Benefits Overview

Your Abbott Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) benefits are designed to provide coverage for the care you need, encourage you to maintain your good health and help you manage your health care costs. Your benefits include:

Medical Coverage

The BCBS Plan gives you access to a network of doctors, hospitals and other health care professionals who contract with BCBS plans across the country. With the BCBS option, you are not required to select a primary care physician to provide and coordinate your care.


These Health Plan Summaries provides you with highlights of the benefits available to you from BCBS.

Each plan or program has its own eligibility requirements. See your Employee Benefits Handbook or Retiree Benefits Handbook for details. Abbott reserves the right to change or end their benefit plans or programs at any time. This is not a full summary of the plans or policies or a description of their key features or details. In case of any conflict or question, the official plan documents or applicable policies, as amended from time to time, will govern.


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2012 PPO Plus 
2012 PPO Plus Altavista 
2012 PPO Plus Hawaii 

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2011 PPO Plus Altavista 
2011 PPO Plus Hawaii 


Your BCBS benefits also include:


Benefits and services administered through other providers may include: