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INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY

Find Out What's Next

Track your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana health insurance application, learn how to use your benefits and more.

Ready to get started setting up your plan and preferences? Log in to or activate your member account.

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TIMELINE

What To Expect & When

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Receive your membership documents.

Within 5 to 7 days of paying your first premium, you’ll start getting membership documents.

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Get your member ID card.

Once you pay your premium, member ID cards for you and your dependents will be generated. They should arrive in the mail within 14 days.

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Set up your plan preferences.

Get your member ID number from your ID card or renewal or welcome letter, received within 10 to 14 days. Activate your member account. Then, set up your plan preferences.

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Start using your plan.

If you enrolled and paid your first premium by Dec. 15, your plan will be active on Jan. 1. If you enroll or pay your premium later, your coverage won't start until Feb. 1. Renewing your plan? You have until Dec. 31 to pay your premium so your coverage remains active for Jan. 1.

Application Status

Track and Finish Your Application

Find out what steps you may still need to take, like paying your first premium or choosing a medical group or primary care provider, for your plan to be active.

Check Your Status

RESOURCES

Get Started Using Your BCBSMT Plan

You’ve submitted your application and made your first premium payment — welcome to BCBSMT. Now that you're a member, you can start using your benefits, choose how to receive your important information and more.

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Activate your member account.

Activate your BCBSMT member account with your member ID number, found on your ID card or in your welcome packet.

Activate Your Account
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Set up Auto Bill Pay.

Sign up for Auto Bill Pay to make sure you don’t miss your payments. When you sign up, you'll earn $10 in Blue Points℠ rewards.1

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Complete your new plan set up.

Set up your new plan in your member account. Confirm your contact info, complete a short health questionnaire and more.

Set Up My Plan
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Choose your communication preferences.

Choose how to receive and manage your membership materials. Start by opting to get your member communications by email. By choosing to go paperless, you'll earn $10 in Blue Points rewards.1

Go Digital
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Download our mobile app.

Access your member account, online payments and more member tools on the go.

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Understand your care options.

Knowing where to go for care, from your primary care provider to more urgent care options, can help save you money.

Know Your Options

NEXT STEPS

So You've Just Applied – What’s Next?

Once you’ve submitted your application, there are a few things you should do to make sure your coverage goes into effect so you can use it.

MAKE A PAYMENT

Pay Your First Premium

You’ll need to make your first payment, or your premium payment, before your plan’s coverage begins.

Pay Your Premium
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Member Benefits

Review Your Benefits

The best way to use your coverage is to understand it. Some important new member documents are your:

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