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Blood Glucose Meter Program

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Important information about the blood glucose meter program.
Starting October 1, 2009, Bayer and Abbott products will become the preferred brands of test strips for all of our prescription drug programs. Learn about how this will affect you and your patients.

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Independence Blue Cross’ pharmacy benefits management company, FutureScripts®*, offers an expanded Blood Glucose Meter Program with a free Accu-Chek® System or OneTouch® System to patients who are currently using another brand of blood glucose meter or are new to blood glucose testing.

The Accu-Chek family of products contains meters to help your patients with diabetes meet daily challenges:

  • Accu-Chek Advantage® System is a lightweight, portable meter that provides accurate results in seconds.
  • Accu-Chek Active™ System allows patients to obtain a blood sample from a location other than their fingers.
  • Accu-Chek Compact™ System creates a new standard in convenience by eliminating the need to carry a vial of test strips.
  • Accu-Chek Complete™ System is designed for active management by recording blood sugar, insulin, carbohydrates, exercise, stress, ketones, HbAlc, and much more.

Learn more about Accu-Chek products, including product demonstration videos, at www.accu-chek.com.

The OneTouch family of products contains meters to help your patients with diabetes meet daily challenges:

  • OneTouch UltraMini™ Meter is a small and sleek meter designed to fit in your pocket or purse.
  • OneTouch UltraMini Meter has a large, easy-to-read screen.
  • OneTouch UltraMini Meter makes testing simple and discreet with 3 steps.
  • OneTouch Ultra®2 Meter flags results as before or after meal to see the impact of food choices.
  • OneTouch Ultra2 Meter views before or after meal averages to see the impact of food portions overtime.
  • OneTouch Ultra2 Meter’s two-way scrolling buttons and backlighting make it easy to read and operate.

Learn more about OneTouch products at www.OneTouch.orderpoints.com, order Code 380IBC001.

To request a free Accu-Chek System meter for patients who are new to blood glucose testing or currently testing with another meter:

  1. Call Pharmacy Services at 1-888-744-3671 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST to order an Accu-Chek System. The Accu-Chek System will be delivered to the patient in four to five business days.
  2. Write a prescription for the member for Accu-Chek test strips that correspond to the member’s meter and Accu-Chek Softclix® lancets.

To request a free OneTouch Meter for patients who are new to blood glucose testing or currently testing with another meter:

  1. Call Pharmacy Services at 1-800-991-4252 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST to order an OneTouch Meter. The OneTouch Meter will be delivered to the patient in four to five business days.
  2. Write a prescription for the member for OneTouch Meter test strips that correspond to the member’s meter and OneTouch Meter lancets.

For more information, please contact Provider Services at 215-567-3590 or 1-800-227-3119 (outside the 215 area code).

* FutureScripts® is an independent company and serves as Independence Blue Cross’ Pharmacy Benefits Manager.

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