Roy and Sheila are nearing retirement age. Their son is grown, and now they just need coverage for themselves. At age 64, it's time for Roy to consider a Medicare supplement plan from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. And, using some of the health tools and exercise programs found on this site, Roy and Sheila plan to stay healthy in order to help reduce the need for medical care as they get older.
Hospital Comparison Tools enable Roy and Sheila to view specific quality indicators - such as length of stay, recovery times, experience, etc - for health care processes for hospitals and health care facilities in both Tennessee, and nationwide.
They can use the Treatment Cost Estimator to look up the average cost of a procedure before they commit to it. Using this tool they can also compare the length of episode of care, condition costs based on care setting and average cost for cases using a particular type of care.
Finally they learned how to set up and maintain a daily walking regimen through our WalkingWorks program. Using this tool, they record their steps, set goals and track their performance all on this site. Roy even got his pedometer on this site.