Past Issues

Health Options has updated its member rights and responsibilities, which are published in the member handbook and are described in our provider manuals and billing guides.

Asthma is an allergic disease in more than 90 percent of those young adults and children afflicted with it.

The board of directors has appointed Robert Lufrano, M.D., president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently reviewed the evidence regarding the effectiveness of mammography, clinical breast examination and breast self-examination in reducing breast cancer mortality and updated its 1996 recommendations contained in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, second edition.

Through the BlueCard PPO Program, you may encounter members from other Blue Plans with Exclusive Provider Organizations (EPOs).

In some cases, two or more insurance plans cover one individual.

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) advises that some Federal Employee Program (FEP) members are being asked to sign "waivers" accepting financial responsibility for the cost of all health care services before they are rendered.

Q. If we get a global authorization from Health Options for an OB patient, do we have to call to get separate authorizations for every ultrasound and NST?

Providers and their staff can now sign up for a new email service to receive the latest information from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF).

The American Diabetes Association reports that diabetic nephropathy accounts for about one third of all cases of end stage renal disease (ESRD).

We continue to simplify the ways providers work with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and other health insurance companies.

BCBSF maintains a separate medication list for our customers with a two-tier benefit plan.

Although an effective agent for severe pain when used appropriately, OxyContin abuse and diversion to the black market has simultaneously become a nightmare for many prescribers, pharmacies and law enforcement agencies.

The Preferred Medication List for three-tier benefit plans is updated quarterly.