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Date Topics Subject
2010
03/10/10 BlueCard Calling BlueCard® for Eligibility and/or Pre-Certification/Prior Authorization
2009
12/21/09 2010 Special Groups update
09-12 Federal Employee Program (FEP) and State of Kansas Employee (SOK) Groups
11/23/09 Updated: Secondary to Medicare Claims 09-11 Blue Cross Claims Secondary To Medicare: Update
11/16/09 Boeing CAP Network 09-10 Boeing to Utilize CAP Network
11/16/09 BlueCard 09-09 BlueCard Provider Appeals
08/10/09 Medical Policies 09-08 Providers Are Encouraged To Review Online Medical Policies And Sign Up For ListServ
06/30/09 BlueCard International 09-07 Acquisition by Triple-S of La Cruz Azul's Managed Care Portfolio
06/16/09 Member Questionnaire 09-06 Other Party Liability
04/23/09 State of Kansas 09-05 Claim Adjustment Timliness
04/22/09 Blue Select & Premier Blue 09-04 Blue Select & Premier Blue Discontinued
02/02/09 Secondary to Medicare Claims 09-03 New Warning Edits
01/19/09 Premier Blue 09-02 Premier Blue Discontinued
01/09/09 2009 Special Groups Update 09-01 Federal Employee Program (FEP) and State of Kansas Employee Group
2008
10/10/08 Enhanced Claim Status and Eligibility Inquiry Process 10-10 Enhanced Claim Status and Eligibility Inquiry Process
09/15/08 ID Cards 08-07 New ID Cards Arriving This Fall
04/17/2008 Telephone Numbers 08-06 Telephone Directory
04/17/2008 NPI

08-05 National Provider Identifier – Implementation Complete May 23, 2008

01/29/2008 NPI 08-04 National Provider Identifier – Final Implementation on May 23, 2008
01/29/2008 IRS 08-03 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 1099
01/29/2008 Remittance Advice (RA), Maximum Allowable Payment (MAP) 08-02 BCBSKS Remittance Advice – Reporting of ESRD Facility Services
01/17/2008 Medicare Advantage (MA) 08-01 Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service Terms and Conditions
2007
11/16/2007 NPI, Claim Submission 07-14 National Provider Identifier Contingency Plan – Stage 2 to be Implemented January 1, 2008
11/05/2007 Medicare Advantage (MA), BlueCard Program 07-13 Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service (PFFS) FAQs
11/05/2007 Tyson Foods, Federal Employee Program (FEP), ID Cards 07-12 New ID Number for Tyson Foods, Inc. Members
          New FEP Identification Cards
          FEP Pilots New Basic Consumer Option
06/19/2007 Drugs, Pharmacy, EPO 07-11 EPO – Value Code 68
06/15/2007 Claim Submission, NPI, Web Inquiry, Electronic 07-10 National Provider Identifier (NPI) – Contingency Plan and Procedures
05/16/2007 Claim Submission, NPI, Web Inquiry, Electronic
Newsletter replaced. Refer to June 15, 2007 newsletter
07-09 National Provider Identifier (NPI) – Contingency Plan and Procedures
04/27/2007 BlueCard International, Eligibility 07-08 How to Recognize an International Blue Plan Member
03/13/2007 Electronic, Web Inquiry, Eligibility
(updated 4/04/2007)
07-07 Enhanced Eligibility Inquiry Process Becomes Available March 31, 2007 Adobe Acrobat Document
02/27/2007 Claim Submission, Claim Processing 07-06 Implementation of UB-04 and Revised CMS 1500 Claim Forms
01/18/2007 FEP, Plan 65, Kansas Choice 07-05 2007 Update
  • Federal Employee Program (FEP)
  • Medigap Plan K
  • State of Kansas Employee Group
01/08/2007 IRS 07-04 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 1099
01/03/2007 Blue Choice 07-03 BCBSKS Introduces Essential Blue
01/03/2007 Specialty Network Groups, Farmers Alliance, National Cooperative Refinery Association (Updated 01/08/07) 07-02 Network Pricing Groups - Two New Groups Added January 1, 2007
01/03/2007 BlueCard International 07-01 Blue Coverage Ends December 31, 2006 for Members From Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom