A Better Blue for You

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is committed to improving the health and lives of Louisianians.

And to making Blue even better for you.


Learn more about how we're building a better Blue.

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What Medicare plan options does the Cross and Shield offer?*

*You cannot be enrolled in both Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement at the same time.

Medicare Advantage Products

Blue Advantage (HMO)
Blue Advantage (PPO)

Medicare Advantage

Available Statewide

  • Medical, hospital and prescription drug coverage in one convenient and affordable plan
  • An annual limit on what you have to pay out of your own pocket – important protection not available with Original Medicare
  • New for 2023! $925 Mastercard® Flex Card to pay for out-of-pocket expenses
  • Over-the-Counter (OTC) allowance to spend on over-the-counter health products
  • Vision, hearing and dental coverage, including two dental cleanings per year
  • $0 premium plans and $360 give back options
  • No-cost fitness benefits
  • See a doctor 24/7 on your smartphone
  • And more!

Medicare Supplement Products

BlueChoice 65

Medicare Supplement

  • Freedom to choose almost any doctor
  • Direct access to specialists
  • New hospice care benefit
  • Skilled nursing coinsurance

BlueChoice 65 SELECT

Medicare Supplement

  • Lower premiums
  • Select network of hospitals
  • You can keep your doctor
  • Direct access to specialists

BlueChoice 65 PLUS

Medicare Supplement

  • Predictable plan premiums to pay for most of the costs Medicare does not
  • Allows you to see any doctor in the U.S. who accepts Medicare
  • Additional preventive and basic dental services
  • Direct access to specialists (no referral needed)

BlueChoice 65 SELECT PLUS


Medicare Supplement

  • Lower premiums to pay for most of the costs Medicare does not
  • Allows you to see a select network of doctors who accepts Medicare
  • Additional preventive and basic dental services
  • Direct access to specialists (no referral needed)
*BlueChoice 65, BlueChoice 65 SELECT, BlueChoice 65 PLUS Plan G, and BlueChoice 65 SELECT PLUS Plan G are not connected with or endorsed by the U.S. government or the federal Medicare program. Please see your agent for benefit exclusions, limitations and reductions.

Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP)

Healthy Blue Dual Advantage
(HMO D-SNP)

Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP)

  • If you are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, you qualify for D-SNP.
  • To be eligible for Medicare, you must be 65 years old or older or have a qualifying disability.
  • To be eligible for Medicaid, your income and asset level must fall below certain thresholds determined by the state of Louisiana.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana HMO offers Blue Advantage (HMO). Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, offers Blue Advantage (PPO).

Blue Advantage from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana HMO is an HMO plan with a Medicare contract. Blue Advantage from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is a PPO plan with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in either Blue Advantage plan depends on contract renewal.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is an HMO DSNP plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Louisiana Medicaid program. Enrollment in Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield depends on contract renewal.

Healthy Blue is an HMO D-SNP plan with a Medicare contract and a contract with the Louisiana Medicaid program. Enrollment in Healthy Blue depends on contract renewal. Healthy Blue is the trade name of Community Care Health Plan of Louisiana, Inc., an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.

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