Past Issues

The following schedule indicates the current recommended ages for routine administration of childhood vaccines.

In 1999 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and Blue Plan medical officers launched physician outreach initiatives designed to build collaborative relationships with physicians and physician groups, such as the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Chiropractic Association, among others.

The CDC’s National Immunization Program (NIP) announced last month that diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) remain in short supply.

Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) strongly recommended that clinicians discuss the benefits and harms of aspirin therapy with healthy adult patients who are at increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), primarily heart attacks.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides physicians, hospitals and other health care providers with instructions for ICD-9 coding of outpatient diagnostic test results.

When a physician leaves a group practice, please notify Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, so that we can have accurate billing and tax information.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida has introduced a new program of services called BlueComplements.

Diversity. This one word describes the state of Florida, as well as the country as a whole. At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF), we realize the importance of diversity and have set a goal to support physicians in providing health care information to all our members.