Print Entire Issue BlueChoice is available for individuals BlueChoice, our new PPO product, is now available to individual customers under age 65. New sales began Jan. 15, 2001. Like the group products introduced last October, BlueChoice individual products will replace our Preferred Patient Care (PPC) individual products. Diabetes and hypertension: dangerous partners Florida has seen a dramatic increase in the number of people with diabetes — 33 percent above the national average. For every person diagnosed, there is another who is unaware he or she has the disease. Almost four million people in Florida are at risk for diabetes because of age, weight and lack of physical activity. African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans are among the high-risk groups. Know the Medicare+Choice rules on hiring The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has developed numerous regulations for Medicare+Choice organizations and their contracting providers. New for you! This is the inaugural issue of BCBSF’s provider newsletter, BlueLine. It replaces our quarterly publication, Florida Health Care Times. BlueLine is part of a new generation of communication that delivers on our promise to provide caring solutions. We take this promise seriously. And we know you do, too. Together, we can make the health and well being of our members our ultimate priority. BlueLine will provide information about value-added services and programs, as well as business policies and procedures, that can make your job easier. For easy reference, BlueLine is posted on our website. Home  |  Past Issues			Important tax information Know the Medicare+Choice rules on hiring SNFs, outpatient rehab facilities join PPO and Traditional networks Diabetes and hypertension Case managers can assist you Communicate treatment options Order 2001 CPT and HCPCS books Check ID cards Billing help for pediatricians PPO/PPS/Traditional povider guides now available BlueChoice is available for individuals Join us at VO User Group meetings New vision discount program in South Florida   Past Issues Print Entire Issue