How to enroll in 2008

1. Choose a plan
   Carefully review the information about all plans provided on this Web site. Then decide which plan best meets your needs.
2. Search for your drugs
   If you are enrolling in a plan that includes Medicare prescription drug coverage, search the Blue Medicare HMO and Blue Medicare PPO formulary using the link below, to ensure that your prescription drugs are covered.
   • Find a drug
3. Search for a pharmacy
   If you are enrolling in a plan that includes Medicare prescription drug coverage, you should also search the Blue Medicare HMO and Blue Medicare PPO pharmacy index, using the link below, to ensure that a network pharmacy is located near you.
   • Find a pharmacy
4. Select a primary care physician
   Choose a primary care physician (PCP) to coordinate your care by searching the online provider directory below. Once you have selected a doctor, write down their PCP code, which appears before their name in the directory. You will need this information to complete your enrollment form.
   • Find a doctor
5. Complete the enrollment form
   Fill out the enrollment form for the plan in which you wish to enroll. Check the box beside the plan option you are choosing. Fill in your primary care physician’s PCP code in the specified field. Sign and date your form. You must complete one enrollment form per person, so if you are married, you and your spouse will each have a separate enrollment form.
   • Blue Medicare HMO/PPO Enrollment Form 
6. Include payment for your first month’s premium
   Attach a check or money order for the first month’s premium. If you prefer, your monthly premiums may be automatically drafted from your bank account. To register for bank draft, download and complete the Authorization Agreement for Automatic Bank Draft Payments form below. Include this form and a voided check for the bank account that will be drafted with your enrollment materials. Your payments may also be deducted from your Social Security check. Please check the appropriate box on the enrollment form if you prefer this payment method. If you choose this payment method, you do not need to include a check for your first month’s premium with your enrollment form.
   • Authorization Agreement for Automatic Bank Draft Payments 
7. Mail your enrollment materials
   Mail your completed enrollment form, along with your premium payment or Authorization Agreement for Automatic Bank Draft Payments form to the following address:
   
   Blue Medicare HMO or Blue Medicare PPO
   Enrollment
   PO Box 17168
   Winston-Salem, NC 27116


8. Important information when enrolling
   For more information regarding your Medicare Advantage coverage, download and print the following important plan information for future reference.
   • Blue Medicare HMO/PPO Enrollment Form 
   • Blue Medicare HMO – 2008 Summary of Benefits 
   • Blue Medicare PPO – 2008 Summary of Benefits 
   • Blue Medicare Product Brochure and Rx Guide 
   • Cover Letter 

Please note: There are limits on when and how often Medicare beneficiaries may enroll in or change plans. For more information on these enrollment regulations, call BCBSNC at 1-800-665-8037 (TTY/TDD 1-888-451-9957) 7 days a week, 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.