News For: Blue Choice Ne NebraskaBlue Cross and Blue Shield recognizes two Carolinas Medical hospitals for bariatric surgery Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast and CMC-Mercy have been named Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Asso ... Blue Shield of California awards $29.5M in bonuses to medical groups Blue Shield of California said Tuesday it���s awarding $29.5 million in performance bonuses to California medical groups and IPAs this year, compared with $31 million last year. Independence Blue Cross Earns Full Re-Accreditation in Health Utilization Management and Case Management from URAC Independence Blue Cross announced that Independence Health Care Management, a wholly owned IBC subsidiary, has been awarded full accreditation in Health Utilization Management and Case Management from URAC, a Washington, DC-based health care accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry. Horizon Blue's Conversion to For-Profit Status May Alter Plan's Existing Pricing Strategy HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that, if approved, conversion by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to for-profit status may prompt the plan to adopt a more conservative approach to pricing. Ellsworth hospital balks at Anthem���s demands ELLSWORTH, Maine ��� A stalemate in negotiations between Maine Coast Memorial Hospital and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield could result in the hospital being removed from the company���s provider network and in costs increasing for the approximately 6,000 Maine Coast patients covered by the insurer. |

