State & FederalMedicare AdvantageOctober 31, 2020

Medical drug benefit Clinical Criteria updates

Beginning January 1, 2024, Empire became Anthem. This article, published under the former brand, now applies to Anthem.

On February 21, 2020, May 15, 2020, and June 18, 2020, the Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee approved Clinical Criteria applicable to the medical drug benefit for Empire BlueCross BlueShield. These policies were developed, revised or reviewed to support clinical coding edits.

 

The Clinical Criteria is publicly available on the provider websites, and the effective dates will be reflected in the Clinical Criteria Web Posting June 2020. Visit Clinical Criteria to search for specific policies.

             

If you have questions or would like additional information, use this email.

 

EBSCRNU-0134-20 September 2020

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