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Important News

We have collected and categorized the most recent policy updates, product updates, and company information that may be useful to you. Please visit the sections below to view the article listings for each section.

Latest Employers News

June 30, 2010 Changes to BCBSNC's State Continuation Subsidy Mailings
June 21, 2010 Early Retirement Reinsurance Program
May 21, 2010 Changes to Prior Review/Certification and Restricted Access Drug Lists Effective July 1
May 10, 2010 Email Encryption Changes from BCBSNC Coming May 26
April 28, 2010 New Dental Claims System Effective May 3, 2010
April 20, 2010 COBRA Subsidy Extensions
April 5, 2010 CHIPRA 2010 Update
March 19, 2010 National Walk@Lunch Day Materials Available
January 29, 2010 Fall/Winter Benefits Management Briefs Employer Newsletter
September 24, 2009 New Upfront Collection Policy Effective October 1, 2009
May 20, 2009 New Requirements for Group Size and Employer Tax ID
May 8, 2009 New Social Security Number Reporting Requirements
May 5, 2009 How to Handle Medicare Secondary Payer Demand Notices
April 30, 2009 BCBSNC Encourages Awareness, Prevention on Swine Flu
April 22, 2009 COBRA Provisions of the 2009 Stimulus Bill Specific to State Continuation
March 12, 2009 CHIPRA and COBRA Updates
March 3, 2009 BCBSNC to Waive Probationary Periods for Re-Hires
January 12, 2009 Medicare Secondary Payer Changes - Reporting
November 4, 2008 Special Reminder about HIPAA Portability Rules
October 14, 2008 BCBSNC Implements Universal Preventive Services Reminder
August 21, 2008 Blue PointsSM Incentive Program to Change in 2009
July 28, 2008 New Dental Claims System and Web Site
July 21, 2008 BCBSNC to Launch New Health Assessment Tool
June 13, 2007 Begin Using New Dental Claims Forms Now
May 14, 2007 New Member Enrollment Forms
March 19, 2007 Workers Compensation and Coverage of Owners in Small Group Market
March 19, 2007 Eligibility of Under-65 Dependents of Medicare-Eligible Active Employees Who Decline Group Coverage
December 1, 2006 Clarification of HIPAA Portability Regulations
August 28, 2006 BCBSNC Provides Info on Small Group Tax Credit
June 23, 2006 Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Recovery Demand Letters
April 25, 2006 USERRA – Talking Points and Q&A
June 16, 2005 New HIPAA Portability Regulations, Effective July 1, 2005
April 20, 2005 BCBSNC prior Plan approval process improvement for Blue OptionsSM
August 11, 2004 Replacing Social Security Number-Based Identification Numbers with non–SSN Identifiers: Questions and Answers


Current Press Releases

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