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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill</link><description>Frequently asked questions to BCBSIL </description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:36:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>Bridgett</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Current Revision posted to Ask BCBSIL by Bridgett on 3/28/2024 8:36:01 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1g59h2no60"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Lee esto en Espa&amp;ntilde;ol" href="/espanol/b/tucobertura/posts/no-arriesgues-tu-cobertura-medica"&gt;&lt;img class="align-right" style="float:right;" alt="Lee esto en Espa&amp;ntilde;ol" border="0" src="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-02/spanish.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will get a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your&amp;nbsp;benefits as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="account" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;account&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and select Billing and Payments to be redirected to the secure website for completing a payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Set up a recurring monthly payment by logging into your&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="account" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;account&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and selecting Payments and Billing to manage Auto Bill Pay,&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One-Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling Customer Service&amp;nbsp;at &lt;strong&gt;800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and select Make a Payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your BCBSIL member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a copy of your bill, which includes your account or billing ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; with your payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Originally published 1/21/2016, Revised 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, BAM, Customer Service, FAQs&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/24</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:29:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>Bridgett</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 24 posted to Ask BCBSIL by Bridgett on 3/28/2024 8:29:27 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1g59h2no60"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Lee esto en Espa&amp;ntilde;ol" href="/espanol/b/tucobertura/posts/no-arriesgues-tu-cobertura-medica"&gt;&lt;img class="align-right" style="float:right;" alt="Lee esto en Espa&amp;ntilde;ol" border="0" src="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-02/spanish.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will get a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your&amp;nbsp;benefits as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="account" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;account&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and select Billing and Payments to be redirected to the secure website for completing a payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Set up a recurring monthly payment by logging into your&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="account" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;account&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and selecting Payments and Billing to manage Auto Bill Pay,&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One-Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling Customer Service&amp;nbsp;at &lt;strong&gt;800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and select Make a Payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your BCBSIL member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a copy of your bill, which includes your account or billing ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; with your payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Originally published 1/21/2016, Revised 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, BAM, Customer Service, FAQs&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/23</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 14:00:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>AlexBCBS</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 23 posted to Ask BCBSIL by AlexBCBS on 6/11/2022 2:00:48 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1g59h2no60"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="Lee esto en Espa&amp;ntilde;ol" href="/espanol/b/tucobertura/posts/no-arriesgues-tu-cobertura-medica"&gt;&lt;img class="align-right" style="float:right;" alt="Lee esto en Espa&amp;ntilde;ol" border="0" src="/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-02/spanish.png" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will get a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your&amp;nbsp;benefits as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="account" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;account&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and select Billing and Payments to be redirected to the secure website for completing a payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Set up a recurring monthly payment by logging into your&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="account" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;account&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and selecting Payments and Billing to manage Auto Bill Pay,&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One-Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&lt;sup&gt;&amp;dagger;&lt;/sup&gt; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your BCBSIL member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a copy of your bill, which includes your account or billing ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; with your payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Originally published 1/21/2016, Revised 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, BAM, Customer Service, FAQs&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/22</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 22 posted to Ask BCBSIL by BCBSIL Connect Team on 4/18/2022 4:40:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1duo2ov670"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will get a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your&amp;nbsp;benefits as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="account" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;account&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and select Billing and Payments to be redirected to the secure website for completing a payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Set up a recurring monthly payment by logging into your&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="account" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;account&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;and selecting Payments and Billing to manage Auto Bill Pay,&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One-Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&lt;sup&gt;&amp;dagger;&lt;/sup&gt; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your BCBSIL member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a copy of your bill, which includes your account or billing ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; with your payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Originally published 1/21/2016, Revised 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/21</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:09:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>aoatts00</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 21 posted to Ask BCBSIL by aoatts00 on 1/16/2020 9:09:59 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1duo2ov670"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments tab.