11/29/2008 News For: BCBS Gold PlanShe thought hospital bill was paid off D ear Greg: In July 2006, my 8-year-old son, Zachary, was hospitalized for two nights at Arnold Palmer Hospital. At the time, our health insurance was Blue Cross Blue Shield through my husband's employer. The charges were $1,766. BCBS paid $1,413, leaving a balance of $353, which I paid as a deductible. In March this year, I began receiving notices from a collection agency that stated it was ... Braintree seems increasingly unlikely to join state health insurance plan Braintree���s chance to join a state health insurance plan may finally be dead. The police union���s president, leading a group of several unions, said the town���s offer fell far short. But the mayor said Wednesday that he remains optimistic an agreement can be reached. Premier under fire over NHI debt plan Premier Liu Chao-hsiuan ��������� and Department of Health DOH Minister Yeh Ching-chuan ��������� came under fire from legislators and civic groups this week over a Cabinet plan to separate the issues of National Health Insurance NHI subsidy debts owed by local governments and confiscation of government-owned land, with one group demanding that Liu and Yeh step down if it proceeds. Innovis drops health plan FARGO - Innovis Health in Fargo is notifying 1,500 patients that it will no longer honor Medicare Advantage health insurance plans as of April 1. |

