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Title	Publication	Category	Date
2019 Enhanced Personal Health Care program releases myFHR	November 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Nov 1, 2019
2019 FEP Benefit information available online	December 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Dec 1, 2018
2019 Medicare Advantage individual benefits and formularies	December 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medicare	Dec 1, 2018
2019 Utilization management affirmative statement concerning utilization management decisions	June 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jun 1, 2019
2019 Utilization management affirmative statement concerning utilization management decisions	June 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Cal MediConnect	Jun 1, 2019
2020 affirmative statement concerning utilization management decisions	July 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jul 1, 2020
2020 affirmative statement concerning utilization management decisions	July 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jul 1, 2020
2020 Anthem Blue Cross population needs assessment	May 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	May 1, 2021
2020 FEP® Benefit information available online	January 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Jan 1, 2020
2020 Medicare risk adjustment provider trainings	June 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jun 1, 2020
2020 Medicare risk adjustment provider trainings	April 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Apr 1, 2020
2020 Medicare risk adjustment provider trainings	February 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Feb 1, 2020
2020 Medicare risk adjustment provider trainings	August 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Aug 1, 2020
2020 Medicare risk adjustment provider trainings	January 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jan 1, 2021
2020 Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis code update	January 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jan 1, 2020
2020 special needs plans	July 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jul 1, 2020
2021 CAHPS Survey results	January 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jan 1, 2022
2021 FEP® Benefit information available online	January 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Jan 1, 2021
2021 Medicare Advantage individual benefits and formularies	December 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Dec 1, 2020
2022 Federal Employee Plan® benefit information available online	January 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Jan 1, 2022
2022 Medicare Advantage services area and benefit updates	December 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Dec 1, 2021
2023 FEP benefit information available online	February 2023 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Feb 1, 2023
2023 Medicare Advantage service area and benefit updates	December 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Dec 1, 2022
4 things you can do to encourage cancer screenings for your women patients	November 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Nov 1, 2021
Access patient-specific drug benefit information through electronic medical records	March 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Mar 1, 2019
Access to care standards	April 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Apr 1, 2020
Access to care standards	July 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jul 1, 2020
Access to care standards	May 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	May 1, 2021
Access to more claim denial information is now self-service	March 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Mar 1, 2021
Access to more claim denial information is now self-service	March 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Mar 1, 2021
Access to more claim denial information is now self-service	March 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Mar 1, 2021
Acquisition of Beacon Health Options	June 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jun 1, 2020
Adjudicating claims for COVID-19 vaccines, their administration and COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies	December 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Dec 1, 2021
AIM Musculoskeletal program expansion	August 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Aug 1, 2020
AIM Musculoskeletal program expansion update	November 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Nov 1, 2020
AIM Specialty Health programs may require documentation	August 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Aug 1, 2019
Alcohol misuse screening and counseling in primary care	March 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Mar 1, 2019
Alcohol use disorders linked to chronic diseases	September 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Sep 1, 2022
Alcohol use disorders often coexist with psychiatric disorders	November 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Nov 1, 2022
Annual planned visits	March 2023 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Mar 1, 2023
Annual wellness visits for Medicare Advantage members	March 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Mar 1, 2022
Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) working with Optum to collect medical records for risk adjustment	June 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jun 1, 2020
Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) working with Optum to collect medical records for risk adjustment	June 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Jun 1, 2020
Anthem Blue Cross adopts 22nd edition of the MCG care guidelines	August 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Aug 16, 2018
Anthem Blue Cross expanded HMO network guidance	July 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jul 1, 2020
Anthem Blue Cross expands specialty pharmacy precertification list	January 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Jan 1, 2022
Anthem Blue Cross Expands Specialty Pharmacy Precertification list	September 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Sep 1, 2022
Anthem Blue Cross Expands Specialty Pharmacy Precertification list	September 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Sep 1, 2022
Anthem Blue Cross expands specialty pharmacy precertification list	February 2023 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Feb 1, 2023
Anthem Blue Cross expands specialty pharmacy precertification list	February 2023 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Feb 1, 2023
Anthem Blue Cross Medicare Advantage FFS HMO network guidance	November 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Nov 1, 2021
Anthem Blue Cross now offering telehealth to Medicaid members	January 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jan 1, 2019
Anthem Blue Cross offering Advance Medical Directives program for 2022	November 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Nov 1, 2021
