{"id":34498,"date":"2018-01-29T09:36:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T14:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498"},"modified":"2018-01-25T13:44:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T18:44:23","slug":"blue-cross-blue-shield-coverage-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498","title":{"rendered":"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has changed coverage for some outpatient hospital infusions. If you are impacted you should have received notice directly from Blue Cross. Beginning January 1, 2018, members receiving infusion therapy for certain drugs must have prior authorization to receive their infusions at an outpatient hospital facility. They are encouraging members to instead receive therapy at home from a home infusion therapy provider, at a doctor\u2019s office or at a freestanding infusion center.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Blue Cross at <a href=\"http:\/\/bcbsm.com\">bcbsm.com<\/a>, or at 877-671-2583 for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has changed coverage for some outpatient hospital infusions. If you are impacted you should have received notice directly from Blue Cross. Beginning January 1, 2018, members receiving infusion therapy for certain drugs must have prior authorization to receive their infusions at an outpatient hospital facility. They are encouraging members [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-intercom"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change - NMC Communiqu\u00e9<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change - NMC Communiqu\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has changed coverage for some outpatient hospital infusions. If you are impacted you should have received notice directly from Blue Cross. Beginning January 1, 2018, members receiving infusion therapy for certain drugs must have prior authorization to receive their infusions at an outpatient hospital facility. They are encouraging members [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NMC Communiqu\u00e9\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-29T14:36:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"nmc-blogs-editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@nmc_tc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@nmc_tc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"nmc-blogs-editor\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=34498#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=34498\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"nmc-blogs-editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/af37f4831b1953952198ac505783a406\"},\"headline\":\"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-29T14:36:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=34498\"},\"wordCount\":96,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Intercom\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=34498\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=34498\",\"name\":\"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change - NMC Communiqu\u00e9\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-29T14:36:14+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=34498#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=34498\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?p=34498#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\",\"name\":\"NMC Communiqu\u00e9\",\"description\":\"Continually updated news and information for faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Northwestern Michigan College\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Northwestern Michigan College\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg\",\"width\":449,\"height\":598,\"caption\":\"Northwestern Michigan College\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/nmc_tc\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nmc_tc\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/school\\\/northwestern-michigan-college\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege\",\"https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Northwestern_Michigan_College\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/af37f4831b1953952198ac505783a406\",\"name\":\"nmc-blogs-editor\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.nmc.edu\\\/?author=11\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","og_description":"Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has changed coverage for some outpatient hospital infusions. If you are impacted you should have received notice directly from Blue Cross. Beginning January 1, 2018, members receiving infusion therapy for certain drugs must have prior authorization to receive their infusions at an outpatient hospital facility. They are encouraging members [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498","og_site_name":"NMC Communiqu\u00e9","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","article_published_time":"2018-01-29T14:36:14+00:00","author":"nmc-blogs-editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@nmc_tc","twitter_site":"@nmc_tc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"nmc-blogs-editor"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498"},"author":{"name":"nmc-blogs-editor","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/af37f4831b1953952198ac505783a406"},"headline":"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change","datePublished":"2018-01-29T14:36:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498"},"wordCount":96,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Intercom"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498","name":"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change - NMC Communiqu\u00e9","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-01-29T14:36:14+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=34498#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blue Cross Blue Shield Coverage Change"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/","name":"NMC Communiqu\u00e9","description":"Continually updated news and information for faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of Northwestern Michigan College","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#organization","name":"Northwestern Michigan College","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Northwestern-Michigan-College-green.jpg","width":449,"height":598,"caption":"Northwestern Michigan College"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","https:\/\/x.com\/nmc_tc","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nmc_tc\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/northwestern-michigan-college\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/NorthwesternMichiganCollege","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northwestern_Michigan_College"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/af37f4831b1953952198ac505783a406","name":"nmc-blogs-editor","url":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?author=11"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}