by Admin | Feb 16, 2009 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
Effective May 15, 2009 for Local Market Accounts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois members will automatically be set up to view and download their Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) online, through Blue Access® for Members, rather than receiving printed versions in the... by Admin | Feb 16, 2009 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
Triessent®* is the new specialty pharmacy program offered by Prime Therapeutics’, BCBSIL’s pharmacy benefit manager. Triessent is a partnership between Prime and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy. To further develop our specialty pharmacy program services and help control... by Admin | Feb 16, 2009 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
The following are the most popular products and plan design elements chosen by employer groups with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. The most popular PPO plan design elements: $500 individual/$1500 family deductible (in-network) $1,000 individual/$2,000 family... by Admin | Feb 16, 2009 | Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Insurance News
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) has added one of the largest online social media tools, Twitter, to its online presence. Like instant messaging to the masses, Twitter allows us to see what is being said about BCBSIL, send replies to anyone commenting... by Admin | Feb 16, 2009 | COBRA, Insurance Laws, Insurance News, Obamacare, Politics
The U.S. House and Senate will vote on a compromise $790 billion stimulus package that includes subsidies for 65% of the COBRA health insurance premiums paid by laid-off workers, under a hard-fought conference report unveiled late Feb. 12. The final version of the... by Admin | Feb 10, 2009 | Insurance News, MetLife
MetLife, the largest U.S. life insurer and a leading provider of employee benefits, introduced the Benefits Bundle for Small Business, a combination of employer-paid coverage and employee-paid voluntary benefits designed to make it easier for small businesses to offer...