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Provider News - November 2017
Security Health Plan·WI · Cardiology, Orthopedics, General Surgery +1 more·Provider News
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Oct 6, 2026
Summary
This is a historical November 2017 Security Health Plan provider newsletter newly discovered in October 2026. It contains multiple past and future-dated announcements including: (1) Interqual 2017 guidelines effective Sept. 1, 2017; (2) new prior authorizations for 2018 (cardiac valve replacement, femoro-acetabular surgery, MAZE, skin substitutes); (3) Magellan Rx pharmacy prior authorization program effective Nov. 1, 2017; and (4) PBM transition to MedImpact effective Jan. 1, 2018. All effective dates have elapsed. Verify current applicability with Security Health Plan before taking action.
Action Required
HISTORICAL MATERIAL - DISCOVERY DATE ONLY: This newsletter was published November 1, 2017, and discovered October 6, 2026. All stated effective dates have elapsed (Sept. 1, 2017; Nov. 1, 2017; Jan. 1, 2018). DO NOT attempt to implement expired deadlines or historical prior authorization requirements. Instead: (1) Contact Security Health Plan Provider Relations at 1-800-548-1224 to confirm which prior authorizations for cardiac valve replacement, femoro-acetabular surgery, MAZE, and skin substitutes remain in effect as of October 2026; (2) Verify current PBM and pharmacy benefit manager status with Security Health Plan, as the MedImpact transition was scheduled for January 2018 and may have changed; (3) Confirm Interqual guidelines version currently in use for inpatient medical and behavioral health admission review; (4) Do not assume any guidance in this historical document remains current without source-backed verification of 2026 policy status.