Do Anthem individual plans cover me while I'm traveling?

Yes, Anthem individual plans include the BlueCard® Program so you can get care anywhere in the U.S. or abroad! Anthem PPO plans cover emergency and urgent care in all 50 states through the BlueCard® Program — as well as nonemergency care when you visit participating BlueCard® Program providers in this country or worldwide.

Whether you’re traveling for work or on vacation, going to the ER or urgent care is probably the last thing you want to worry about. The good news is you don’t have to!  You can see any provider you wish, but you’ll pay less out of pocket when you use BlueCard® Program providers and hospitals. Outside the U.S. — in over 200 countries and territories BlueCard Worldwide® is a medical assistance program that connects you to care when you’re on the go. Whether you’re traveling or living outside of the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, you can still connect to a network of more than 9,000 hospitals and 13,000 health care professionals and outpatient centers around the world.

Through the BlueCard Worldwide Service Center, you get claims support, referrals to providers, translation services and medical monitoring — 24/7. The BlueCard Worldwide Service Center may also provide evacuation coordination and other services, when the services are a covered benefit of your medical plan. To find doctors and hospitals when you or a covered dependent needs care away from home: } Visit the Anthem Provider Finder at anthem.com to locate doctors in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Go to bluecardworldwide.com to find doctors outside of the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. } Use the Anthem Blue Cross app for Android, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Rates from your wireless provider may apply. } Call BlueCard Access® toll free at 1-800-810-BLUE (2583) or collect at 1-804-673-1177.