ANTHEM – Expanded Services due to California Wildfires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2018 CONTACT: Eric Lail Anthem Blue Cross (202) 508-7879 Anthem Blue Cross Supporting People Affected by Wildfires in Butte, Los Angeles and Ventura Counties THOUSAND OAKS – Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) is taking action to help people affected by the wildfires in Butte, Los Angeles and Ventura counties by revising medical and […]
Anthem Blue Cross New ID Cards Reflect Pharmacy Changes
Anthem Blue Cross is updating pharmacy information on their ID cards to give their members a better experience at the drugstore. Your clients will receive a new ID card at renewal, starting in October 2018 and continuing through April 1, 2019. Groups scheduled to renew between May 2019 and October 1, 2019 will get a […]
Dignity Health Medical Network
NOTICE: Dignity Health Medical Network – Sequoia will no longer be offering medical services effective November 1st, 2018. All existing members of Anthem plans that receive care from a Dignity Health facility were mailed notices that provided them with information regarding assignment to new contracted providers. There are certain situations that would allow for a […]
The FBI says you should reboot your router as a precaution.
On Friday, May 29th, 2018, news came out that the FBI is recommending everyone reboot their routers as a precaution. It seems the agency had discovered a malware threat called VPNFilter, which has currently infected over half a million devices. Routers from Linksys, Netgear, Mikrotik, QNAP, and TP-Link are susceptible. However, simply rebooting the device […]
Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health Have Signed a New Multi-Year Agreement
June 1, 2018 Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health have signed a new multi-year agreement June 1, 2018 for Stanford Medical Center and its physicians and Affinity Medical Group, which had a potential termination date of July 1, 2018. This means that Stanford Medical Center and its physicians are again part of Blue Shield’s […]
Stanford Health hospital contract terminates while negotiations continue
Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health (Stanford) are engaged in discussions to renegotiate the terms of Stanford’s hospital agreement (HMO/PPO) for Stanford Medical Center/Stanford Healthcare-University Healthcare Alliance PPO professional services, Valleycare Medical Center, and Valley Memorial Hospital (LTC) serving Alameda and Santa Clara counties. Since we have not reached a new agreement, our contract […]