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Test Demo for Pretend Fax	Pretend Fax	Administrative	Aug 21, 2019
Intervention for blood sugar control in pregnant women with diabetes	Test GBD Newsletter	Administrative	Jun 10, 2019
Test Demo May 1	Shae TEST Demo May	Administrative	May 29, 2019
Shae TEST	This is a super long publication title that will hopefully wrap on to multiple lines in the PDF	Administrative	Oct 8, 2018
Mailing address for Federal Employee Program: Paper claims and claims related correspondence	CA August 2018 Test	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Jul 17, 2018
TEST Spotlight - Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list	TEST for Training Publication	Products & Programs	Jun 27, 2018
Amendment to Physician Agreement	CA Article Order Test	Administrative	May 14, 2018
Empire offers Virtual Second Opinion (VSO) option for National Accounts	CA Article Order Test	Administrative	May 14, 2018
Empire expands hospice benefits	CA Article Order Test	Products & Programs	May 14, 2018
Update regarding specialty pharmacy and oncology claim processing	CA Article Order Test	Pharmacy	May 14, 2018
Update to AIM Radiation Oncology Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines	CA Article Order Test	Products & Programs	May 14, 2018
Medical Policy Updates	CA Article Order Test	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	May 14, 2018
Elotuzumab to require prior authorization	CA Article Order Test	Medicaid	May 14, 2018
Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal	CA Article Order Test	Administrative	May 14, 2018
CA TEST - Update to Empire Provider Phone Lines	CA April Newsletter Test _ Shae's	Administrative	May 14, 2018
CA TEST - Site of Service Update	CA April Newsletter Test _ Shae's	Administrative	May 14, 2018
CA Amendment to Physician Agreement	CA April Newsletter Test _ Shae's	Administrative	May 14, 2018
Update to CA Provider Phone Lines	CA April Newsletter Test _ Shae's	Administrative	May 14, 2018
Test 1,2 Test 1,2	N/A	N/A	May 8, 2018
Test Cali Test Cali	N/A	Administrative	May 8, 2018
Test	N/A	Products & Programs	Mar 29, 2018
Important Outreach to Opioid Use Disorder Providers about Medication Assisted Therapy Opioid addiction rates and deaths from overdose continue in the United States at alarming rates. To help address this crisis, Empire urgently requests that you contact us if you are authorized to administer Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT).	N/A	Administrative	Mar 27, 2018
3/20 TEST _ Medical Policy Updates Effective Nov/Dec 2017	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Reimbursement Policies	Mar 20, 2018
3/20 TEST _ Shae's Empire’s Hyaluronan Injections in joints other than the Knee (DRUG.00017) Medical policy DRUG.00017 addresses the use of injections of hyaluronan in joints other than the knee, including osteoarthritis and temporomandibular joint disease. This therapy may also be referred to as viscosupplementation.	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Products & Programs	Mar 20, 2018
New pharmacy electronic prior authorization request tool effective January 1, 2018 Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus (Empire) has partnered with CoverMyMeds to offer an electronic prior authorization (ePA) request tool that simplifies the process for requesting medications and checking the status of your submissions.	Shae's 3/20 Test Publication	Medicaid	Mar 20, 2018
3/20 TEST _ Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list Effective for dates of service on and after May 1, 2018, the following specialty pharmacy codes from new or current medical policies or clinical UM guidelines will be included in our existing prior authorization review process.	CA Test Publication Empire’s	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	Mar 20, 2018
Clone2_Shae's March Test _ Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Behavioral Health	Mar 20, 2018
Shae's Test - P&P - Pharmacy Revised Medical Policy Effective 11-09-2017	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Pharmacy	Mar 20, 2018
Shae's Test - State and Federal - Medical Policy Updates Archived Medical Policies Effective 12-27-2017 (The following policies have been archived and their content has been transferred to new Clinical UM Guidelines.)	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	State & Federal	Mar 20, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - Cal MediConnect New Medical Policy Effective 11-09-2017	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Cal MediConnect	Mar 20, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - CalPERS - Medicare Advantage Empire and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services consider medication review and reconciliation a top priority to help ensure members take their medications safely.	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	CalPERS	Mar 20, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - Federal Employee Plan (FEP) Improve member medication regimen	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Mar 20, 2018
