Assistance Available For Members Affected by Severe Weather

We know that recovering from a natural disaster is hard. For our members living or traveling in areas affected by severe weather, your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) Customer Service representatives are ready to help you:

  • Find a doctor or hospital (excludes Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan members)
  • Refill a prescription if you have Prime Therapeutics®*
  • Coordinate or transition your care
  • Get a BCBSIL member ID card

Mental Health Is Just as Important as Physical Health

Care from a mental health expert can help you manage your emotions and deal with traumatic events.

For information on your health care benefits, call the number on your member ID card. We’re here to help.

You also can call the national Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990 for help.

Important Phone Numbers

If you don't have your BCBSIL member ID card, you can either:

  • Print a temporary card on Blue Access for MembersSM (BAMSM), or
  • Call your plan's Customer Service number. Provide your Social Security Number or your name and date of birth so that our customer advocates can help you.

Employer-based Insurance

1-800-541-2768

Individual and Family Insurance

(If you bought your insurance through BCBSIL, an agent or the Health Insurance Marketplace)

1-800-538-8833

Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan

1-800-624-1723

We are open 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

Blue Cross Community Health PlansSM

1-877-860-2837

TT/TDDY 711

Blue Cross Community MMAI (Medicare-Medicaid Plan)SM

1-877-723-7702

TTY/TDD 711

National BlueCard®

Call the Customer Service number on your member ID card

Helpful Tips

  • For emergencies, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital.
  • For non-emergencies, call Customer Service to find a doctor or health care professional in your network.
  • Bring your BCBSIL member ID card with you when you get care.


* Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime) is a separate pharmacy benefit management company contracted by BCBSIL to provide pharmacy benefit management and other related services. BCBSIL, as well as several Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, has an ownership interest in Prime Therapeutics.

Last Updated: Aug. 16, 2023