10/22/2008 News For: Blue Shield Primera InsuranceOpen Enrollment for health, life insurance benefits starts Friday Open Enrollment begins Friday, Oct. 24, and runs through Friday, Nov. 14. During this time, benefits-eligible employees can make changes to health and life insurance plans for the upcoming calendar year, and retirees can make changes to their medical and dental coverage. Massachusetts Health Insurance Connector Authority Board Votes To Proceed With Minimum Coverage Standards The Massachusetts Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority board on Friday voted unanimously to proceed with new minimum standards for health coverage, but added exemptions for individuals, unions or employers who can prove that plans that have not been authorized by the state are comparable to the requirements, the Boston Globe reports. Health chief impressed by local insurance effort SARANAC LAKE - While touring upstate New York, the state Department of Health commissioner stopped at the Adirondack Medical Center Tuesday to hear how the Tri-Lakes area has become somewhat of an anomaly in the Adirondacks, in terms of health insurance. Health insurance workshop offered A workshop for small business owners highlighting options for health insurance coverage will be offered in Fond du Lac 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. St. Francis site has Anthem update Indianapolis The Sisters of St. Francis Health Services -- which is threatening to leave Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's provider network -- has established a Web site to provide information to its patients covered by Anthem policies. The new site, stfrancis-anthem.blogspot.com, provides updates and background information regarding St. Francis' plans to leave Anthem's provider network ... Health care plans: Obama vs. McCain Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama have dramatically divergent visions of how to reshape the health insurance system. VMware Virtualization Platform Helps Independence Blue Cross VMware has announced that Independence Blue Cross IBCis using VMware's industry-leading datacenter virtualization and management suite, VMware Infrastructure 3, to improve the efficiency of its business operations. IBC covers 3.4 million members and processes more than 32 million claims each year. As the company has grown, IBC found its computing environment becoming increasingly cumbersome and ... State Drops Second Health Insurance Choice DES MOINES, Iowa -- State workers in Iowa will have one choice, not two, when it comes to selecting health insurance carriers. The Executive Council, which consists of five state leaders, has approved a proposal to eliminate United HealthCare and keep Wellmark. Monday's vote was 3-2. Iowa changes health insurance choices Associated Press - October 21, 2008 8:24 AM ET DES MOINES, Iowa - State workers in Iowa will have one choice, not two, when it comes to selecting health insurance carriers. |




