Support Available to Members Affected by Hurricane Earl
United Healthcare has taken action to assist residents of North Carolina who may be affected by Hurricane Earl.
Early Prescription Refills
Health plan participants who have been displaced or do not have access to their medications, who call and identify that they have been affected by the hurricane, will be able to have prescription medications [...]

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HealthCampRDU: Join Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and other healthcare industry leaders on May 14, 2010, for HealthCampRDU, a one-day, user-organized “un-conference” that aims to bring together consumers, providers, health industry experts and technologists to openly and informally exchange views, and ultimately initiate and sustain positive change to improve health and wellness in our communities. HealthCampRDU [...]

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In 2010 the Medicare Supplement landscape will see some significant changes.  With the addition of two new plans, comes the phase out of several current plans.
Many seniors are willing to accept some cost sharing method, such as co-pays and deductibles, in order to keep their Medicare Supplement premiums lower.  As a result Blue Cross and Blue [...]

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Thanks for coming back for part two of our health care reform discussion. Today, you will learn how health care refom will impact you as an individual. How you will be affected by the health care reform legislation varies greatly depending on your age, who you work for and many other factors. So what does it mean [...]

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Health care reform. What does it mean and when will it happen? These are the two main questions we have been asked repeatedly over the past few weeks. With that in mind here is a look at some of the major health care reform provisions that you will see over the next decade.
2010
Employers: Small businesses can receive tax [...]

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Following its first anniversary of providing coverage to North Carolinians with pre-existing conditions with few or no health coverage options, Inclusive Health is awarding its first annual recognition award to Raleigh insurance brokerage IBD Insurance Services for its active role in raising awareness about the program and enrolling members into it.
 
“Since offering coverage to individuals [...]

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CQ HealthBeat(3/11, Norman, subscription required) reports, “A New York health insurance company has been kicked out of the Medicare Part D prescription drug program after the government determined the insurer wasn’t meeting Medicare requirements for beneficiaries. CMS officials said it is the first time a company has been terminated from the Part D program since [...]

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina recently announced a major change in how fast Blue Advantage policies can be issued. Now, thanks to a proprietary automated underwriting system, Blue Advantage policies can be issued in as little as seven days! Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s new guidelines state that if [...]

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YES!
We have had an rise in the number of clients recently that have been shopping for individual health insurance that have run into problems because they do not have a Social Security number. The knowledgeable staff at IBD Insurance Services understand this and have a solution to this problem.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) will offer health insurance [...]

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IBD would like to thank our visitors for visiting our Blog and for making their comments!  Recently, we have made some changes to our blog and are just now getting the hang of writing articles and moderating the comments from our visitors. 
We encourage our guests to comment on our articles!  However, we do ask that comments be positive, [...]

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