10/12/2008 News For: Blue Cross Essential CaliforniaAcusan a dos aseguradoras La Oficina del Procurador de la Ciudad de Los ?ngeles present? ayer documentos ante un tribunal con la intenci?n de evitar que WellPoint Inc. y Blue Cross de California contacten miembros de una demanda colectiva para ofrecerles una nueva cobertura y opciones para llegar a un acuerdo. 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 accused of contacting ex-customers LOS ANGELES - Another heavy accusation has been leveled at Anthem Blue Cross in California. Blue Cross is already facing a $1 billion class-action lawsuit for allegedly dropping coverage to people who file expensive medical claims. Blue Cross accused of contacting plaintiffs in settlement LOS ANGELES - 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. Anthem Blue Cross is Honored for Innovative Program that Addresses Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Anthem Blue Cross was recognized today for its innovative program, Applications of Indirect Estimation of Race/Ethnicity Data in Health Plan Activities, as a 2008 winner of the BlueWorks? program. Insurance company opening store Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will open a Blue Store at EastChase later this month. ND insurance commish rejects Blues rate hike Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has rejected Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota's request for a 14.9 percent rate increase for group policies. Insurer lauds Auburn hospital bariatric surgery Auburn Memorial Hospital's Finger Lakes Weight Loss Program was recently named a Blue Cross and Blue Shield "Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery." Standardized wristband system endorsed by hospital lobbying group California is among several states nationwide in favor of a national system that would help hospital workers identify patients with special medical conditions or requests. RN Suffering From Incurable Disease Fails To Keep Up With Medical Expenses Even Though She's Insured "After being an emergency room nurse for 17 years, I became too ill to work," said Jan Stephens, an RN from Anaheim, Calif. "It all started out manageable enough. In 1992, I enrolled in a Blue Cross policy with a monthly premium of $282, a $500 annual deductible, and a $250 prescription drug deductible. |




