10/22/2008 News For: Blue Shield Insurance IlHealth clinic renews insurance contract Oct. 14, 2008 ? Like many other state medical institutions, Northeastern Rural Health felt a bit of a pinch when it comes to the budget. The Clinic recently had to enter into renegotiations with Blue Shield of California, causing temporary problems with patients covered by the insurance carrier. Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Indiana To Implement Pay-For-Performance Program Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana is planning to increase payments by as much as 10% for physicians who follow recommended care guidelines, the Indianapolis Star reports. The program will use information from the Indiana Health Information Exchange's Quality Health First program. Blue Cross Blue Shield's Financial Outlook Down A major insurer's financial outlook is down a notch Friday night. One of its key financial ratings took a hit. The Standard and Poor's agency says Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota's rating has gone from A to A minus. Many uninsured kids have parents with insurance More than 2 million children in the United States who have no health insurance of any kind have at least one parent who gets employer-provided medical coverage, researchers said on Tuesday. Blue Financial Ratings Blue Cross Blue Shield has been asking to raise its rates, and the North Dakota State Insurance Commissioner has so far denied the request. Today, the Blues say they`re seeing fallout. Chief Executive Officer Mike Unhjem says one of their key financial ratings has been lowered. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Celebrates 10 Years of Programs to Promote Children's Healthy Eating and ... At the "Celebrating 10 Years With You" conference today, hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts BCBSMA, the state's largest health insurer turned the spotlight on the public and private sector successes that have promoted healthy eating and activities for youths and their families across the Commonwealth over the past decade. BUSINESS HONOR: AARP recognizes Horizon Blue Cross Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey was named one of the 50 best employers in the United States for workers over 50 by the AARP. Cost-cutting at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MA ?Health insurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts is trying to cut costs in anticipation more competition in the marketplace and a drop in enrollment.? The Boston Globe, citing an internal company e-mail, reports today that the state's largest health insurer is not planning layoffs, but wants to reduce staff through attrition, boost productivity through the use of technology, and allow ... High number of children and teens in US uninsured despite having a parent with health insurance JAMA and Archives Journals Approximately 4 percent of US children and adolescents have a gap in health insurance coverage at some point during the year, even though they have at least one parent who is insured, according to a study in the Oct. 22/29 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on the Health of the Nation. Ex-Poughkeepsie insurance agent pleads guilty to theft ALBANY - A Poughkeepsie man whose insurance agent's license was revoked in 2005 pled guilty to theft from a health benefit plan for selling phony health insurance. He was charged with victimizing 240 people in Dutchess, Ulster and Columbia counties. |

