Thank you for being a valued supplier and for updating your CVS Health pharmacy supplier profile for consideration to participate in CVS Health’s Diverse Retail Pharmacy Program. 

Applicable to OptumRx’s and its pharmacy benefit management affiliates, including Catamaran’s Participating Pharmacy Network Agreements

Effective Date: 01/01/2017 
Farm Bureau Health Plans 
BIN: 610011; PCN: CTRXMEDD; Group: MHI

Please be advised that, effective 1/1/2017, MedImpact will be implementing new POS edit functionality to support mandatory 2017 CMS requirements for Medicare Part D claims processing.

MedImpact is providing this advanced notice to our Network Pharmacy Partners to:

1.      Inform pharmacies about the scope and intent
2.      Educate pharmacies regarding claims processing, reject messaging and override capabilities
3.      Allow pharmacies the opportunity to update pharmacy software configurations, as needed

Please see attachment for more information.

This notification is provided to you pursuant to Texas Labor Code Section 408.0281(d) “Notification to Health Care Provider” and contains the information we may elect to provide to any person, other than an injured employee, to whom access has been provided to the contractual fee arrangement that National Pharmaceutical Service (NPS) has with you. This applies to contractual fee arrangements for services through the NPS network at rates inconsistent with the Texas workers’ compensation pharmacy fee guidelines. 

Please see the attached document to view National Pharmaceutical Services contracts held with Texas Carriers with specific time periods listed for each.