11/29/2008 News For: Blue Cross TexasBlue 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 ... Blue Cross/Blue Shield Fee Changes Outrages Some Federal Workers Blue Cross/Blue Shield is making some federal employees and their doctors sick. She thought hospital bill was paid off D ear Greg: In July 2006, my 8-year-old son, Zachary, was hospitalized for two nights at Arnold Palmer Hospital. At the time, our health insurance was Blue Cross Blue Shield through my husband's employer. The charges were $1,766. BCBS paid $1,413, leaving a balance of $353, which I paid as a deductible. In March this year, I began receiving notices from a collection agency that stated it was ... Blue Cross makes temporary deal with RI hospitals Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has reached a temporary deal with a state hospital chain while negotiations continue over reimbursement rates. CNE, Blue Cross agree to contract extension Written by MOORE, RUSSELL J. Care New England CNE, the state���s second largest hospital chain, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, the state���s dominant health insurer, agreed yesterday to a three-month contract extension. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Care New England Reach Agreement to Extend Network Participation Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and Care New England today announced that an agreement has been reached to extend CNE participation in the BCBSRI network until March 31, 2009. 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. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Anthem Life in Connecticut Partner with the Chamber Insurance Trust to Offer ... 40,000 local businesses and 79 working Chambers of Commerce throughout Connecticut will soon be able to offer their employees and members an extensive portfolio of life and disability products, thanks to a new program developed by Anthem Life Insurance Company and its affiliate Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut. |




