Employer News
CarePoint Health Hospitals Join the Horizon Hospital Network
Beginning October 1, 2017, CarePoint Health Hospitals – Christ Hospital, Bayonne Medical Center and Hoboken University Medical Center – will be participating in the Horizon Hospital Network.
No-Cost Flu Shots and Other Immunizations
Immunizations are an important step in preventing illnesses and staying healthy. They are a covered service under members’ medical benefits.
Horizon BCBSNJ Invested Over $8.1 Million in Healthier Communities in 2016
Details on all the ways that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is making a positive difference in the lives of millions of state residents can be found in the just-released 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
Prescription Home Delivery Service is Changing
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s pharmacy benefit manager, Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), has partnered with Walgreens Mail Service for home delivery of prescription medications.
eviCore Molecular and Genomic Testing Program
Effective August 1, 2017, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has implemented a new specialty utilization management program in collaboration with eviCore healthcare (eviCore) for certain molecular and genomic diagnostic laboratory testing services.
Prime Specialty Pharmacy Announcement
Effective July 15, 2017, Prime Therapeutics LLC (Prime), Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s pharmacy benefit manager, and Walgreens have integrated their pharmacy systems to create a collaborative central specialty pharmacy.
P.L. 2017, Chapter 28, The New Jersey Substance Use Disorder Law
On February 15, 2017, New Jersey Governor Christie enacted P.L. 2017, Chapter 28, The New Jersey Substance Use Disorder Law, which sets certain coverage requirements for the treatment of substance use disorders and regulates prescriptions of opioid drugs.
Protecting Horizon BCBSNJ’s Members’ Reserves
In his State Budget address on February 28, 2017, the Governor asked Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to consider contributing money from its reserves to help fund state programs.
The Affordable Care Act’s Insurance Coverage Reporting Requirement for Collecting Members’ Social Security Numbers
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to provide information about its members’ Horizon BCBSNJ health insurance coverage to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) using the member’s Social Security Number (SSN) and the SSNs of any individuals covered under their policy.
