| 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 |
08-06 New Id Cards Arriving This Fall |
| 04/17/2008 |
Telephone Numbers |
08-05 Telephone Directory |
| 04/17/2008 |
NPI |
08-04 National Provider Identifier – Implementation Complete May 23, 2008 |
| 01/29/2008 |
NPI |
08-03 National Provider Identifier – Final Implementation on May 23, 2008 |
| 01/29/2008 |
IRS |
08-02 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 1099 |
| 01/17/2008 |
Medicare Advantage (MA) |
08-01 Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service Terms and Conditions |
| 2007 |
| 11/16/2007 |
NPI, Claim Submission |
07-13 National Provider Identifier Contingency Plan – Stage 2 to be Implemented January 1, 2008 |
| 11/05/2007 |
Medicare Advantage (MA), BlueCard Program |
07-12 Medicare Advantage Private Fee For Service (PFFS) FAQs |
| 11/05/2007 |
Tyson Foods, Federal Employee Program (FEP), ID Cards |
07-11 New ID Number for Tyson Foods, Inc. Members
New FEP Identification Cards
FEP Pilots New Basic Consumer Option |
| 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  |
| 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 |
| 2006 |
| 10/17/2006 |
Electronic, Claim Status, Crossover, BlueCard Program |
06-12 Online Claim Status and Medicare Crossover for Out-of-Area BCBS Members |
| 10/17/2006 |
Medigap, Plan 65, Disability Plan, Medicare Advantage |
06-11 Clarification Regarding Medigap Coverage |
| 08/22/2006 |
BlueCard Program, ID Card |
06-10 The Blue Healthcare Debit Card
(A medical ID card that’s easy to recognize and simple to use) |
| 07/10/2006 |
Prior Authorization, Payment Reduction, Penalty, Private Duty Nursing (PDN) |
06-09 Prior Authorization of Services |
| 06/21/2006 |
BlueCard Program, Claims Processing, Medical Records |
06-08 Medical Record Requests and Submission Procedures |
| 06/21/2006 |
BlueCard Program, Identification (ID) Numbers |
06-07 Blue Member ID Cards Do Not Include Social Security Numbers |
| 05/23/2006 |
National Provider Number (NPI) |
06-06 National Provider Identifier |
| 04/05/2006 |
Medicare Advantage |
06-05 Medicare Advantage Programs Offered By Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans – UPDATE |
| 03/16/2006 |
BlueCard Claims, Plan 65, Medicare Exclusion Rider (MER), Complementary to Medicare, Crossover |
06-04 Medicare Claims – Consolidated Crossover Process (BCBS Claims Secondary to Medicare) |
| 03/15/2006 |
ID Number, Electronic, EDI Claims, Claim Status, Eligibility, Precertification, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) |
06-03 Member Identification Numbers |
| 02/01/2006 |
Electronic, Web Inquiry, Customer Service Center (CSC), IVR, Claim Status, Eligibility |
06-02 Fast and Easy Access to Eligibility and Claim Status Information
|
| 01/10/2006 |
IRS |
06-01 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FORM 1099
|