| Small Groups - 2-50 Employees
At Regence BlueShield, we understand the needs of small
group employers. Here are some of the reasons why small
employers are choosing Regence BlueShield:
CHOICE
- Regence BlueShield offers a full range of plan
and benefit options for small employers, including
our Preferred
Plan FourFrontSM, an innovative benefit
plan that can cost 10% to 15% less than comparable
plans.
- Employers may choose from a variety of pharmacy,
dental,
and vision options. Life and disability plans are
offered through our subsidiary, Regence
Life & Health.
- We offer large provider
networks, including access to a broad range of
specialists and alternative care providers. Approximately
ninety percent of Washington physicians are Regence
BlueShield service providers.
- We participate with other Blue Cross and/or Blue
Shield Plans in the national BlueCard® program,
providing easy claims service wherever members travel.
CONFIDENCE
- The majority of phone calls are answered within
30 seconds, on average, and in most cases, questions
are answered in the first call.
- Regence BlueShield processes over 98% of claims
in 30 days, with 99.9% financial accuracy. In 2002,
we processed over 154 million claims.
- Quality medical management – including thorough
provider credential review and catastrophic
case management.
- Many of our employer groups have been with us for
decades.
- Regence BlueShield is a local plan that understands
the needs of local employers.
SECURITY
- Regence BlueShield has provided health-care coverage
to Washington employers since 1917.
- Financially, we rank among the top Northwest health
plans and recently received a prestigious A-rating
from A.M. Best.
- We are one of Washington’s largest health
plans, with more than one million members.
- We are part of The Regence Group, an affiliation
of Plans in four states – Idaho, Oregon, Utah,
and Washington.
- As a not-for-profit health plan – that is
committed to staying that way – we are driven
by the needs of our members, not the expectations
of shareholders.
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