10/12/2008 News For: Blue Cross Blue Shield Vision Insurance Health InsuranceBlue Cross accused of contacting ex-customers Anthem Blue Cross, facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly dropping coverage to people who file expensive medical claims, was accused Friday in court documents of unlawfully offering former customers $1,000 to drop all legal claims against the health insurance company. Read comments Insurance Commissioner Rejects BCBS Rate Increase Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says he`s rejected Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota`s request for a 14.9 percent rate increase for group policies. City takes on Blue Cross The Los Angeles city attorney has accused Anthem Blue Cross of California of illegally contacting former customers involved in a class-action lawsuit against the insurance company. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Announces Expansion of BlueMedicare Plans Into Additional Counties Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida today announced they will expand their HMO and PPO plans into multiple new counties in Florida. Blue Cross accused of contacting ex-customers Associated Press - October 11, 2008 4:23 AM ET LOS ANGELES - Another heavy accusation has been leveled at Anthem Blue Cross in California. Blue Cross at odds with hospitals A contract dispute between Blue Cross and the Care New England hospital group has spilled into the public arena, raising worries about whether Blue Cross subscribers will be able get care at Butler, Women & Infants and Kent hospitals after Dec. 31. Blue Cross CEO retiring, outsider tapped to fill role Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota?s CEO Mark Banks will retire, the organization said Monday, naming Patrick Geraghty as its new president and CEO. Health insurance coverage dwindling The Carolinas are losing employer-based health insurance at a faster rate than nearly any other state in the country, according to a study released Thursday. Nationally, the health insurance that covers most Americans has declined for seven years in a row, according to the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit that studies issues affecting working families. About ... Economy changes color of health insurance sign-up Economic uncertainty could lead people to pay more attention this fall to a decision that can affect their wealth and their health: signing up for health insurance. "Most people don't want to deal with it but it's important they do, especially this year," said Don Higgins of the Greater Madison Area Society for Human Resource Management. "They could be throwing money out of the window that they ... Study: NC children are losing health insurance A new report by the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute shows North Carolina workers are losing employer-based health insurance at a greater rate than all but one other U.S. state. |


