News For: Blue Cross Temporary Family InsuranceCompetition Between Two Pennsylvania Blue Cross Insurers Would Improve Market For Consumers, Report Finds Pennsylvania health care providers and consumers would benefit more if insurers Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield remained competitors rather than collaborators, according to a consultant hired by the Pennsylvania Insurance Department to evaluate the issue, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Illinois health economics firm LECG conducted the study. Health insurance options after losing a job If you've just lost your job, what are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? First, don't confuse ���best��� with ���affordable.��� One of the first lessons many unemployed people learn is how expensive health insurance can be. Contract dispute could affect Premera Blue Cross subscribers If a contract standoff isn't resolved, 16,000 people in Thurston County won't be able to use their Premera Blue Cross insurance at Providence St. Peter Hospital after Jan. 31. UAW approved Blue Cross pact DETROIT - United Auto Workers union members, including a local in Lansing, have ratified a new contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Murchison Family Medicine shuts down Murchison Family Medicine, 2135 Valleygate Drive, closed its doors due to financial hardship. Patients can pick up medical records between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays until Sept. 30. County adopts insurance plans The Crawford County Board of Commissioners on Friday approved health insurance coverage plans for its employees for next year. TV, Radio Red Sox at Blue Jays, 7 p.m. Twins at Rays, 7 p.m. Holy Cross at Harvard, 7 p.m. Baylor at UConn, 8 p.m. Athol at Oxford, 7 p.m. Insurance Company's CEO Resigns Anita Smith resigned Monday as president and CEO of Capital Blue Cross. No reason was given for Smith stepping down. She has led the company since 2004. Farm, Ranch Families Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs WASHINGTON ��� America���s farm and ranch families are paying top dollar for health insurance that inadequately covers their needs and causes them significant financial risk, according to a report released today from The Access Project and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. |




