How do the two plans (HUGHP and BCBS) work together?
HUGHP’s partnership with BCBS provides you access to a vast network of hospitals and specialists locally and nationally, keeping you covered when you travel anywhere in the U.S. BCBS pays the claims of medical care providers on behalf of HUGHP. BCBS reviews the claim against the HUGHP benefit to ensure that the service has been authorized by the member’s primary care physician (PCP) and the service is covered under the member’s benefit. BCBS facilitates the credentialing and contracting with all HUGHP/BCBS providers. BCBS administers the behavioral (mental health and substance abuse) health benefit by managing a network of providers called the Managed Care Behavioral Health Network. In addition, BCBS offers discounts to HUGHP members for products and services, plus access to online resources and tools.
