- 12/31/20 Update: New Prior Authorization Requirements for Advocate Aurora Health Members Will Take Effect April 1, 2021
- 12/31/20 Update: Utilization Management Change for Advocate Aurora Health Members, Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 12/29/20 Blue Choice Select PPOSM Plan Expanding Throughout Illinois
- 12/28/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Jan. 1, 2021 – Part 2
- 12/28/20 Infusion Site of Care Prior Authorization Drug List: New Codes Will Be Added, Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 12/28/20 Commercial Prior Authorization Code Changes, Effective April 1, 2021
- 12/22/20 Telehealth Benefits Continue in 2021
- 12/18/20 2020 Annual Medicaid HEDIS® Reports
- 12/18/20 Updated: Blue Distinction® Update for City of Chicago Members with Blue Choice OptionsSM, Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 12/14/20 Obtain BCBSIL Patient ID Numbers Online via Availity® – Now Available for Government Programs
- 12/09/20 Fighting Fraud, Waste and Abuse: Amniotic Membrane and Amniotic Fluid Products
- 12/09/20 New Behavioral Health HEDIS® Measures Tip Sheets: APM and UOP*
- 12/08/20 Procedure Code and Fee Schedule Updates
- 12/08/20 View, Download and Print the BCBSIL Member's ID Card Online via the Availity® Provider Portal
- 12/07/20 BCBSIL Opens Third Blue Door Neighborhood CenterSM
- 12/04/20 Transition of Member Care: Commercial Prior Authorization Change from eviCore to AIM
- 12/03/20 Verify Multiple Patient’s Eligibility and Benefits Coverage via Availity®
- 12/02/20 City of Chicago Benefit Change, Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 12/01/20 Billing Reminders for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
- 11/30/20 Physical Medicine Utilization Management Program Ends Dec. 31, 2020
- 11/25/20 New Electronic Duplicate Claim Rejections for Commercial Claims (December 2020)
- 11/24/20 View Professional Provider Fee Schedule via Availity® – Now Available
- 11/20/20 Providers Receiving Bamlanivimab for Free Should Not Bill for the Product
- 11/16/20 BCBSIL’s Salma Khaleq Celebrated as One of Crain’s Chicago Business ‘40 Under 40’
- 11/11/20 Medicaid Update: Pharmacy Services Changes and Related Billing Guidelines and Reminders
- 11/10/20 New Billing Guidelines for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Providers
- 11/05/20 Looking for Prior Authorization information? Visit our new Utilization Management section!
- 11/03/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Jan. 1, 2021 – Part 1
- 11/02/20 Clinical Practice and Preventive Care Guidelines Updated for 2020-2021
- 11/02/20 Update: BCCHP and MMAI Provider Alert: Mandatory Annual Training Must Be Completed by Dec. 31, 2020
- 10/30/20 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) for Medicaid Children
- 10/29/20 View Professional Provider Fee Schedule via Availity® – Coming Soon
- 10/28/20 Updates and Reminders: Submit Predetermination of Benefits Requests via Availity®
- 10/27/20 Provider Training in December: Commercial Prior Authorization Transition from eviCore to AIM
- 10/26/20 City of Chicago Benefit Change, Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 10/26/20 Submit Electronic Professional and Facility Claims via the Availity® Provider Portal
- 10/23/20 HFS IMPACT File Discrepancies Causing Claim Rejections for BCCHPSM
- 10/23/20 Are you using these shared decision-making aids when talking with your patients?
- 10/21/20 Free Webinar on Coordination of Care Includes Continuing Education Credit for Providers
- 10/21/20 Blue Review Readership Survey: We Value Your Feedback
- 10/16/20 Enhanced Availity® Claim Status Tool Replaces Claim Research Tool, Gives You One Tool for All BCBSIL Members
- 10/12/20 Member Cost-Sharing Waiver for COVID-19 Treatment Extended Until Dec. 31, 2020
- 10/09/20 Childhood Immunization Rates Fall Amidst Pandemic Fears
- 10/06/20 Availity® Provider Portal Updates Versus CAQH® Updates
- 10/05/20 New Tip Sheets* for Behavioral Health HEDIS® Measures: FUA and FUM
- 10/05/20 Flu Season Reminders and Updates, Including What’s Covered for Medicaid
- 10/05/20 Attention Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Providers: New Billing Guideline
- 10/02/20 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Help Your Patients Feel Safe About Resuming Elective Screenings
- 10/02/20 New Prior Authorization Requirements for Some Custom Account Members Will Take Effect Jan. 1, 2021
- 10/01/20 Update: Making It Easier to Access CT Chest Scans
- 10/01/20 Prior Authorization for Some Commercial Members Will Transition from eviCore to AIM, Effective Jan. 1, 2021
- 09/30/20 Provider Finder® Gets an Upgrade
- 09/25/20 Itemized Bills Required for Some Facility Claims Over $100k
- 09/22/20 Blue High Performance NetworkSM (Blue HPNSM) to Launch in January 2021
- 09/15/20 In-Home Test Kits for Blue Choice Preferred PPO Members with Diabetes
- 09/11/20 Medication Assisted Treatment Providers: Help Our Members Find You
- 09/10/20 BCBSIL Extends Telehealth Benefits Through Dec. 31, 2020
- 09/10/20 Medicaid Update: Prior Authorization Vendor Change for Select Medical Drug Codes
- 09/09/20 Telehealth Visits Medicare Advantage
- 09/04/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Oct. 1, 2020 – Part 2
