10/22/2008 News For: Blue Shield Madison HealthHealth 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. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Is Recognized for Enhanced Statin Therapy Efficiency Program, Which Empowers ... Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas , in collaboration with Prime Therapeutics , announced today that it has implemented an award-winning integrated medical and pharmacy claims program -- "Enhancing Statin Therapy Efficiency." Employees meet about BGMC/Anthem network change About 20 members of Western's faculty and staff met with an official from the Bowling Green Medical Clinic yesterday to voice concerns about BGMC dropping out of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's insurance network. Anthem's network is the group of health care providers that customers can go to for a discounted rate. VMware Platform Helps Independence Blue Cross Improve Performance and System Reliability VMware, Inc. NYSE:VMW, the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that Independence Blue Cross IBC, the largest health insurer in Philadelphia, is using VMware's industry-leading datacenter virtualization and management suite, VMware Infrastructure 3, to improve the efficiency of its business operations. 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. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Celebrates 10 Years of Programs to Promote Children's Healthy Eating and ... BOSTON----At the "Celebrating 10 Years With You" conference today, hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts , 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. WellPoint Profit Declines 5.4% on Soured Investments (Update1) Oct. 22 -- WellPoint Inc. , the health insurer for one of every nine Americans, said third-quarter profit fell 5.4 percent, dragged down by bad investments in Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Report: W.Va. paychecks increasingly consumed by health premiums Normal 0 West Virginia workers health insurance premiums increased four times faster than their wages during the past eight years, according to a report released today. For family health care cove... Report: W.Va. paychecks increasingly consumed by health premiums West Virginia workers' health insurance premiums increased four times faster than their wages during the past eight years, according to a report released today. Health Highlights: Oct. 21, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: |




