News and Archives
2010
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Legislation Update; Reminder: Producer Commission Schedule Changes Planned; 2-150 Standard Product Changes Effective Oct. 1, 2010; How to Use the Cancel Feature in Blue Access for EmployersSM; My Care Profile Moving to Increase Accessibility |
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Legislative Update: BCBSIL Requests Groups Complete Renewals Early; Reminder: Producer Commission Schedule Changes Planned; BCBSIL's Flipcam Contest on Facebook Encourages Healthy Lifestyle; Use Blue Access for Employers to Help Your Clients; Change in Timing When Dependent Coverage Is Terminated |
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Producer Commission Schedule Changes Planned; Capitol Update; Domestic Violence and Childhood Obesity Newest Be Smart. Be Well. WorksSM Topics |
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Legislative Update; Capitol Update; Changes to BCBSIL Provider Manual Will Impact Billing for Certain Services; July Wellness Communications: Breast Cancer Awareness; Reminder: Two Major Medical Individual Products (Under 65) Discontinued |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Announces New Child-Only Coverage Policy; Legislative Update; Capitol Update; Journey to Wellness with eCards for Health; Reminder: Two Major Medical Individual Products (Under 65) Discontinued; July-August Issue of LifeTimes Being Mailed; Summer Issue of Benefits Management Briefing Being Distributed |
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Announces New Child-Only Coverage Policy |
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BlueCare® Dental Sends Wellness Brochures to Targeted Members as Part of BlueCare Dental ConnectionSM; New Online Resource Available for Maternity Program; Certain Illinois Standard Products Closing Effective Oct. 1, 2010; BCBSIL Centralizes Group Level Operations for Small Group Accounts (2-150 Lives); |
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BCBSIL Evaluates Impact of Interim Rules; Blue PointsSM Redemption Center Changes; Two Major Medical Individual Products (Under 65) Discontinued; Annual Rate Adjustment for Individual Products (Under 65); Reissuing ID Cards to Meet Additional Blue Cross Association Mandate |
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Upcoming BlueExtras Program Changes; Legislative Update: BCBSIL Issues Additional Details on PPACA Implementation; Capitol Update; Annual Notification: Health Coverage for Reconstructive Surgery Following Mastectomy |
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Early Retirement Reinsurance Program; Independent External Review Available July 1, 2010; Expanding Blue Insight Reporting to Groups with 2-499 Subscribers; Introducing the Dearborn National Freedom AccountTM |
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No Change to 2011 HSA-compatible HDHP Requirements; Legislative Update; Capitol Update; Domestic Violence: New Be Smart. Be Well.® Topic; PHI/SPI Documents No Longer Available through Fax for Individual and Medicare Supplemental Markets |
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Capitol Update; Rescheduled, Blue Access for Employers Redesign; New Administration of Behavioral Health Program; Request for Benefit Changes No Longer Accepted for Closed Block of Business |
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Health Care Reform Implementation Update; New Capitol UpdateChronicles Federal Legislative Front; BCBSIL's 2009 Community Report Available - Worsite Wellness Awards; HHS Issues Interim Final Rules for PPACA Early Retiree Reinsurance Program; Change Announced for Administering Effective Dates for Individual and Family Plans; May-June Issue of Life Times Being Distributed |
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The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) is Changing Medicare Supplement Plans June 1; Health Care Reform Update; Introducing Dearborn National's New Website; HMO Network Update |
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Look for News from the Blues - Coming Next Week; This Week in Health Care Reform; Illinois Clarification: Age 26 Coverage Implementation Accelerated to May 1, 2010; Federal Legislative Update; HCSC Listed as One of the Highest Ranking Health Insurers for Diversity and Inclusion; Sixteen Percent of the Workforce Has Another Job - Visit the New Be Smart. Be Well. WorksWebsite to Find Out More; New BlueResource Booklet on Health Care Common SenseAvailable; Reminder: Participate in April 30 Wellness Webinar |
