You — Yes, You — May Be Owed Money From Excellus. Check Our Full List

There’s a long list of people in Oswego County who’ve got some money coming to them.

Excellus Blue Cross/Blue Shield is publishing the names of people to whom it owes money, in the hopes of getting that money to those people.

Check the list below, then see Excellus’ press release below that for instructions on what to do if your name is on it.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly 12,000 individuals and companies in New York state have forgotten more than $1.5 million in checks issued by Excellus Health Plan, including by its d.b.a., Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. This isn’t money left in their pockets, but is in the form of unclaimed checks issued in 2007 to members and providers.

A complete list of names of people and companies with checks to claim is available on the company’s website at excellusbcbs.com. You can also see the legal notices beginning on April 27 in many newspapers across New York state.

Every year, the state requires insurers like Excellus BlueCross BlueShield to make a list of unclaimed checks that are at least three years old. The names are then placed in advertisements in local papers in an attempt to find the people who have money to claim. If the property is not claimed by the end of August, the money is then turned over to the Comptroller of the State of New York.

“This is money that was paid for claims or refunded premiums. If the money remains unclaimed, it will go to the state,” said Arthur Vercillo, M.D., regional president, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. “It rightfully belongs to our members or providers and we want to make sure they have one more chance to claim it before it goes to the state.”

Most of the funds that have yet to be redeemed were allocated to Excellus BlueCross BlueShield members and providers. Checks may not have been cashed for a number of reasons. The member may have moved and not left a forwarding address, a member may have died, or the member simply forgot about the money.

To claim a check prior to August 31, do one of the following:

• Via e-mail, contact Customer Service or Provider Services.
• If you currently are an Excellus BlueCross BlueShield member, call the phone number on your member identification card.
• If you no longer are a member of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, or if you are calling on behalf of the estate of a family member, call Excellus BlueCross BlueShield at 1 (877) 757-3850.

Please note that checks will not be mailed until after August 31.

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