Effective October 15, 2014, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa and South Dakota will no longer cover prescription versions of Nexium 20 mg and Prilosec 20 mg.

Catamaran has released a notification regarding claims processing for drugs submitted by hospice patients.

Effective October 1, 2014, Prime will begin processing claims for BCBS of Illinois’ new Medicaid program, Blue Cross Community FHP.

On July 29, 2014 Prime sent out a communication regarding the change in processing for Medicare Covered Persons who are in hospice care due to new guidance from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This communication provides further clarification for assisting Part D Covered Persons when these hospice-related claims reject at Point of Sale.

Catamaran has issued an Audit Alert related to the upcoming reclassification of hydrocodone combination products to Schedule II.