Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Announces Grand Opening Date of Edina Retail Store

Eagan, Minn. (October 13, 2014) — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) today announced that the company's first retail store is set to open for business on Saturday, November 8. Doors at the Edina location will be open to the public at 11 a.m.

Located in the Yorkdale Shoppes mall on York Ave., the Blue Cross store will celebrate its grand opening by hosting a “healthy tailgating” event in the mall parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is open to the public and will feature prizes, activities and healthy refreshments.

The Blue Cross store is set to be a first-of-its-kind destination in Minnesota, where people can receive face-to-face help ranging from personalized service and claims support for their Blue Cross health plan to free wellness and how-to seminars on living a healthier life.

Store details are now available at bluecrossmn.com/blue-cross-centers. The website features directions, hours of operation and a schedule of store-hosted classes and events. Additionally, people can now reserve in-store appointments to discuss health care insurance needs or to speak a customer service representative by using the store's online scheduling application. Walk-in consultations are welcome starting on Saturday, November 8. Regular store hours will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays.

While in-store consultations will be available starting Saturday, November 8, those shopping for an individual or family health plan for 2015 cannot make a purchase until Open Enrollment begins on Saturday, November 15. (In-store Medicare enrollment will be available starting opening day.)

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

For more than 90 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (bluecrossmn.com) has supported the health, wellbeing and peace of mind of our members by striving to ensure equitable access to high quality care at an affordable price. We are on a mission to inspire change, transform care and improve health for the people and communities we serve by reinventing both ourselves and the broader system. Our more than 2.5 million members can be found in every Minnesota county, all 50 states and on four continents. As a proud nonprofit organization, we believe working to advance wellness for all Minnesotans is the greatest investment we can make. Our goal is nothing less than for everyone to be able to achieve their full health potential, regardless of race or other socially defined circumstances. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, which serves more than 107 million members across the U.S.