| State’s health plan gets a trim Blue Cross may be dropped from benefit options Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is appealing a decision by the Department of Community Health to drop Blue Cross from its State Health Benefit Plan. But state officials say that won't affect an upcoming change in the program's insurance options. Blue Cross pays $85M for Florida Health Care Plan Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. purchased Florida Health Care Plan for $85 million, expanding the state's largest insurer by 58,000 members. Small-business owners support effort to limit government health insurance mandate Arizona small-business owners support ballot measures to restrict government health insurance mandates and prohibit real estate transfer taxes. State voters will consider the referendums in November. Taxpayers may foot smaller bill for running Blue Cross Arena The annual taxpayer subsidy of Blue Cross Arena at the Community War Memorial would be cut by $60,000 or more under a proposed contract extension with operator SMG. Insurance department extends deadline for comments on Highmark/Independence merger The state Department of Insurance has extended the deadline for written comments on the proposed merger of Highmark Inc. and Independence Blue Cross until Sept. 30, the department announced today. Friday, August 29, 2008 "This project shouldn't have been approved in the first place, and wouldn't have if it weren't Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the many great local jobs it brings. This development was entirely different from the original brought to the table and the time when it was approved by city council. HDFC Standard Life enters health insurance market Mumbai, Sep 2 : Making a foray into the health insurance sector, HDFC Standard Life today announced its maiden product, 'HDFC Critical Care', covering 30 critical illnesses. |


