March 2022
Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Can Help Our Members ‘Learn to Live’
In today’s environment, it’s crucial for people to have options for accessing mental health support. That’s why Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is working with Digital Mental Health, powered by Learn to Live, to support our members who may need help in 2022.
Learn to Live Program
Learn to Live is a virtual educational program for members living with stress, depression, substance use, insomnia and/or social anxiety. It’s available at no additional cost to some BCBSIL members (ages 13 and older).*
How the Program Works
Learn to Live is a confidential, online program based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques, which focus on problem solving and changing behaviors. Members learn and practice ways to overcome areas of struggle that range from everyday stress and worry to depression and substance use.
After the member completes a comprehensive assessment, a program is customized for that member with lessons, weekly exercises, access to coaching and weekly checkpoints. Members have the option to add teammates to help with accountability. Members can access their programs from anywhere there’s internet access.
Providers can benefit from having an additional resource to offer their patients. Learn to Live introduces patients to behavioral health concepts and promotes health literacy in a user-friendly, non-threatening format. This program is a useful tool for members and also may help strengthen a patient’s engagement with their current provider by offering a way for patients to gain more insight to their mental health and discuss it with their provider.
Learn More: Take a Tour
For an overview of the program, view the Learn to Live Program Tour on YouTube. Our members can find the Learn to Live resource by logging on to Blue Access for MembersSM and choosing Wellness, then Digital Mental Health. If your patient has questions, please advise them to call the Customer Service number on their BCBSIL member ID card.
This information does not apply to government programs or any of our members with HMO plans.
*Not all plans offer Learn to Live. Some members may not have access to this program. Members should call the Customer Service number on their BCBSIL member ID card to verify coverage.
Learn to Live, Inc. is an independent company that provides online behavioral health programs and tools for members with coverage through BCBSIL. BCBSIL makes no endorsement, representations or warranties regarding third-party vendors and the products and services offered by them.
The above material is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician or other health care provider. Physicians and other health care providers are encouraged to use their own medical judgment based upon all available information and the condition of the patient in determining the appropriate course of treatment. References to third party sources or organizations are not a representation, warranty or endorsement of such organizations. The fact that a service or treatment is described in this material is not a guarantee that the service or treatment is a covered benefit and members should refer to their certificate of coverage for more details, including benefits, limitations, and exclusions. Regardless of benefits, the final decision about any service or treatment is between the member and their health care provider.