• P = Professional
  • B = Behavioral health
  • F = Facilities

BCBSRI Update

P
Dec 8, 2025
Effective February 15, 2026, professional claims for Physical Therapy (PT), Speech Therapy (ST) and ...
P B F
Dec 1, 2025
To offer best-in-class services related to utilization management (UM) functions, we are pleased to ...
P B F
Dec 1, 2025
Upcoming portfolio updates for January 2026 in the individual marketEffective January 1, 2026, we ar...
P B F
Dec 1, 2025
BenefitsImprovements:All telemedicine visits will have a $0 cost share. All services rendered as tel...
P F
Dec 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026, CMS is updating the turnaround time requirement for routine cases from 14...
P F
Dec 1, 2025
Effective December 15, 2025, providers who are credentialed as an oncologist affiliated with Brown C...
P F
Dec 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026, in partnership with eviCore, BCBSRI will expand eviCore’s authorization m...
P B F
Dec 1, 2025
As a reminder, please ensure you are reviewing the 2026 benefit booklets once they are available on ...
P B F
Dec 1, 2025
Arkansas Blue will begin using Skai Blue for national account members starting in 2026, which means ...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
As a reminder, when filing with Medicare first when a member has Coordination of Benefits, please en...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
Arkansas Blue will begin using Skai Blue for national account members starting in 2025, which means ...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
As a reminder, please ensure you are reviewing the 2026 benefit booklets once they are available&nbs...
P F
Nov 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026, in partnership with eviCore, BCBSRI will be expanding eviCore’s authoriza...
P F
Nov 1, 2025
Effective December 15, 2025, providers who are credentialed as an Oncologist affiliated with Brown C...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2026, CMS is updating the turnaround time (TAT) requirement for routine cases f...
F
Nov 1, 2025
Effective November 1, 2025, all related readmission appeal requests/documentation must be submitted ...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
BenefitsImprovements: All telemedicine visits will have a $0 cost share. All services rendered as te...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
Upcoming portfolio updates for January 2026 in the individual marketEffective January 1, 2026, we ar...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
To offer best-in-class services related to utilization management (UM) functions, we are pleased to ...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
As a reminder, any claim denied with a lower case “b” has been denied by Optum. All medical records ...
P B F
Nov 1, 2025
As communicated in the past few months, effective October 1, 2025, providers who are credentialed as...
P B F
Oct 1, 2025
At BCBSRI, we continue to improve our members’ health and peace of mind by facilitating their access...
P B F
Oct 1, 2025
As a reminder, any claim denied with a lower case “b” has been denied by Optum. All medical records ...
P B F
Oct 1, 2025
BCBSRI has been selected for a CMS Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) audit for diagnoses captur...