&amp;nbsp;Select Go to Payments &amp;amp; Billing to be redirected to the secure website for completing a payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring monthly payment&amp;nbsp;by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;or login into your Blue Access for Member account and select Payments &amp;amp; Billing tab.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a copy of your bill, which includes your account or billing ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; with your payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/20</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:07:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>aoatts00</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 20 posted to Ask BCBSIL by aoatts00 on 1/16/2020 9:07:14 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h3 id="mcetoc_1duo2ov670"&gt;If you bought a health plan for yourself and your family, we have made it easy to pay your monthly premium payment. Don&amp;rsquo;t forget: paying on time each month keeps your health plan coverage active.&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments tab.&amp;nbsp;Select Go to Payments &amp;amp; Billing to be redirected to the secure website for completing a payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring monthly payment&amp;nbsp;by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;or login into your Blue Access for Member account and select Payments &amp;amp; Billing tab.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a copy of your bill, which includes your account or billing ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; with your payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/19</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 08:39:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 19 posted to Ask BCBSIL by BCBSIL Connect Team on 7/16/2019 8:39:49 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments tab.&amp;nbsp;Select Go to Payments &amp;amp; Billing to be redirected to the secure website for completing a payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring monthly payment&amp;nbsp;by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;or login into your Blue Access for Member account and select Payments &amp;amp; Billing tab.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a copy of your bill, which includes your account or billing ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; with your payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/18</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:35:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>OVmom16</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 18 posted to Ask BCBSIL by OVmom16 on 4/17/2019 12:35:02 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments tab.&amp;nbsp;Select Go to Payments &amp;amp; Billing to be redirected to the secure website for completing a payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring monthly payment&amp;nbsp;by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;or login into your Blue Access for Member account and select Payments &amp;amp; Billing tab.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a copy of your bill, which includes your account or billing ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; with your payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/17</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 22:52:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>OVmom16</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 17 posted to Ask BCBSIL by OVmom16 on 3/27/2019 10:52:29 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/16</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 22:25:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>OVmom16</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 16 posted to Ask BCBSIL by OVmom16 on 3/27/2019 10:25:41 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Mail&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Phone&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Auto Bill Pay&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;In-Person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/15</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 05:14:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>Bridgett</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 15 posted to Ask BCBSIL by Bridgett on 2/15/2019 5:14:14 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/14</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 18:26:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 14 posted to Ask BCBSIL by BCBSIL Connect Team on 9/12/2018 6:26:22 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members (BAM)" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" target="_blank"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for Members" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" target="_blank"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/13</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2016 21:18:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>Kerchanin</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 13 posted to Ask BCBSIL by Kerchanin on 12/27/2016 9:18:25 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a title="Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL." href="http://www.bcbsil.com/"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a title="OrbiPay&amp;amp;reg;" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a title="bcbsil.com/orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The in-person option is not available for your first payment. Following payments can be made with cash at &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;*&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a title="Blue Access for MembersSM " href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a title="Orbipay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="font-size:75%;" title="BCBSIL" href="http://www.bcbsil.com/"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/12</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:22:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>Kerchanin</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 12 posted to Ask BCBSIL by Kerchanin on 6/1/2016 5:22:58 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL."&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="OrbiPay&amp;amp;reg;"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="bcbsil.com/orbipay"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take a copy of your bill, which has your member ID number and your &amp;ldquo;receive code,&amp;rdquo; to any of the &lt;a href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" title="MoneyGram"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* stores near you (including most Walmart, Albertsons&amp;reg; and CVS stores) to pay with cash.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM "&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="Orbipay"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL" style="font-size:75%;"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/11</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:26:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>Bridgett</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 11 posted to Ask BCBSIL by Bridgett on 1/21/2016 4:26:13 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL."&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="OrbiPay&amp;amp;reg;"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="bcbsil.com/orbipay"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take a copy of your bill, which has your member ID number and your &amp;ldquo;receive code,&amp;rdquo; to any of the &lt;a href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" title="MoneyGram"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* stores near you (including most Walmart, Albertsons&amp;reg; and CVS stores) to pay with cash.