Louisiana Blue Offers Telehealth Services to Get Care Without Leaving Home

BATON ROUGE – Record snowfall is blanketing most of Louisiana this week, with icy conditions leading to road hazards and closures. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (Louisiana Blue) reminds members that if winter weather makes traveling difficult, they can use telehealth services to get care without leaving home. 

Telehealth can be a good option to get treatment for non-emergency medical needs like cough, colds, pink eye, mild stomach viruses, bladder infections, rashes or fever when your regular healthcare provider’s office is closed or you are unable to get there. Telehealth providers can write or refill prescriptions to treat many conditions remotely, too. 

Louisiana Blue members can have 24/7 online doctor visits or make behavioral health appointments with BlueCare, the insurer’s telehealth platform. BlueCare works on any device with internet and a camera, like a smartphone, laptop, tablet or computer. BlueCare is available in all 50 states. Create your BlueCare account at www.BlueCareLA.com or with the BlueCare (one word) mobile app for Apple and Android devices. 

In addition to BlueCare, members can ask their regular healthcare providers if they offer telehealth services. 

Follow Louisiana Blue on social media @MyLouisianaBlue to see ongoing health updates and information. 

About Louisiana Blue

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, or Louisiana Blue, is committed to our mission to improve the health and lives of Louisianians. Founded in New Orleans in 1934, we are a tax-paying, not-for-profit health insurer with offices in every major region to serve our customers. We have been recognized for the past six years as an honoree of The Civic 50, named by Points of Light Foundation as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. We invite all Louisianians to visit our website at lablue.com or talk to us on social media @MyLouisianaBlue.