11/29/2008 News For: Blue Cross Of FloridaCox keeps up fight vs. Blue Cross Attorney General Mike Cox continues to butt heads with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan over legislation in Lansing that would overhaul the insurance market for individual policy purchasers. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Fee Changes Outrages Some Federal Workers Blue Cross/Blue Shield is making some federal employees and their doctors sick. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Christmas Gift to Federal Employees: Surprise, We're Cutting Your Benefits!; Patients, Doctors ... Talk about being a Grinch! On January 1st, more than 4 million federal employees -- half of the government workforce -- are having their benefits cut by Blue Cross Blue Shield BCBS. Priority Health joins list of Blue Cross bill opponents Priority Health, a health insurance organization with offices in Farmington Hills and Grand Rapids, has joined a growing number of health and consumer organizations in opposing legislation promoted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan... Blue Cross tax break hits snag By ANTHONY SPANGLER FORT WORTH ��� A request by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for $4.7 million in tax breaks to build a data center in the Alliance business corridor was derailed Tuesday when Tarrant County officials discovered that the health insurance provider owes the county hospital $5.2 million in unpaid charges. Tarrant County Administrator G.K. Maenius said the issue of unpaid bills to ... Study: Florida Ranked 2nd For Most Uninsured Kids Almost 19 percent of Florida children have no health insurance, giving Florida a dubious ranking of number 2 when it comes to most uninsured children in a state. The news doesn't get any better in the next year because��more layoffs are expected from various employers, and��companies are expected to increase the premiums to the workers who survive the layoffs. Blue Cross takes health-improvement mission into community When Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota started an employee council to promote volunteer efforts, the group soon came back with a recommendation: Provide some incentives. Florida second in number of uninsured children Nearly 19 percent of Florida children do not have health insurance ��� the second highest percentage in the country. Experts say that will increase as more parents are laid off and employers increase insurance costs. |

