Policy Documents for Individual Pre-Affordable Care Act Plans

Below is a list of actual Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois policy documents for Pre-Affordable Care Act policies in the individual market, also called grandfathered and transitional plans. These policies describe how the plans generally work and include eligible expenses, claim filing steps, appeals procedures, coverage limitations and exceptions, and more.

The following is true for those with pre-Affordable Care Act individual coverage: 

• Usted está asegurado con una cobertura médica por su cuenta (en vez de a través de un empleador).
• Su cobertura actual tiene vigencia antes del 1 de enero de 2014.
• Su póliza es una cobertura médica con derechos adquiridos o de transición.
• Your plan is not a metallic (platinum, gold, silver or bronze) health plan.

Help locating your policy

• Get your policy documents through su cuenta en línea .
• Get your policy document through the BCBSIL app. Learn more about the BCBSIL app. 
• Contact a customer service representative at 1-800-538-8833 to get help finding or accessing your policy documents.
• If you know you have an Individual Pre-Affordable Care Act plan, and you know its name, find it below and download the policy.