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July 16, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Health Care Reform Update on Grandfathering -

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June 24, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Individual Update: Commission schedules and online quoting now available -
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June 1, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Prescription drug coverage updates - We are making changes to the Select Drug Program® formulary and updates to the way we manage Suboxone® and Subutex® (buprenorphine), which are narcotic medications used to treat drug dependencies and addictions. Changes to the formulary
Effective July 1, 2010, we are making the following changes to our Select Drug Program formulary:
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May 28, 2010
IBC eBulletin - IBC announces new Personal Choice® plans for individuals - We are pleased to announce that we have expanded our individual medically underwritten* product portfolio effective July 1 to include Personal Choice PPO plans. Along with the introduction of these new plans, we are enhancing all medically underwritten plans by giving applicants the ability to have preexisting condition exclusion waiting periods waived or reduced. We also want to remind you about the upcoming rate increase for our Individual HMO plans and provide some additional information. Personal Choice PPO plans
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May 25, 2010
Aetna - More options for paying premiums and new hire applications reminder - Aetna's Going Greener
Starting this month, your Small Group customers can now pay their monthly premiums online or by calling an automated phone number, 24/7, with no extra charge. This eliminates the need for checks, envelopes and postage while also supplying peace of mind that payments have been received. For more information about Aetna Going Greener and New Hire Applications, click on the link below.
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May 24, 2010
IBC eBulletin - MedigapSecurity is approved - We are pleased to announce that our new MedigapSecurity line of Medicare Supplement Group and Individual products has been approved by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. The newly approved products, which will go into effect June 1, 2010, are:
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April 23, 2010
IBC eBulletin - IBC announces early extension of dependent care coverage - Beginning June 1, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) will extend health insurance coverage for young adults up to age 26 who are currently covered by their parents’ individual or employer-sponsored health plans. Read complete IBC eBulletin

April 23, 2010
IBC eBulletin - IBC introduces new prescription drug options - Independence Blue Cross (IBC) has developed two innovative prescription drug options that will allow more customers to keep both medical and prescription drug coverage for their employees during today's tough economic times.
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April 16, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Important information regarding IBC Medigap products - Beginning June 1, 2010, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) requires all Medigap plans to offer a Medicare Part A hospice cost-sharing benefit of no more than a $5.00 copayment for each prescription drug and 5 percent (5%) of the Medicare-approved amount for inpatient respite care. View Complete eBulletin released by Independence Blue Cross

April 5, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Important information about Individual plans - The following eBulletin was released by IBC containing important infomration about Individual plans.

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April 1, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Health Care Reform Bill Overview -
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March 22, 2010
IBC eBulletin - ConnectionsSM Accordant CareTM Program for complex conditions transitions to IBC's Care Management team - Independence Blue Cross has released the following information in an eBulletin on March 19, 2010.
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March 16, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Fee Based Informatics Services - Effective March 1, 2010, IBC implemented a fee schedule for non-standard data reports and data file extracts for customers with at least 250 contracts. Our competitors have routinely charged for these value-added informatics services that IBC has historically provided at no cost. These changes align IBC with current competitive practices in the market. Complete IBC eBulletin

March 2, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Customers required to submit group size information by April 30, 2010 - Over the last several months Independence Blue Cross updated you and your customers about their compliance activities to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Medicare Secondary Payer requirements. As you may recall, the reason for the new requirements is to determine who should be the primary payer for claims - Independence Blue Cross (IBC) or Medicare. In June 2009, IBC asked customers to send them accurate social security numbers of employees enrolled on or after January 1, 2009.
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March 1, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Focusing on Customized Rating - We would like to tell you about three important changes Independence Blue Cross is making that will streamline the way they do business and allow for more customer-specific rates. These changes build upon the strategic underwriting and rating changes they introduced in 2008 and will begin with May 2010 renewals.
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January 26, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Spine surgery, knee and hip replacement added to Blue Distinction Centers
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January 8, 2010
IBC eBulletin - Important information about the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Law
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