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Reminder on Coverage for Dependents
Age 19-26
The State Health Plan now allows for dependents 19-26 to be covered on the Plan regardless of student status, marital status, financial dependency or residence. The dependent child must not be eligible for their own employer-sponsored health benefit coverage, including employer-sponsored coverage available through their spouse. |
Training Session Set for August
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, on behalf of the State Health Plan, has scheduled a three-day training session for August 16, 17 and 18, 2011. The training is recommended for, but not limited to, health benefits representatives and billing contacts who have been in their positions for less than two years. If you would like to attend this training session, complete and return the registration form by August 5, 2011. Please click here for registration information. |
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Adding Newborns to Health Coverage
 Prior to an employee adding a newborn, it is important for health benefits representatives to educate employees on the choice of coverage effective dates for newborns. Members have the option to add a newborn to the State Health Plan on the first day of the month in which the child is born or on the first day of the month following the date of birth.
The Plan has received numerous requests to retroactively change the newborn's effective date. The majority of these requests are the result of the member not understanding that for the newborn to be covered from the date of birth, the coverage effective date must be the first of the month in which the child is born.
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Rules on Reduction in Force Application for eBenefitsNow and Paper Agencies
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will not process Reduction in Force Applications that are incomplete. The HBR must complete the Employer Use Section and sign the form. The eBenefitsNow HBRs must term the employee in eBN prior to returning the application.
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Improved My Member Services Website at Blue Cross Blue Shield Unveiled
State Health Plan members now have easier access to health records and other coverage information through a new enhanced website offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina. The BCBSNC member services website also offers convenient ways to find a doctor, research drug information and locate important forms. New features include:
- A dashboard view of all your plan information
- Easy access to your current benefits use, deductible balance, recent claims and billing details
- The ability to search, sort, print and download claims
- A way to view all claims within the past two years
- A look at your new annual health care summary report, to better plan your medical expenses
To register on the website and check out your new options, click here. |
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Find Better Food Choices Through NC HealthSmart
 Sometimes it's tough to find the healthiest food choice amid the bewildering assortment of alternatives at your neighborhood supermarket. But now there's a new online tool called NuVal™ to help you make the right choices for yourself and your family.
NuVal is a nutritional scoring system to help savvy shoppers make better decisions about food quickly and easily. NuVal - available to State Health Plan members through the NC HealthSmart Personal Health Portal - scores foods on a scale from 1 to 100. The higher the score, the better the nutrition. You can use NuVal to choose the most nutritious snacks and lunches for you and your kids, understand food labels, plan shopping trips and lists, and teach your family about better nutrition.
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Convenient Weight Management Class Offered
Are you interested in learning strategies to help you lose and maintain your weight? Do you value having the support of your peers, but don't have the time to attend a class at a location outside of your home or office?
Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less, a 15-week weight management program, is now available in a real-time, online format for the August 2011 class series. Classes are scheduled to begin the week of August 8, 2011, and conclude the week of November 14, 2011. Classes are held weekly for one hour. You can register for Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less individually through the program website, www.esmmweighless.com.
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