Dear Valued Provider, Effective January 1, 2016, Participating Pharmacies are no longer required to enter the alpha characters for Medicare Part D Covered Persons of Arkansas BlueCross and BlueShield (ABCBS) ID numbers. Covered Persons will be receiving new ID cards and have been instructed to present their new card when filling a prescription at a Participating Pharmacy. Action Required Claims must only be submitted using the nine-digit numerical ID number, excluding the leading alpha characters.

Dear Valued Provider, Effective January 1, 2016, Prime Therapeutics will no longer process claims for Arkansas BlueCross and BlueShield (ABCBS) Medi-Pak Advantage Part B for the following: BIN PCN 016895 MPPARTB

Starting December 1, 2015, Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO) implemented electronic COB for its commercial lines of business, except for groups in MMO’s Carrier Pre-Processing Plans. During processing of an MMO commercial claim, if the pharmacist submits an Other Coverage Code (OCC) in NCPDP Field 308-C8 with values = 2 through 4 or 8, the COB segment and all required fields must be sent

Effective 1/1/16, Trillium Community Health Plan will be making some changes. Catamaran, an OptumRx Company, is currently the Third Party Administrator for all Medicare Part D business. Medicare Part D members will be issued new ID cards along with new ID numbers (see example included). Please reference the appropriate section with BIN/PCN/ and ID numbers that are needed for processing. As always, ask the member for their new Member ID card to ensure you receive the proper processing information.