{"id":10236,"date":"2026-03-05T19:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/?post_type=news_articles&#038;p=10236"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:33:40","slug":"reminder-for-ppo-plan-participants","status":"publish","type":"news_articles","link":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/news-articles\/reminder-for-ppo-plan-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder for PPO Plan Participants: New Medical Plan Preferred Provider Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of January 1, 2026, the preferred provider network for PPO participants changed from Aetna Choice POS II to Premera\u2019s BlueCard PPO network. This is the only change to your plan\u2009\u2014\u2009your medical benefits remain the same.<\/p>\n<h4>What this Means for You<\/h4>\n<p>For services received on or after January 1, 2026, you must see a provider contracted with the Premera BlueCard PPO network in order to receive in-network benefits. It\u2019s important to confirm your provider participates in the new network before your appointment.<\/p>\n<h4>How to Confirm Your Provider is In-Network<\/h4>\n<p>You can contact your provider\u2019s office directly and ask if they are part of your network or call the Trust Office claims customer service representative at <b>(206) 282-4500<\/b> or <b>(800) 225-7620<\/b>. You can also visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premera.com\/shared-admin\"><b>https:\/\/www.premera.com\/shared-admin<\/b><\/a> and click on <strong>\u201cFind a Doctor\u201d<\/strong>. The network is preselected to BlueCard PPO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of January 1, 2026, the preferred provider network for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10237,"template":"","format":"standard","articles_categories":[24],"class_list":["post-10236","news_articles","type-news_articles","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","articles_categories-take-care"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_articles\/10236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_articles"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"articles_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soundhealthwellness.com\/ppo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles_categories?post=10236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}