News of Note

It's summer-and that means it's hurricane season again. Successful emergency preparation is a top priority at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF).

On May 23, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began requiring physicians and other providers to use only their unique National Provider Identifier (NPI) in all provider identifier fields on HIPAA-covered electronic transactions.

Florida ranks third in the nation for the highest number of uninsured among the states.

For the second consecutive year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida was named the health plan with the highest member satisfaction in the state of Florida, according to the J.D. Power and Associates’ National Health Insurance Plan Study.^SM

On July 15, 2008, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF) will launch a Diabetic Supply Network to serve members of our BlueChoice, BlueMedicare PPO, BlueOptions and Traditional plans who obtain diabetic supplies through their medical (not pharmacy) benefit.