Font Test size 12pt Shae's Test - Medi-Cal Managed Care Empire may contact you to discuss members’ medications as part of either the Medication Therapy Management (MTM) or the Medication Reconciliation Post Discharge (MRPD) programs:	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Mar 20, 2018
Coding Patient Services Reminders	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Medicare	Mar 20, 2018
3/20 Test _ CA’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal	CA Test Publication Empire’s	Administrative	Mar 20, 2018
Medical Policy Updates Medical Policy Updates effective in November and December of 2017	3/20 CA Shae's TEST	Policy Updates	Mar 20, 2018
Matt's Test Article 2018-03-15 asdf	N/A	N/A	Mar 16, 2018
TEST Table	N/A	Administrative	Mar 15, 2018
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this is a user test this is a user test	N/A	Administrative	Mar 15, 2018
15px - Shae's March Test - Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal	N/A	Administrative	Mar 15, 2018
13px - Shae's March Test - Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal	This is a super long publication title that will hopefully wrap on to multiple lines in the PDF	Administrative	Mar 15, 2018
14px - Shae's March Test - Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal	Pretend Fax	Administrative	Mar 15, 2018
Clone_Shae's March Test _ Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list	CA March TEST_ Shae's	Behavioral Health	Mar 14, 2018
Shae's March Test _ Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list	CA March TEST_ Shae's	Behavioral Health	Mar 14, 2018
Shae's March Test - Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal	CA March TEST_ Shae's	Administrative	Mar 14, 2018
Clone2_Shae's March Test _ Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list	N/A	Behavioral Health	Mar 13, 2018
this is a user test this is a user test	N/A	Administrative	Mar 13, 2018
TESTEST Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal	2/27/18 California Newsletter	Administrative	Mar 12, 2018
TEST Article - March 12 - Attachment	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Policy Updates	Mar 12, 2018
Bullet Test 2/27/18	N/A	N/A	Feb 28, 2018
2/27/18 Table Test	test-dg	N/A	Feb 28, 2018
New User Test	N/A	Administrative	Feb 28, 2018
Shae Test 2.27	2/27/18 California Newsletter	Administrative	Feb 27, 2018
Test 10pt Shae's Test - Medi-Cal Managed Care Empire may contact you to discuss members’ medications as part of either the Medication Therapy Management (MTM) or the Medication Reconciliation Post Discharge (MRPD) programs:	N/A	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Feb 27, 2018
Font Test size 12pt Shae's Test - Medi-Cal Managed Care Empire may contact you to discuss members’ medications as part of either the Medication Therapy Management (MTM) or the Medication Reconciliation Post Discharge (MRPD) programs:	N/A	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Feb 27, 2018
Spotlight Test Spotlight Testing expire date	Feb 26 Test by Shae	Administrative	Feb 26, 2018
Testing For Kentucky This is a test for Kentucky.	N/A	N/A	Feb 23, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - Cal MediConnect New Medical Policy Effective 11-09-2017	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Cal MediConnect	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - CalPERS - Medicare Advantage Empire and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services consider medication review and reconciliation a top priority to help ensure members take their medications safely.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	CalPERS	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - Medi-Cal Managed Care Empire may contact you to discuss members’ medications as part of either the Medication Therapy Management (MTM) or the Medication Reconciliation Post Discharge (MRPD) programs:	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test Featured Article - Medicare Advantage Improve member medication regimen Empire and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services consider medication review and reconciliation a top priority to help ensure members take their medications safely. Our pharmacists use medication review and reconciliation to help members understand what medications they are taking, why they are taking them, how they should be taking their medication and to answer any questions or concerns they have about their medication regimen.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Administrative	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal Beginning March 16, 2018 the Empire BlueCross BlueShield (“Empire”) secure provider facility and professional portals are transitioning a majority of online tools and resources to the Availity Portal (www.availity.com). At that time, Availity will be your exclusive secure web portal to access these important Empire electronic tools and resources.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Administrative	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test Policy Update - Not registered on the Availity Portal yet? Visit www.availity.com to register today. If you already use Availity, no additional registration is needed. Empire will appear as one of your options in the payer drop-down lists.