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Network News - 4th Quarter 2021
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana·LA·Provider News
Effective date
Jan 1, 2022
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is transitioning to Vantage Health Plan for provider recredentialing processes and changing Reimbursement During Credentialing policies effective January 1, 2022. The newsletter will become electronic-only in Q1 2022.
Action Required
By January 1, 2022: Update credentialing processes to work with Vantage Health Plan instead of Blue Cross directly. Contact Vantage at recredentialing@vhpla.com for all recredentialing matters. For new providers joining existing groups, wait for provider number letter from PCDM before submitting claims under Reimbursement During Credentialing. Sign up for electronic newsletter delivery by emailing provider.communications@bcbsla.com with 'Newsletter' in subject line before Q1 2022.