11/30/2008 News For: Blue Shield Insurance Phone NumberInsurance battle ongoing 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 deal derailed by $5.2 mil in unpaid bills 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 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 the ... Excellus raising health insurance rates next year Health insurance rates are going up for the $700,000 central New Yorkers covered by Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield. Florida's number of uninsured children climbs MIAMI -- Nearly 19 percent or 797,000 children in Florida do not have health insurance -- the second highest percentage in the country -- and experts expect the number to rise as more parents are laid off, according to a report released this week. State considers health insurance for students Some state officials are trying to decide whether all college students should be required to have health insurance. 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. Braintree seems increasingly unlikely to join state health insurance plan Braintree���s chance to join a state health insurance plan may finally be dead. The police union���s president, leading a group of several unions, said the town���s offer fell far short. But the mayor said Wednesday that he remains optimistic an agreement can be reached. Leslie A. Margolin: Promoting healthier ways of reaching consensus The president of Anthem Blue Cross of California believes 'answers lie in trying to bring people with diverse backgrounds and diverse interests together and focus on what they have in common.' The gig: President of Woodland Hills-based Anthem Blue Cross of California, the state's largest for-profit health insurer, which serves more than 8 million members. Salisi Gang member nabbed in Tacurong KIDAPAWAN CITY [Nov 29/Saturday] ��� Members of the Special Weapons and Tactics SWAT team of the Tacurong City police arrested on Friday night a member of Salisi Gang who is believed to have victimized a number of medical workers in Southwest Mindanao. 19,000 Alaska kids lack health insurance One out of 10 children in Alaska has no health insurance, according to a new report by a national organization for health care consumers. |