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Look for News From the Blues- Coming Soon; Age 26 Coverage Implementation Accelerated to April 2010; Federal legislative Update; Upcoming Community Activities; IRS Promotes Small Employer Tax Credits; PPACA Establishes Early Retiree Reinsurance Program; Blue Access for Employers Website Redesign Coming Soon |
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Newsletter Changes Coming to Improve Service to You; Unique IDs Needed to Log In to Blue Access for Producers; BCBSIL Provides Health Care Reform Resources for Brokers; Illinois Legislative Update; Portable Storage Devices to Require Encryption; Now You Can Submit Quotes to Electronically Enroll Your Small Group Business with More Than 50% Out-of-State Enrollment; MSP Mandatory Reporting - Please Keep Data Current; BCBSIL Sending Annual Social Security Number Update Letters; Spring Issue of BMB Being Distributes; Reference Guide Helps You Choose Correct Change Form for Individual Products; Online Sales Quoting Speeds Application Process; Fewer Application Forms Simplify Submission Process; Applicants' Initials are REquired on Medicare Supplement Applications |
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Federal Legislative Overview: President Signs "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"; Overview: Tax Extenders Package |
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Request Duplicate 1099; May 1 CHIPRA Notification Date Approaching for Some Employers |
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Coming Soon: Producers Will Be Required to Use Unique IDs to Log In to Blue Access for Producers; This Week in Health Reform; Blue Access for Employers Unveils New Look — Coming This Spring;We Listened — Product Changes Coming July 1 for 2-150 and 151+ BluePrintSM Standard Plans; Illinois Certificate Books; Reminder: New eZ Blue Forms for Both Under 65 and Over 65 Product Lines Available Soon |
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The Week in Health Reform; BlueCare® Dental Offers Largest Network of Dental Access Points |
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This Week in Health Reform — Health Premium Subsidy Eligibility Period Extended to March 31; CMS Working Status Code Becomes Effective March 8 Reminder: BCBSIL Sending NEW Reports Regarding ERISA Form 5500 Filings |
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BCBSIL Producer Agreement Amendment — HITECH Important Information This Week in Health Reform; BCBSIL Sending NEW Reports Regarding ERISA Form 5500 Filings |
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This Week in Health Reform; Premium Subsidy Notices on Target |
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BCBSIL Introducing New Advertising Campaign; Lake Forest Hospital Is Now a Subsidiary of Northwestern Memorial; New Be Smart. Be Well.® Topic Launches with Redesigned Site; Federal Government Issues Interim Final Regulation on Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; Increasing Generic Utilization to Help Manage Pharmacy Spend; Update to Illustration Software; BCBSIL Introduces Revamped Under 65 Producer Services Portal; Use the New BCBSIL Under 65 SelecTEMP® PPO Application; Medicare Supplement 2010 Rates Updated; |
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This Week in Health Reform; BCBSIL Revamps the Under 65 Producer Portal to Make Selling Easier |
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Fort Dearborn Life® Launches New Brand Name: Dearborn NationaTM; Reminder: BCBSIL Offers New Fitness Program to Support Members' Wellness Efforts; BCBSIL Closed Martin Luther King Day; Metabolic Syndrome Program Now Available to Groups with Blue Care Connection®; Take Advantage of 2010 Worksite Wellness Webinars; New Employee Applications Now Available (Applies to All Groups); Blue Access for Employers Tip: How to Add an Alternate Administrator; BCBSIL Individual Plans Can Help Keep Individuals Covered! Why Buy Blue?; Important Updates and New Materials for Individual Markets Producers; Reminders and Promotions; January-February Issue of LifeTimes Distributed |
2006
2005
- Producer News 12/29/05
- Producer News 09/07/05
- Producer Update 07/06/05
- Country Fast Fax 06/27/05
- HSA Seminar Questions and Answers
- Producer Update 05/09/05
- April HSA Producer Briefing
- Fast Fax 04/28/05
- Fast Fax 04/11/05
- Producer Update 03/24/05
- Fast Fax 03/03/05
- Producer Update 02/21/05
- 2005 Updates Producer Year End