- 09/02/20 We've Made Our HMO Scope of Benefits in the Commercial Provider Manual Easier to Navigate
- 09/01/20 Blue Distinction® Message via the Availity® Eligibility and Benefits Results
- 09/01/20 Obtain BCBSIL Patient ID Numbers Online via Availity®
- 08/28/20 Illinois Medicaid Claim Filing Tip: Include the Prior Authorization Number
- 08/17/20 Physical Therapy Benefits to be Contained Within Automated IVR Phone System as of Sept. 8, 2020
- 08/14/20 HEDIS MY2020: Key Changes for Medicaid Pay-for-Performance Measures
- 08/07/20 New 2020-2021* Tip Sheets for HEDIS Behavioral Health Measures
- 08/07/20 Imaging Studies for Uncomplicated Low Back Pain
- 08/06/20 FIT Kit May Be Best Choice for Colorectal Cancer Screening
- 08/06/20 Reducing Cardiac Risk: Prescribing Statins for Patients with Diabetes
- 08/05/20 Overpayment Recovery Process for Contracted Providers: Changes as of Jan. 1, 2020
- 07/30/20 iExchange® Will Be Deactivated on Aug. 17, 2020
- 07/24/20 Submit Predetermination of Benefits Requests via the Availity® Provider Portal
- 07/13/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective Oct. 1, 2020 – Part 1
- 07/11/20 Telehealth Cost-Share Waiver Extended for Medicare Members
- 07/02/20 Refer Our Members to In-Network Laboratories
- 06/30/20 Avoid National Drug Code (NDC) Billing Mistakes
- 06/23/20 Federal Agencies Extend Timely Filing and Appeals Deadlines
- 06/22/20 CMS Payment Adjustments for Medicare and MMAI Providers During Public Health Emergency
- 06/12/20 Reminder: CPT® Codes May Change
- 06/05/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective July 1, 2020 – Part 2
- 06/01/20 High-Tech Imaging Providers: Action Needed
- 05/28/20 Drug Cost Transparency Tool Available for Fortune Brands Group Members
- 05/26/20 Recoupment Letter Threshold for Government Programs Claims, Effective July 31, 2020
- 05/20/20 Provider Claims Dispute Process Overview for Government Programs
- 05/15/20 Prior Authorizations to Transfer Members to Post-Acute Care Resume May 16, 2020
- 05/14/20 Alert: Extending Prior Authorization on Previously-Approved Elective Surgeries, Procedures and Therapies
- 05/13/20 Calls to Electronic Commerce Services will be Redirected to Email as of June 15, 2020
- 05/01/20 New Annual Wellness Visit Resources for Medicare Providers
- 04/29/20 Attention High-Tech Imaging Providers: Complete Your OptiNet® Assessment
- 04/28/20 Corrected: BCBSIL is Making it Easier to Transfer Members to Post-Acute Care
- 04/15/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective on or after July 1, 2020 – Part 1
- 04/10/20 Attention Non-emergent Transportation Providers: Medicaid Claim Process Changes, Effective Feb. 1, 2020*
- 04/06/20 Extending Prior Authorization on Previously-Approved Elective Surgeries, Procedures and Therapies
- 04/02/20 Alert: COVID-19 Updates for BCCHP Providers
- 04/01/20 Urologist Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison for Fraudulent Billings
- 03/31/20 Reminder: New BCBSIL Electronic Commercial Claim Validation Edits, Effective April 1, 2020
- 03/30/20 Reminder: iExchange® Deactivating on April 15, 2020 – Use the Availity® Authorizations Tool
- 03/28/20 Alert: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Further Expands Telehealth to All In-Network Providers
- 03/28/20 Medicare Advantage Provider Call Center Lines Experiencing Longer Hold Times
- 03/18/20 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Further Expands Telehealth in Response to COVID-19
- 03/16/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective April 1, 2020 – Part 2
- 03/12/20 Three New ClaimsXten™ Rules to be Implemented in June 2020
- 03/11/20 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Expands Telehealth Program Effective March 10, 2020
- 03/02/20 Online Breast Cancer Screening Tool May Encourage Women to Schedule Mammogram
- 03/01/20 Effective March 31, 2020, New Payment Policy for BCCHP and MMAI Members
- 02/28/20 New Electronic Commercial Claim Validation Edits, Effective April 1, 2020
- 02/25/20 Update: New Authorizations Tool via Availity Provider Portal®: Revised Launch Date of Feb. 17, 2020
- 02/18/20 Resolved: Electronic Payment and Remittance Delivery Delay
- 02/14/20 Electronic Payment and Remittance Delivery Delay
- 02/11/20 eviCore Benefit Preauthorization Training: Obstetric Ultrasound Episodic Submission Process
- 02/11/20 Pharmacy Program Updates: Quarterly Pharmacy Changes Effective April 1, 2020 – Part 1
- 02/06/20 New Orientation Webinars with PNCs for Commercial and Government Providers
- 01/30/20 BCBS National Coordination of CareSM Program to Serve Group Medicare Advantage PPO Members
- 01/28/20 2020 Consumer CAHPS® Survey for Medicaid Members
- 01/28/20 Implementation Delay: Authorizations via Availity® Provider Portal
- 01/27/20 Clarification and Reminders for Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO and ‘Open Access’)
- 01/13/20 Two New ClaimsXten™ Rules to be Implemented in April 2020
- 01/09/20 Remind Your Patients: It's Not Too Late for a Flu Shot
- 01/06/20 Reminder: New Online Enrollment Process for 835 EFT and ERA through the Availity® Provider Portal
- 01/03/20 2020 Benefit Preauthorization Requirements, Reminders and Resources (PPO – Commercial and Government Programs)
- 01/02/20 Introducing a New Benefit Preauthorization Submission Tool via Availity® Provider Portal