BCBSNC has sent out contract addenda to many physician practices in order to comply with Senate Bill 877 Fair Contracting. Senate Bill 877 was a major legislative priority of North Carolina physicians and medical group managers in the 2009 session. NCMS is reviewing the BCBSNC addenda and has concerns related to the contact notice provision, pricing policy disclosure, availability of new fees and other provisions.
Providers with BCBSNC will receive a letter this week, from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), notifying them of a provider data security breach.
Please be aware that Medsolutions, the vendor for the new Medicaid radiology preauthorization program, will hold numerous on-line orientation sessions from October 7-November 4, 2009.
In response to questions by NCMS, CIGNA Government Services has created a checklist outlining requirements for physician signatures on claims and other forms of documentation.
