## Plan overview

 ### What is a Group Platinum Blue (Cost) plan?

Group Platinum BlueSM plans offer three levels of coverage to best fit your retirees' needs.

Options include plans with varying levels of retiree cost-sharing (copayments and/or coinsurance) for Medicare-eligible services.

**Limited plan service area:**

Group Platinum Blue is only available in our 21-county service area. An alternate plan offering will be proposed for retirees who reside outside the service area.



 

 

 

 ###  Available for these counties 

Aitkin   
Carlton  
Cook   
Goodhue   
Itasca   
Kanabec  
Koochiching   
Lake   
Le Sueur   
McLeod   
Meeker   
Mille Lacs   
Pine   
Pipestone   
Rice   
Rock   
Sibley   
St Louis   
Stevens   
Traverse   
Yellow Medicine



 

 

 



 

 

 

 ### Plan options

The plan options offer medical, vision and hearing benefits combined in one plan. Pair any of the Group Platinum Blue plan options with [Group MedicareBlueSM](/employers/group-medicare/group-medicareblue-rx-pdp "Group MedicareBlue Rx (PDP)") Rx for a complete offering.



 

 

 

 

 

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### Coverage for various routine services and screenings

 

 

 



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### Travel up to nine consecutive months per calendar year in the U.S.

 

 

 



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### Access to a large network of doctors, hospitals and clinics 

 

 

 



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### Over-the-counter (OTC) allowance

Receive a quarterly1 allowance to purchase eligible items



 

 

 



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### Eyewear allowance for contacts, lenses and frames

 

 

 



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### Hearing aid benefit with defined copays

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

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### SilverSneakers fitness program

Members get access to thousands of fitness locations, 50+ fitness classes and on-demand workout videos, workshops and online classes — all at no additional cost.

[Learn more about SilverSneakers®](/our-plans/medicare-plans/silversneakers-fitness-program-seniors "SilverSneakers fitness program for seniors")



 

 

 

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### Health and wellbeing resources

Get access to these resources:

- [Online care](/find-care/doctor-demand "Doctor On Demand")
- [Nurse line](/nurse-line-article "Nurse Line article")
- [Over-the-counter (OTC) allowance](/our-plans/medicare-plans/over-counter-allowance-benefit)
- [Quitting tobacco support ](/quit-smoking-or-vaping-our-tobacco-support-article "Quit smoking or vaping with our tobacco support article")



 

 

 

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### Learn more

To learn more about Group Medicare solutions, email <group.medicare.sales@bluecrossmn.com>, talk with your Blue Cross account team or ask your agent or broker to contact us.



 

 

 

 

 

 

  

1Quarterly balance does not carry over.

Blue Cross offers Group Cost and Group PDP plans with Medicare contracts. Enrollment in these Blue Cross plans depends on contract renewal.

SilverSneakers® is a registered trademark of Tivity Health, Inc., an independent company that provides health and fitness programs. Blue Cross Medicare Advantage, Platinum Blue, Senior Gold and other Medicare Supplement and SecureBlue plans are eligible.

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