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Credit or Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM "&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Credit Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="Orbipay"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL" style="font-size:75%;"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit, credit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/10</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:36:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 10 posted to Ask BCBSIL by BCBSIL Connect Team on 10/28/2015 4:36:56 AM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL."&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="OrbiPay&amp;amp;reg;"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="bcbsil.com/orbipay"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take a copy of your bill, which has your member ID number and your &amp;ldquo;receive code,&amp;rdquo; to any of the &lt;a href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" title="MoneyGram"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* stores near you (including most Walmart, Albertsons&amp;reg; and CVS stores) to pay with cash.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Credit or Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM "&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Credit Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="Orbipay"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; es una compa&amp;ntilde;&amp;iacute;a independiente que ofrece una de las opciones de pago de primas de seguros de Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, y que es enteramente responsable por sus propios servicios y productos. MoneyGram no est&amp;aacute; afiliada ni relacionada a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois o a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, ni MoneyGram est&amp;aacute; autorizada para ofrecer productos de Blue Cross and Blue Shield o para usar las marcas de Blue Cross and Blue Shield.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL" style="font-size:75%;"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit, credit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/9</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:16:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 9 posted to Ask BCBSIL by BCBSIL Connect Team on 10/26/2015 5:16:05 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM"&gt;Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL."&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="OrbiPay&amp;amp;reg;"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="bcbsil.com/orbipay"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take a copy of your bill, which has your member ID number and your &amp;ldquo;receive code,&amp;rdquo; to any of the &lt;a href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" title="MoneyGram"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* stores near you (including most Walmart, Albertsons&amp;reg; and CVS stores) to pay with cash.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Credit or Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM "&gt;Blue Access for MembersSM &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Credit Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="Orbipay"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit, credit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; is a separate and independent company that provides an insurance premium payment option to send payments to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, and is wholly responsible for its own products and services. MoneyGram is not affiliated with or related to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, nor is MoneyGram authorized to offer Blue Products or use the Blue Brands.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;*MoneyGram&amp;reg; es una compa&amp;ntilde;&amp;iacute;a independiente que ofrece una de las opciones de pago de primas de seguros de Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, y que es enteramente responsable por sus propios servicios y productos. MoneyGram no est&amp;aacute; afiliada ni relacionada a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois o a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, ni MoneyGram est&amp;aacute; autorizada para ofrecer productos de Blue Cross and Blue Shield o para usar las marcas de Blue Cross and Blue Shield.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div style="font-size: 90%;"&gt;Tags: Pay Premium Bills, Blue Access for Members, Ask a question, FAQ, BAM, Customer Service&lt;/div&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/8</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:13:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>Kerchanin</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 8 posted to Ask BCBSIL by Kerchanin on 10/9/2015 7:13:40 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM"&gt;Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL."&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="OrbiPay&amp;amp;reg;"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="bcbsil.com/orbipay"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at&lt;strong&gt; 800-538-8833&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take a copy of your bill, which has your member ID number and your &amp;ldquo;receive code,&amp;rdquo; to any of the &lt;a href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" title="MoneyGram"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt; stores near you (including most Walmart, Albertsons&amp;reg; and CVS stores) to pay with cash.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Credit or Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM "&gt;Blue Access for MembersSM &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Credit Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="Orbipay"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit, credit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>Convenient Ways to Pay Your Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/7</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 19:08:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>Kerchanin</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 7 posted to Ask BCBSIL by Kerchanin on 10/9/2015 7:08:06 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Your payment keeps your&amp;nbsp;coverage active.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Each month you will receive a bill for your premium. You can continue to use your insurance as long as you keep your payments current.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make sure you pay your first premium, before you go to the doctor, fill a prescription or use any of your other plan benefits.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Login to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM"&gt;Blue Access for MembersSM (BAM&lt;/a&gt;) for payment options and up to date claim details.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Check/Money Order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pay by mail with a personal check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;To do so, be sure you:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make the check payable to &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL."&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois or BCBSIL.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Write your account/member ID number on your check, cashier&amp;rsquo;s check or money order.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Include the payment coupon that was sent to you with your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Send your payment at least 5 business days before the payment due date to make sure timely posting to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your payment to the address on your bill.