Is My Doctor in the Network?
For many people, being able to keep their doctor (or their partner's doctor, or their pediatrician) is the single most important factor in choosing a new plan.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield network used by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) plan has over 720,000 providers who have agreed to be "Preferred Providers"—it is significantly larger than the next largest network. The larger the provider network, the greater chance of finding your particular doctor on the list of in-network providers, and thus available to you at a lower cost. Some plans have providers only in major metropolitan areas, making the costs of care much more expensive for members in less populated parts of the country.
Blue Cross maintains a regularly updated list of providers that you can access. Go to Highmark BCBS, click on one of the provider categories in the "Find Providers" box, and use the “Advanced Search”. In Step 3, choose “BCBS PPO” as our product type. If you have any difficulty, contact the UUA Health Plan Coordinator in the Health Plan office, (617) 948-4265.
For more information contact healthinsurance @ uua.org.
Last updated on Friday, April 18, 2008.