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Policy Updates	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test Med Policy and Clinical Guidelines Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - Reimbursement Policies Effective for dates of service on and after May 1, 2018, intra-articular injections of hyaluronan for the treatment of pain due to reducing and non-reducing disc displacement disease of temporomandibular joint disorders, are considered investigational and not medically necessary. No prior authorization for these agents will be required, but rather reviewed post-service.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Reimbursement Policies	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - Products and Programs - Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list Effective for dates of service on and after May 1, 2018, the following specialty pharmacy codes from new or current medical policies or clinical UM guidelines will be included in our existing prior authorization review process.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Products & Programs	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - P&P Behavioral Health - Hyaluronan Injections in joints other than the Knee (DRUG.00017) Medical policy DRUG.00017 addresses the use of injections of hyaluronan in joints other than the knee, including osteoarthritis and temporomandibular joint disease. This therapy may also be referred to as viscosupplementation.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Behavioral Health	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - P&P - Pharmacy Revised Medical Policy Effective 11-09-2017	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Pharmacy	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - State and Federal - Medical Policy Updates Archived Medical Policies Effective 12-27-2017 (The following policies have been archived and their content has been transferred to new Clinical UM Guidelines.)	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	State & Federal	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - Federal Employee Plan (FEP) Improve member medication regimen	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Federal Employee Plan (FEP)	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - Medicaid - New pharmacy electronic prior authorization request tool effective January 1, 2018 Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus (Empire) has partnered with CoverMyMeds to offer an electronic prior authorization (ePA) request tool that simplifies the process for requesting medications and checking the status of your submissions.	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Medicaid	Feb 22, 2018
Shae's Test - S&F - Medicare - Availability The tool will be available beginning January 1, 2018. These new features help simplify the prior authorization process. You will be able to:	Shae's Test Publication 2018 CA	Medicare	Feb 22, 2018
Medical Policy Updates test	N/A	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	Feb 13, 2018
TEST testestestestest	N/A	Administrative	Feb 12, 2018
Improve member medication regimen Empire and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services consider medication review and reconciliation a top priority to help ensure members take their medications safely. Our pharmacists use medication review and reconciliation to help members understand what medications they are taking, why they are taking them, how they should be taking their medication and to answer any questions or concerns they have about their medication regimen.	N/A	State & Federal	Feb 11, 2018
New pharmacy electronic prior authorization request tool effective January 1, 2018 Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus (Empire) has partnered with CoverMyMeds to offer an electronic prior authorization (ePA) request tool that simplifies the process for requesting medications and checking the status of your submissions.	2018 Shae TEST	Medi-Cal Managed Care	Feb 11, 2018
Jan 2018 test	2018 Shae TEST	N/A	Jan 1, 2018
December 2017 TEST	2017 TEST Publication 1	N/A	Dec 1, 2017
November 2017 Test	2017 TEST Publication 1	N/A	Nov 1, 2017
October 2017 TEST	test preview	N/A	Oct 1, 2017
Sept 2017 TEST	N/A	N/A	Sep 1, 2017
Aug 2017 TEST	2017 TEST Publication 1	N/A	Aug 1, 2017
Empire expands specialty pharmacy prior authorization list Effective for dates of service on and after May 1, 2018, the following specialty pharmacy codes from new or current medical policies or clinical UM guidelines will be included in our existing prior authorization review process.	N/A	Medical Policy & Clinical Guidelines	Jan 12, 2017
Empire’s Electronic Tools and Resources Migrating to the Availity Portal Beginning March 16, 2018 the Empire BlueCross BlueShield (“Empire”) secure provider facility and professional portals are transitioning a majority of online tools and resources to the Availity Portal (www.availity.com). At that time, Availity will be your exclusive secure web portal to access these important Empire electronic tools and resources.	N/A	N/A	Feb 8, 2016

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