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Since 1984, APCI has been the ‘united voice of independent pharmacy’

APCI began as a small buying group for a limited number of independent pharmacies in central Alabama. Since that time, the cooperative has grown to more than 1,800 members pharmacies in 26 states, and provides its members with a wide range of products and services.

Our mission is to represent the economic and professional interests of independent pharmacies by providing leadership, vision, and a collective voice for our members in the healthcare marketplace. Our goal is to level the playing field for our member pharmacies by providing innovative, targeted programs to benefit our entire membership.

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Dec

2015

Express Scripts: Medical Mutual of Ohio Implementing COB

Effective: December 1, 2015

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

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Dec

2015

OptumRx: Trillium Community Health Plan

Effective: January 1, 2016

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.

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Dec

2015

OptumRx: Avnet Inc.

Effective: January 1, 2016

OptumRx will assume responsibility for claims processing for members of Avnet, Inc. Please Note:  All plan participants of Avent, Inc. will receive a new member identification (ID) card. Please refer to the sample of the new ID card below.  Prescriptions need to be processed on-line using the Avnet, Inc. ID card information.

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Dec

2015

CVS/caremark: Notice of Hernandez Settlement Compliance

The Hernandez Settlement guidelines apply to Medicaid Enrollees in the State of Florida, in which a few CVS/caremark clients are Medicaid HMO providers. The Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) requires that all participating pharmacy locations be in compliance with the Hernandez Settlement Agreement (HSA). An HSA non-compliance situation arises when a Medicaid HMO Enrollee is unable to get his or her prescription filled due to: • an unreasonable delay in filling the prescription • a denial of the prescription • the reduction of a prescribed good or service; and/or • the termination of a prescription

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Dec

2015

CVS/caremark: New Implementation for Quorum Health Corportation

Effective: January 1, 2016

Effective January 1, 2016, CVS/caremark will begin to administer the prescription benefits for Quorum Health Corporation. Please update or create plan member profiles to reflect the changes regarding the following new plan adjudicating through CVS/caremark. RXBIN: 004336 RXPCN: ADV RXGRP: RX0153 Member ID Format: 9 digits Person Code : 2 digits

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