10/12/2008 News For: Blue Shield Temporary Health CareValue-Based Benefits Improving the Health of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Employees ST. LOUIS & NEWARK, N.J.----Horizon BlueCross Blue Shield of New Jersey announced today that its membership with The Center for Health Value Innovation, has led to the adoption of value-based benefit plan designs, which reflects Horizon's initiatives to invest in the health of its employees by focusing on adherence and prevention. From Smart Bodies to Statin Therapy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Honored for Helping Consumers Manage Their ... The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association BCBSA, in collaboration with the Harvard Medical School Department of Health Care Policy, today recognized four ground-breaking Blue Cross and Blue Shield company initiatives for their innovative and successful approaches to improving health and wellness for consumers. These programs coordinate care for children with special healthcare needs, address ... Blue Cross of KC will sell unit to Meritain Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has agreed to sell the third-party administration unit of a subsidiary to a national manager of self-funded health benefit plans. 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. Elizabeth Edwards Speaks To College Students On Health Care With millions of Americans lacking health insurance, healthcare reform has emerged as an important issue in the 2008 presidential campaign. Looking for Free or Low-cost Health Insurance? - It's no secret that accessing health care is a challenge for the 47 million Americans who are uninsured. Lack of health insurance forces many Americans to choose the health care they receive based on what they can afford, not what they actually need. 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. Pennsylvania health care reform effort expires Health care reform in Pennsylvania appears dead. The Rendell administration has rejected Republicans' offer of funding that would add 14,000 people to adultBasic, the state program for people who can't afford health insurance, according to an administration spokeswoman. Hudson / Hospital to join large care system After partnering with HealthPartners for nearly a decade, Hudson Hospital will be the second St. Croix County medical center to join the health care system since 2006. Medicare Rx talk set for Wednesday Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield is sending its Medicare experts to Coos Bay to talk with people about Medicare options. |




