{"id":11405,"date":"2025-09-26T10:36:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/?p=11405"},"modified":"2025-09-26T10:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:36:04","slug":"important-open-enrollment-deadlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Open Enrollment deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Open Enrollment gets underway, we want to position you for success by providing critical deadlines for benefit decisions and eligibility files. Please be aware of the following dates to ensure employee member ID cards are available by January 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>October 31, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Confirm benefit decisions with Blue KC sales representative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 21, 2025\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Deliver open enrollment file to Blue KC for physical ID cards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>December 12, 2025\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Deliver open enrollment file to Blue KC for digital ID cards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reminder: Digital member ID card access<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees can access their ID cards digitally by logging into <a href=\"https:\/\/member.bluekc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MyBlueKC.com<\/strong><\/a>, where they can view, print, text, or email their ID card. They can also find their digital ID card at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/employer-covered-member-guide\/my-id-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MyBlueKC mobile app<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"daexthefu-container\"\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"daexthefu-container daexthefu-layout-side-by-side daexthefu-alignment-left\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-id=\"11405\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-feedback\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"daexthefu-title\">Was this helpful?<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-buttons-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-yes daexthefu-button daexthefu-button-type-icon\" data-value=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                <svg>\r\n                    <defs>\r\n                        <style>.thumb-up-cls-1{fill:#c9c9c9;}.thumb-up-cls-2{fill:#e1e1e1;}.thumb-up-cls-3{fill:#676767;}<\/style>\r\n                    <\/defs>\r\n                    <g id=\"thumb_up\">\r\n                        <path class=\"thumb-up-cls-2 daexthefu-icon-circle\" d=\"m24,3c11.58,0,21,9.42,21,21s-9.42,21-21,21S3,35.58,3,24,12.42,3,24,3m0-1C11.85,2,2,11.85,2,24s9.85,22,22,22,22-9.85,22-22S36.15,2,24,2h0Z\" \/>\r\n                        <g>\r\n                            <rect class=\"thumb-up-cls-3 daexthefu-icon-secondary-color\" x=\"10\" y=\"20\" width=\"6\" height=\"15\" rx=\"1.5\" ry=\"1.5\" \/>\r\n                            <path class=\"thumb-up-cls-1 daexthefu-icon-primary-color\" d=\"m30.57,9.06l-.49-.1c-.81-.17-1.61.35-1.78,1.16l-5.3,11.74c-.17.81,3.16,1.61,3.97,1.78l1.96.41c.81.17,1.61-.35,1.78-1.16l2.18-10.27c.34-1.61-.7-3.21-2.31-3.56Z\" \/>\r\n                            <path class=\"thumb-up-cls-1 daexthefu-icon-primary-color\" d=\"m38.17,20h-18.67c-.83,0-1.5.67-1.5,1.5v12c0,.83.67,1.5,1.5,1.5h16.27c.71,0,1.33-.5,1.47-1.21l2.4-12c.19-.93-.53-1.8-1.47-1.8Z\" \/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                    <\/g>\r\n                <\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-no daexthefu-button daexthefu-button-type-icon\" data-value=\"0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n                <svg>\r\n                    <defs>\r\n                        <style>.thumb-down-cls-1{fill:#c9c9c9;}.thumb-down-cls-2{fill:#e1e1e1;}.thumb-down-cls-3{fill:#676767;}<\/style>\r\n                    <\/defs>\r\n                    <g id=\"thumb_down\">\r\n                        <path class=\"thumb-down-cls-2 daexthefu-icon-circle\" d=\"m24,3c11.58,0,21,9.42,21,21s-9.42,21-21,21S3,35.58,3,24,12.42,3,24,3m0-1C11.85,2,2,11.85,2,24s9.85,22,22,22,22-9.85,22-22S36.15,2,24,2h0Z\" \/>\r\n                        <g>\r\n                            <rect class=\"thumb-down-cls-3 daexthefu-icon-secondary-color\" x=\"10\" y=\"13\" width=\"6\" height=\"15\" rx=\"1.5\" ry=\"1.5\" \/>\r\n                            <path class=\"thumb-down-cls-1 daexthefu-icon-primary-color\" d=\"m30.57,38.94l-.49.1c-.81.17-1.61-.35-1.78-1.16l-5.3-11.74c-.17-.81,3.16-1.61,3.97-1.78l1.96-.41c.81-.17,1.61.35,1.78,1.16l2.18,10.27c.34,1.61-.7,3.21-2.31,3.56Z\" \/>\r\n                            <path class=\"thumb-down-cls-1 daexthefu-icon-primary-color\" d=\"m38.17,28h-18.67c-.83,0-1.5-.67-1.5-1.5v-12c0-.83.67-1.5,1.5-1.5h16.27c.71,0,1.33.5,1.47,1.21l2.4,12c.19.93-.53,1.8-1.47,1.8Z\" \/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                    <\/g>\r\n                <\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-top-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label id=\"daexthefu-comment-label\" class=\"daexthefu-comment-label\"><\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-number\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-number\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-text\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<textarea id=\"daexthefu-comment-textarea\" class=\"daexthefu-comment-textarea\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Type your message\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmaxlength=\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t400\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"><\/textarea>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-buttons-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"daexthefu-comment-submit daexthefu-button\">Submit<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"daexthefu-comment-cancel daexthefu-button\">Cancel<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-successful-submission-text\">Thanks for your feedback!<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Open Enrollment gets underway, we want to position you for success by providing critical deadlines for benefit decisions and eligibility files. Please be aware of the following dates to ensure employee member ID cards are available by January 1,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":11416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_helpful_status":1,"_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,12,43],"tags":[60],"post-on-community-impact":[],"class_list":["post-11405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gated-employers","category-employers","category-employer-timely-updates","tag-employers-all"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Important Open Enrollment deadlines - The Blueprint<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Important Open Enrollment deadlines - The Blueprint\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As Open Enrollment gets underway, we want to position you for success by providing critical deadlines for benefit decisions and eligibility files. Please be aware of the following dates to ensure employee member ID cards are available by January 1,...