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 AmeriHealth: Select Drug ProgramŽ Formulary
Update
Beginning October 1, 2009,
AmeriHealth will make some updates to the Select Drug ProgramŽ. We
would like to provide you with a list of our most recent changes to the drug
formulary, including a change in our preferred blood glucose test strips.
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Health America: Employer Response
to Questionnaires Required
To determine the applicability of several federal laws to
your employer groups' benefit plans, HealthAmerica needs to know the number of
employees in each employer group.
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Independence Blue Cross:
New Interactive Website
Independence Blue Cross (IBC)
recently launched a new, interactive website -
Good 2 B Me - to help teens and adolescents learn about the physical,
emotional, and social issues that affect them and to help them build the
confidence they need to make smart choices for their health today and in the
years ahead. This site replaces the Gen Y site with more vibrant language,
imagery, and capabilities that appeal to today's youth, in addition to
expanding the audience to include teens 14 to 17.
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Independence Blue Cross: Self-Injectables Drug Changes
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) is committed to finding real
solutions to complex health care issues facing our
customers today so that we can continue to build the good health of our
members; provide convenient access to affordable, quality
care; and strengthen the health of our community. Our latest initiative
addresses the challenges associated with self-injectable medications.
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New York Extends COBRA Coverage
Governor David A. Paterson signed into law three Governor's
Program bills that will make health insurance more affordable and improve
access to health care for New Yorkers. The first extends the period of time for
COBRA coverage from 18 to 36 months; the second permits families to cover their
young adult dependents through age 29 under their job-based insurance; and the
third enacts a series of managed care reforms to make health insurance work
better for consumers and permit timely access to necessary health services.
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Oxford Health Plans:
New Payment Center
We've added a new dimension to the monthly premium payment process
by implementing our new Oxford Payment Center Web site. The Web site enables
your clients to make their Oxford
payment by electronic withdrawal of funds directly from their bank account-a
secure, time saving and cost-effective method to remit monthly premiums.
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UnitedHealthcare: Prescription Drug Pricing Change Expected
September 26
Prescription drug pricing service First DataBank
will roll back the average wholesale price (AWP) on 8,000+ prescription drugs
effective Sept. 26, 2009 as the result of a legal settlement. This industry-wide
change will affect the "list price" for most brand drugs, but will not
affect the actual costs pharmacies pay for medications. Therefore, we will
ensure any pricing modifications are cost neutral for our customers by
implementing equivalent discounts off of AWP.
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