10/12/2008 News For: Blue Shield Medigap Health InsuranceInsurance Commissioner Rejects Blues Rate Hike Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm?has rejected Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota's request for a 14.9 percent rate increase for group policies. State's health insurance enrollees up 9 percent HONOLULU _ The number of Hawaii residents receiving free health insurance from the state rose 9.1 percent in the past two months. State officials say the number could climb further as the economy deteriorates. Learn about Medicare health-plan options at Senior Center Heather Hurd, consultant for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, will present ?Health-Plan Options for People With Medicare? Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1 p.m. at the Marblehead Senior Center, 10 Humphrey St. Blue Cross accused of contacting ex-customers Anthem Blue Cross, facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly dropping coverage to people who file expensive medical claims, was accused Friday in court documents of unlawfully offering former customers $1,000 to drop all legal claims against the health insurance company. 50,000 in county had no health insurance Nearly 50,000 people under the age of 65 living in Anne Arundel County in 2005 did not have health insurance, giving it one of the lowest percentages of uninsured populations in the state, according to new figures released from the Census Bureau. Insurance company opening store Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama will open a Blue Store at EastChase later this month. Blue Cross accused of contacting ex-customers Anthem Blue Cross, facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly dropping coverage to people who file expensive medical claims, was accused Friday in court documents of unlawfully offering former customers $1,000 to drop all legal claims against the health insurance company. Read comments Fewer Florida workers have health insurance The number of Floridians covered by health insurance provided through their employer continues its slide. Ingham Circuit Court Agrees with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Two Counts of Attorney General's Lawsuit A ruling by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Paula Manderfield today validates arguments by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan that the Michigan Insurance Commissioner should determine the appropriateness of a $125 million capital transfer from Blue Cross to its Accident Fund Insurance Corporation of America subsidiary. 21% in Az lacked health insurance in '05, Census shows PHOENIX - About 1 in 5 Arizonans overall and 1 in 3 Hispanic residents lacked health insurance in 2005, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Only five states had higher overall rates for uninsured residents. |




