MedCity News January 30, 2023
Blue Shield of California’s new health plan, Virtual Blue, gives members virtual access to primary care through Accolade and virtual access to specialty care through TeleMed2U. If needed, they can also receive in-person care through the payer’s PPO network.
In partnership with Accolade and TeleMed2U, Blue Shield of California released its Virtual Blue health benefits plan Monday. The plan, effective April 1, gives members access to virtual primary, behavioral and specialty care, in addition to in-person care.
“What we’ve done is tied a really robust virtual care offering to our tandem [preferred provider organization] network, which is an in-person network that spans the entire state of California,” said Dr. Nina Birnbaum, medical director of innovation acceleration at the payer. “So...
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