11/29/2008 News For: Allkids Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Care New England Reach Agreement to Extend Network Participation Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Care New England today announced that an agreement has been reached to extend CNE participation in the BCBSRI network until March 31, 2009. CNE, Blue Cross agree to contract extension Written by MOORE, RUSSELL J. Care New England CNE, the state���s second largest hospital chain, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, the state���s dominant health insurer, agreed yesterday to a three-month contract extension. Blue Cross takes health-improvement mission into community When Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota started an employee council to promote volunteer efforts, the group soon came back with a recommendation: Provide some incentives. Blue Cross tax break hits snag By ANTHONY SPANGLER FORT WORTH ��� A request by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for $4.7 million in tax breaks to build a data center in the Alliance business corridor was derailed Tuesday when Tarrant County officials discovered that the health insurance provider owes the county hospital $5.2 million in unpaid charges. Tarrant County Administrator G.K. Maenius said the issue of unpaid bills to ... Preferred Care Rates to Rise 13-15% Health insurance rate hikes are arriving just in time for the holidays. A day after Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield announced its rate increases, Preferred Care delivered double-digit premium increases. Blue Cross to offer cell phone access to medical records ��� DANIEL AXELROD WILKES-BARRE ��� Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced Friday an agreement with Microsoft and Covisint, of Detroit, to develop an electronic health records and information exchange system, which will include cell phone access for consumers and health care providers. Lil Wayne Ticket Holders to Get Refunds Rochester, N.Y.-���Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that Lil Wayne fans will receive refunds for the cancelled concert October 26 at Rochester���s Blue Cross Arena. Priority Health Joins Protest Against Lame-Duck Legislative Action on Individual Market Reform GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.----Priority Health is among a diverse group of organizations and elected officials opposing passage of bills in a lame-duck session of the Legislature that would make it harder for people in Michigan to afford health insurance while benefitting Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan . |




