Notice of possible contract termination

BCBSNC has a contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the government agency that runs Medicare, to provide a Blue Medicare Rx plan. This contract renews each year. At the end of each year, the contract is reviewed, and either BCBSNC or CMS can decide to end it. Members will get 90 days advance, written notice in this situation. It is also possible for our contract to end at some other time. If the contract is going to end, we will generally tell members 90 days in advance. Advance notice may be as little as 30 days or even fewer days if CMS ends our contract in the middle of the year. In this notice, we would provide a written description of alternatives available for obtaining qualified prescription drug coverage in North Carolina. We are also required to notify the general public of a contract termination via local newspapers.

If BCBSNC decides to stop offering the Blue Medicare Rx plan or change our service area so that it no longer includes the area where you live, membership in BCBSNC’s Blue Medicare Rx plan will end for everyone in that service area, and members will have to change to a different prescription drug plan. Members will continue to get prescription drugs through BCBSNC’s Blue Medicare Rx plan until the contract ends.