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Date Topics Subject
2010
03/10/10 BlueCard Calling BlueCard® for Eligibility and/or Pre-Certification/Prior Authorization
01/19/10 Mental Health Parity 10-02 Mental Health Parity
01/18/10 Federal Employee Program Prior Authorization 10-01 FEP REquires Prior Authorization for IMRT
2009
12/21/09 2010 Special Groups update
 09-16 Federal Employee Program (FEP) and State of Kansas Employee (SOK) Groups
12/14/09 Walmart Behavioral Health Services 09-15 Walmart Associates To Obtain Pre-authorization from New Directions
11/23/09 Updated: Secondary to Medicare Claims 09-14 Blue Cross Claims Secondary To Medicare: Update
11/16/09 Boeing CAP Network 09-13 Boeing to Utilize CAP Network
11/16/09 BlueCard 09-12 BlueCard Provider Appeals
08/10/09 Medical Policies 09-11 Providers Are Encouraged To Review Online Medical Policies And Sign Up For ListServ
06/30/09 BlueCard International 09-10 Acquisition by Triple-S of La Cruz Azul's Managed Care Portfolio
06/16/09 Member Questionnaire 09-09 Other Party Liability
05/26/09 Billing 09-08 Accident Claim Guidelines
04/23/09 State of Kansas 09-07 Claim Adjustment Timliness
04/22/09 Blue Select & Premier Blue 09-06 Blue Select & Premier Blue Discontinued
02/25/09 FEP Newborn Claims 09-05 FEP
02/02/09 Secondary to Medicare Claims 09-04 New Warning Edits
01/29/09 Mental Health Prior Authorization 09-03 New Direction
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 08-11 New Id Cards Arriving This Fall
08/20/2008 Value Blue 08-10 Cooperation makes low-cost insurance available to 330 Kansans
04/17/2008 Telephone Numbers 08-09 Telephone Directory
04/17/2008 NPI

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

03/26/2008 Telehealth, HCPCS Q3014 08-07 Originating Site Telemedicine Services
03/26/2008 Drug, Pharmacy, Maximum Allowable Payment 08-06 HCPCS Q4098 – New Code and MAP Effective April 1, 2008
02/11/2008 Maximum Allowable Payment (MAP) 08-05 Update to the 2008 BCBSKS Outpatient Maximum Allowable Payment (MAP) Listing – HCPCS Q9965
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
01/17/2008 Medicare Advantage (MA) 08-02 Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service Terms and Conditions
01/17/2008 Present on Admission (POA), Inpatient Claims 08-01 Present on Admission (POA) Indicator Required By Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas