At Florida Blue, we care deeply about our friends and neighbors affected by Hurricane Irma. See below for important information that may be helpful to you after the storm. Based on regional conditions, all offices and Florida Blue Centers throughout the state will be open Friday, Sept. 15 with the [...]

To help Florida residents prepare for Hurricane Irma, we will temporarily allow members who reside in all Florida counties to get an early refill [...]

2018 Health Plan Changes for Members Who Buy Insurance on Their Own While there’s a lot of talk about changes to our health care laws, the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land. You can keep your Florida Blue health coverage. And if you’re eligible, you can continue to get financial assistance based on the 2018 eligibility guidelines. This year you h [...]

There’s an app for just about everything today. From bargain shopping to planning a vacation, you have access to the whole world in the palm of your hand. We know life happens when you’re on the go, so we’ve improved the Florida Blue mobile app to give you easier access to what you need, anytime, anywhere. If you haven’t used it in a while—or if you don’t have it yet—now’s the time to get on bo [...]

Across the state, Florida families are back from vacation and preparing for back-to-school season, football season and more. With all this activity, it’s easy to forget that flu season is also just around the corner. Influenza, or flu, viruses usually begin to show up in October, and the season can last through fall and winter or longer. The flu is very contagious. People with weakened [...]

Earlier this year, my husband, Gary, had triple-bypass open heart surgery. We went from being a family who had only the occasional prescription for antibiotics to one managing multiple medications each day. This was a big change in a lot of ways, including finding a way to stick to Gary’s new drug regimen so he’d stay healthy. [...]

Last weekend, Hurricane Harvey slammed into the coast of southeastern Texas, bringing with it mass destruction and catastrophic flooding. Federal officials predict the deadly storm will force 30,000 people into shelters and as many as 450,000 victims to seek disaster assistance  [...]

For numerous initiatives enabling people with disabilities to join its workforce and easily access information, Florida Blue, the leading health insurer in Florida, was named 2017 Employer of the Year for businesses with fewer than 100,000 employees by the U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN), a national non-profit that helps business drive performance by leveraging disability inclusion in [...]

Did you know that every blood donation could help save as many as three lives?  It’s a fact we all should know and share because the need for blood is every day. Recently the world recognized June 14, 2017 as World Blood Donor Day.  It is a day we acknowledge the role of blood donors and the impact their donations have had in their local communities, their nations and the worl [...]

Follow these tips to manage your diabetes and live healthy Last fall, one of Charlotte Atkinson’s friends invited her to go to a Diabetes Prevention Program meeting at a Florida Blue Center near where they live. Charlotte said yes, hoping she could lose a little weight. Her husba [...]