Administrative Digital SolutionsCommercialMedicare AdvantageHoosier Healthwise, Healthy Indiana Plan, Hoosier Care Connect, and IN PathWays for AgingSeptember 23, 2024

Advancing digital efficiency by discontinuing paper remittances

To advance our operations toward a more digitally efficient model, when a care provider registers for electronic remittance advice (ERA/835), we will cease issuing paper remittances 30 days after the effective registration date. Care providers will receive their remittance electronically through ERA with the option to print copies via Availity Essentials as needed in the Remit Inquiry application located in Payer Spaces.

Some care providers, despite successful registration, continue to receive remittances in both electronic and paper formats. We are actively addressing this redundancy by discontinuing the issuance of printed remittances. As a result, care providers who have enrolled for ERA/835 but are still receiving paper remittances will begin noticing a decrease in these paper transactions starting in late August.

If you have yet to register for ERA and wish to switch to electronic remittance reception, we recommend that you configure your ERA settings through Availity Essentials or by working with your existing clearinghouse vendor. In the interest of facilitating electronic transactions, care providers interested in receiving electronic payments are encouraged to visit the EnrollSafe Enrollment Hub (payeehub.org).

This transition is part of our ongoing commitment to streamlining our procedures, enhancing customer experience, and promoting environmental sustainability.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc., independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Anthem is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

Providers who are contracted with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to serve Hoosier Healthwise, Healthy Indiana Plan, Hoosier Care Connect, and IN PathWays for Aging through an accountable care organization (ACO), participating medical group (PMG) or Independent Physician Association (IPA) are to follow guidelines and practices of the group. This includes but is not limited to authorization, covered benefits and services, and claims submittal. If you have questions, please contact your group administrator or your Anthem network representative.

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PUBLICATIONS: October 2024 Provider Newsletter