+ BCBSKS members in value-based programs, participants saw:
Half as many inpatient hospital admissions
Fewer hospital readmissions
Half as many ER visits
With our captive sales force, we are able to provide a personalized approach – finding solutions that meet your needs.
Friend, neighbor and partner
Sales representatives cover the state of Kansas
and meet daily with groups and members, helping them feel confident, arming them with the right information and resources to empower the right decisions.
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86%
of full-time U.S. employees are overweight or have 1+ chronic conditions
$153B
in employee productivity is lost annually due to these factors
75%
of U.S. healthcare costs are attributed to largely preventable chronic conditions
Engagement is about getting employees to understand their health and USE their benefits to maintain and/or improve their health; it’s about anticipating and avoiding poor health before it happens; and, most importantly, it’s about empowering them to make healthier decisions that result in better quality of life. Our HealthyOptions program can help.
Our workplace wellness team takes a hands-on approach in working with you to create and implement effective engagement strategies. Working together, we will:
- Use data to identify needs and engagement strategies
- Engage employees where they are with what they need
- And use the right mix of human touch and technology to reach and empower your employees
Connect with us
A representative is available to take your call during business hours, Monday through Friday.