News and updates
Change in Provider Contract Effective Dates
        
      We have some great news!  Effective January 1, 2020, once a provider has been approved through the credentialing process, practitioners and facilities will be effective on the...
  
      
Introducing bold new offerings for 2020
        
      Launching now are two new products: Navigator and Voyager. By elevating quality of care, access and choice, we’re also improving predictability and how members make more informed decisions about...
  
      
Home Health Prior Authorization Requirement Changes Effective January 1, 2020
        
      Good News for providers and members!  Effective January 1, 2020, PacificSource will no longer require a prior authorization for home health.  This includes home health:
	Nursing
	Social...
  
      
Effective dates for individual plans to match the exchange
Agent Bulletin
PacificSource is adjusting its timing on effective dates on individual and family plans to match the federal exchange register. In our ongoing effort to help...
PacificSource “Anti-Flu Force” campaign promotes no-cost flu shots
        
      What can you do to help prevent flu’s spread? Send a strong message to members to roll up a sleeve. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the flu shot offers 60% more protection...
  
      
Dental Bulletin - Fall 2019: Choose Your Arch: CDT 2019 Dental Code Changes
        
      We’ve seen some cases where claims with certain codes weren’t paid because needed information was missing. Going forward, providers will need to specify an arch on these claims in order for them to...
  
      
Dental Bulletin - Fall 2019: Using the Corrected Dental Claim Form
        
      In reviewing your claims, PacificSource may occasionally request additional information and/or x-rays. In these cases, please use the corrected dental claim form available on our...
  
      
Dental Bulletin - Fall 2019: Oregon Passes Bill Allowing Dentists to Administer Vaccines
        
      When House Bill 2220 was signed by Governor Kate Brown on May 6, Oregon became the first state in the nation to allow dentists to administer vaccines to patients. The bill will require dentists...
  
      
Dental Bulletin - Fall 2019: Meet Janet Westphal, Manager of Network Development
        
      Janet Westphal is the new Manager of Network Development for Advantage Dental From DentaQuest. She is responsible for recruitment and retention of the PacificSource-Dental Advantage commercial...
  
      
Dental Bulletin - Fall 2019: 2020 CDT Code Changes
        
      CDT code additions, deletions, and changes were determined for 2020 during the March 15, 2019 meeting of the Code Maintenance Committee. Thirty-seven new CDT codes will be added and six current codes...