Get Started on Employer Connection
Download our essential guides to conveniently and securely managing your employees' Blue Shield benefits online.
- Frequently Asked Questions and Quick Start Guide
- Online Bill Payment: Frequently Asked Questions
- Open Enrollment Guide
Lending institutions may require health plan documents for loan applicants. Many of these documents are available by downloading reports on Employer Connection.
Employer Connection Basics
Employer Enrollment Tool
Administrator's Guide (PDF, 19.2 MB)
Quick Tips for Employers (PDF, 188 KB)
Video resources
Navigation
- Homepage navigation (2:10 min)
- Groups account page (2:56 min)
- Member account page (1:07 min)
- Document upload (0:57 min)
Member level changes
- Enrolling new employees (6:29 min)
- Terminating employees (1:04 min)
- Reinstating employees (1:42 min)
- Adding and covering dependents (3:52 min)
- Federal COBRA enrollment (2:20 min)
- Update member demographics (1:25 min)
- Update member contact and class (1:56 min)
- Member plan changes – add (1:30)
- Member plan changes – cancel (1:17 min)
- Order member ID cards (0:37 min)
- Download ID card (0:48)
Group level changes
- Cancel group (1:00 min)
- Update group details (1:04 min)
- Group plan changes – add (2:19 min)
- Group plan changes – cancel (1:46 min)
- Group name and structure change (0:41 min)
- Add class plans (0:33 min)
- Bill by department codes (0:24 min)
- Group eligibility change (0:50 min)
NOTE: When viewing our online training videos, please turn on your computer speakers so you can hear the audio portion of the training.
Get help
For help navigating the benefits management tool or to report technical issues, call:
(800) 325-5166 for Small Groups and (855) 747-5809 for Large Groups
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.