Tennessean, Natalie Tate, Dec. 24, 2021 All of us have used medication to treat an illness. Many of us take medication on an ongoing basis to help manage a medical condition. But for a relatively small number of us, those …
Why we’re expanding our specialty pharmacy savings program
At BlueCross, we’re committed to delivering cost savings for members. And we know that during these last two years of uncertainty, those savings are more important than ever. On Jan. 1, 2020, we changed the way some members get certain …
BlueCross Is Launching a Program To Better Manage Costs for Specialty Drugs
In 2019, we asked health care providers to join with us to address one rapidly growing cost driver: provider-administered specialty drugs. Our specialty pharmacy program began Jan. 1, 2020, and included self-funded employer group plans. These are plans where the employer …
Tennessean: Here are the facts on BlueCross BlueShield’s specialty drugs coverage | Featured letter
Re: “An entrepreneur’s health care enrollment advice to all Tennessee employers | Opinion,” by Dr. Hana Ali, Oct. 29. If you read Dr. Ali’s guest column, you might feel alarmed about some changes BlueCross has made to how provider-administered specialty …
BCBST News Center: Responding to Continued Misleading Claims by the Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations
In a pair of recent press releases, the Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO) continued to incite fear in patients as it attempts to fight our specialty pharmacy changes. Our program, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2020, requires providers …