TONIK's Bonuses for Healthy Lifestyles

Nineteen to twenty-nine year olds not already doing so can take advantage of the practical ways in which your notably healthy lifestyle can positively affect the overall costs of your healthcare needs. Health insurance premiums will continue to rise as long as the costs associated with providing health care continues to do the same. Obviously, the best ways to reduce your general healthcare costs involve having the kind of fitness oriented way of life that minimizes your need for health care. And, health plans such as Blue Cross' TONIK are beginning to reward consumers who realize that. Healthy lifestyle decisions in combination with a prudent usage of the health care system are clearly the easiest and most effective means to get a better grip on what you spend on health care. TONIK covers both common preventive checkups-style health care needs as well as dramatic major medical encounters. Equally as important, Tonik offers its participants an attractive choice of bonuses to encourage their active lifestyles.

BCC TONIK members can participate in Healthy Extras such as:

• BC Health Check – If you go with TONIK’s Thrill Seeker or Part Time Daredevil plans and you’d like to stretch out you four visits call Healthy Check and get your basic screening for $25 or a premium screening including blood pressure, cholesterol, heart rate, height and weight, skin cancer education, lung, thyroid evaluation and more for $75
• Discounted fitness club and gym memberships
• Discounted health and nutritional supplement purchases
• Discounted access to vision and hearing maintenance care
• Discounted access to dental maintenance as well as teeth whitening services
• Discounted alternative fitness programs ranging from yoga to massage therapy and even hypnotherapy
• Discounted and specially priced all-inclusive Club Med vacation deals
• Discounted access to smoking, alcohol and weight management programs
• BC MedCall Services – access to medical information from registered nurses, any time, along with day or night Access to an audio-library of more than 1000 health topics
• BC Women’s Health Issues E-Newsletter
• Healthy Living Online Resources – Access to articles on a variety of health related topics
• Complete access to the means to research current CA screening and immunization guidelines
  
• Discounts of up to 50% on eyewear to help maximize your free TONIK vision benefit
• Discounts that will allow participants to save as much as $50-$100 on contact lens purchases
• Plan discounts allowing participants to save up to 65% on eye exams
• TONIK Plan sponsored Lasik Savings
• Save both time and money with BC Mail Service prescription drug benefits.
• Blue Card Program gives you access to doctors and hospitals in participating networks all across the country

Staying healthy and active supports reduced medical costs and BC’s TONIK will both reward and support your efforts. Best of all, you’ll be able to apply for a plan online in minutes, depending on how fast you type.