by BMC | Jul 6, 2007 | Updates
Dependent care flexible spending accounts are leading the list of family-friendly benefits. Unlike health care spending accounts, dependent care accounts create no risk to the employer since employees can never take out more than they have already paid in. For more...
by BMC | Nov 30, 2006 | Updates
There are two new Independence Blue Cross initiatives that we’d like to bring to your attention: “No Pay Copay” Program Keystone and Personal Choice are launching a new generic drug promotion entitled the “No Pay Copay” program. It will...
by BMC | Nov 15, 2006 | Updates
Per Rasmussen Reports, an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information Rasmussenreports.com While health care costs are rising rapidly, 64% of American adults say that quality care is...
by BMC | Nov 6, 2006 | Updates
We previously provided you with information about employer requirements to notify employees and their dependents who are Medicare-eligible as to whether your prescription drug plan was “creditable”. Employer groups are also required to notify CMS (The...
by BMC | Oct 6, 2006 | Updates
Under Federal regulations, employers are required to notify Medicare-eligible active employees and dependents whether the prescription drug coverage under your medical plan is “creditable” or “non-creditable” by November 14, 2006. The insurance...
by BMC | Jun 6, 2006 | Updates
Independence Blue Cross and Keystone Health Plan East have announced that they have established their own company, FutureScripts, to manage the administration of commercial prescription drug programs beginning October 1, 2006. By bringing pharmacy management in-house,...
