• May 31, 2011

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. is launching the Florida Blue mobile app for the iPhone and Android smartphones. The free app allows both members and non-members to get health care information and tools to manage their health, as well as details about their BCBSF health plan and benefits.

Members can view their ID card and get benefit details and plan information such as deductibles, Health Savings Account (HSA) balance, and recent claims updates instantly. Members can also find a doctor based on their plan's network save it to their contacts and map to the location. If a member leaves the doctor's office with a prescription in hand, they can save money by comparing drug costs at local pharmacies.

Other tools and information are available for both members and non-members such as real-time updates on weather forecasts combined with weather-related health alerts such as pollen, air quality and UV levels along with tips for managing their asthma and allergy symptoms.

The app also offers all users information on Florida Blue center health events based on GPS location and a health toolkit feature with tools such as the health check where by entering age and gender users receive a list of recommended health screenings and immunizations for themselves, or their family.

Users also can download free ringtones, enter monthly sweepstakes, and share news and information about health care reform and videos of real people in the pursuit of health, with family and friends via Facebook and Twitter.--Tanya Irwin