Blue Shield of California

Blue Shield Trio HMO

Blue Shield Trio HMO plan gives you access to a specially selected quality network of local doctors, hospitals, and other providers, all working together to coordinate your care. With Trio, you have an affordable plan option with no deductible – just fixed copays.

To find out if your current doctor is in the Trio network:

• Go to blueshieldca.com/networkTrioHMO.
• Select Primary Care Physician.
• Enter your location, and then click Continue.
• Select Doctor Name.

Blue Shield Trio Links:

Blue Shield Access + HMO

Blue Shield Access + HMO plan offers comprehensive benefits balanced with lower bi-weekly costs. The plan requires you to select a Primary Care Physician who will direct you on how to access services. As an Access + HMO member, you can self-refer to a specialist in the same medical group as your Primary Care Physician.

Blue Shield Signature HMO

Blue Shield Signature HMO plan offers a broad HMO network of primary care physicians (PCP) to choose from. This plan includes the added benefit of allowing you to utilize a PPO level specialist (within the PPO network, but outside your medical group) for consultation, evaluation, and treatment performed in the doctor’s office.

Blue Shield PPO Plans

Blue Shield PPO is a preferred provider organization. A PPO is a medical plan that offers you a choice between an in-network group of providers who offer their services at discounted rates and out-of-network providers without discounted rates.

• Needles PPO high option is only available to employees who are stationed to work in the Baker, Trona, or Needles areas. 

• Needles Virtual Blue PPO low option is only available to employees who are stationed to work in the Baker, Trona, or Needles area. 

• Bronze PPO is only available to employees who meet certain criteria.

Note: This is high deductible/high coinsurance medical plan. If you are enrolling in coverage, please carefully review the benefit summary to ensure a full understanding of the benefit levels provided under the plan.