The power of care at your fingertips

Jillian Ridpath, BCBSNE nurse health coach For as long as she can remember, Jillian Ridpath had a passion for helping others. Her caring nature and ability to connect with people led her to find her true calling as a nurse. As a nurse health coach at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska

By |2023-03-30T10:57:03-05:00June 6th, 2022|Categories: Health and Wellness, Topics|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on The power of care at your fingertips

Year in review: A recap of 2021 told through 12 BCBSNE articles

As 2021 draws to a close, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) reflects on the community events, partnerships and data trends that defined the last 12 months. Here are a few of the company’s top stories from the past year: January BCBSNE and YMCA motivate Nebraskans

By |2021-12-21T14:17:20-06:00December 21st, 2021|Categories: Team Blue, Topics|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Year in review: A recap of 2021 told through 12 BCBSNE articles

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska grows service area and benefits for Medicare Advantage members

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) is expanding access to its Medicare Advantage plans to 42 additional counties in the state for 2021, providing Nebraska seniors with affordable and convenient health care benefits. The service area growth brings BCBSNE’s Medicare Advantage availability to a total of 68 Nebraska counties. New counties for 2021

By |2020-11-17T12:18:21-06:00November 5th, 2020|Categories: News Releases, Topics|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska grows service area and benefits for Medicare Advantage members

BCBSNE extends waiver of member cost shares for COVID-19 testing and treatment, including telehealth

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) is extending the waiver of member cost shares for in-network coronavirus (COVID-19) testing and inpatient/outpatient treatment, including telehealth, through Sept. 30, 2020. During the pandemic, the company has seen a significant increase in telehealth usage. BCBSNE began waiving member cost shares for telehealth in early March. “In

By |2020-06-01T09:28:36-05:00June 1st, 2020|Categories: News Releases, Topics|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on BCBSNE extends waiver of member cost shares for COVID-19 testing and treatment, including telehealth

BCBSNE expands telehealth benefit in response to coronavirus pandemic

Here’s the dilemma: you’re pretty sure you have an ear infection. You’re experiencing pain and nausea – but you’re concerned about going to the doctor’s office. You take social distancing seriously and don’t want to expose yourself to others who are sick, possibly with COVID-19. Enter an at-home alternative: the anytime convenience of telehealth. What

By |2020-04-06T11:12:58-05:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: Insurance 101, Topics|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on BCBSNE expands telehealth benefit in response to coronavirus pandemic

See a doctor online with telehealth

“The last thing I wanted to do when I wasn’t feeling well was to go outside, start the car in the freezing cold and wait in an urgent care room – possibly contracting more germs,” said Michelle Green, customer service manager. We’ve all been there, you’re at work, feeling absolutely terrible. You’ve got head pressure

By |2019-01-25T09:29:42-06:00January 30th, 2019|Categories: Stories, Team Blue|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on See a doctor online with telehealth

Telehealth will deliver mental health treatment to rural Nebraska with help of Fearless Grant

Telehealth will deliver mental health and trauma treatment to rural Nebraska families with the help of $22,000 Fearless Grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) mental health and engineering scholars are developing equipment to provide Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. The therapy uses an eight-phase approach. After a clinician

By |2023-06-07T15:36:19-05:00May 11th, 2018|Categories: Community Engagement, Topics|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Telehealth will deliver mental health treatment to rural Nebraska with help of Fearless Grant

UNL mental health treatment via telehealth receiving Fearless Grant Wednesday

A team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) mental health and engineering scholars will receive a $22,000 Fearless Grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) Wednesday, May 9, at 1 p.m., UNL East Campus Home Economics Building, Room 121, 1650 North 35th Street, Lincoln, NE. “We are proud to support this statewide scaling

By |2018-05-07T09:46:55-05:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: News Releases, Topics|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on UNL mental health treatment via telehealth receiving Fearless Grant Wednesday
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