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Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

Plan Highlights:

By selecting CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), you have the freedom to choose your own doctor or specialist, every time you need care.

  • No referrals needed. You have direct access to any specialist.
  • Office visits, maternity care, well-baby visits, routine physicals and GYN exams are covered - for little or no copay
  • Women's health coverage such as PAP tests and mammograms, and men's health coverage, which includes routine prostate screenings.
  • No paper work for you. Our PPO physicians submit claims directly to us.
    Out-of-Area Coverage - You will receive one of the most widely recognized and accepted health care identification cards in the United States -- BlueCard. So now, you can take your health care benefits with you - across the country and around the world.
  • Advice Line- A 24-hour nurse-line, called FirstHelp, when all you need is a little advice.
  • Options Discount Program - As a BlueChoice member, you will also receive access to our Options Discount Program, which provides you with discounts alternative therapies such as acupuncture, chiropractic services, yoga and much more.

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Benefit Highlights and Enrollment Booklet (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008)

State of Maryland Health Care Options Booklet(1.05MB, 14 pgs.)PDF
State of Maryland Vision Chart(353KB, 1 pg.)PDF

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