{"id":16072,"date":"2012-03-08T17:16:05","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T17:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utu.org\/?p=16072"},"modified":"2012-03-08T17:16:05","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T17:16:05","slug":"theres-an-app-for-rail-health-care-info","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/theres-an-app-for-rail-health-care-info\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s a mobile app for rail health care info","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
There is a smartphone app for SMART TD members covered under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan or the National Railway Carriers and SMART TD Health and Welfare Plan. There is a smartphone app for SMART TD members covered under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan or the National Railway Carriers and SMART TD Health and Welfare Plan. The\u00a0 mobile app is available for users of iPhone, Blackberry and Droid platforms, and the app will link to Aetna, Highmark BCBS, United Healthcare […]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,9,18],"tags":[1521],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe\u00a0 mobile app is available for users of iPhone, Blackberry and Droid platforms, and the app will link to Aetna, Highmark BCBS, United Healthcare and Medco.
\nThe app will allow you to:
\n* Obtain your member number and other pertinent information, and even allow you to print a temporary medical ID card.
\n* Obtain cost and quality data for certain providers and services (transparency tools can help you make more informed choices).
\n* Access claims information, popular tools and explanation of benefits.
\n* Find providers in your area, call them and obtain directions to the provider.
\n* Check your benefits and coverage information.
\n* Contact member services via phone or email.
\nHere is how to download the app:
\n* Log onto your secure member sites of Aetna (www.aetna.com<\/a>); Highmark BCBS (www.highmarkbcbs.com<\/a>); United Healthcare (www.myuhc.com<\/a>); or Medco (www.medco.com<\/a>).
\nYou will need your secure user ID and password to proceed. If not registered on the site, you will have to do so when you log on.
\nOnce logged on, you will find information on how to download the provider\u2019s app to your smartphone.
\nRemember that federal regulations or employer policies may prohibit your using electronic devices, including smartphones, while on duty.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"