This page has links to multiple benefits, services, and memberships provided by Guidestone to help participants save on medical (and other) expenses and aid in general wellness and health.
Save on Health Care
• Highmark’s Provider Search Tool enables you to stay in-network and estimate your cost.
• SmartShopper®2 allows you to earn cash rewards of up to $1,000 and reduce your out-of-pocket health care costs by shopping for health care procedures with SmartShopper. Call SmartShopper at 1-866-285-7475 to speak to a personal assistant.
• Teladoc®3 (telemedicine provider) provides access to certified providers, all day, every day — even holidays —for general medical care. Register today at Teladoc.com/GuideStone. Your Teladoc services include General Medical, Dermatology, and Mental Health.
Take Charge of Your Health
• Highmark gives you a comprehensive set of tools, resources, care management, wellness, and member solutions to lead your healthiest possible life. Take advantage of programs like health coaching and the Baby BluePrints® program.
• Blue Distinction® Centers - BlueDistinction_SpecialtyCareBenefits.pdf are high-quality hospitals that can help lower your chance of complications and shorten your stay. Blue Distinction is a designation awarded to hospitals proven to deliver superior results for complicated, costly procedures.
• Thrive By Sword® pairs you virtually with a sword-licensed physical therapist, who assesses your pain and tailors a program to your unique needs. Sword offers a digital solution for those experiencing pain in the back, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, or pelvic area. You have access to this benefit at no additional cost and with no visit limitations. Please review the Sword Virtual Physical Care Tutorial for additional information. Book your free consultation today at Join.SwordHealth.com/BCBS.
• Twin Health® delivers individualized guidance to help members with type 2 diabetes. It is a dynamic, digital representation of a person’s unique metabolism, built from thousands of data points gathered daily from non-invasive wearable sensors and self-reported preferences. For additional information, please view the Twin Health – Just for You video and a video at GuideStone.org/TwinHealth to see how Twin Health has helped GuideStone members reverse type 2 diabetes. Start reversing your type 2 diabetes by signing up for Twin Health at Connect.TwinHealth.com/GuideStone.
• Cylinder is a new wellness tool to help you improve your digestive health at no additional cost to you. The program includes access to a dedicated team of clinically trained health coaches and tools, such as an at-home microbiome test. Learn more today!
Additional Benefits
Your GuideStone health plan protects more than your health. It also provides for your entire well-being with these additional benefits. Visit GuideStone.org/AdditionalBenefits.
• BCBS Global® Core — Members traveling outside the United States have access to health care providers and hospitals in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Download the BCBS Global Core app or go to BCBSGlobalCore.com to find providers, translate medical terms, and access emergency care information when you’re outside the United States.
• Blue365® — This member discount program can help you save on products and services that are not part of your health coverage. To browse all the deals, go to Blue365Deals.com.
• Experian IdentityWorksSM4 — Highmark BCBS provides Experian IdentityWorks to help members who are victims of identity theft. Enrollment is required at ExperianIDWorks.com/Highmark. Members must provide their personal information to enroll online or via phone. You will receive an email in December to confirm your coverage for the next year.
• Vision Benefit — For individuals in the majority of GuideStone’s plans, your vision benefit covers one annual eye exam per covered family member. The coverage does not include the cost of glasses or contact lenses. You must use an in-network provider to receive this benefit. The vision benefit is not available in all plans. Please review your plan booklet for details.
- Blue 365 Discounts
- Cylinder - Wellness Program designed for better gut health!
- Highmark® Wellness Coaches
- LARK - Highmark Health Tracking Tools
- SmartShopper®
- Teladoc
- Thrive – by Sword: Virtual Joint Health
- Twin HealthTM
Medical Insurance - Coverage when Outside of the US - Payroll, Insurance, Retirement

