Past Issues

FEP and some self-insured plans will continue coverage.

About 20 million Americans have chronic kidney disease, and those numbers continue to climb.

Our most popular health plans – BlueOptions, BlueChoice and BlueCare – each have a separate network.

Each issue of BlueLine posted on our website includes back issues.

Is stress interfering with a patient’s daily asthma management?

Gear up for the BlueNews Seminar Physician office managers and billing staff!

You may be seeing members enrolled in BlueChoice and BlueOptions and have questions about how your provider agreement applies to them, including issues such as balance billing.

Effective March 1, Provider Services will remain open during the hours of 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. EST every Friday in order to better serve our physician and provider community.

Has your office moved? Have you added a new location?

Let www.bcbsfl.com be your onestop destination for the latest U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updates.

Physicians should discontinue routine administration of both the third and fourth doses of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) (marketed as Prevnar®) to healthy children.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and Health Options takes every step to resolve claims issues.

We recognize that many physicians go above and beyond the minimum in providing services to our members.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida has updated its anesthesia claims payment formula.

Correctly completing a claim form when filing a claim for a BlueCard member who has primary coverage with Medicare will decrease your chance of receiving claim denials.

NetworkBlue physicians are eligible to receive payment for some additional laboratory services performed in the office as of March 31, 2004.