10/23/2008 News For: Blue Shield Self EmployedAnthem 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 of ND cancels forum amid contract talks Last week, the Blues announced that a financial rating firm had downgraded the health insurer's outlook from stable to negative. The Blues called attention to the more pessimistic outlook after its request for a 14.9 percent premium rate increase recently was denied. Advertisement: BRIAN KALK ELECT BRIAN KALK - Public Service Commission VOTE BRIAN KALK NOVEMBER 4TH PUBLIC SERVICE ... UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Post-transplant steroid therapy: Unneeded? ... Physicists discover new state of matter ... Study seeks new cancer immunotherapy ... Study: Ripe bananas look blue in UV light ... Health/Science news from UPI. Anthem, health care facilities at odds :At least 10 health care providers to opt out of new contract. At least 10 Indiana health care facilities -- including one Michigan City hospital -- plan to opt out of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield network in November, according to Joe Stuteville, the media relations manager for Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. |

