Latinos Love LiveHealth Online

*This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with the Anthem Blue Cross and #WeAllGrow Latina Network.

We are right back to open enrollment period for insurance plans so healthcare is on the brain. Plus, it’s no secret that our healthcare system can be difficult to navigate, especially for Spanish speakers. However, I’m delighted that Anthem Blue Cross has launched a terrific new program for Spanish speakers to get the help they need without the fear of losing important information in translation!

For the first time in California, Spanish-speaking Anthem Blue Cross members have an easy and convenient way to see a doctor for non-emergency needs when their own doctor is not readily available. Members can now use their smartphone or tablet to have a live video visit with a US-based, board-certified doctor of their choice to discuss common health conditions in Spanish from home, work or wherever they happen to be as long as they have internet access. The doctors who see Anthem members using Cuidado Médico on LiveHealth Online can assess a member’s condition, provide a treatment plan and even send a prescription to the pharmacy if needed. How cool is that?

In fact, LiveHealth Online is having an unprecedented impact on the lives of Spanish speaking consumers in California. For the first time, thousands of Latino consumers have at their disposal the ability to visit with a doctor online in Spanish.

So how does Cuidado Médico work?

Spanish-speaking doctors using Cuidado Médico on LiveHealth Online can see patients from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. pacific time, 365-days a year, including holidays. Anthem members have online visits using LiveHealth Online as a covered benefit under their health plan which means the cost of the visit is the same or less than a primary office visit. Members can initiate video visits from their home or workplace at any time through a smartphone or tablet by downloading the free LiveHealth Online app.

Anthem knows how important it is to talk to a doctor in the language in which you’re most comfortable. Cuidado Médico on LiveHealth Online offers a secure way for Anthem members to use their insurance plan and contact a Spanish speaking board-certified doctor via your smartphone or tablet.

Ok, so what happens if you don’t have Anthem? Well, California residents who do not have Anthem coverage or who have no coverage at all can also have access to Cuidado Médico on LiveHealth Online in Spanish for $49 per visit. Wow!!!

Online care, for non-emergency medical conditions, is more convenient and affordable than visit to the local urgent care clinic. Anthem members who have used LiveHealth Online reported that the service has helped them save two to three hours of time when they have a common health condition because they do not have to leave work or home to visit a doctor’s office or urgent care facility. And now Spanish speakers can have the same wonderful, one-on-one service in their native language at their fingertips!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of LiveHealth. The opinions and text are all mine.