Navigate global healthcare benefits for your employees

There are 14 million people employed outside the U.S. by American companies.¹ In today’s global, interconnected business world, healthcare benefits must extend beyond borders. With a growing number of employees working internationally on short- or long-term assignments, providing comprehensive international healthcare coverage has become more critical than ever. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is here to help employers build their business globally while helping their employees travel with confidence, anywhere in the world.

Blue Cross has been ranked the most trusted health plan for 16 years in a row² — the name you trust for your employees’ U.S. health plan is also the one you can trust for their international care.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions^SM — global healthcare made easy

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota partners with Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Solutions (BCBS Global Solutions^SM, formerly GeoBlue), a knowledgeable, savvy partner who knows the ins and outs of international health insurance, because that’s all they do. With satisfied clients, from individual travelers to multinational companies, there's just one purpose — to simplify the international healthcare experience of the globally mobile.

The power of a total Blue domestic and international solution.

With Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and BCBS Global Solutions, groups get the added benefit of:

• Cost savings. Whether domestic or international, Blue Cross Blue Shield offers network discounts and coordinated care that can help lower group premiums and claim costs.
• Global network and brand recognition. It’s good to be with a company that includes 2.2 million+ providers and facilities in every U.S. community and 190 countries. Because we’re known around the world, groups and their employees know they’re well-covered wherever they are.
• Simplicity. Our solution makes it easy on members and plan admins, featuring deductible accumulators and less vendor coordination.
• Seamless care for global assignees and dependents at home. With a direct provider payment rate that’s among the highest of any global network, employees experience fewer stressful pay and claim scenarios. The same network coverage applies to dependents and expats on rotation.
• Efficient case resolution. Count on coordinated client management on all fronts, domestic and international.

Flexible coverage solutions

BCBS Global Solutions offers a wide range of compliant health coverage solutions to meet the unique needs of the globally mobile. Each plan offers the reach and reputation of Blue Cross along with industry-leading digital tools that put access to global healthcare in employees’ hands.

Group Medical Coverage for Expats

Plans for expats provide reliable healthcare coverage in more than 190 countries worldwide. Group plans cover two or more employees who are out of the country for six months or more. Coverage is for U.S. employees outside the U.S., foreign nationals working in the U.S. and third country nationals.

BCBS Global Solutions plans include comprehensive coverage for routine to critical care, including important benefits that support the total health and well-being of expats and their families. Additional services include mental health and wellness, pre-departure clinical support and family building and hormonal health support.

Group Medical Coverage for Business Travel

These plans are simple to implement and administer, covering U.S. and non-U.S. citizens traveling outside their home country for global trips up to 180 days. One easy-to-manage policy covers an employer’s whole team. Plans also cover foreign employees visiting the U.S. on business. Coverage includes medical evacuation, hospital stays and sick visits, with custom plan options available to meet employer needs. 

Group Medical, Life and Disability Coverage for Expats — Globaline^TM

Benefit from simplicity, quality and expertise through a comprehensive suite of health, life and long-term disability products and services offered in a single solution from BCBS Global Solutions and MetLife Worldwide Benefits.

Support for employees, no matter where they work

You send your most trusted employees abroad. Make sure to send them with international benefits you can trust from BCBS Global Solutions. Find out more on the website or contact your Blue Cross representative today.