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Bank Draft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Time Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Call the &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="OrbiPay&amp;amp;reg;"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt;* payment line toll-free at &lt;strong&gt;844-642-9414&lt;/strong&gt; or visit the secure website at&lt;strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="bcbsil.com/orbipay"&gt;bcbsil.com/orbipay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Please have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recurring Payment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set up a recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT) by calling&amp;nbsp;Customer Service toll free at &lt;strong&gt;888-697-0683&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take a copy of your bill, which has your member ID number and your &amp;ldquo;receive code,&amp;rdquo; to any of the &lt;a href="http://locations.moneygram.com/il/" title="MoneyGram"&gt;MoneyGram&amp;reg;&lt;/a&gt; stores near you (including most Walmart, Albertsons&amp;reg; and CVS stores) to pay with cash.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;MoneyGram locations in Walmart and Albertsons stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:150%;"&gt;Credit or Debit Card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Make a one-time payment over the phone by calling the BillMatrix&amp;dagger; Automated Payment Center at &lt;strong&gt;866-654-8569&lt;/strong&gt; and enter the needed information when prompted to make your payment. You will need your 9-digit Member ID number found on your ID card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Log in to your &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/member" title="Blue Access for MembersSM "&gt;Blue Access for MembersSM &lt;/a&gt;account and look for the Billing and Payments section. Click the Pay with Credit Card button to be redirected to a secure website for submitting payment by card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;* &lt;a href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" title="Orbipay"&gt;Orbipay&lt;/a&gt;, is the secure payment processing system offered by Alacriti Payments, LLC, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Alacriti to process ACH/electronic check payments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;&amp;dagger; BillMatrix is the secure payment processing system offered by Fiserv, an independent company. &lt;a href="http://www.bcbsil.com/" title="BCBSIL"&gt;BCBSIL &lt;/a&gt;has contracted with Fiserv to process payments with debit, credit and pre-paid debit cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:75%;"&gt;Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 727493.0915&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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</description></item><item><title>Pay My Bill</title><link>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill/revision/6</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:03:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:2d885fd2-f300-458b-8e7b-65808f4310e3</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><comments>https://uat-bcbsil.telligenthosting.net/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/10/convenient-ways-to-pay-your-bill#comments</comments><description>Revision 6 posted to Ask BCBSIL by BCBSIL Connect Team on 9/30/2015 5:03:21 PM&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We want your life to be as easy as possible, so we offer a few different ways to pay your bill.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Payment:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit the &lt;a title="OrbiPay" href="https://www.billerpayments.com/app/cust/guestauth.do?bsn=hcsc" target="_blank"&gt;OrbiPay&amp;reg; secure website&lt;/a&gt;*, for instructions on how to pay online.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Automatic Payments:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call Customer Service toll free at 800-538-8833 or log into your &lt;a title="BAM" href="https://members.hcsc.net/wps/portal/bam" target="_blank"&gt;Blue Access for Members&lt;/a&gt; (BAM) account to set up recurring electronic funds transfer (EFT).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To make this payment on BAM, be sure to &lt;a title="register" href="/ask-bcbsil/w/frequently-asked-questions/19.how-to-register"&gt;register&lt;/a&gt; first&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Personal check over the phone:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call the OrbiPay* payment line at 844-642-9414. Have your member ID number, bank routing number and bank account number ready.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is not a&amp;nbsp;fee to pay by check.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is no minimum required for check payments; however there is a $10,000 maximum that can be paid at one time.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Multiple bank accounts can be used to make one premium payment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Up to five payments can be made from one account in a 30 day timeframe.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Payments will be reflected within 24 hours if payment is made before 4:00 CST (excluding weekends and holidays).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recurring payments and future date payments cannot be set up using OrbiPay*.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In person:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bring a copy of your invoice, which includes your member ID number and your &amp;quot;receive code,&amp;quot; &lt;a title="MoneyGram" href="https://www.moneygram.com/wps/portal/moneygramonline/home/locations/%21ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gPSxcDDxN_A0t_Q18DA08LUy8_M3NDQwMDA_2CbEdFAN04SLc%21/" target="_blank"&gt;to any of the MoneyGram&amp;reg; locations near you (including most Walmart, ACE Cash Express and CVS stores) and pay with cash&lt;/a&gt;. MoneyGram locations in Walmart stores also take debit card payments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Payments through MoneyGram are free.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;These payments are posted to your account within 1-2 business days.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credit or debit card:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call 866-654-8569 and follow the instructions. You can also log into your &lt;a title="BAM" href="https://members.hcsc.net/wps/PA_BAMLogin/bamGateway?corpEntCode=TX1" target="_blank"&gt;BAM account&lt;/a&gt; and click on the Billing &amp;amp; Payments section.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There is not a&amp;nbsp;fee for using your debit or credit card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The maximum premium payment that can be made on your debit or credit card is $2,500.&amp;nbsp; However,multiple payments can be made if necessary.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Up to 3 debit/credit card payments can be made with the same card within a 5 day period OR 5 payments can be made in a 30 day period.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Premium payments made with a debit or credit card will take 1-2 business days to post to your account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Confirmation of debit or credit card payments can be emailed to you.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recurring premium payments cannot be set up using a debit or credit card, but payment can be arrange for a future date.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mail:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mail&amp;nbsp;a money order,&amp;nbsp;personal check, or cashier&amp;#39;s check along with your member ID number to the address on your invoice. Don&amp;#39;t forget your payment coupon in the envelope.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mail your premium payments at least five business days before the payment&amp;#39;s due date to ensure it isn&amp;#39;t late.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;* BCBSIL has contracted with a third-party vendor, Alacriti Payments, LLC, to process your ACH/electronic check payment. In order to process this payment, you will be redirected to Alacriti&amp;rsquo;s secure site, OrbiPay. If you have any problems with your payment, please contact BCBSIL customer service at 800-538-8833.&lt;span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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