Blue Connect (2026)

Blue Connect* is a select-network, patient-centered plan. This means local healthcare providers work as a team led by a primary care provider.

2026 Blue Connect Service Area map

Greater New Orleans/Northshore/Bayou:
Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James (NEW), St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany and Terrebonne (NEW) parishes


Lafayette/Acadiana:
Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion parishes


Shreveport/Bossier:
Bossier and Caddo parishes

 

Certain plans may not be available in all parishes. For more information, see the Blue Connect brochure.

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Here are some plan features and benefits:

  • Blue Connect members have access to Ochsner Health Network (OHN) and other participating providers. Search the provider directory for the most up-to-date list of participating providers.

  • Plan is available to residents in the parishes listed above. While the Blue Connect product is offered only in the Greater New Orleans/Northshore/Bayou, Lafayette/Acadiana and Shreveport/Bossier areas, Blue Connect members may also access Blue Connect network providers located in other parishes.

  • You get a team of healthcare doctors, nurses and hospitals who work together to help you get the right care in the right place.

  • Staying in-network is very important! As long as you get care within your Blue Connect network, you will always pay less than if you get care outside of the network. You must pick a primary care physician in the Blue Connect network.

  • (NEW) Health Savings Account (HSA)-eligible plan options available**. Click here to learn more about Health Savings Accounts.


*Blue Connect plans are products of HMO Louisiana, Inc., a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Both companies are independent licensees of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Ochsner Health Network is an independent company that offers health services to members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and its subsidiaries.

**HealthEquity, Inc. is an IRS authorized non-bank custodian of HSAs, and the preferred HSA custodian for eligible Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (Louisiana Blue) members enrolled in our high deductible health plans. Members who qualify may open an HSA with any HSA trustee or custodian and should seek guidance from a tax professional or financial advisor. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and HealthEquity are not engaged in rendering tax, legal or investment advice. These materials, and any tax-related statements in them, are not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used or relied on, for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties. Tax-related statements, if any, may have been written in connection with the promotion or marketing of the transaction(s) or matter(s) addressed by these materials. You should seek advice based on your particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of specific health insurance plans or products. See IRS Publication 969 for more about HSAs.

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