{"id":2179,"date":"2010-03-05T07:23:35","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T12:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthnews.nchealthplans.com\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2010-06-16T06:34:13","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T11:34:13","slug":"mail-order-drug-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2010\/03\/mail-order-drug-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Mail Order Prescription Drug Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Chances are your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina<\/a> prescription drug benefit is provided through Medco, Inc. If so, you may want to take advantage of the services offered by Medco’s mail order pharmacy (Medco By Mail). Note: not all members have access to Medco’s Medco By Mail. One way to check is to look for “Paid BNCDRUG” listed on your ID card next to “Rx Service:”.<\/p>\n

You can use Medco’s Medco By Mail two ways:
\n<\/span><\/em>Call at 1-800-711-0926
\nVisit the Web site:Medco.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Phone and Online<\/span>:
\nOrder refills, Renew prescriptions Check order status , Check mail order account status, Request mail order forms and envelopes, View prescription claims history (local and mail order)Prescription drug pricing and coverage information, Find a participating pharmacy (NC and nationwide), View summary of prescription drug benefit, Find health and wellness articles Drug information<\/p>\n

Registration and Login for Medco.comTM
\n<\/span>To access the above features online at Medco.com, you will first need to register and login using a login and password that you choose. The registration process will ask you for your member ID which can be found on your Blue Cross and Blue Shield<\/a> ID card (enter the last 9 digits beginning with the W). Medco.com offers the following services:<\/p>\n

Mail order transactions<\/span>
\nOrder refills. Renew prescriptions. Check your order status. Check your account status. Now you can do all these things online through Medco.com. It\u2019s a simple way to conduct all your mail order business with Medco\u2019s Medco By Mail.<\/p>\n

View your prescription claims history<\/p>\n

Need an easy way to keep track of all your prescriptions for tax purposes? Whatever your reason, now you can view your prescription claims history online. You’ll be able to review them through both your local retail pharmacies or Medco\u2019s Medco By Mail.<\/p>\n

Drug coverage information
\n<\/span>Want to know how much that new prescription will cost? Check out the drug coverage feature to find out how much your prescription copayment will be at either your retail pharmacy or through Medco\u2019s Medco By Mail.<\/p>\n

Search for participating pharmacies:<\/span>
\nThe pharmacy search at Medco.com lets you search for participating pharmacies across the nation, not just those in North Carolina. So whether you live in areas close to our borders, in other states, or just want to know if there is a participating pharmacy in the area you may be vacationing, visit the pharmacy search on Medco.com.<\/p>\n

Technical Support
\n<\/span>Medco.com provides technical assistance with any problems you may experience on their Web site by sending an online inquiry or by calling their toll free number (1-800-711-0926). However, for any issues with your benefits (i.e. rejected prescription claim, paid greater than your expected copayment, eligibility inquiries, etc.) please contact BCBSNC Customer Services at the phone number listed on the back of your identification card.<\/p>\n

* Some programs are available to members of specific plans only. Check your plan’s specific benefits to see if you are eligible.<\/p>\n

The information above is brought to you from BCBSNC 2009, under Mail Order Drug Program.<\/p>\n

For more information on health insurance coverage in North Carolina<\/a>\u00a0and how to utilize My Member Services, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our qualified agents. Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC). <\/a>You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health. Call us for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chances are your Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina prescription drug benefit is provided through Medco, Inc. If so, you may want to take advantage of the services offered by Medco’s mail order pharmacy (Medco By Mail). Note: not all members have access to Medco’s Medco By Mail. One way to check is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[23,105,152,330,174],"class_list":["post-2179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bcbsnc-insurance","tag-bcbsnc","tag-bcbsnc-drug-coverage","tag-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-nc","tag-mail-order-prescription-benefits","tag-prescription-drug-coverage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2179"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2285,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2179\/revisions\/2285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}