November 18, 2021
Centers of Excellence are designated facilities with proven, strong quality outcomes at a fair price and are chosen for procedures known to have significant variance in cost and quality. Many employer groups and health plans are turning to these Centers
of Excellence for specialty procedures that help patients make better healthcare decisions.
Blue Distinction Specialty Care Program
Premera wants to make it simple and easy for our members to get access to high-quality, cost-efficient specialty care wherever they live. We’ve worked with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and other plans across the U.S. to develop the Blue Distinction
Specialty Care program.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Blue Distinction program identifies providers who are high quality with a Blue Distinction Center (BDC) designation and providers who are high quality and cost efficient with the BDC+ for specific specialties. Our members see these designations when searching for
providers in our
Find a Doctor tool. We’re actively educating members on the value of Blue Distinction Centers. Here is a list of specialties under the Blue Distinction Specialty Care Program:
- Bariatric surgery
- Cancer care
- Cardiac
- CAR-T
- Fertility
- Knee/hip replacement
- Maternity
- Ocular gene therapy
- Spine surgery
- Substance use treatment disorder
- Transplants
Interested in learning how you can become a designated Blue Distinction Center? Contact Jennifer Hjorten at jennifer.hjorten@premera.com for more information.