Welcome to Virginia Medical Plans’ enrollment guide for 2018 CareFirst BC/BS individual and family health plans.
This page provides helpful information on CareFirst’s plans, including brochures, applications, drug formulary, and instructions to look up your provider.
CareFirst Health Insurance
CareFirst BC/BS is the “local Blue” for Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the following areas of northern Virginia:
- Cities of Alexandria and Fairfax;
- Town of Vienna;
- Arlington County;
- Areas of Fairfax and Prince William Counties lying east of Route 123.
About CareFirst Individual/Family Health Plans in 2018
Virginia
There are 5 plans to choose from in Virginia in 2018 — 2 HMO (1 silver / one gold), 2 PPO (1 silver / 1 gold), and a catastrophic / young adult HMO (ages 30 and under). HSA-compatible plans are not available in Virginia in 2018.
Please note – because of the instability in the individual health insurance market, CareFirst’s silver plans sold through the exchange are MORE EXPENSIVE than the gold plans in 2018. If you are NOT subsidy-eligible in 2018, you should purchase your CareFirst health insurance directly from CareFirst. Please be in touch with us.
HMO:
- BlueChoice HMO Silver $3500
- HealthyBlue HMO Gold $1000
PPO:
- BluePreferred PPO Silver $3500
- HealthyBlue PPO Gold $1000
Catastrophic / Young Adult:
- BlueChoice HMO Young Adult $7350 (ages 30 and under only)
Maryland
There are 7 plans to choose from in Maryland in 2018 – 3 HMO (1 bronze / 1 silver / 1 gold), 3 PPO (1 bronze / 1 silver /1 gold), and a catastrophic / young adult HMO (ages 30 and under). Two of the bronze plans are HSA-compatible.
HMO:
- BlueChoice HMO HSA Bronze $6550
- BlueChoice HMO Silver $3500
- HealthyBlue HMO Gold $1000
PPO:
- BluePreferred PPO HSA Bronze $6550
- BluePreferred PPO Silver $3500
- HealthyBlue PPO Gold $1000
Catastrhophic / Young Adult:
- BlueChoice HMO Young Adult $7350 (ages 30 and under only)
District of Columbia
There are 13 plans to choose from in DC in 2018 – 6 HMO (2 bronze / 1 silver / 2 gold / 1 platinum) , 6 PPO (2 bronze / 1 silver / 2 gold / 1 platinum), and a catastrophic / young adult HMO (ages 30 and under). Four plans are HSA-compatible — 2 bronze and 2 gold.
HMO:
- BlueChoice HMO Standard Bronze $6000
- BlueChoice HMO HSA Standard Bronze $6200
- BlueChoice HMO HSA Standard Silver $3500
- BlueChoice HMO Standard Gold $500
- BlueChoice HMO HSA Gold $1500
- BlueChoice HMO Standard Platinum $0
PPO:
- BluePreferred PPO Standard Bronze $6000
- BluePreferred PPO HSA Standard Bronze $6200
- BluePreferred PPO Standard Silver $3500
- BluePreferred PPO Standard Gold $500
- BluePreferred PPO HSA Gold $1500
- BluePreferred PPO Standard Platinum $0
Catastrophic / Young Adult:
- BlueChoice HMO Young Adult $7350 (ages 30 and under only)
2018 Drug Formulary
To Apply via Exchange (VA or DC)
- To apply online for a CareFirst 2018 ON EXCHANGE plan in Virginia, click here – Enter your Zip Code and click on “See Plans and Prices” to find a plan. Enroll and secure a subsidy.
- To apply for a CareFirst policy in 2018 in DC, establish an account on DC Healthlink and then designate us as your broker (Jonathan Katz).
