We would like to remind visual and hearing aid providers that many applications made on behalf of First Nations Health Authority clients can now be processed online through PROVIDERnet to allow for more efficient reimbursements. The PBC Health Benefits Society[2], operating as Pacific Blue Cross, is a not-for-profit health insurer based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. FNHA is expanding its partnership with Pacific Blue Cross to launch PROVIDERnet to facilitate service management by mental health care providers. We strive to ensure that our members and suppliers continue to receive the services and support you need. For faster claims processing, we recommend that you enable our digital options if you have not already done so. You will have access to our network of health care providers to support you and your family in your quest for well-being. For medical devices, where possible, we ask suppliers to assist Pacific Blue Cross covered customers by assigning them prior authorizations and payment records if the customer is unable to pay for the products and services out of their own pocket. Pacific Blue Cross has worked hard to establish policies and practices that allow eligible providers (including psychology, chiropractic, physiotherapy and hearing) to use telemedicine services. For more information, please see your individual provider`s section of pac.bluecross.ca/provider Pacific Blue Cross has worked hard to implement policies and practices that would allow telemedicine services for hearing aid providers. From 27. In April 2020, hearing service providers will be able to bill Pacific Blue Cross for virtual care services for plans with eligible hearing benefits. The benefits vary from plan to plan.

Participants should review telemedicine coverage for their particular plan. Please note the following requirements: Providers are advised to contact their association or college, as well as WorkSafeBC, for information on the health and safety protocols required to protect providers and patients. If you have any questions or concerns about the new pharmacy provider agreement, please contact the Pharmacy Practice Support Team. As the Health Benefits Society of British Columbia, we want to ensure that our members and providers have the tools they need to guide the latest developments related to COVID-19 (coronavirus). To stay up to date with the latest information, we encourage all health care providers in British Columbia to continue to follow the advice of the BC Centre for Disease Control, their Professional College and the Government of British Columbia. We have received questions from members about the PBC`s new agreement and we have heard various interpretations of the agreement. We contacted the PBC for clarity on interpretations and decision-making issues. To answer these questions, BCPhA is hosting a live webinar.m.m with Derek Desrosiers, Director of Pharmacy Practice Support, on Wednesday, January 17, from 6 p.m.

to 7 p.m. .m. On January 1, 2018, a new pharmacy provider agreement with Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) came into effect to provide additional benefits to pharmacies. Today, Pacific Blue Cross, with its subsidiary Work and Wellness, formerly under the bc Life (British Columbia Life & Casualty Company) brand, offers health, dental, life, disability, travel and other health insurance products to approximately 1 in 3 British Columbians enrolled in group and individual plans. In 2015, Pacific Blue Cross was named the 15th most popular brand in British Columbia by BC Business. [3] In 2016, Pacific Blue Cross was named one of British Columbia`s Top Employers. In 2017, Pacific Blue Cross and its unionized employees (under CUPE 1816) were unable to reach a new collective agreement. The industrial action ended in September after an agreement was reached on a new 6-year contract.

[4] Following the departure of Jan K. Grude, John Crawford was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2018. [5] We also understand the important role you play in the healthcare ecosystem by connecting members to their benefits. Naturally, you have questions for us at this unique time. We will keep this page up to date with replies or you can send provider@pac.bluecross.ca an email. If you already have a PROVIDERnet account, please contact provider@pac.bluecross.ca for help with API integration. You will be supported by more than 700 health experts here at B.C and day and night by our digital tools. Our plans pick up where the government`s MSP ends, covering things like physiotherapy and massage therapy, prescription drugs, visual aids, dental care, hospitalization and more. Note: Benefits vary from plan to plan. Members should review benefit coverage for telemedicine services prior to their appointment. The cost of delivering solid oral medicines (tablets and capsules) on the list of maintenance medicines is limited to five per year.

All other solid oral medications used to treat chronic diseases are limited to 13 delivery costs per calendar year. No other Pacific Blue Cross policy number is affected at this time. Free coverage for covid-19 with your full vaccine, no matter the travel tips, buy a plan. Ask? Access answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. . Sign up for PROVIDERnet or log in to join Insta-Claim. Sign up for PROVIDERnet for convenient online access: Pacific Blue Cross is affiliated with the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans and dates back to the 1940s, when its predecessor organizations – the Medical Services Association (MSA) and the CU&C (Credit Union & Cooperative) Health Services Society – were founded. Both companies have experienced steady growth and successfully overcome major challenges, including the introduction of Medicare and the merger that brought the two former competitors together in 1997 as Pacific Blue Cross. The cost of dispensing medications on a new maintenance medication list is capped at five per year Our walk-in centre is temporarily closed until further notice. . We also ask you to help us fight the spread of COVID-19. .