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Blueprint\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlueCrossBlueShieldKC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-26T15:36:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2121\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1414\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"msteinacker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@bluekc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@bluekc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"msteinacker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"msteinacker\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/person\/6f9e27778dadf30a2fbdc4a5064a9dc3\"},\"headline\":\"Important Open Enrollment deadlines\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-26T15:36:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/\"},\"wordCount\":118,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"All Employers\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Custom Employers\",\"Employers\",\"Timely Updates\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/\",\"name\":\"Important Open Enrollment deadlines - The Blueprint\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-26T15:36:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg\",\"width\":2121,\"height\":1414,\"caption\":\"Person manages time for effective work. Calendar on the virtual screen interface. Reminders and meeting agenda on the calendar. Time management concept.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Important Open Enrollment deadlines\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/\",\"name\":\"The Blueprint\",\"description\":\"Welcome to The Blueprint \u2013 your home to view informative articles created to inspire and boost your healthcare knowledge.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"The Blueprint\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Blueprint\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/BKC_VERT_DARK.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/BKC_VERT_DARK.jpg\",\"width\":675,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"The Blueprint\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlueCrossBlueShieldKC\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/bluekc\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thebluekcchannel\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bluecrossblueshieldkc\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/person\/6f9e27778dadf30a2fbdc4a5064a9dc3\",\"name\":\"msteinacker\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ff1d17fcaf251e111c15a80e2c99ad47f95223c83ef24232ad14dd5416debb8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ff1d17fcaf251e111c15a80e2c99ad47f95223c83ef24232ad14dd5416debb8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"msteinacker\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/author\/msteinacker\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Important Open Enrollment deadlines - The Blueprint","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Important Open Enrollment deadlines - The Blueprint","og_description":"As Open Enrollment gets underway, we want to position you for success by providing critical deadlines for benefit decisions and eligibility files. Please be aware of the following dates to ensure employee member ID cards are available by January 1,...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/","og_site_name":"The Blueprint","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlueCrossBlueShieldKC","article_published_time":"2025-09-26T15:36:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2121,"height":1414,"url":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"msteinacker","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@bluekc","twitter_site":"@bluekc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"msteinacker","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/"},"author":{"name":"msteinacker","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/person\/6f9e27778dadf30a2fbdc4a5064a9dc3"},"headline":"Important Open Enrollment deadlines","datePublished":"2025-09-26T15:36:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/"},"wordCount":118,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg","keywords":["All Employers"],"articleSection":["Custom Employers","Employers","Timely Updates"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/","name":"Important Open Enrollment deadlines - The Blueprint","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-26T15:36:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/OE-dates-2.jpg","width":2121,"height":1414,"caption":"Person manages time for effective work. Calendar on the virtual screen interface. Reminders and meeting agenda on the calendar. Time management concept."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/gated-employers\/important-open-enrollment-deadlines\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Important Open Enrollment deadlines"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/","name":"The Blueprint","description":"Welcome to The Blueprint \u2013 your home to view informative articles created to inspire and boost your healthcare knowledge.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#organization"},"alternateName":"The Blueprint","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#organization","name":"The Blueprint","url":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/BKC_VERT_DARK.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/BKC_VERT_DARK.jpg","width":675,"height":675,"caption":"The Blueprint"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlueCrossBlueShieldKC","https:\/\/x.com\/bluekc","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/thebluekcchannel","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bluecrossblueshieldkc\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/person\/6f9e27778dadf30a2fbdc4a5064a9dc3","name":"msteinacker","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ff1d17fcaf251e111c15a80e2c99ad47f95223c83ef24232ad14dd5416debb8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ff1d17fcaf251e111c15a80e2c99ad47f95223c83ef24232ad14dd5416debb8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"msteinacker"},"url":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/author\/msteinacker\/"}]}},"categories_names":["Custom Employers","Employers","Timely Updates"],"formatted_date":"September 26, 2025","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11405"},{"taxonomy":"post-on-community-impact","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluekc.com\/blueprint\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-on-community-impact?post=11405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}