Anthem Blue Cross opiod addiction: Extension for Community Health Care Outcomes and Quality Medication-Assisted Therapy	October 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Oct 1, 2018
Anthem Blue Cross working with Optum to collect medical records for Medicare Risk Adjustment	May 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	May 1, 2021
Anthem Blue Cross working with Optum to collect medical records for risk adjustment	June 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jun 1, 2021
Anthem eye refraction and routine eye exam billing information	February 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medicare	Feb 1, 2019
Anthem offers risk adjustment and documentation training	January 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medicare	Jan 1, 2019
Anthem transitions MA back pain management and cardiology UM programs from OrthoNet to AIM	October 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medicare	Oct 1, 2018
Anti-VEGF Medical Step Therapy notice	December 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Dec 1, 2020
Antibiotic dispensing guidelines	March 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Mar 1, 2020
Appointment access standards	April 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Apr 1, 2019
April – Defeat diabetes month	April 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Apr 1, 2021
Aspire Health for Medicare members in need of palliative care	December 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Dec 1, 2019
Aspire Health for members in need of palliative care	June 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jun 1, 2021
Aspire Telehealth Palliative Care program	October 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Oct 1, 2019
Assisting your patients in managing the Donut Hole	October 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Oct 1, 2019
Attention facilities: Sending admission, discharge and transfer data to Anthem Blue Cross results in improved care management for patients	July 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jul 1, 2021
Attention facilities: Sending admission, discharge and transfer data to Anthem Blue Cross results in improved care management for patients	July 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jul 1, 2021
Attention facilities: Sending admission, discharge and transfer data to Anthem Blue Cross results in improved care management for patients	July 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Jul 1, 2021
August 2020 Medical Policies and Utilization Management Guidelines update	January 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jan 1, 2021
August 2020 MMP Medical Policies and Utilization Management Guidelines update	January 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Jan 1, 2021
Authorizations for post-acute care services for PPO Medicare Advantage individual, Group Retiree Solutions (GRS), and Dual-Eligible Plan members	June 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jun 1, 2022
Availity Portal eligibility and benefits provides both additional benefit notes and digital member ID cards New additional benefit detail.	February 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Feb 1, 2021
Benefit change for CalPERS PPO Members: Important updates on certain medications‐ bevacizumab (Avastin), epoetin alfa (Epogen and Procrit), filgrastim (Neupogen), pegfilgrastim (Neulasta), rituximab (Rituxan), and trastuzumab (Herceptin)	March 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	CalPERS	Mar 1, 2022
Benefit change for Infliximab for Federal Employee Program	December 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Dec 1, 2018
Benefit plan updates effective January 1, 2022	December 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	CalPERS	Dec 1, 2021
Benefit plan updates, effective January 1, 2022	September 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	CalPERS	Sep 1, 2021
Benefits update for Special Supplemental Benefits for the chronically ill	March 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Mar 1, 2020
Bill Medicare Part D for shingles or tetanus vaccination claims	November 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Nov 1, 2019
Billing instructions of A and B codes for medical supplies	June 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jun 1, 2019
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association mandate about Medicare Advantage care management and provider engagement	November 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Nov 1, 2019
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association mandate about Medicare Advantage care management and provider engagement (APM ID 0037943)	March 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Mar 1, 2020
Botox® update for Anthem Blue Cross members	January 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jan 1, 2022
Bright Heart Health medication-assisted treatment program	March 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Mar 1, 2020
CAHPS education for providers	December 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Dec 1, 2020
CAHPS® survey	February 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Feb 1, 2021
Cal MediConnect Plans change effective January 1, 2023	December 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Dec 1, 2022
California 2020 Medicare Advantage plan changes	January 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jan 1, 2020
California Smokers’ Helpline launches dedicated quit Vaping line!	January 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jan 1, 2020
California’s Valued Trust offers a Medicare Advantage option	March 2020 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Mar 1, 2020
CalPERS Medicare Advantage plan members to receive new ID cards	October 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medicare	Oct 1, 2018
Cancer Care Navigator	July 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medicare	Jul 1, 2022
Certain specialty medication precertification requests may require additional documentation	July 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Jul 1, 2021
Cervical length measurement by transvaginal ultrasound	October 2018 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Oct 1, 2018
CG care guidelines 25th edition	June 2021 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Jun 1, 2021
Change to 835 ERA for all D-SNP MA members for 2019	March 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider Newsletter - California	Medicare	Mar 1, 2019
Change to nonparticipating mental health facility services reimbursement for CalPERS	March 2023 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	CalPERS	Mar 1, 2023
Change to the Federal Employee Program® Clinical Grievance and Appeal address	March 2022 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Mar 1, 2022
Changes to prior authorization requirements	September 2019 Anthem Blue Cross Provider News - California	Cal MediConnect	Sep 1, 2019

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