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October/November 2004 Special Issue
Helpful Hints

These tips will help you receive prompt payment when you see BlueCard® and out-of-area members.

New member ID numbers rolling out

BCBSF already protects and secures its members’ Social Security numbers as an element of Protected Health Information required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) federal regulations.

SPECIAL ISSUE

Physicians and providers can no longer assume that a patient’s Social Security number is the member ID.