{"id":6953,"date":"2023-09-22T14:10:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/?post_type=brief_articles&#038;p=6953"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:35:09","slug":"3q-2023-smartshopper-mri","status":"publish","type":"brief_articles","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/brief_articles\/3q-2023-smartshopper-mri\/","title":{"rendered":"3Q 2023 SmartShopper MRI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SmartShopper MRI resources are now available to share with your employees. You\u2019ll find them listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SmartShopper gives employees control to shop and choose a lower cost option for an MRI and more than 90 other medical procedures. Plus, they can earn a cash reward for doing so. The average reward for Blue KC members is $365.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You and your employees save with SmartShopper<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since SmartShopper launched just over a year ago, Blue KC fully insured groups and employees have saved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$1,579 (average) per shop<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1,226,976 total claims savings<sup>2<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Help keep SmartShopper front and center with your employees<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for providing SmartShopper resources to your employees this past year. Our library has grown with the addition of MRI materials. Please share these via email, intranet, print, or during in-person meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/FINAL_MRIs_Scans_Newsletter.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NEW! MRI Newsletter Copy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/FINAL_MRI_Email.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NEW! MRI email<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/FINAL_MRI_and_Scans_Flyer_06162023_high.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NEW! MRI Flyer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/FINAL_MRI_and_Scans_Digital_Screen_06212023_high.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NEW! MRI Digital Screen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/FINAL_SmartShopper_Playbook.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Employer Playbook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Welcome-to-SmartShopper-Toolkit_FINAL.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Welcome Toolkit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/You-Have-SmartShopper_Toolkit_v2.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>You Have SmartShopper Toolkit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/SmartShopper_Member_Story_Newsletter_Copy.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Member Story Newsletter Copy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/SmartShopper_Member_Story_Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Member Story Flyer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/SmartShopper_Preventative_Care_Newsletter_Copy.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Preventative Care Newsletter Copy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/SmartShopper_Preventative_Care_Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Preventative Care Flyer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/SmartShopper_Know_What_Youll_Pay_Newsletter_Copy.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Know What You\u2019ll Pay Newsletter Copy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/SmartShopper_Know_What_Youll_Pay_Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Know What You\u2019ll Pay Flyer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/FINAL_SmartShopper_How-to-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>How to Use SmartShopper Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to save on medical procedures and earn cash rewards with SmartShopper\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BaxFGhu89iE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><sup>1<\/sup><em>&nbsp;<\/em>SmartShopper-eligible members include fully insured large and small group members, small group level funded members, and individual and family plan members.&nbsp;&nbsp;Experience varies between ACA and non-ACA plans.&nbsp;SmartShopper is not available to Medicare Advantage members.&nbsp;Self-insured customers can work with their Blue KC Account Representative for more information about offering SmartShopper to their employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><sup>2&nbsp;<\/sup>Results as of June 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6820,"template":"","the_brief_categories":[34],"brief_tag":[36],"class_list":["post-6953","brief_articles","type-brief_articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","the_brief_categories-employee-resources","brief_tag-where-to-g0"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>3Q 2023 SmartShopper MRI - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3Q 2023 SmartShopper MRI - The Blueprint Blog - Blue KC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"SmartShopper MRI resources are now available to share with your employees. 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