Transform your employee benefits with advanced primary care
Experience the difference advanced primary care can make for your workforce. We’re proud to offer Blue KC Large and Small Group Employer Plans with exclusive access to Spira Care Centers, where exceptional primary care and coverage come together to simplify your employees’ healthcare experience.
Simple, not stressful
Spira Care is a whole different model of healthcare that treats the whole person. And treats each patient as an individual who deserves not only the best care, but easy, convenient access to the advanced primary care services they need.
Putting your employees’ health at the center of it all
Primary care is the foundation for better health. It’s where your employees go for preventive services, treatment for common illnesses and guidance when they’re not feeling their best. With a Blue KC Employer Plan featuring Spira Care, your team gets exclusive access to Spira Care Centers for your primary care needs at no additional cost1. Blue KC members enrolled in plans with a Health Savings Account or HSA eligible with exclusive access to Spira Care Centers incur a charge1 for appointments or services at Spira Care Centers.
Spira Care providers become your employees’ first call when they don’t feel well or have a concern that isn’t an emergency. They’ll help determine if specialist care is needed, recommend trusted in-network specialists, and guide your team to the right care options—helping reduce unnecessary ER visits and specialist referrals.
Why employers and their teams love Spira Care
- Increased productivity: Same-day, next-day, Saturday and evening appointments minimize time away from work
- Family-friendly care: Primary care services for employees’ entire families, from infants to adults
- Flexibility: In-person and virtual appointments with on-call service during off hours
- Coordinated care: Doctor-led Care Teams that understand your employees’ health needs
- Preventive focus: Routine screenings and vaccinations that help keep your workforce healthy
- Always available: Triage nurses and on-call providers are available for health questions or concerns that aren’t an emergency
Support your employees with a doctor-led Care Team
When you choose a plan with Spira Care for your organization, you’re providing more than just a place for primary care. You’re giving your employees a team of healthcare professionals they can count on to help them be at their best.
Each Care Team is a doctor-led, multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals providing patient-centered care for your employees and their families. Services available to support their needs include:
- Behavioral health support
- Diabetes care management
- Comprehensive medication management
- Care navigation & referral coordination
- Care management
- And more!
Convenient locations throughout the KC metro
- Crossroads: 1916 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64108
- Independence: 3717 S Whitney Avenue Independence, MO 64055
- Lee’s Summit: 760 NW Blue Parkway Lee’s Summit, MO 64086
- Liberty: 8350 N Church Road Kansas City, MO 64158
- Olathe: 15710 W 135th Street, Suite 200 Olathe, KS 66062
- Overland Park: 7341 W 133rd Street Overland Park, KS 66213
- Shawnee: 10824 Shawnee Mission Parkway Shawnee, KS 66203
- Tiffany Springs: 8765 N Ambassador Drive Kansas City, MO 64154
- Wyandotte: 9800 Troup Avenue Kansas City, KS 66111
To be eligible to use Spira Care for your primary care needs you must be enrolled in either an employer sponsored health plan or an Individual and Family plan that includes access to Spira Care Centers. Spira Care is exclusive to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City and many, but not all, plans include Spira Care. When enrollment time comes around take into consideration which plans do or do not include Spira Care. To see if your plan includes Spira Care, review your Summary of Coverage and Benefits by logging into your member account at MyBlueKC.com or see your member ID card.
This offering is crafted for members looking to simplify and personalize their healthcare experience. If you and your family’s health needs in the next year will largely fall within primary care, including preventive care, health screenings, chronic condition management, sick care, routine labs, digital x-rays and behavioral health support, you can enjoy the peace of mind that comes with choosing a Blue KC health plan with Spira Care, where you’ll have the support of a Care Team and assistance with any services needed outside the Care Center and in your plan’s network.
Spira Care is not an urgent care center. The difference between primary care and urgent care is primarily timing. Urgent care is usually walk-in, first-come-first-served. Primary care practices like Spira Care usually recommend making an appointment. It is important to call Spira Care at 913-29-SPIRA (77472) to speak with a triage nurse or on call provider. They can help schedule a same-day, next-day, Saturday, or virtual appointment with a Spira Care provider, or help you find another in-network option that best meets your needs.
If you are enrolled in a Blue KC health plan with Spira Care you also have access to your plan’s network for things like a visit to a specialist or an emergency room where costs1 are subject to your plan’s deductible or applicable copay. It is important for you to understand what hospitals and specialists are in-network based on your plan and costs1 associated with those services. Login to your member account at MyBlueKC.com to review your Summary of Coverage and Benefits. You can also talk with a Care Guide at Spira Care for help with benefit questions.
Blue KC members enrolled in plans with exclusive access to Spira Care Centers have two options for receiving primary care: visit a Spira Care Center or see a provider on your plan’s network. There are nine Spira Care Centers across the Kansas City metro area. Learn more about the care options with plans that include access to Spira Care.
Eligible members enrolled in a Blue KC health plan without a Health Savings Account with exclusive access to Spira Care Centers will have no additional cost* for any appointment or service provided at Spira Care Centers.
Eligible members enrolled in a Blue KC health plan with a Health Savings Account or HSA eligible with exclusive access to Spira Care Centers will incur a $60 charge* for appointments or services at Spira Care Centers. Once you meet your deductible, any future primary care needs at a Spira Care Center are at no additional cost*. You will receive a bill from Spira Care after receiving service. Preventive services are covered at no additional cost4.
1 For costs and further details of the coverage, including exclusions, any reductions or limitations and the terms under which the policy may be continued in force, see your insurance producer or write Blue KC.
2Health coverage through any of the Blue KC plans cannot be used for an on-the-job or work-related injury or illness.
3All services provided at Spira Care Centers are based on an employees’ primary care needs only and must be ordered by a member of the Spira Care Team. This includes digital x-rays, routine labs and immunizations. Orders by a specialist or someone outside of the Care Center cannot be completed or fulfilled at Spira Care Centers.
4For costs and further details of the coverage, including exclusions, any reductions or limitations and the terms under which the policy may be continued in force, see your insurance producer or write Blue KC.