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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://connect.bcbsil.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>GETTING HELP on PHONE and WEBSITE!!!!</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/ask-bcbsil/f/questions-and-answers/1438/getting-help-on-phone-and-website</link><description>Why is it so hard to talk to a representative on the phone? The menu asks if you are a member, provider, etc. and then you say member, but it takes you to the provider menu and asks for an NPI number? I don&amp;#39;t have one! It is EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING when</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:45:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://connect.bcbsil.com/ask-bcbsil/f/questions-and-answers/1438/getting-help-on-phone-and-website" /><item><title>RE: GETTING HELP on PHONE and WEBSITE!!!!</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2960?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:45:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:a66afe45-60e1-402a-87ee-058be8e58bb0</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I can pass along this feedback, however this is how the system is intended to work. ~ HC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: GETTING HELP on PHONE and WEBSITE!!!!</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2959?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:43:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:a224d999-81be-49c2-b1c2-efd0c6ca1f62</guid><dc:creator>RHONDALARKIN</dc:creator><description>&lt;div dir="ltr"&gt;But I tell them I&amp;#39;m a MEMBER.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;If it doesn&amp;#39;t need you to respond if you&amp;#39;re a member or provider, why does it ask this?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;I also tell them I don&amp;#39;t have an NPI number and that I want to talk to a representative.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;It won&amp;#39;t allow me to talk to ANYONE to explain why I&amp;#39;m calling.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;This should be CORRECTED so actual MEMBERS can talk to representatives regardless of the number they are calling from.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The website is also screwed up in a major way.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;I tried for two hours to log in and it kept freezing me out.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;This is ridiculous!&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: GETTING HELP on PHONE and WEBSITE!!!!</title><link>https://connect.bcbsil.com/thread/2958?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:23:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6e104328-2028-43b6-bb31-8401437dc51f:f777cace-651c-4e6e-a9f3-7fde42fc26d0</guid><dc:creator>BCBSIL Connect Team</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello, Once a phone number has been determined to belong to a provider, it will automatically route to provider services. We recommend using a different phone number when calling as a member. ~ HC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>