ABC Healthcare Plans - BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas

BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas

In 1941, the Kansas Legislature passed an act that created a pre-paid healthcare plan, which later became known as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS). Originally, only eight individuals were members of BCBSKS. Today about 625,000 customers are served by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, making it the largest health insurance company in the state. Members of BCBSKS have access to about 98 percent of healthcare providers in Kansas.

BCBSKS knows the importance of having quality healthcare insurance to protect you and your family, which is why they offer affordable, high-quality healthcare coverage plans. These plans include: AffordaBlue, Basic Blue, Blue Choice, Comprehensive Major Medical, Shared Pay Comprehensive, Short Term Medical, and Value Blue. Each individual plan is unique in its own way, but all of them offer the following healthcare benefits: doctor’s office visits, outpatient prescription drugs, accidental injury care, medical, surgical, therapeutic, exploratory, and emergency care, radiology services, lab work, anesthesia, inpatient hospital room, incidentals, and treatment, outpatient surgery and treatment, diagnostic blood tests, durable medical equipment, coverage for mental health and substance abuse care, ICU and CCU care, maternity and newborn care (husband and wife must be enrolled in same plan), vision and hearing exams, dental (accident or injury), and life insurance. Employers have the unique choice of whether or not to financially contribute to the cost of their employees’ premiums. Either way, quality healthcare plans are provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Blue MedicareRx (a Medicare Part D plan) is offered to BCBSKS members who are over the age of 65 and eligible for Medicare.

One of the most important things to the employees at BCBSKS is community involvement. This is why Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas is actively involved in the following community programs: Blood Drives, Meals on Wheels, Chase Middle School, Project Topeka Food Drive, March of Dimes, Shield Against Violent Environments (SAVE), WalkAmerica, Blue Jeans for Babies, and United Way Campaign. BCBSKS also supports many community organizations, including: Alzheimer’s Association, Junior Achievement, American Cancer Society, Kansas Action for Children, American Heart Association, Kansas Children’s Service League, American Red Cross, Kansas Family Partnership, Arthritis Foundation, Let’s Help, Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Living the Dream, Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs, Mother to Mother Shawnee County, Boy Scouts of America, Race Against Breast Cancer, Breakthrough House, The Capper Foundation Easter Seals, Ronald McDonald Charities, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Salina Rescue Mission, Cottonwood Inc. TARC and ARC (Associations for Retarded Citizens), Doorstep, Topeka AIDS Projects, Florence Crittenton Services, Topeka Youth Project, Girl Scouts of the Golden Plains Council, Volunteer Center of Topeka –Christmas Bureau, Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council, and Walk Kansas.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas is dedicated to serving its members and its community to the best of its ability. Quality coverage plans and financial strength are just two of the many reasons to join BCBSKS.