Health Care Expense and Quality Assessment Tools

Your Blue Cross Vermont health plan includes valuable wellness benefits, tools, and access to resources – we are here to support you and your personal well-being.

The Member Resource Center offers health care expense tools that help you research price and quality information associated with your health coverage. In the Member Resource Center, click the “Price and Quality Tools” option to access:

• Price tool – research the cost of in-network medical services and supplies
• Pharmacy tool – price prescription drugs under your pharmacy plan, including a pharmacy price comparison feature
• Tips for managing out-of-pocket costs for medical services and prescription drugs
• HSA calculator to estimate your HSA contribution
• Health Care Advisor – estimate physician and facility charges for both in-network and out-of-network services
   

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In addition, the quality assessment tools below allow you to research the quality of practices and facilities.

• Provider Quality  – review results for clinical quality measures at the practice level
• Hospital Comparison – evaluate hospital quality with the following tools
  • State of Vermont Hospital Report Card*
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services*
  • Leapfrog Group Patient Safety Data*
• Home Health Comparison* – research how well home health agencies care for patients
• Nursing Home Comparison* – evaluate past performances of nursing homes around the country

*Third Party Quality Links: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont shall not be held responsible or liable for data on other websites. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont is not responsible for the availability of such sites, does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, services, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, advertising, services, products, or other materials on or through any such site.