Taking Care of Chattanooga Seniors

We understand that many seniors in our community depend on CHI Memorial for their health care services. Below we’ve compiled updates on our negotiations and a list of resources to help preserve your care.

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Latest Updates

If you’re one of the many seniors in our community who receive health care services from CHI Memorial, you may be concerned about news that CHI Memorial could leave BlueCross networks. We want to reassure you that we’re doing all we can to preserve your access to care. There are three things BlueCross wants our Medicare Advantage members to know:

Medicare Advantage members are not impacted by our Blue Network S Request for Proposal. However, CHI Memorial and affiliated providers will leave our BlueAdvantage PPO network if we are unable to reach an agreement.
Our contract with CHI Memorial is valid through June 30, 2024. We are hopeful that CHI Memorial will work with us to reach a new agreement. And you don’t need to worry about where to get care.
Even if CHI Memorial chooses to leave BlueCross networks, our 2024 Medicare Advantage plans include generous out-of-network benefits. That means you could keep using the same providers with additional low out-of-pocket costs, if CHI Memorial agrees to continue seeing our members.

These BlueAdvantage out-of-network benefits include:

PCP copay of just $10 PCP
Specialist copay just $5 more than in-network specialist copay

Frequently Asked Questions

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Frequently Asked Questions

Below are answers to commonly asked questions from seniors and Medicare Advantage members. To view additional information for all our members, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Yes, CHI Memorial and affiliated providers will leave our BlueAdvantage network on July 1, 2024, if we’re unable to reach an agreement. However, our current agreement is valid through June 30, 2024. Fortunately our BlueAdvantage plans include generous out-of-network benefits that will limit your additional out-of-pocket costs. 

These BlueAdvantage out-of-network benefits include:

PCP copay of just $10 PCP
Specialist copay just $5 more than in-network specialist copay

Our 2024 Medicare Advantage plans include generous out-of-network benefits to help keep your costs low. This means you could continue using your preferred CHI Memorial-affiliated providers with limited additional out-of-pocket costs, even if we are unable to reach an agreement and CHI Memorial goes out of network on July 1, 2024.

These BlueAdvantage out-of-network benefits include:

PCP copay of just $10 PCP
Specialist copay just $5 more than in-network specialist copay

To see the out-of-network benefits included in your plan, consult your Evidence of Coverage (EOC) here. You can find your BlueAdvantage plan name on your Member ID card to be sure you’re selecting the correct EOC.