Producer News

Survey Now Closed for Prescription Drug Data Collection | 5/10/2023

The employer survey for prescription drug data is now closed in order to meet the June 1, 2023, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services submission deadline

UW Medicine and Premera Blue Cross Continue Contract Negotiations | 5/10/2023

Premera Blue Cross continues to advocate for members and negotiate in good faith with UW Medicine

May Producer Education Series Covers Behavioral Health | 5/10/2023

Join us Thursday, May 25 at 3 p.m. Pacific Time for our Producer Education Series, News and Trends in Behavioral Health

Proposed Bill Would Impose Fines on Payors and Providers for Exceeding Growth Benchmark | 4/12/2023

House Bill 1508 would give the Health Care Cost Transparency Board the authority to levy fines against medical providers and health insurers who exceed the established growth benchmark

Directing More Premera Members to Kinwell Primary Care | 5/10/2023

Learn more about the latest developments to help your clients access primary care

Helping Your Clients with Alternative Care | 5/10/2023

Learn more about guiding your clients through alternative care coverage

Quick Tips to Help Clients with Health Savings Accounts | 3/9/2023

Help your clients make the most of our Essential Bronze HSA plan benefits

What to Know About Special Enrollment | 2/9/2023

Learn how your individual clients might qualify for a health plan outside of open enrollment

Updates to Electronic Coordination of Benefits Expansion | 5/10/2023

Changes coming in May and June for several plan types and funding arrangements

Rx Data Collection Survey for Premera Employer Groups Now Available | 4/12/2023

Learn how Premera is managing reporting for reference 2022

Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Treated at Kinwell | 4/11/2023

Every week more Premera members head to Kinwell for their advanced primary care needs and there’s still room to grow

Employer Engagement Series Launched in February | 3/9/2023

The recording of the first Premera Employer Engagement Series is now available

New Pharmacy Benefit Offerings for Self-Funded Groups in 2024 | 4/12/2023

Self-funded groups can enhance their pharmacy benefit with new programs for the 2024 plan year

Opportunity to Earn Credits at Renewal with Kinwell Participation Program | 4/12/2023

For fully insured and OptiFlex large groups, renewal credits are available with increased member participation at Kinwell

Fiduciary Services to be Standardly Included in OptiFlex Contracts in January 2024 | 4/12/2023

Effective January 1, 2024, Fiduciary services will be standardly included in OptiFlex contracts

Kinwell Participation Program Offers Credit at Next Renewal | 2/9/2023

Fully insured and OptiFlex groups can earn credit at their next renewal by increasing participation at Kinwell clinics across Washington

Employer Agreements and Benefit Booklets Move to Digital Delivery | 3/9/2023

Employer agreements and benefit booklets are going paperless

New Washington Small Group Multiple Choice Guidelines | 9/8/2022

Premera is making it easier for small group customers to offer more than one Premera health plan to their employees

The New Marketplace Platform is Coming Soon! | 5/10/2022

We are excited to launch our new Marketplace platform

Small Group Marketplace is Retiring | 7/8/2021

Small Group Market Place (SGMP) will be retired effective July 31, 2021

Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy Name Change | 4/12/2022

New name, same patient-first service

How Does a Medication Become Part Of The Preferred Drug List? | 1/13/2022

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review and healthcare plans are using shared data and analytics to evaluate new medications.

New Pharmacy Prior Authorizations Going Live on July 1, 2021 | 5/11/2021

A drug, Soolantra, will soon require prior authorization

New Pharmacy Prior Authorization Going Live on January 1, 2021 | 11/9/2020

Some drugs will require a new prior authorization.

New Pharmacy Prior Authorization Going Live On October 2, 2020 | 8/24/2020

A fertility drug, Follistim, will now require prior authorization.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month | 5/10/2023

Premera Blue Cross offers resources to members to support their mental health journey

Hearing benefits for Premera Medicare Advantage plans | 4/12/2023

All Premera Medicare Advantage plans include a hearing benefit

Kinwell Primary Clinics Just for Premera Members | 3/9/2023

Two new locations are now open in Federal Way and Bellingham

Inflation Reduction Act Improves Coverage of Recommended Vaccines And Insulins | 3/9/2023

Important changes to insulin and vaccine costs from the Inflation Reduction Act